Legal and political updates from Washington and abroad
Brief roundup notes diplomatic moves by the United States and Britain involve recognition of a minister plenipotentiary for the Irish Free State and extradition treaty ratifications with Bulgaria. Navy plans evacuate Santo Domingo. Pan American topics include labor leader Terence Powderly's death and Bonaparte widow's passing. Shuberts form large theater empire over 86 theaters while a California case ends a bid to strike down soldier bonus law.
Mixed News From Prohibition to War Courts
Prohibition case Elmer W. Jarnecke denied dismissal over whisky exposure. Navy paymaster Lieut. Ervine R. Brown found guilty of desertion and $124,000 shortage. court will forward findings to the judge advocate general. Merger talks exceed $20 million for Chicago Motor Coach and Fifth Avenue Coach. A girl pilot and Howard Calvert die in a Stow Ohio crash. Arkansas legislature ratifies child labor amendment 45 to 40. Indicted ex-governor McCray cases dismissed in Indianapolis. Helen Wills defeats Lilian Scharman 6 1 6 0 at Wimbledon. Mussolini promises return to constitutional government in Italy. Greek navy in mutiny, British fleet at New Phalaron. Hertzog becomes South Africa premier. Berenguer expelled from Moroccan army. Japan drops appeal to League of Nations over exclusion law. Reparation talks planned at London. World Sunday School convention to meet in Los Angeles. Italian workers strike in silent protest. Walter Hagen wins British Open at 80 for 72 holes. Degoutte ordered German returns to Ruhr region with limited exceptions. Canadian postal workers’ fund aid to strikers. Mussolini forms new ministry. parliament to participate under responsibility for crimes.
Finding the Lost Twins e or Pr Verses Rp Rsr Ee Ere
A Santa Monica tale follows Frank Wilkes and Mary as they care for twin orphans Bobby and Betty. Mary conceals her past as the twins’ guardian, fearing discovery after a late confession. Romance blossoms on a Pascal porch as truth binds them and the children in a fragile family.
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Santa Monica
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Legal Blanks For Sale At The Globe Post
The Globe Post offers legal blanks for sale including notices advertisements and public forms for legal actions. These ready to use templates cover probate civil and public notices ensuring compliance with local standards and deadlines.
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Many Familiar Things Difficult to Describe
A London Tit-Bits note explains how ordinary items resist precise description without reference to familiar comparisons. It cites flavors of tea and coffee, a violin, a spiral staircase, and a concertina, arguing that standard visuals and comparisons are essential for accurate understanding and communication.
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Tower Bridge bascules raise ships with fogs and dogs
The Tower Bridge in London opens its bascules for ships at a cost of fifteen dollars per operation. Hydraulic power lifts and lowers the spans with negligible risk of engine collapse. After eighty years of service there have been few mishaps, minor engine checks, and occasional comic incidents as dogs rush to cross after traffic ropes are set.
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Tower Bridge
London
The Why of Superstitions and a Local Ad
An essay on yellow garter superstitions linking marriage to a knitted ten rows by a future husband. It discusses ligatures as a magical binding across mythologies, noting color symbolism of yellow for sun and wedding gold. Ends with a stray notice about scratch pads for sale at The Globe.
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Canada
Cologne cathedral faces costly repairs and lottery funding
War neglect endangers Cologne cathedral begun in 1248, needing about $15,000 monthly for repairs. The Central Cathedral Building association seeks a lottery license. Separately, threats to blow up a morgue linked to 48 explosion victims in San Pedro, and Egypt seeks bids in the American market for 28,500 tons of commercial fertilizers for small farmers, with proposals due by June 30.
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New York
Drought and Pests Ravage Russian Crops Amid Famine Fears
Prolonged drought and a plague of insects devastate Russian crops and threaten famine in many districts including the Zarizyn area and the steppe regions. Berlin reports via a London Daily Express dispatch.
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Zarizyn
Steppes
Sootheings of a Ruffled Man in Butler Biography
A study notes Samuel Butler’s stance on family and affection in The Way of All Flesh, recounting his unhappy home life and close ties with his servant Alfred. A 1891 letter shows Butler’s apology and Alfred’s amused reply, hinting at complex personal dynamics.
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Soil and crop tips from old farm guidance
The excerpt argues for cooperative marketing of farm products and frames ethics with biblical questions. It stresses soil acidity tests before sowing sweet clover, emphasizes sweet soil for alfalfa, advises patience for thin stands, warns against early stock release, notes moisture needs for celery, and links rich soil to cabbage and onion success, warning droughts lead to tough crops.
Outside sprinkler system protects Union Central Life building
Remarkable outside water curtain system installed on the Union Central Life Insurance building in Cincinnati uses pumps to bathe upper stories through six exterior units. Water supplied from city mains and storage tanks, with 2,550 ounces per minute flow at 50 psi, aims to prevent fire damage to glass and contents after a Chicago blaze in 1922.
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