Total Eclipse Looms Across Globe Yet Misses Ireland
Across the Atlantic and toward Ireland a total eclipse of the sun moves toward a 30 mile wide path and 7,000 mile sweep. Scientists and observers including Sir Frank Dyson and university expeditions in England and Scandinavia will study the fleeting totality lasting up to 45 seconds over land and 24 seconds in the British Isles.
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United Press
INDON
Atlantic Ocean
Ireland
Bering Sea
British Isles
England
Wales
Greenwich Observatory
Frank Dyson
Yorkshire
Oxford University Observatory
Southport
Cambridge University Solar Physics Observatory
Norway
London University
United States
Scandinavia
Chimney Sweeps Plying Trade Story Book Way
New York reports the return of chimney sweeps as frost ends. They roam Manhattan crying a distinctive call, soot on faces, hands darkened, seen as mythical figures by many. Some work for large organizations from skyscraper offices.
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New York
Manhattan
Santa Claus
New York Tops Millionaire Roll as 1925 Rich List Grows
New York leads with 96 of 207 U S millionaires reporting incomes over 1 000 000 in 1925. The state has two earners above 5 000 000 and several entrants across 4 000 000 to 5 000 000 and 3 000 000 to 4 000 000 brackets. Indiana and others show smaller pools as the national count rises from 75 in 1924 to 207 in 1925.
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United Press
Washington
New York
Treasury
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Pennsylvania
Illinois
Oklahoma
Michigan
Indiana
United States
Mrs Willebrandt to Tour Chautauqua Circuit
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt assistant attorney general will speak on a Chautauqua circuit in northern New York during July and the first half of August. She remains in office and will discuss the Supreme Court major cases law enforcement the federal women's prison and other aspects of her work. She will not frame her remarks from a woman's point of view.
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Times Special
Washington
Mabel Walker
Willebrandt
United States
Chautauqua
New York
Supreme Court
Mederal Women’s Prison
Stalk Borer At Work Destructive To Corn Says Purdue
Reports from nearly every section of the state indicate borers attacking young corn. The stalk borers or heartworms differ from the European corn borer but cause severe damage, and Purdue University entomology head J. J. Davis urges protective measures.
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United ePress
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station
J. J. Davis
Purdue Entomology Department
Union station plan near Alexandria advances in Indiana
In Union Station neighborhood near Alexandria Indiana a plan to build a union station is nearly finished. Officials say definite word from the Big Four and Nickel Plate railroads is awaited.
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RIA
Ind
Alexandria
Union Station
Teacher Kate Pawson Dies After Forty Years in Indiana School System
Miss Kate Pawson, 71, longtime Jeffersonville teacher for forty years, died. A Jeffersonville High School graduate and Camne member, she served in the local mn otty schools and was a prominent figure in the community.
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United Press
Jeffersonville
Ind
Kate Pawson
Mn Otty
Camne
Dam
Jeffersonville High School
Work Starts July 1 on DePauw Building
Greencastle Ind June 28 Construction will start July 1 on Lucy Rowland Hall a new women’s dormitory at DePauw University The $250000 building is a gift from the late Edward Rector and honors his wife Lucy Rowland Rector It will form part of a women’s quad and connect to Rector Hall by a sun parlor Architect is Robert Frost Dagger of Indianapolis The dormitory expected to be ready for occupancy in fall 1928.
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United Press
Greencastle
Ind
Lucy Rowland
de Pauw University
Edward Rector
Lucy Rowland Rector
Music School
Rector Hall
Robert Frost Dagger
Indianapolis
Referendum Ballot Expands State Assessment Board Powers
The measure would give the State assessment board broader powers to review county assessors. The fate of all is uncertain as voters consider repeal of a constitutional section that discriminates against new Chinese and mulatto citizens, a dead section due to conflicts with the U S Constitution.
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State Assessment Board
United States
Eskimo dancer Ioguk claims one fourth of salmon catch
In the bleak flats between the Yukon and Kushowin Rivers, Old Ioguk performs magic rites at river mouths to charm the fish. He then walks among Eskimo homes collecting a quarter of the salmon caught as his share.
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NEA
Seattle
Wash
Yukon
Kushowin
Ioguk
Toguk
White Sparrow Hunted By United Prees
Hobart Indiana June 28 a white sparrow is being hunted here. The odd bird was seen by H S McClure at his home a few days ago but none has seen it since
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United Prees
Hobart
Ind
H.S. McClure
Helpers on job as Legion heads to Paris
American Legion national commander Howard P Savage says on their September depart to Paris at least three wartime welfare groups will be on the job. Red Cross Knights of Columbus Salvation Army and American Library Association will be actively involved during the second AEF stay in Paris. Jewish Welfare Board YWCA and YMCA had talks but no funds budgeted so active participation was limited.
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Col
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Tennessee
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New Orleans
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Flappers Wear Less as Weight of Waist Decreases
In Charlotte on June 28 flappers are reportedly lightening their attire. Merchants say the average girl’s waist weighs about twelve ounces this year, down from last summer’s roughly fourteen ounces. Many abandon corselets for simple step-in slip and dress.
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United Press
Charlotte
N. C
Stolen Checks Reported From Indianapolis Airport Office
Paul Moore reports three blank checks stolen from the Indianapolis Airport Corporation on the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building. One check was cashed at a grocery by a former employee, he said.
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Indianapolis Airport Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Moore
Peru church screens movies for vacation Bible school
Peru Indiana. Children at the vacation Bible school of the Methodist Church viewed films taken by Pastor A. H. Backus who recently bought a motion picture camera to aid church work.
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United Press
Peru
Ind
Bibl
The
Methodist Church
A. H. Backus
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