Last Survivor Harvey Spera Dies at 37 in Iowa
Major Harvey Spera aged 37 long said to be the last surviving member of General Sheridan’s escort on the Cedar Creek ride. A Lancaster county veteran, Spera died April 13 at his Council Bluffs home. Born 1884 at Murrell, near Eph rata, he pursued journalism in Lancaster and Philadelphia before returning to farming. He organized Company C, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, was commissioned captain, and rose to major on Col Kellogg’s staff in 1864.
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Winchester
Cedar Creek
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lancaster County
William Amwake
Murrell
Ephrata
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Harvey
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Lincoln
Abe
New Orleans
St. Louis
North
Capule
War Department
Reamstown
Hinkletown
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Pennsylvania Cavalry
Spera
Reading
E. E. Wood
Josiah Kellogg
Forest Protection Week Proclaimed by Governor Sproul
Governor Sproul authorizes Forest Protection Week in Pennsylvania and calls on residents to keep fire out of woods. Gifford Pinchott, state forester, emphasizes the forest’s origin heritage and the role of forests in the state's agricultural and industrial development.
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Sproul
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchott
Keystone
Restore Our Forests Now to Save Pennsylvania
A public plea emphasizes restoring forests after a decade of neglect. It notes over 5,000,000 acres burned or idle, warns that wood is essential to industry and welfare, and urges all growing timber to be protected from spring forest fires. It stresses that carelessness in the woods threatens prosperity and urges urgent action.
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Pennsylvania
Ban Banana Banter at Church Dinner
A young woman near a distinguished bishop at a church dinner asks if he is fond of bananas. He leans in, asks her to repeat it, and finally reveals his honest opinion that he prefers the old fashioned nightshirt.
Meeting of East and West in a Persian Household
An American woman doctor recounts visiting a shah’s relative in Iran. She is entertained by Persian women, observes rituals, and witnesses an in-house operation. A rug gift follows, the patient insisting on gifting the rare Kurdistan carpet as memory of Persia.
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Mary W.kiscom
Asia Magasine
Furst
Indy
America
Persia
Tangled Night Ride Over a Coat Mystery
A summer country visit ends with a chilly ordeal as a friend pressures a young man to wear a coat and pursue a girl’s home. He lies that a friend lent the coat, then grabs it and flees upstairs, fearing discovery by the family before escaping back into the yard and away.
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Chicago Tribune
Waste Gas Could Yield Chemicals From Distant Wells
The United States Bureau of Mines studies show waste natural gas from sparsely produced wells, especially in Louisiana, Texas, Wyoming and California, can be used to produce chloroform and other chemicals like carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloride. Dry gases are preferred for these products, while wet gases from isolated wells could supply gasoline.
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Louisiana
Texas
Wyoming
California
United States Bureau of Mines
Solar Eclipse Rare in British Isles Says Crommelin
The 1921 report notes a central solar eclipse within Britain is rare. British total eclipses last in 1724, with the next in 1927, excluding the 1925 eclipse grazing the Western Hebrides. The last annular event was 1808, with none until 2095.
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Doctor Crommelin
British Isles
Hebrides
Scientific American
Borrowed Time For A Quick Run To The Altar
A speedy motorist pleads that he is fleeing to marry his beloved. The constable, choosing mercy over punishment, releases him with a warning, sparing further trouble. This brisk exchange highlights a rare moment of leniency on the road.
Mill in a School Building In New York City
A fully equipped textile mill operates within a public school building in New York City marking a new phase in the industrial art movement. Local museums and trade bodies have collaborated for some time to advance this initiative.
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New York City
Central Intercepts First Stude on Phone Conversation
Central intercepts a phone exchange with Second Stude who reports finishing washing his BVs Ds. Central interrupts and states he is ringing them, while addressing the Judge.
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Central
Stude
Technical! Billt How Do You Know She's a Boilermaker's Daughter
Judge remarks on a supposedBoilermaker's daughter as a punchline in a courtroom exchange. The exchange centers on a character riveted by something and fleeing, highlighting a witty line in a legal setting.
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Jim
St Paul Exonerated Over Women Translation Claim
Miss K Raleigh reveals to the Women's Freedom league that St Paul’s sayings on women were mistranslated by altering punctuation. She argues the apostle did not demand obedience or prohibitions on hats jewelry or dress, suggesting the word obey means be considerate to husbands.
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St. Paul
Raleigh
A Yellow Peril Joke About a Laundry Mark
Philip Terry creator of Terry's Guide to Japan recounts a self mock story about a surly Chinatown laundryman. Terry jokes on civility noting his shirts bore a Cantonese hieroglyph meaning upstart jackass.
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T. Philip Terry
Terry
Japan
Mr. Terry
China
War Tax Per Cent Return Route Details
The notice lists a return departure from New York at 6 45 P M from 23d Street and 7 00 P M from Liberty Street to the specified stations, noting the war tax percentage applicable to the service and the same day travel plan for the routes.
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New York
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