Famous Austrian Palace Schonbrunn Palace and its history
Washington dispatch describes Schonbrunn Palace near Vienna, seat of the Habsburgs, noting its 1400 rooms, vast 5600 acre park, and famed scenes from Napoleonic wars Christopher Napoleon treaties 1805 and 1809, Wagram defeat, and the tomb of Duc de Reichstadt. It highlights kitchens numbering 139 and origins to 1570 hunting lodge, rebuilt after 1683. Emperor Francis Joseph’s death noted.
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Washington, D. C
Vienna
Austria
Francia Joseph
National Geographic Society
Schonbrunn
Versailles
Napoleon
Haugwitz
Prussia
Cleves
Ansbach
Neuchatel
France
Hanover
Timatum
Naples
Haugwits
Schon
Brunn
Upetart Covatean
Wagram
Salebure
Upper Austria
Carint
Eaglet
Frances-Edmond Rostand
Maria Theresa
Joseph III
Buying new or used cars for the owner
Albert L Clough answers reader questions on whether to buy a new car or a higher priced used model. He weighs warranty, condition, and value, and advises on seeking expert mechanical advice when buying used. Also notes value of gasoline saver devices and explains kilometer to mile conversion.
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Albert L Clough
Income Tax Growth Reflects Prosperity and More Millionaires
The New York World report shows income tax collections rising 45 percent on corporate incomes and 66 percent on individuals for the past fiscal year, driven by greater prosperity and improved assessment. It notes 11 taxpayers with $250,000 plus, 3,824 with $100,000 or more, and 10,671 with $50,000 or more, while highlighting state variations and the growing number of millionaires compared with prewar estimates.
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United States
Great Drretain
Congress
New York State
New York City
Ilinoia
Chicago
Delaware
Massachusetts
Michigan
Thorse
Mondell Endorsed Strongly by Wyoming Voters
Frank Barrow writes to the Republican press praising Representative Mondell's support. He notes Mondell leads his ticket by about six thousand and claims the election will be by a three to four thousand majority, a record endorsement from Wyoming voters.
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Frank Barrow
Republican Press of
Wyoming
Barrow
Mondell
Tarvellous
Mondell Defeated In Narrow Congressional Race
The piece notes that Mondell retained his seat by a thin margin of three or four hundred votes amid criticism from both parties. It discusses Mendell and Barrow’s views on campaign dynamics and suggests Mondell’s defeat is likely to be confirmed in about two years.
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Mendel
Senator Clark
Mendell
Barrow
Mondell
Kendrick
Red Cross Seals Fund Drive Under Wyoming Direction
The annual Red Cross seals sale in Wyoming is run by the Wyoming Public Health association led by secretary Mrs. R. A. Morton of Cheyenne. Proceeds fund tubercular care, visiting nurses, hospital campaigns, sanatorium maintenance, education and research, with some funds staying in state. Citizens are urged to donate, even a dollar, to boost Christmas activities and support in-state tuberculosis work.
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Red Cross
Wyoming
Wyoming Public Health Association
R. A. Morton
Cheyenne
High Cost of Art Reflects Wealth and Prices
A discussion notes that art prices rise with wealth as a New York public auction nets 933 914 dollars from seven sessions. A Madonna and Child sold for 41000, two disputed Titians 25000 each, a Masked Call in Venice 11200, plus pieces from a 16th century bronze inkstand to a 15th century iron cauldron.
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New York
Francisco Raibolini
Venice
Francisco
Wyoming Farm Loan Amendment Advances in Legislature
Governor Kendrick previously urged farm loan legislation and the enacted amendment aims to secure funds with safeguards so Wyoming farmers can borrow on their property at a lower interest rate. A Lara mie Republican view urges careful framing based on successful models from other states to benefit Wyoming. A separate reminiscence describes a crew's response to a rat sighting aboard a vessel near Connemara.
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Wheatland Times
Kendrick
Wyoming
Laramie
Maho
Park to Park highway discussed for western tour route
Holmes, president of the Yellowstone and Park to Park highways, spoke Thursday to local good roads boosters on plans to make the Park to Park route the best traveled western long road. He cited support from Secretary Mather and the AAA, urging graveled and eventually concrete sections to attract year round traffic.
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Douglas Enterprise
Ius Holmes
Yellowstone Highway Association
Mississippi
Mather
Washington
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Sinking of Conpomara yields strange omen tale
A strange story from Greanore links the Conpomara disaster to a prophetic omen. Patrick Kites, a cattleman, is mentioned amid the retelling of the sinking and its eerie aftermath.
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Greanore
Patrick Kites
Wells Vision of a World Beyond Nations
H G Wells in the Saturday Evening Post declares a religious belief that humanity will awaken from dreamlike loyalties and emerge as one humanity ruled by the one God of mankind. He compares this faith to his certainty in 1900 that humans would fly.
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Well
H. G. Wells
Saturday Evening Post
Humanity
Mankind
La Follette Dominates Wisconsin Senate Return
The Weld County News notes Bob La Follette's strong victory in Wisconsin as he returns to the United States Senate to influence politics broadly and be called a prominent yet controversial figure by many, securing widespread attention.
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Weld County News
Wisconsin
Bob LaFollette
United States Senate
The Sands of the Desert as 1980 campaign ad
The Weld County News predicts prop prohibition activity will boost The Sands of the Desert as a 1980 campaign ad. The Sparksman argues The Camels Are Coming would better fit the bill.
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Lamar Sparks
Weld
Young American Meets Sir Shaw in London Lunch Joke
A returning American writer meets Bernard Shaw in London. Shaw jokes about his vegetarian reputation and says they always have plenty of dead bodies for his wife to eat, prompting a startled, humorous exchange.
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London
Bernard
Sir Shaw
Couple Converts Chance Meeting Into Marriage
A rain soaked chance encounter on December 1 ends with Vrenk Walack and Edna Soverson marrying thirty minutes after their meeting at an arrest scene.
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Tande Vrenk Walack
Edna Soverson
Appalling Moment Before Charge In Modern Warfare
The piece describes the extreme mental strain on defenders and attackers before an infantry assault. It traces the tense hours of bombardment, the quiet terror before action, and the moment the whistle signals the open attack amid shelling and peril.
Wife Delivers Blood Gift In Love Charm Plot
Batavia police were summoned after Joseph Cultora accused his wife of attempting to poison him. He handed in a bottle that contained wine and a strange sediment. The wife confessed she had drawn blood and mixed it into the wine as a love charm to win back his affections.
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Batavia
N.Y
Joseph Cultora
Watson Street
Cullora
Former Boston Brave Hap Myers Charged With Highway Robbery
Hap Myers former Boston Braves first baseman is wanted by El Paso authorities on a highway robbery charge. He, Joe Fisher and Bhelly Tre cy allegedly held up a man and stole a diamond ring valued at 0. Telegram reports say El Paso police seek the trio. officers are en route to detain them.
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Los Angeles
Rulp
Hap” Myers
Boston Braves
EB Peru
Myers
Joe Fisher
Bhelly Trecy
el Paso Poll
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