World Catholics Gather for 28th Eucharistic Congress in Chicago
Pilgrims from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas flood Chicago for the 28th international Eucharistic congress opening June 20. The advance guard includes 15 cardinals, 400 bishops, 8,090 priests, 13,000 nuns and 750,000 laymen, with 500 altars and outdoor platforms under construction. Cardinal Bonzano to arrive with a European delegation. Sir Joseph Lo Pa Hong arrives as China’s delegate bearing lavish vestments.
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Copeland
Burg International News Service
Spondent
Chicago
Europe
Australia
Africa
South America
China
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
Ireland
Spain
France
Alaska
Cape Good Hope
Siberia
Algiers
India
Mexico
America
Cardinal Bonzano
Congress
New York
Civic
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Lo Pa Hong
Joseph
E. N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Embroidered and Studded Vestments Depict Eucharist Symbols
A description of fabric work featuring pearls jade beryl and agate stones embroidered as a field of wild flowers. The items display wheat to signify the bread and purple grapes to symbolize the wine of the Eucharist.
Farmer Whitley Accused Of Ambush Shooting Tenant
A statewide hunt runs for Dick Bill Whitley a wealthy Berryville farmer accused of ambushing and shooting tenant Archie Aremel after a dispute over a remark about the tenant’s wife. Aremel’s young child lost two fingers in the shooting and the event shocks the community.
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International News Service
Berryville
Vax
Jane
Dick” Bill” Whitley
Here
Archie Aremel
Aremel
Whirley
Anniversary notes span historic events and notable deaths
A collection of dates and birthdays lists figures such as Henry Middleton born 1770 in London and Robert M. La Follette born Primrose Wisconsin. It covers Georgia evacuation orders 1782 and Constantinople Janissaries massacre 1826 along with other political figures and a Fraser River bridge milestone.
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Janissaries
Constantinople
Henry Middleton
South Carolina
U. S
Russia
Charleston
S. GC
London
Robert M. la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
Primrose
Wis
Washington, D. C
Eugene Casserly
California
San Francisco
Ireland
Bathing Beauties: Stay Off Streets in Phoenixville
Phoenixville officials barred girls from parading in bathing attire on city streets, citing past campers from Perkiomen Creek who wore swimsuits in cars. Burgess Robert W. Pechin ordered arrests for offenders, a rule mirrored in Collegeville nearby.
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International News Services
Phoenixville
Robert W. Pechin
Perkiomen Creek
Collegeville
Dinner concert and evening program broadcast schedule
The listing from EDEKA in East Pittsburgh and KYW in Chicago outlines a Tuesday, June 15, 1926 schedule with dinner concerts at 5:30 p m and 9 p m, baseball scores, farmer news, sacred song half hour, time signals, weather forecast, and a late program including a bedtime story, an hour of music, a congress carnival, and multiple concerts across the evening. The schedule details local radio times and program blocks for both stations with standard time references.
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Schenectady
N. J
Europe
Beaver Hour
Edeka
Pittsburgh
Stockman-Farmer
KYW
Chicago
Til
WBZ
New England
Planing Mill Fire Near Warren Causes 25000 Damage
Firemen battled a blaze at the Edgett & Son planing mill in Warren Pennsylvania for hours before gaining control. Damages reached about 25000 with investigators probing possible incendiary origin. Fire Chief Gordon and Police Chief Wholden led the probe while crews saved nearby homes and other factories on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Warren
Edgett & Son
Charles M. Gordon
Martin Wholden
Louis Smith
Edgett Mill
Youth Hero Saves Companion From Drowning at River
Ten year-old Joe Kuzio is hailed as a hero after rescuing James Ristau, also 10, from drowning in the Allegheny River near Gladerrun bridge in Warren Pennsylvania. Kuzio swam to aid his exhausted friend in cold water.
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International News Service
Warren
Joe Kuzio
James Ristau
Allegheny River
Gladerrun Bridge
Here
Kuzio
Ristau
Deer Sightings Reported Around Hillsville Pa
Reports from Hillsville area say a doe was seen Saturday morning near the limestone quarry. Angus McKenzie of Carbon Limestone Company notes similar sightings in multiple locations, suggesting the same deer is roaming the area.
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Angus McKenzie
Carbon Limestone Company
Hillsville
McKenzie
Sev
Centennial Attendee Returns with State Guard Marks 1876 Parade
S. H. Gilbert of 614 Oak Street recalls his 1876 Philadelphia Centennial trip as a member of Company A 11th Pennsylvania National Guard. He camped at Fairmount Park and vividly remembers the August 10 parade led by the National Guard and allied military groups.
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S. H. Gilbert
Oak Streets
Philadelphia
11Th
Pennsylvania National Guard
Fairmont Park
National Guard
Fragmentary Advice: A Roving Reader's Cautionary Note
A wary line warns that some days bring trouble and misfortune for the reader, implying plans may fail as luck runs out and one must cope with challenges ahead.
Scottish dog leads chase near state line
A dog pursued a lighter colored dog through a quarry toward the state line while a man described the animal as similar to those in Scotland. Nearby, Mrs. William Bailey, daughter Virginia, and Bennett Langdon of the city were noted in connection with the incident.
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Eral
Scotland
William Bailey
Virginia
Bennett Langdon
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Levine & Miller
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Dewberry Bldg
Chamberlain
Chamberlain Medicine Company
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Nadiece
Glass St
Cage Bros., Inc
Sir James Wright
Savannah
Georgia
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B. Co
Ernest Lister
Washington
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Packard
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Jesse French
Milleman’s
Ohio Music Co
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J. Offutt Co
Garden Club of
Lawrence County
Carnegie Auditorium
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Tom Boy
Castor
Butler & Jeannette
Doe
Hillsville, Pa
Limestone Company
National Bank OF
Penna
Riecin
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MK CN
International
Ews Service
Knoxville
Tennessee Saver
John Mowatt
Ed Thomas
Marvin Electric Ca
Marvin Electric Co
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