Luther's Memory Honored On 400th Anniversary
New York April 9 Four hundred years ago on April 18 1521 Martin Luther faced the German diet at Worms and refused to recant his religious and political principles sparking a vast revolution. The article notes Luther's stand began the modern era and shaped liberty of conscience. It cites Luther's 95 theses and his subsequent writings and exile to Wartburg where he began translating the Bible into German.
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New York
Martin Luther
Worms
Luther
United States
J. H. C. Fritz
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Dean Fritz
Eck
Alexander
Germany
Leo X
Charles V
Charles
Diet
Huss
Jesus Christ
Papacy
Castle
Wartburg
Florence Harding veil and Coolidge veil reveal spring fashion
The White House presents the Florence Harding veil and Coolidge veil as the season’s smartest veiling options. The Harding style is black with a cerise leaf motif and is reversible. the Coolidge veil features navy embroidery with gray chenille and blue velvet borders in a square, versatile design.
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Florence Harding
Coolidge
Harding
Paymaster is Way Short
Lieut Joseph J Lynam assistant paymaster of the U S ship Chester disappeared after a $25000 shortage was found in his accounts He has been found and will surrender to naval authorities He told a reporter he was robbed of $13000 on March 31 and now had no funds
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Boston
Joseph J. Lynam
U. S
Chester
Lynam
Boston Post
North Carolina records new low tuberculosis death rate
Raleigh April 9 A state board of health report shows 1926 tuberculosis deaths in North Carolina fell to 2,865 from 3,005 the year before. The overall disease death rate dropped to 12 per thousand, with the tuberculosis rate sliding to 112 per hundred thousand.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Health
United States
State Sanatorium
State Tuberculosis Association
General Assembly
Samoan Mothers Press Noses Down To Flatten Features
The practice described shows Samoan mothers pressing noses and foreheads of their children to create a flatter facial profile, a traditional method cited in cultural beauty norms within families and communities.
Judge Peter Pritchard in critical condition in Asheville
The condition of Peter C. Pritchard, judge of the U S Court of Appeals, was reported as critical in Asheville after a long illness. He lapsed into unconsciousness this morning and family members feared he might not survive.
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Asheville
Peter C. Pritchard
U. S. Court of Appeals
Populist Candidate Wharton Barker Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports the death of Wharton Barker on April 19 at his home at age 66, the Populist candidate for president in 1900 described as middle of the road.
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Philadelphia
Wharton Barker
United States
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