Meiji Shrine Opens in Tokyo After Long Labor and Festivities
The Meiji shrine in Tokyo was opened after six years and a $10,000,000 cost, celebrated with three days of public honor. Over 250,000 visitors from rural areas attended, while 500,000 worshipers later prayed in silence as priests swept coins from the steps. The project plans include a large stadium for future national athletic events and youth involvement with the shrine.
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Tokyo
Matsuhito
Hibiya Park
Ichijo
Kujo
Trince Tschijo
Japan
Meiji
Meiji Shrine
Bones Of Pilgrims Moved At Plymouth Rock
The bones of Pilgrim fathers were exposed briefly when a casket beneath the Plymouth rock canopy was moved from over the rock. The two skulls and other bones are not identified but are thought to be members of the colony who perished in the first winter. The canopy will be removed and the rock reset to shore level.
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Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Pigeon Rescued from St Marys Church by Anderson Firemen
Firefighters in Anderson Indiana used a 4 foot ladder to reach a pigeon entangled in twine suspended over a high ledge at St Marys Church. A crowd watched as the dramatic rescue unfolded with onlookers pleading for the bird’s safety.
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Anderson
Ind
St. Mary's Church
Lively Evening Escape After Purse Theft Accusation
Alex Urbanoff twenty six unemployed tailor is accused of stealing a woman’s pocketbook containing ten dollars. He returned the purse at Bridge Plaza elevated station in Long Island City and fled when confronted by his accuser Mrs Mary Howell. He leaped to tracks, dodged a train, and jumped 40 feet to a street. Intercepted by patrolmen, he was taken to Hunter's Point station then to St John’s hospital with leg shoulder and possible internal injuries.
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New York
Alex Urbanoff
Bridge Plaza
Long Island City
Tum
Mary Howell
Crescent
Hle
Kavyanough
Washent
Long Sid
Hunter's Point
St. John's Hospital
Squirrel Found in Stomach of Trout at Horseshoe Lake
G T McSween and his daughter Annie Wear fished Horseshoe Lake near Columbia Louisiana and found a squirrel in one trout and a two pound gar in another. The odd discovery raises questions about how the squirrel ended up inside the fish.
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Columbia
G. T. McSween
Annie Wear
Horseshoe Lake
Oliver Twist Workhouse Closed and Cauldron Donated
London authorities close St George's workhouse near London Bridge once home to Oliver Twist asking for second helpings. Inmates are moved to other facilities and the copper cauldron used by the boy and peers will be gifted to the Southmark borough council museum.
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London
St. George's
London Bridge
Oliver Twist
Dickens
Southmark
Floating crematory for Japan to serve Tokyo
Tokyo plans a first of its kind floating crematory with two 190 ton vessels. Each ship will cremate up to 30 bodies at a time and be anchored at Shibaura wharf. After on board funeral services, the vessels will depart seven miles off the bay for cremation.
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Japa
Tokyo
Japan
Shibura
Haitis Voodoo Belief Report Draws US Navy Scrutiny
A US Navy report on Haitian conditions claims 95 percent of Haitians believe in voodoo, with human sacrifice and blood drinking cited. It notes interior regions practice intensifies, priests and priestesses wield fear, and officials avoid action amid superstition and social pressure.
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Washington, D. C
Haiti
H. Ss. Knepp
Secretary of the Navy
Knapp
Adiiral
Onnnan
Old Woman Makes Quilt in Handwork Feat
Medford Wisconsin Mrs. Jackson Moon of Perkinstown finishes a 5750 piece quilt for her grandson William Woods of Wausau. She began last April and after two weeks of continuous sewing paused to rest her fingers by spinning for a neighbor. At seventy she still does housework milks cows churns butter and helps with company. In twelve years she has made 13 large hand sewn quilts without using a sewing machine.
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Medford
Wis
Jackson Moon
Perkinstown
William Woods
Wausau
First Ostrich Chick Hatches in Canada at Vancouver Zoo
Jonathan, the first ostrich chick hatched in Canada, is under care of Zoo Manager F. Green in Stanley Park Vancouver. Initially feared doomed after removal from parents, the rare bird recovered, then reportedly outsmarted a family spaniel in the Green home.
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Vancouver
Canada
Jonathan
F. Green
Stanley Park
Green
Oil Spill Thrills Washington Courthouse Area
Reported as a surface spill in Point Creek area described as the thrill of oil. Later found to involve about 8,000 gallons escaped from a wrecked railroad car affecting the locality and nearby farmers.
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Washington Courthouse
Point Creek
Greencastle Grease Trap Ordinance Sets Penalties
City of Greencastle Indiana enacts rules requiring hotels restaurants and large meal houses to install and maintain grease traps. Violators face daily fines and maintenance duties with city engineer inspections every 60 days. Provisions prohibit dumping indissoluble waste into sewers with penalties up to fifty dollars per offense. Ordinance dated December 28 1920 and publication plan in local papers.
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Greencastle
Indiana
Keeping Milk Cool With Wet Cloth Bandage
The Field and Farm article explains that if ice or water is unavailable a wet cloth, preferably flannel, wrapped around a milk can helps keep it cool. One end extends into a water-filled pail to evaporate moisture, using solar heat loss. As long as the cloth stays wet it protects the milk. once dry, heat reaches the milk.
Why Cantaloups Sometimes Taste Bland in Mixed Vineyards
Growing cantaloups and watermelons can be tough and tasteless when they cross with nearby vine crops. Pumpkins squash cucumbers and sourgourd vines should be kept away from watermelons and cantaloups to protect yield. One healthy gourd vine can ruin an acre of watermelons if allowed near the patch.
Treatments to kill trichina in pork products exposed
United States Department of Agriculture reports new curing methods to destroy trichinae in pork without full cooking. Salt and specific drying and smoking temperatures lengthen safety, cut processing time, and standardize for sausages pepperoni hams and other products.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Chicago
No Job No Bride Ties Detroit Weddings
Detroit residents, faced with widespread unemployment, returned their marriage licenses to the county clerk citing the same reason. The brides and grooms stated they cannot wed due to lack of jobs, reflecting the city’s economic strain.
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Detroit
Mich
Protecting Bees From Cold In Dry Cellars
The article argues bees survive cold better in warm, dry cellars. Moist air robs heat, mold is not always harmful, and damp, warm cellars promote mold. To keep cellars dry and warm, use fires or deeper digging, with layered fill of stones, gravel, and cement.
Bees Pollination Power in Orchards and Orchard Distances
The article explains how a small number of bee colonies can pollinate an ordinary orchard as a single colony visits hundreds of blossoms daily. It notes bees may travel up to eight miles in favorable weather, with tests showing distant peach orchards eight miles away attracting bees, though weather can limit these benefits.
Ordinance Bans Storing Autos on Greencastle Streets
City of Greencastle Indiana prohibits leaving or parking automobile trucks on public streets in residential districts for more than four hours during the day except for loading. Violators face a fine of five to twenty five dollars after conviction before the mayor. Notices to run weekly in the Greencastle Banner and Greencastle Herald starting December 29, 1920.
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City of
Greencastle
Indiana
Greencastle Herald
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