Widow of Italian War Hero Receives Million Lire
The widow of Marshalla, famed for leading Italian troops to victory in World War I, inherits a lump sum of about one million lire and an annual pension of 85,000 lire. She also gains shares once believed valuable, which later turned out meager, leaving the family with renewed financial security alongside three children and a son employed locally.
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Marshalla
Will
Funer
Bout Sou
Tinz
Dette Villeria
Americans Buy Ampere Home Memorial in France
Americans purchase the former home of Andre Ampere in Poleymieux near Lyons to establish a permanent memorial to the scientist. Sosthenes Bolin and Hernand fund the project through the Polephone company, marking the village’s inauguration of electric service, replacing candle and kerosene usage.
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Poleymieux
France
Andre Alirie Ampere
Proneh Society of Sieutrehians
Sosthenes Bolin
Internationnal Polephone Company
Hernand
Forest Permanent Memorial
Tlan
Meountain
Lyons
Silent veteran ends long solitude after 30 years
A long time resident quits solitude after three decades, with notes of personal history, local places, and lingering memories. The page fragment references friendships, travel, and reflections on community life, hinting at a farewell within a small town. The text is garbled but centers on retirement from a solitary living period and the search for new direction.
Inheritance Rights Granted to Aleppo Moslem Maidens
A court in Aleppo ruled that French open succession law applies in part of Syria, granting Moslem women a share of paternal inheritance previously given to male heirs. The decision, praised by some and contested by others, has sparked appeals to higher courts as men seek to restore traditional roles.
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Aleppo
Syvraa
Syria
Henry Leiery
Jear Martinique
Supreme Court Oat Teyreuth
Ylegestas
Giistones
Sahae
Todd
Bicycle Is Main Vehicle for Holland's Population
Report notes bicycles outpace cars in Holland with a bike for every 28 residents. In Leiden University, nearly all students own a wheel, driven by hilly terrain and practical urban design. Separate bike paths parallel roads reflect official support for cycling. Pedestrians must yield to bikes at shared crossings.
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Layvden
Wolland
Hollland
United States
Uber Hey
Ain Automobile
Woman Scents Thieves by Scent They Stole
Reported in a Berlin suburb, three burglars descended a staircase with loot. A resident couple confronted them, triggering a scent based alert as the thieves confessed during the thefts.
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Bertin
Berlin
Live Tortoises Worn by Paris Women
Paris society figures display live tortoises worn as accessories in a fashion scene described with ornate language. A painter decorates the tortoise shell with matte bright tints while another artist applies multicolored glass-like embellishments resembling precious stones.
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Paris
Argentina reformer teaches mercy over punishment
An Argentine official details humane methods in youth reform, preferring dialogue and personal trust over corporal punishment. He cites three years transforming a system, producing goods, housing, and even furniture for national use, while stressing individualized plans and mentoring for boys.
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Carpenmers
Masone
Selves
The
Regusiae
Ateentine
Phat
Pda
Qouu
Jose
Influence of Health on Progress Studied at Wishingtome
The American Historical Association commissions Dr Richard T. Shinveet to study the long arc of health and its impact on U.S. progress over fifty centuries. Funded by Beveridge memorials, the project aims to chart how epidemics and medical practice shaped the nation’s development this summer.
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America
American Historical Association
Richard TH. Shinveet
Uader
Wiehinerote
Philadelphia
Pontiff appoints Rev James L Ryan rector of Catholic Univ
Pope Pius XP named Rev James Llugh Ryan to lead the Catholic University of America as rector succeeding Bishop Thomas Shra Hin after a long period of service. Ryan, born in Indianapolis in 1860, is about forty.
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Pius XP
James Llugh Ryan
Catholic University of America
Western Hemisphere
Thomas 4. Shrahin
Doctor Ryan
Indianapolis
Lapis Lazuli Monopoly Granted to German Firm Idhir
An Afghan official grant awards a monopoly for importing lapis lazuli to a German company. The claim cites unique Afghan quality and signals a major trade development. A small town along the River Nahe with gem processing ties to the setting of semi precious stones is mentioned in context.
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Idhir
Clormansa
Anirudhit
Afghanistan
Dae
Nahe
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