Javis Monument 10 Rise to 851 Feet Plan Abandoned
Plans to finish the Jefferson Davis monument at Fairview Kentucky by June are abandoned in favor of extending the shaft to 851 feet making it second tallest after the Washington monument. Daughters of the Confederacy will raise about 20000 dollars toward completion with one dollar per member. The home association has spent between 90000 and 100000 on land park works and the monument.
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Louisville
Fairview
Daughters of the Confederacy
John H. Leather
Jefferson Davis Home Association
South
Major Leathers
Jefferson Davis
Home Association
E. Z. Smith
Kattie Smith
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
M L. Jones
Lee Andrews
Blair and Jordan
Register of Deeds Office
Alice
Bettie Corbit
Service Star Legion Convention Opens in Cleveland
The Service Star Legion in Cleveland opens its fourth annual convention after a preparatory executive board meeting. The organization, started as War Mothers in 1917, honors service members with an Hour of Remembrance. Mrs. Newton E Baker will sing, Judge Florence E Allen headlines the banquet, with speakers including Mrs. Dinock Congressman Burton and Brig. Gen. McQuigg.
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Cleveland
Service Star Legion
Legion
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
War Mothers
Baltimore
Newton E. Baker
Florence EE. Allen
Theommon Pleas Court
G. F. Dinock
Washington, D. C
The
George Washington Memorial Association
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
J. R. McQuigg
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Yankee Sailors Cheer the Bull in Lisbon Bullfight
In Lisbon on September 13 American warship crews watched a Portuguese bullfight praised as horsemanship and feints rather than blood sport. The crowd roared when a bull leaped into a group of bullfighters and Americans shouted for the bull as chaos erupted.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Austrian Crop Doubles Harvest In 1830 Reports
Reports from Austrian farm districts indicate the harvest in Austria is 60 to 100 percent better than in 1829. The improvement reflects harvests across multiple regions, signaling a strong agricultural season in Vienna and surrounding districts.
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Vienna
Austria
Blythe to umpire big games in Florida pause
Foghorn Blythe a trusted umpire for President Bramham will depart High Point for Florida due to his wife’s illness. He declined earlier offers to stay, noted for impartial calls, with fans and players praising his High Point season work. Bramham has not named umpires for the High Point Greensboro series.
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Foghorn Blythe
Bramham
High Point
Florida
Blythe
Ciircuit
Prexy Brabham
Yefty
Ump
Brambham
Greensboro
Dyer Custody Dispute Filed in Greensboro
Mrs. Nina Barnes Dyer of High Point filed a court complaint against Willard M. Dyer seeking custody of Jarrelson and support from his estate. She alleges total disability from an accident and requests attorney fees until disposition. QO. L. Sapp may seek an allotment for plaintiff at a September hearing. Both parties are prominent in High Point.
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Willard M. Dyer
Greensboro
Nina Barnes Dyer
High Point
Jarrelson
Tibetan Hygiene Customs Mention Water Avoidance
A brief note describes Tibetan cleansing practice where water is not used for washing. people instead rub hands and face with old butter to clean themselves.
Geyser Burst At Yellowstone Park In Spectacular Display
Fountain geyser, inactive for almost a year, exploded before about 200 spectators in Yellowstone Park Wyoming. Water shot to about 250 feet as pent-up steam forced the blast, tearing away the crater. After nearly an hour the flow ceased and the geyser remained inactive.
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Yellowstone . Park
Wyo
Japan Radio Area Extended to Rio
After talks between Japan and the United States the wireless message area from Japan now covers South, North and Central America. Radios can be sent to all parts of the Western Hemisphere. The extension comes as a result of negotiations and broadens Japanese radio reach to the Americas.
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Rio
Hemisphere
Japan
South
North
Central America
Maryland roads commission awards contracts for 160 miles
Annapolis Md Sept 12 The state roads commission has completed its year as far as awarding contracts for road construction is concerned. Several contracts remain but are minor. This year's awards cover the construction of 160 miles of road and the expenditure of 3 500 900 dollars toward roads.
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Annapolis
State Roads Commission
Road funding and concrete costs compare state totals
The report notes expenditure around 3.5 million dollars with concrete construction costing near 35,090 dollars per mile, a comparatively low figure next to Pennsylvania. The average is reduced by gravel roads built or contracted in the neighboring state.
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Pennsylvania
Ironized Yeast promots vigor with iron supplement
Advert mentions Ironized Yeast as a health tonic for rundown people lacking vitamins and iron. Claiming quick improvements in two to three days, it portrays yeast with iron as essential, offering ten days of treatment in sani tape packages sold by the Ironized Yeast Company of Atlanta Georgia.
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Ironized Yeast Company
Atlanta, Ga
Fatal carbon monoxide trio in Springbrook farm well
Three men Fred Arndt his brother Harvey Arndt and Fred Hawker died from carbon monoxide on a Springbrook farm while trying to rescue Fred Arndt. Rev Father Roman Nuwer attempted rescue wearing a gas mask descended into the well and collapsed. Relatives were later recovered by ropes and pulleys.
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Buffalo
Springbrook
Here
Fred Arndt
Harvey
Fred Hawker
Harvey Arndt
Hawker
Roman J. Nuwer
St. Vincent's Church
Father Nuwer
Laughing Man Seen as Weak In Ancient Persia
A Persian saying labels a man who laughs as effeminate. Historic note states ivory false teeth were used as far back as 1000 B C, reflecting ancient grooming practices.
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Persia
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