Big Indian powwow marks diverse tribal gathering in Black Hills
More than 400 Indians from five states attended Rapid City South Dakota for a four day powwow. Officials discussed a new plan for consolidating tribal lands and personal property. Delegates from tribes including Sioux Blackfeet Shoshones Crow Cheyenne and others prepared to report back and reconvene before snow flies. The article notes the Black Hills as historic hunting grounds and highlights exploration gold rushes and landmark sites such as Rushmore and national monuments within the region.
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Washington
Rapid City
Black Hills
North
South Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Office of Indian Affairs
America
Highlands
Lewis and Clark
Standing Bull
Plains
Battle Mountain
Hot Springs
Sitting Bull
Crook
Custer
Grant
Mountains
Rockies
Rushmore Mountain
NEW-TYPE HATS IN PARIS FASHION PARADE
Cherie Nicholas notes two new Paris hats presenting a brimmed and a brimless look. One features paper Panama with pleated crown and windswept hair, red velvet ribbon tied at the front. The other uses cellophane banding and ombred rose beige velvet pansies for a coronet effect.
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Paris
Slang Terms Highlighted by Sir William Craigie
Chicago professor Sir William Craigie of the University of Chicago explains common slang expressions and their meanings. He notes that six words dominate everyday usage and lists phrases like small potatoes bunk and square meal as part of the living language.
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Chicago
William Craigie
University of Chicago
William
British Plane Equal to the Autogyro Demonstrated
A British Klemm low wing monoplane shown to approach autogyro capability at Hanworth airfield. Pilot E G Hordern demonstrated vertical takeoffs, steep climbs, and slow landings under 30 mph in a Swallow two seater with Pobjoy engine. In a race against an army horse the aircraft lagged behind, but other demonstrations included takeoffs at 40 mph on half throttle. Built under British air ministry rules from British materials, the Swallow and Eagle are refinements of the Klemm design.
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Eral
London
G. Hordern
Royal Air Force
Hordern
Klem Swallow
Eagle
Klemm
Leichtflugzeugbau Klemm Company
Air Ministry
Andes
Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chile
Santiago
Pampas
Buenos Aires
Great River Platte
Montevideo
Uruguay
Europe
British Isles
United States
Hot Dog Man Leaves $11000 Bequest in Danbury Will
Danbury resident Michelle Valluzzo known for hot frankfurters left $11000 to friend Paul Spano in his will, claiming relatives refused care and sought to live in Valluzzo’s home. Relatives contested the will but claims were denied.
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Danbury
Conn
Michelle Valluzzo
Paul Spano
Spano
Valluzzo
Crossing the Andes via a New Cable Venture
The piece recounts the Trans Andes railway and theArgentine Chilean telegraph cable, detailing heroic engineering feats from 1930s operations. It describes climb via rack rail, tunnels, avalanches, and buried cable to protect communication links between Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and beyond.
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Andes
Hemisphere
Argentina
Chile
Voice
South America
Kansas
Las Cuevas
Argentine
Aconcagua River
Spain
Santiago de Chile
Tucuman
Cordoba
Cuyo
San Martin
Mendoza
Alps
Valparaiso
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Tupunca
Weaker Sex Reconsidered Says Mayo Doctor On Longevity
Dr E V Allen of Mayo Clinic cites a survey of 300000 cases showing mothers wives and daughters have greater survival power than fathers husbands and sons. He argues women endure disease better and may guard health more effectively, while men remain prone to functional illnesses and riskier behavior. The piece notes the philosophical debate and urges both sexes to make life more worthwhile.
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E. V. Allen
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Allen
Washington Star
Pursuit at Wedding Spurs Police Interruption
A policeman rushed into a church during a wedding asking if Dashington-Binks was being married. The verger confirmed the ceremony was underway as the officer announced a warrant for the groom. The crowd on the bridegroom’s side was instructed to move aside.
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Dashington-Binks
Dr. Pierce Pellets Promote Laxative Cathartic Use
The notice highlights Dr. Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver, bowels, and stomach. It emphasizes a regimen of one pellet for laxative effect and three pellets for a cathartic action, framed as Adv. marketing Copy.
Christmas message reaches czar family in Saint Petersburg
Investia reports a Christmas message sent to the late czar and his family, received in Leningrad. The note came from a Siberian tribe that had not yet heard of the Russian revolution.
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Investia
Czar
Leningrad
Bad Tasting Water Allergic to Current Blights Supply
A Hackensack Water Company report from northern New Jersey identifies a hidden electrical current as a cause of off tastes and odors in residential water. The current travels along metal pipes and through house wiring from devices like a vacuum cleaner, creating taste and odor differences between tap water inside homes and water in street mains.
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New Jersey
Hackensack Water Company
Literary Digest
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Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
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Miami, Florida
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