Night of the Moon Feast in Iroquois Village
Captives Murray and a white chief are bound for a savage Moon feast as Ta-wan-ne-ars, the warlike Iroquois, witnesses a ritual led by the Mistress of the False Faces. The priestess rehearses dark rites while the crowd chants and guards prepare torments.
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Murray
Jagara
Monsieur de Veulle
Ormerod
Monsieur
England
France
America
de Veulle
Jacques Pourier
Jacques
Hyacinthe
Bolling
Tom
Ta-wan-nears
Ta-wan-ne-ars
An-da
Hell
So-a-ka-gwa
Ga-ha
Mystical Church of the Comforter Opens in Former Waiting Room
In South London at Denmark Hill railway station a disused waiting room hosts the Mystical Church of the Comforter. The six year old church uses symbols such as a white altar and rainbow colors with a dove badge. The founder is titled messenger and leads services with hymns sung by passing porters and clerks.
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Denmark Hill
London
Dolls Live Longer As Soft-Bodied Dolls Prove Popular
Cessation of fragile headed dolls extends average doll life from days to years. Manufacturer surveys show children prefer soft-bodied dolls for cuddling. Yankee ingenuity contributed to longer lasting playthings.
Burgess Outlines Modern Highway Problems and Solutions
Dr George K Burgess director of the bureau of standards told the highway research board in Washington that modern highway problems arose with the motor vehicle and require future vehicle development and better materials and construction methods. The summary notes research on cement concrete highway materials vehicle tests brakes headlights signals warnings and devices for weighing and taxing trucks.
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George K. Burgess
Bureau of Standards
Highway Research Board
Washington
Department of Commerce
Doctor Burgess
Burgess
Improved Roads Secure Future of Car Industry
Chicago dealer H P Branstetter argues that automobile saturation is impossible with better roads. He says extending hard roads and widening streets creates new customers nationwide, and state and local governments advancing road improvements will spur greater car production.
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H. P. Branstetter
Chicago
United States
Motor Fees Must Be Used for Improving Highways
The Pennsylvania Motor federation won its protest against using 25000 motor license fees for a concrete plaza before the Harrisburg state capitol. The attorney general agreed the funds must come from the bond fund. Gettysburg battlefield guides were restricted from stopping motorists on highways, with parking areas to be built along three main roads into battlefield towns.
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Pennsylvania Motor Federation
State Capitol
Harrisburg
Attorney General of
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
State Highway Department
All-Year Auto Highway Opens Yosemite Valley Access
Yosemite Valley gains an all year automobile highway extending from Merced to Mariposa and Briceburg up the Merced river to the park gateway. Governor Richardson dedicated the 27 foot wide road built with favorable grades to allow about 85 miles per hour along most sections.
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Yosemite Valley
United States
Merced
Mariposa
Briceberg
Richardson
Detroit's wide superhighway with 204 foot width
A leading United States superhighway from Detroit spans 204 feet total width with two separated 44 foot roadways for one-way traffic. Four tracks carry horse-drawn, trucks, and passenger cars in distinct lanes while space remains for trolley lines and water-car parking.
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United States
Detroit
Montreal Book Reveals French Canadian Folk Songs
Montreal author J Murray Gibbon publishes Canadian Folk Songs Old and New with translations of thirty songs from French Canada. The collection traces tunes to medieval and Tudor periods, notes a 17th century France manuscript of Ye Banks and Braes, and argues the purest French is spoken by prominent Quebecers.
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Montreal
Quebec
J. Murray Gibbon
Canada
France
North America
Gibbon
Dutton & Co
New York
England
Wild Horse Elimination Sought by Cattle Men
Reported across the West stockmen and forest rangers push campaigns to kill wild mustangs. Utah has eliminated over a thousand. Nevada about 1258. California, Idaho and Montana address the issue in regional conferences to outline extermination plans.
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San Francisco
West
Forest Rangers
Utah
Nevada
North Coast
California
Idaho
Montana
Wisconsin U Leads Nation With 40 450 Students
Madison report notes the Wisconsin state university tops the nation in student totals with 40 450 including 8 220 full time residents and 82 180 extension students. It surpasses Columbia University and the University of California in extension and overall registration.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin University
Badger
United States
Wisconsin
Columbia University of New York City
University of California
Fruit Growers of Ozarks Predict Banner Year
Kansas City report from leading Ozark fruit association forecasts a record year for growers with over 20 000 acres under strawberries and 2500 to 8000 carloads of berries shipped to city markets. Officials also expect about 2000 carloads of grapes to be sent this season.
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Kansas City
Ozark Mountains
Mecca pilgrimage draws 10000 Moslems from Borneo
Mecca pilgrimage this year attracts about 10 000 faithful Muslims from Borneo causing an estimated outflow of 4 million dollars from the island as travelers depart for the Hajj.
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Banjermasin
Borneo
Mecca
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Arthur D. Howden Smith
Porto Bello
Heart of London
Wisconsin “U
Fruit Growers of
Ozarks
Hill
Portram
Gladys Hollis
Gladys Hollis Carter
Park Laboratory
San Antonio
Texas
Mabinville Terre
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Ida
Jack
Iris
Bell & Co.,Inc
Orangeburg
N.Y
Bellans
PhD
Houston
Galveston
Hardway & Cathey Bankers Mortgage Bldg
Houston, Tex
E. J. Hart & Co., Ltd
New Orleans
Pastor Koenigs Nervine
GSP
Cel Bi Enya
Uae
Koenig Medicine
Nowells
Ill
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