Republican Platform Emphasizes Tariffs and National Economy
The platform calls for flexible tariffs to protect farmers and workers from foreign subsidies, repeal reciprocal trade laws, and defend against monopolies. It supports federal regulation of securities and utilities, a merit-based Civil Service, a balanced budget, sound currency, strong defense, and equal opportunity for Black citizens. It urges public unity across parties to face national crises.
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United States
New Deal Sporlsmen
Congress
America
Iran
Fungi in Spirit Are Animals of Sort Though Not Green
The Chicago Tribune essay argues fungi are numerous like animals and perform useful services. Fungi range from microscopic to large mushrooms, are plants in body but animals in spirit, and differ from plants mainly by not being green and lacking chlorophyll.
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Thomas M. Beck
Chicago Tribune
Animal Kingdom
Tibetan Prayer Wheels On Exhibit In New York Museum
The Washington Post notes a wind spun Tibetan prayer wheel on display in a New York museum. The wheel holds thousands of Om mani padme hum phrases and is believed to multiply prayers with each spin. Monasteries house many large wheels counting in the hundreds of thousands of Om phrases. The Almora wheel reportedly holds 2,000,000 Om sayings.
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New York
Washington Post
Almorah
British Subject Status Under English Law
A London Answers Magazine definition states that a person born within or outside the dominions is a natural born British subject if their father was a British subject at birth and their paternal grandfather was born within the monarch's allegiance. It applies regardless of whether birth occurred in England or Scotland.
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His Majesty’s Dominions
His Majesty’s Allegiance
London Answers
England
Scotland
Smallest Dwarfs of Santo Reported by Explorers
White explorers encountered a Santo island tribe described as the smallest humans in the world. They stand about 3 feet 6 inches, live in dense Santo forests, and defend themselves with poison-tipped arrows blown from blow-pipes against strangers.
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Santo
New Hebrides
Congo Forest
Vatican City and Its Surrounding Exterritorial Buildings
Vatican City covers St Peter's, the Vatican palace and museum with gardens over 13 acres between Viale Vaticano and the church. Thirteen Roman buildings outside its borders enjoy extra-territorial rights for Holy See administration.
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Vatican City
St. Peter’s
Vatican Palace
Vatican Gardens
Viale Vaticano
Rome
Holy See
Rare Asiatic Buffalo Seladangs Description
Rare Asiatic buffalo Seladangs described as fleet and elusive despite size. Once common in India's wooded hills in herds, their numbers have declined. They possess curved horns and humps on their backs with three calls: a bellow, a low moo, and a whistling snort.
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India
First Catholic Foundation in area dates to St Augustine
The Spanish settlement of St Augustine Fla was the first Catholic foundation in U S territory as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Catholic missionaries began visits to Florida around 1512 with services in temporary buildings conducted in 1521 by Spanish men at Augustine.
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St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
Florida
At &. Augustine
American duels set pace for savagery in early America
Frederick T. Haskins recounts a history of American duels from colonial times to theJackson and Burr era. He notes savage practices including handkerchief between opponents and knife duels after the Bowie knife era, with many casualties and grim codes of escape.
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America
Charles Lee
John Laurens
Cadwalader
Conway
Button Gwinnett
McIntosh
Virginia
Georgia
Frederick T. Haskins
Washington Star
Hamilton
Burr
Jackson
Wilkinson
Barron
Decatur
Henry Clay
John Randolph
Roanoke
Richard Somers
James Bowie
Termites Not Ants and Their Social Structure
The article notes termites are distant relatives of cockroaches and not ants. It describes five termite castes including winged swarmers, winged non swarms, wingless types, soldiers, and workers, with workers doing most colony labor and causing building damage.
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Thomas M. Beck
Chicago Tribune
Britain's Worst Storm of 1703 Described in Pearsons Weekly
A Pearsons Weekly writer recalls the 1703 storm on November 27 as Britain's worst. Lightning unroofed houses and churches, wind toppled spires, and trees were uprooted. Thames ships sunk while the royal navy suffered major losses and over 1,500 sailors perished. London drownings added to the havoc. Estimated damage reached about a million pounds.
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Britain
Great Britain
Pearson’s Weekly
Thames
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
London
Travel Through Treetops by the Ilongots of Luzon
Ilongot tribesmen in the Philippines travel between trees by cutting a branch, looping a 50 foot rope, then casting the rope to an adjacent tree. They hook the rope and move with agility in a monkey like manner, according to Col lier's Weekly.
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Luzon
Philippines
Collier’s Weekly
Largest Date Palm Grove in Elche Spain
The Elche palm grove in Spain ranks among the world’s largest with 60 000 to 110 000 date palms. Palms are hand pollenated as workers climb trunks with ropes. Many leaves are blanched for Palm Sunday and for lightning protection.
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Elche
Spain
Brine Beds Provide Source for Salt and Alkali
Brine used in alkali manufacture and for table salt is drawn by circulating water through wells into ancient sea salt beds up to 300 feet thick. Regions include New York Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana according to Chemical and Metallurgist Erwin E. ies.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louissiana
Chemical and
Metallurgier
I. Es
Richardsons sue multiple defendants in Iowa district court
In Taylor County district court for the March term 1987 plaintiffs Jesse W. Richardson and Lela Richardson file against defendants Francis L. Richardson Mil dred Parks Orth John Orth Orval Parks Virgil Parks Darlene Parks and James M Richardson.
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District Court
State OF
Iowa
Taylor County
A. D
Jesse W. Richardson
Lela Richardson
Notice of Partition Suit in Taylor County Iowa
Plaintiffs seek partition of real estate in Taylor County Iowa The SW quarter of Sec 25 Township 70 North Range 34 West with one acre excluded for school use Each co owner holds shares one third for Jesse W Richardson and Francis L Richardson and one twelfth for Mildred Parks Orth Orval Parks Virgil Parks and Darlene Parks James M Richardson has no interest Lela Richardson is wife of Jesse W Richardson John Orth is husband of Mildred Parks Orth The court may order sale and distribute proceeds per shares The OK to represent plaintiffs is M Hapcock attorney Publication dates Feb 25 Mar 4 11 18
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Clerk of the District Court of
Iowa
Taylor County
Jesse W. Richardson
Francis L. Richardson
Mildred Parks Orth
Orval Parks
Virgil Parks
Darlene Parks
State of
James M. Richardson
Lela Richardson
John Orth
Bedford
Sad
M. Hapcock
Local residents updates involving Beemers and Coles
Frank Beemer and wife of Glenwood visited here Friday. Bill Cole and family with Raymond Cole are moving this week to two farms southeast of Bedford.
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Frank Beemer
Glenwood
Bill Cole
Raymond Cole
Bedford
Shenandoah Visitor Toby Carson Calls on W L Chandler
Toby Carson of Shenandoah visited Sunday at the W L Chandler home here.
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Toby Carson
Shenandoah
W. L. Chandler
Mrs Georgia King Returns Home From Blockton Visit
Mrs Georgia King of Blockton, who had been visiting several weeks with her son Earl and family, returned home Wednesday of last week to her Blockton residence after her son Arthur came up to accompany her.
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Georgia King
Blockton
Earl
Arthur
Local Move Brings Tom Preston to Don Fidler Residence
Tom Preston moved last week into the Don Fidler residence in southeast Gravity, transferring from the farm half a mile west of town.
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Tom Preston
Don Fidler
Homer Grace and Family Move to Berry Farm
Homer Grace and his family moved Thursday to the Lee Berry farms northeast of town where he will work the coming summer.
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Homer Grace
Lee Berry Farms
Here
Parasites Cut Hog Health and Profits Warn Farmers
The Americas Foundation for Animal Health cautions hog farmers about worms and internal parasites common in hogs. Roundworms thornhead worms and nodular and lung worms damage liver lungs and kidneys and lower disease resistance. Vaccination against cholera should be done by a veterinarian to avoid danger when worms are present.
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Americas Foundation For Animal Health
Greatest Women in History Ranked by Encyclopedias
Two exhaustive studies rank women by space allotted in encyclopedias. Top figures include Mary Stuart Queen of Scots Elizabeth I Joan of Arc Catherine II of Russia Catherine de Medici Anne of England Christina of Sweden Cleopatra of Egypt Marie Antoinette Josephine de Beauharnais Marie Therese and others.
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Mary Stuart
Queen Elizabeth
England
Joan of Arc
Madame de Stael
George Sand
Catherine II
Russia
Madame de Sevigne
Madame de Maintenon
Louis XIV
France
Marie Theresa
Hungary
Bohemia
Josephine
Napoleon
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Christina
Sweden
Cleopatra
Egypt
Catherine de Meuici
Henry II
Anne of England
Washington Post
Moore seeks work in Wyoming as family visits relatives
Arjin Moore travels to Wyoming to search for employment. Mrs. Moore and children stay with Mr and Mrs Charles Beauchamp in New Market. They plan to join Mr Moore later at a unspecified time.
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Arjin Moore
Wyoming
Wallace Family Visits Missouri for Ill Mother Care
Kent Wallace and Mrs Toby Carson drove to St. Joe Missouri Thursday to meet Mrs Tom Nethery of Topeka Kansas sister of Mr Wallace who comes to assist in caring for their mother Mrs R J Wallace who is quite ill
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Kent Wallace
Toby Carson
St. Joe
Missouri
Tom Nethery
Topeke
Kansas
Wallace
R. J. Wallace
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