Pennsylvanian Historian William Watts Hart Davis
William Watts Hart Davis a Pennsylvania lawyer, historian, journalist and Civil War brevet brigadier general was born July 27 1820 in Southampton Bucks County He served as US district attorney for New Mexico and edited the Doylestown Democrat later commanding the 104th Pennsylvania and Morris Island actions He died in 1910 in Doylestown leaving a legacy as a prolific author and Buck County Historical Society president.
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Yale Abandons Telegraph Meets in Rifle and Bowling
New Haven July 27. Yale undergraduates will not compete in rifle shooting and bowling contests with other universities. The Athletic Advisory Committee in a midsummer meeting rules these events must be eliminated because they are connected by tele graph. The move favors face to face meets in all sports. With rifle and bowling teams dropped Yale will still offer eighteen sports for students.
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Lightning Strikes Church Steeple in Reading
A lightning bolt struck the steeple of Trinity Lutheran Church in Reading Pennsylvania during a severe thunderstorm. Firemen fought the blaze for about an hour before bringing it under control.
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International News Service
Reading
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pennsylvania
Switzer's Team Wins Boy Scout Baseball Series
Switzer's team clinched the Boy Scout baseball league title with a 15 to 14 victory over Sillman's unit in the final game. The camp saw many visitors as Sunday school exercises opened at ten under Mr Calahan, while Cubs topped inspection for the second straight Saturday with nine ty seven points.
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Mercer burgess candidate Burgess Paul Terhune announces bid
Mercer news reports Burgess Paul Terhune declares re nomination for Mercer burgess subject to Democratic primary on September 15. He makes the announcement at the request of many friends in both parties reflecting four years of official service.
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Carp Trophy From Sugar Lake Sets Fishing Record
Chas Guller of Central Garage boasts a 16 pound German carp caught during an all night fishing trip on Sugar Lake. A party member also landed 20 catfish, five perch and one bass. The carp is noted as a large catch for the era and is described as edible. The farm bureau notes berry crops with abundant elderberries and sparse cultivated blackberries, influenced by a late crop arrival and a damaging freeze.
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Bethlehem Ship Builders Deny Excess Charges
Bethlehem Ship Corporation Ltd denies U S government charges of receiving over 11 million dollars in excess payments under war time contracts. The firm, co-defendant with Bethlehem Steel and others, counters with a claim for 8.84 million dollars plus interest as the amount it says the government owes.
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Japanese Invents New Printers Type For Japan
International News Service reports from Tokyo on July 27 that Eliza Hayashi, a Tokyo printer, has invented a hard metal type said to endure over 600000 impressions. The invention aims to cut Japan’s stock costs by about 95 percent, addressing the need for thousands of characters in Japanese typography.
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Buckfast Abbey Monks Near West Front Completion
In Buckfast Devonshire monks labor twenty years on the Abbey church foundation built by their order nearly a century ago. Funded by gifts, the church opened by Cardinal Bourne in 1222 is now nearing completion of the west front and entering the final stage of work. In Santa Barbara a hunt for a 1601 Spanish silver coin follows an Indian mound excavation led by Prof. D. T. Rogers as part of treasure-seeking after a recent discovery.
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