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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
4
In a vivid travelogue Norden describes his journeys from Sydney to Tolago and across the Solomons Bali Lombok and Java. He contrasts native beliefs and customs with Western views, notes varied funerary rites and moral standards among Australians ex servicemen, and hints at future journeys possibly to Asia Minor or the Arctic. He also mentions an Opera School scholarship at Ithaca Conservatory.
Ithaca Conservatory of Music announces the Andreas Dippel Opera Scholarship linking American operatic rise to European centers. First examination occurred October 24 in Ithaca. The full tuition scholarship honors Andreas Dippel, famed Metropolitan and Chicago Opera figure and renowned teacher.
Paris on October 30 tested the first moving sidewalk. A continuous band runs at fifteen kilometers per hour with slowed entrances and exits to ensure safe boarding. The idea, proposed in 1921 by Emile Desvaux to ease boulevard congestion, envisages a stop at underground stations or a slower second hand to aid passenger flow.
Desvaux states the moving sidewalk system can reach about ten kilometers an hour to compete with the Paris metro which runs at 28 kilometers an hour and stops more often. He says further trials on Paris streets could occur soon, promising a cheap fast transport in congested areas. Officials say fares will be much lower than metros and tramways.
The Virginia natural bridge deeded to Thomas Jefferson in 1774 sold for 500000 dollars and will be developed as a resort. The piece is among over fifty known natural bridges in America, many protected under federal agencies. The note highlights national monuments beyond parks and urges inclusion of natural bridges in national control.
An extraordinary case of stigmata reported in Italy concerns Calabria born unmarried woman Montalto Ut rugo. Dr Vincenzo Bianchi described to the National Congress of Specialists in Mental Disorders in Trieste how bleeding wounds appeared on her forehead and later ulcers formed on feet and knees during Lent events beginning in 1623 and recurring in 1924.
A Bronx housewife reported a culinary accident in New York on Ost 29 leading to temporary loss of cooking ability. Medical officials treated her and advised rest and home care. Doctors expect full recovery with time and caution.
W R Lloyd a young man from Oregon will be hanged on November 3 for the murder of Clinton I Baun 34, a Locust former auto taxi business operator shot while being driven between towns. Lloyd confessed only to wanting a car to escape. the victim leaves a widow and siblings in Locust, Reynoldsville, Rossmoyne, and Indiana.
Greeensburg reports a fatal car crash on Oct 29 near New Kensington. One adult died and five people were injured when two automobiles collided. Names and precise details are incomplete due to damaged text.
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