Twenty one republics to honor liberators in centennial year
The Pan American Union governing board proposes centennial commemorations for General Simon Bolivar and Marshal Antonio Jose de Sucre. Special sessions in June and December mark their deaths, with wreath laying at Bolivar statue in New York. Bolivar born 1783 in Caracas. Sucre born 1795 in Cumana. key victories include Pichincha and Ayacucho, with Sucre assassinated in Colombia.
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Washington
Simon Bolivar
South America
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Pan American Union
Eduardo Diez de Medina
United States
Stimson
Sucre
Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Quito
Ecuador
New York City
General Sucre
Cumana
General Bolivar
Peru
Pichincha
Ayacucho
Bolivia
Colombia
Old Settlers Picnic At Kampeska
Mrs. Alex Davison of Watertown will be chief speaker at the Codington County Old Settlers association picnic at Lake Kampeska’s city park. Pioneers and friends from a wide area are expected, with gathering starting early Thursday morning June 19 and continuing through the day.
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Kampeska Watertown
Alex Davison
Watertown
Camu
Codington County
Old Setters’ Association
Lake Kampeska
Pioneer Day Picnic With Games And Baseball Match
Forenoon is set aside to renewing acquaintances and recounting Pioneer days incidents. A noon picnic luncheon will be served. Afternoon features Mrs. Davidson address, entertainment stunts and races, contests, and events plus a baseball game between leading teams of this part of the state.
American Helps Govern Shanghai
An American, six Britishers, three Chinese and two Japanese form Shanghai's International Settlement governing body. Joseph W. Carney, American council member and longtime Shanghai resident, advocates governance for all nations and major local oil interests. British influence wanes while American and Japanese stakes grow, as Chinese seek political control that likely won’t be granted soon.
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Shanghai _SHANGHAI
Shanghai
Joseph W. Carney
China
United States
Hot Springs Prepares For G A R and W R C Encampment
Hot Springs welcomes the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women’s Relief Corps for a state encampment June 10 to 12. Superintendent R B Moberly chairs arrangements with W A Drake and Corrine Jackson leading delegations. Attendance is expected to be large despite aging membership and participation from South Oak and Battle Mountain soldiers homes.
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Hot Springs
W. R. C. Hot Springs
Boys In Blue
Grand Army of the Republic
Women's Relief Corps
R. B. Moberly
State Soldiers Home
W. A. Drake
Madison, G. &. BR
Corrine Jackson
Vermillion
South Oaket Soldiers Home
Battle Mountain National Soldiers Home
High Birth Rate Is Menace To Portugal
Lisbon reports a rising birth rate threatening Portugal with a population increase of about 12.5 percent over ten years and an excess of 77,259 births in 1925. Efforts urge better housing and hygiene as tuberculosis and typhoid fever take a toll on infants while marriages fall from 47,409 in 1924 to 41,074 in 1925 amid rising divorces.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Miss Howard and Nova Scotia's Emigration Aid
Fragmentary text describes a woman guiding emigrants, arranging passages and passports, lecturing on Nova Scotia, and acting as the country’s representative in England. It mentions Portugal, rewards, propaganda, and Britain, with unclear context about families and duties.
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Portugal
Howard
Britain
Nova Scotia
England
Nova Scotia Woman Gets Unusual Honor in London
Jean Iris Howard acting agent general in London for Nova Scotia is among a few women guests of honor at the Royal Envire society. Wiss Howard, who succeeded to the post after her father’s death, is the first woman to hold such a post in London. She said she expected difficulties but found things easy, noting men are accustomed to such roles.
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London
Jean Iris Howard
Nova Scotia
Royal Envire Society
Wiss Howard
Russian Kulaks Seek New Homes in Manchuria
Russian kulaks displaced by collective farms drift into northern Manchuria escaping guard pressure on the Siberian side. Chinese welcome vacant lands, offering farms and low loans. Many settlers renounce Soviet methods, some taking Chinese citizenship to prove their intent.
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Harrin
Manchuria
Red Army
Siberian
Moscow
Siberia
Tme
Russians Flee to Shanghai After Moscow Triumph
The passage notes white Russians fleeing Manchuria after Moscow retook the Chinese Eastern Railway. They drift south toward Shanghai where many arrive destitute. A dedicated employment bureau opened in the French section of the international settlement to aid them.
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Manchuria
Moscow
Shanghai
International Settlement
Miss Brown Questioned Over Flowers in Buttonhole Banter
A messenger reports Miss Brown asked a man beside her if he wanted a flower for his buttonhole. The exchange followed a scene described by a young man who was present, noting the playful remark as he delivered the bouquet.
Light from Ursa Major Spans Two Million Years
The light we now see from the constellation Ursa Major began its journey about two million years ago, traveling through space at nearly 186000 miles per second to reach Earth. This ancient light offers a glimpse into the distant past and the dynamic history of our galaxy.
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Canada
Africa
Charles Wellington Furlong
Boston
Nairobi
Iterror
Furlong
U. S. Army General Staff
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Patol Toe Ee Ada
Morris J. Harris
Associated Press
Arie Coa Ayaa
Aha Steel
Kellogg
Battle Creal
Kelloggs
Rece Brespees
Prospect Park
Huron
South Dakota
Carol
Prospect Park Addition
C. H. Weir
Charlesworth Brothers
Bucharest
Lily
Paris
SIA
Rumania
Mme
Unianeral
Parliason
Juliu Manin
M. .Manin
Ferdi
Mitchell
H. C. Schoenberger
Bureau of Census
Schoenberger
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Uuuwa
Sioux Falls
Aberdeena Haron
Rapid City
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