Agra’s Mogul Glory Highlighted by National Geographic
A National Geographic bulletin lauds Agra as one of the world’s twenty most beautiful communities. It describes Shah Jahan’s imperial splendor, the Taj Mahal tomb for Arjmand Banu, and the city’s Moorish architecture, gardens, and marble palaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agra
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
England
America
Tamerlane
India
Eoas
Shah Jehan
Taj Mahal
Arjmand Banu
Europe
Akbar
Delhi
Benares
United Provinces
Oudh
Meat Grades and Ticks in Louisiana's Progress
A market bulletin sponsored by the U S department of agriculture and Louisiana State University asks about meat grading, arguing federal grades pressure markets. It notes tick infestation depresses cattle quality and urges eradicating ticks as a key 1928 objective to boost beef and dairy stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agri
Louisiana
No Wild Eyed Radicals In Louisiana Legislature Picks
The Times Picayune urges Louisiana voters to select high quality candidates in the coming primary. In Ouachita parish no name provokes alarm and the field is clean though choices may be difficult. Other parishes may need sharper discernment for Baton Rouge seats.
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the Times-Picayanne
Louisiana
Commonwealth
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Flood control battle to test Congress after holidays
As Congress resumes, the flood control fight begins with the lower valley seeking federal funding. Senators from New England and the West show support, while Republican conservatives and some eccentric Democrats are opposed. The clash centers on Reid’s plan versus the army engineers plan, with hope for strong backing from flood victims.
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Congress
New England
Far West
Representative Reid
Army Engineers
New Street One plan to ease DeSiard street traffic
A friend proposes extending Riverfront street south to Grammont by filling a riverbank to create a 75 foot highway. The plan would connect with two bridges and could modernize DeSiard street traffic, though several engineering questions would need study.
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DeSiard
Grammont
Temperance argument tied to holiday mail trends
Reports from post office officials show widespread Christmas mailing earlier than usual. The piece argues temperance education can change national habits gradually, suggesting mailing and drinking habits may shift together under steady persuasion.
Post-Christmas Shopping Gaffs and Courtroom Quips
Crowded stores exchange gifts amid jokes about price tags and marks on boxes. A Kentucky dog racing case tests state exemptions while satirical lines revisit money, punishment, and politics in a mix of humorous observations.
Anniversaries from 1794 to 1922 include notable births and events
The list recalls William C. Preston born 1794 and died 1860 in Columbia South Carolina, Rowland Stephenson London banker MP absconding with a million, Charles Darwin voyage 1831, Charles Lamb 1834 death, 1848 San Francisco town council vote, 1853 Great Republic ship burned New York, 1875 Hollisse Switzerland hall collapse killing 80, 1922 Josiah Penniman elected Penn professor, Vikings favored chess and it was compulsory.
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William C. Preston
United States
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Columbia
S. C
Rowland Stephenson
London
Charles Darwin
England
Charles Lamb
San Franccisco
New York
Hollissen
Switzerland
Josiah H. Penniman
University of Pennsylvania
Birthday tributes mark five notable U S educators and leaders
Today honors major figures born on this date including Major General Peyton C March born in Eas ton Pennsylvania in 63 years ago, Sir Henry Hadow born in 68 years ago, Dr John M Thomas born in Covington New York in 58 years ago, Dr John A Marquis born in Washington County Pennsylvania in 66 years ago, and Rutgers president.
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Peyton C. March
Easton
Henry Hadow
Sheffield University
John M. Thomas
Rutgers University
Covington
N. Y
John A. Marquis
Presbyterian General Assembly
Washington County
Early diagnosis key to appendicitis survival
A Minneapolis surgeon’s analysis shows 16 000 yearly deaths from appendicitis, with 60 of 100 fatalities linked to delays. Operate within 24 hours for best odds. delays reduce recovery chances and raise risk of abscess and spread. Prompt medical care advised for abdominal pain with nausea.
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Minneapolis
Flood losses in southern Mississippi valley reported a year ago
A year ago today reports described heavy losses in the southern Mississippi valley floods. Hilario Martinez a young Spanish boxer now exhibiting in America was previously a bullfighter in his native land.
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Mississippi Valley
Hilario Martinez
America
Land
Local Residents Entertained for Holidays Across Area
Seventeen social visits are noted as residents travel for Christmas and New Year. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Farmer depart for New Orleans while Miss Ollie Brodie returns from Gallion. Visitors include Miss Beth Harper from West Monroe and Miss Mary Byrd from Shreveport. Families welcome relatives from Oak Grove, Ruston, Pine Street and River Front as Hal Vaughan visits from Phoenix and others host guests in Shreveport Mt. Lebanon and North Fifth Street.
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Frank Farmer
New Orleans
Ollie Brodie
Gallion
H. D. Briggs
Oak Grove
M. L Bennett
Blankston
T. E. Flournoy
Beth Harper
West Monroe
Ruston
Lillian Dutcher
Shreveport
E. G. Calvert
Tooke
Mt. Lebanon
Hal Vaughan
Phoenix
Arizona
Henry Vaughan
Pine Street
W. K. Nelson
C. T. Baird
North Fifth Street
Tom Monk
Richard Monk
C. T. Baird, Jr
Lake Charles
Mary Alice Larche
Carrie Flournoy
McNeill named next Irish governor general and high commissioner
James McNeill, appointed to succeed Timothy Healy as governor general of the Irish Free State, is now the Irish Free State high commissioner to London. A Cambridge graduate and former Indian Civil Service postholder, he later led Dublin County Council and aided Sinn Fein legal work before serving in London with noted tact and efficiency. Yale leads intercollegiate swimming with fifteen championships and one tie in twenty one years.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Stanley
Justice McReynolds
Holmes
James McNeill
Timothy Healy
Irish Free State
London
McNeill
Ireland
Emmanuel College
Cambridge
Indian Civil Service
Dublin
John McNeill
Free State
Sinn Fein
Right Angles Portrait of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables
A tribute praising the moral breadth of Jean Valjean from Les Miserables. The piece blends literary critique with a hymn to virtue, citing Valjean’s devotion to family, charity, and defense of the needy as a near saintly life.
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Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Valjean
Walt Whitman
Radio Programs and Station Listings Across U S Cities
A long, dense catalog of radio stations and programs by city and time in central standard, detailing call letters, frequencies, and scheduled shows from Atlantic City to Seattle. Includes concerts, orchestras, live hours, dance programs, and bridge games across dozens of stations.
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Singers
Air Weavers
Choral Club
Hbridge
WOC Davenport
Seiberling Singers
Eveready Hour
Des Moines
Palais
Or Orchestra
WCX
WJR
Detroit
Stromberg-Carlson Orchestra
General Motors Party
Fred Apple Club
WWJ
Sealy Air Weavers
Iiveready
WBAP
Fort Worth
Clippers
WOS
Jefferson City
Vocational Radio School
WDAF
Kansas City
WTMJ
Milwaukee
WCCO
Minneapolis
KSD
St. Louis
KVOO
Tulsa
Seiberling
WCBD
Zion
KOA
Denver
KFI
Los Angeles
KHJ
Music Review
KNX
Oakland
KLX
KGW
Portland
KFRC
San Francisco
KPO
Gypsy
Marta
KFOA
Seattle
Spokane
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Dyes Hall
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Greet Beinain Nehte
Renervey
New Street
Medtury
Woolworth's
Tiffany
Santa Claus
New York Times
Teapot Dome
Detroit News
Wall Street Journal
Arkansas Gazette
Literary Digest
Dixie
Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
Kang Features Syndicate, Inc
Petter Health
Yale
Intercollegiate Swimming Association
Grove’s
Boo
Bernard
Love
John the Baptist
Judea
John the Apostle
Isle of
Patmos
Alexander Cairns
WJIZ
WBZ
WBAL
KDKA
KYW
WEAF
WEL
WTIC
WJAR
WTAG
WCSH
WRC
WOR
WTAM
WEBH
WHO Wow
KVC
WFAA
WHAS
WSM
WMC
WSB
WFI
WCAE
WSAT
WRHM
WEE
WIJ
WGOY
WGR
WAKE
WPG
Atlantic City
Wbal Baltimore
Stromberg Carlson Orchestra
Boston—590
Seiberting Singers
WNAC
Boston
Ry House
Buffalo
WMAK
Hartford
Trinity College Dialogue
Newark
WJZ
Continentals
Alexander
WOO
Koka Pittsburgh
Orchestra
Wjar Providence
Jewish Community Center
Eveready
WHAM
Rochester
Homesteaders
WGY Schenectady
Springfield
Bostonians
CKCL
Toronto
Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Singeria
Worcester
WWNC
Asheville
Atlanta
WDOD
Chattanooga
KTHS
Hot Springs
Farmers Radio Chautauqua
Immanuel Baptist Choir
WJAX
Jacksonville
Dante Music
Louisville
Selberling Singers
Hveready
Memphis
WSM Nashville
Chicago
Congress Carnival
WJJD
All Weavers
WGN
WLIB
WLS
Ford
Glenn
Musilo
WQJ
Stevens
WLW
Cincinnati
Bandbox Boys
Lensemble
WSAI
Cleveland
Waiu Columbus
Dallas
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