River blamed for Idaho land slip near Salmon Falls
Geologists report the disturbance near the Salmon Falls river close to Buhl Idaho is a gradual landslip not a sink. They cite a chalk bed cavern as the cause and say land will continue to settle by landslide or sink up to 200 feet or more with historical examples in Staunton Virginia Gros Ventre and Panama Canal cited for comparison.
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Washington
Idaho
Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Salmon Falls River
Buhl
Virginia
Staunton
Kansas
Panama Canal
Culebra
Gros Ventre River
Yellowstone National Park
Snake River
Snake River Plain
Rubin Crowned U S Checker Champion in Providence
Nathaniel Rubin twenty five of Detroit won the national checker title at Providence Rhode Island defeating William Ryan of New York. Rubin won two games and the remaining four were draws in the six game final. He graduated last June from Detroit College of Law.
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Nathaniel Rubin
Detroit
United States
National Checker Association
Providence
R. I
William Ryan
New York
Rubin
Detroit College of Law
Geologic Processes Shape Canyon Walls and Sudden Landslides
The article explains river erosion creating steep canyon walls in the Salmon Falls area and notes blocks breaking away from cliffs. It cites a 1926 Kansas landslide near Sharon Springs when a 350 by 250 foot tract collapsed, illustrating recurring ground movements from undercutting and irrigation.
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Idaho
Salmon Falls
Snake River
Buhl
Sharon Springs
Kan
Town Plans to Restore Early Street Names in Lewes
Lewes Delaware plans to replace modern street names with colonial designations after a Rotary club petition. The move, started six years ago by Mrs Kenneth E Stewart, aims to revive historical names such as Park avenue becoming Ship Carpenter street and Kings street becoming Kings highway, while Pilot Town road remains unchanged.
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Lewes
Del
Board of Town Commissioners
Rotary Club
Kenneth E. Stewart
Biltmore
Cape Cod
Virginia
Park Avenue
Kings Street
Kings Highway
Pilot Town
Boulder Lake Ends Ancient Industry
Las Vegas reports Lake Mead rising behind Boulder Dam has submerged the St. Thomas salt mine, a Pueblo Indian site dating to around 500 A D. Once a hub for salt mining and a salt mill run by the Bonelli family, the mine and its access road are now underwater or boat reachable as the lake erodes the 300 foot salt mountain.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
St. Thomas
Bonelli
Switzerland
Bonellis
Virgin River Salt Company
Virgin River Company
Jail Pay $1 a Day for Local Witness
Hazel Burro is held as a material witness in a case set for trial in November. She will receive $1 a day for her service.
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Laramie
Wyo
Hazel Burro
Monk makes burnt offering of himself in Sri Lanka
A Buddhist monk Bhikkhu H. Sardhananda twenty eight wrapped in six petrol soaked robes sat in prayer under the bo tree at Ganaramaya temple Kotangoda. He touched a match to his robes and remained seated. A note found later said I am making this sacrifice as an offering.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Bhikkhu
H. Sardhananda
Kottangoda
Ask Me Another u A Quiz With Answers
A quiz with answers covers topics from Sequoia wood yields to Nobel Peace Prize history. It cites a Roosevelt link to the 1906 prize, currency counting rates, the Virgin and Child painting in the Priscilla catacombs, rural versus urban education costs, and a definition of a split infinitive.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
Department of the Treasury
Priscilla Catacombs
Rome
United States
Achievement of Peace
You may win your peace or buy it by resisting evil or by compromising with evil. You may buy peace with silenced consciences broken vows lies connivance or the blood of the slain and the cries of captives while you sit at home muttering peace when there is no peace but captivity and death.
Wamego Times Reflects on Health and Blessings
In a reflective essay the Wamego Times muses on daily health and long stretches of restful sleep as blessings, contrasting common complaints with gratitude for ongoing well being and calm nights.
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Wamego Times
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Portugal
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Spain
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