Lost City Excavations At Teotihuacan Reveals Ancient Heritage
Federal workers uncover a vast ancient city near San Juan Teotihuacan Mexico with two pyramids temple ruins and a sun pyramid. Artifacts include bones beads obsidian knives and toys. Senor Gamio leads digs and promotes Indian schooling and craft work in the valley.
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San Juan de Teotihuacan
Mexico
San Juan Teotihuacan
City of the
Manuel Gamlo
Department of Agriculture
Ent
Senor Gamlo
Senor Gamio
Kaiser Denied as Boss by Doorn Burgomaster
Doorn burgomaster met the ex Kaiser Wilhelm at his palace and asserted local authority over the town. He told the Kaiser that he alone controls Doorn’s affairs and the town’s visitors, asserting his jurisdiction over the retreat of the former ruler.
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Paris
Doorn
Wilhelm
Kaiser’s Palace
Nione
Warn of Vienna widow charity appeals dodgy letters
The National Information Bureau warns against fraudulent Vienna widow charity appeals aimed at Americans. Some letters mimic each other and show the same emaciated child photos with varied Vienna addresses. The note mentions the European Relief Council chaired by Herbert Hoover and warns food drafts may be sent to known recipients or decided by the council.
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News York
Vienna
National Information Bureau, Inc
Madison Avenue
Bureau
European Relief Council
Herbert C. Hoover
Council
Children fed ether to beat hunger in Westfield case
Westfield, Mass. reports alleged use of ether by children to curb appetites through sugar lumps given by parents. School officials, after learning of the practice, notified state education and health authorities as the item raises concerns over child welfare and access to ether from drug stores.
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Westfield
Mass
Chester D. Stiles
Centennial-Plus Woman in Glenwood City Active at 101
Mrs. S Hedmark of Forest Township in Glenwood City Wisconsin turned 101. Born in Norway in 1820 she immigrated to the United States in 1870 and remains active, tending her own room in her daughter Mrs A G Andersons home.
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Glenwood City
Wis
S. Hedmark
Forest
Norway
A. G. Anderson
Bandits Infest Holy Land Amid War Turmoil
Abdul Hadi Kahn, a notorious outlaw leader with alleged murders, was shot dead at Zichron Jaob while trying to flee custody. Galilee police and Ajlun authorities attacked Madeira’s Speltan band at Karf Abil, capturing several members as Madeira remains a fugitive across the Jordan.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Abdul Hadi Kahn
Zichron Jaob
Galilee
Ajlun
Speltan
Madeira
Karf Abil
Jordan
Montana Horses Sold For One Dollar Says Iowa Farmer
E M Gamble a prominent Iowa farmer visiting Los Angeles claims Montana ranchers offer horses for one dollar each to move stock. He traveled through Montana and cites high freight costs and a lack of Southwest demand driving overstock of horses weighing 900 to 1300 pounds.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Montana
E. M. Gamble
Iowa
Dresden lifts opera boycott on French and English composers
The Dresden Opera company has lifted the boycott against all French and English composers except Saint-Saens who was once very popular here.
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Dresden
Germany
Dresden Opera Company
Saint-Saens
Lynn student claims straightedge arc trisection feat
Lynn Massachusetts. Arthur Rogers a Lynn Classic High School senior aged eighteen demonstrates trisecting an arc and angle with only a straightedge and compass. His method reportedly yields three equal parts of any arc, a result previously achieved only with measuring instruments. Mathematics teachers plan further geometric proofs.
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Lynn
Mass
Arthur Rogers
Lynn Classic High School
Rogers
Edwin Hoadley
Pythagoras
Mathematics Club
Arthur Lord
Phi Delta Kappa
Dartmouth
Tracks in Ash Reveal 130 Year Old Hawaiian Army Footprints
In the Kau desert south of Pele's crater Prof. T. A. Jagger Jr. reports finding footprints in volcanic ash, likely from Keoua's army fleeing Pele's wrath around 1790. The region lies in the new Kilauea national park, with preservation measures planned.
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Pele Volcano
Hilo
Island of Hawaii
T. H
Pele
Kilauea
Kau
Great Crater
T. A. Jagger, Jr
Volcano Observatory
Keoua
Kamehameha
Hawaiian Islands
Keona
Bull Stops Freight Train Near York Pennsylvania
A bull owned by farmer Harry Billet blocked a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train for about half an hour near York. Attempts to dislodge the animal with mules failed and the bull was finally moved off the track by a heavy automobile truck.
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York
Harry Billet
Pennsylvania
Bill on New Board of Pardons Receives Governor Signature
A bill creating a new Board of Pardons passes legislative review and receives the governor's signature, establishing a separate panel to review clemency matters. The measure outlines duties, powers, and procedures for pardon considerations.
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Board OF ‘Pardons
Nebraska Legislature Passes Broad Bill Package
Governor McKelvie signs S F 282 creating a pardons board and amending the indeterminate sentence law to let judges fix terms between the statutory minimum. S F 305 enacts universal voter registration in rural areas. The slate includes numerous H R and S F measures on taxes, bonding, school land, land sales, reporting, and state services. George Joslyn funds noted.
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Lincoln
McKelvie
Board of Pardons
State Department of Labor
Board of Educational Lands
John G. Neihard
Nebraska
Nebraska Railway
Douglas
S. F
Omaha
S. E F
Secretary of State
Department of Finance
City of Seward
Fine
Omaha Propwe
Seraniagtian
School of Fine
George Joslyn
Bae Pe
State saves thousands on supplies via price drop
Nebraska has cut costs on 22 commodity items used by state institutions, saving thousands over three months. Secretary KB Fairfield of the state board reports average prices are about 31 percent lower on April 1 than at end of Q1 1920, though some items remain as costly as a year ago.
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Senor Gamlo
John Pershing
The
State University
Senate
Nebraska
Alton Tennant
Long Pine
Calloway
European Relief Committee
Platte County
Europe
State Agricultural College
Earl Landreth
Broken Bow
Hitchcock
Robert W. Fling
Lincoln
Annapolis Naval Academy
Raymond Buffam
University Place
EB. S. Flora
United Brethren Church
Beaver City
Hebron
Board of Education
Friends
Congress
Harding
Internal Revenue
Omaha
Fish and Game
George Koster
State Bureau of Fish and Game
Adams County
Highland Cemetery
Hastings
I. W. Dillon
State Bureau of Health
Cooperative Farmers’ Elevators
Platte Center
Festus Rosenbaum
Blair
South Omaha
Oshkosh State Bank
State Banking Department
Nebraska Senate
House
John G. Neihardt
Bancroft
Mr. Neihardt
Hugh Glass
Jean Margaret
J. R. Tapster
North Bend
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Thomas Reilly
EE. M. Pollard
Nehawka
Sydney
R. Krueger
State Audubon Society
Ornithological Union
Bayard
Wahoo
State Board of Control
KB. B. Fairfield
Fairfield
Flag Presented to Speaker Walter L. Anderson of Nebraska
The Nebraska house voted unanimously to present Speaker Walter L. Anderson with a large flag displayed before his chair in the front of the chamber. Anderson thanked members and praised them as the finest group ever to sit in a legislative hall.
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Walter L. Anderson
Nebraska House
House
Anderson
Senate Bill Aims to Redirect Licenses to Fish Pond
The senate passes a bill authorizing $2,000 in fish and game license fees to fund a fish pond. The pond would be deeded to the state by five-acre landowners on the Missouri River near Peru. The measure seeks constitutional change to divert fees from the state school fund to the fish and game bureau.
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Senate
Department of Agriculture
Missouri River
Peru
Fish and Game Bureau
Reformatory Site Choice Left to Board on Nebraska Soil
The state board of control may place the new reformatory for first offenders anywhere in Nebraska and choose any number of acres. It is limited to spending up to $300,000 for grounds and buildings.
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American Legion
Ansley
Crawford
Stanford
Fairmont
Ida Lyons
Madison
Fullerton
The
Eastern Star
Chester
State College of Agriculture
Superior
Loup Valley Editorial Association
Grand Island
Wahoo
Omaha
Lincoln
Fremont
Ansley Mills
Table Rock
N. W. Gaines
Agricultural Department of
State University
Burwell
George L. Sheldon
Sheldon
Jackson
Miss
Nehawka
Columbus High School
Nicholas Ross
Lancaster County
Rock Island
Ray Dixon
Stromsburg
York
N. GC. Martin
Harrison
Paul Slagle
W. C. Mason
State Penitentiary
G. A. Smith
John Thomas
Indianola
Holdrege
Nebraska Methodist Church
McCook
Nebraska
Methodist Church
Peter Starr
Dunning
Peter
J. Frank Barr
Jesse Wilson
Alliance
University of Nebraska School of Agriculture
Brownell Hall
Happy Hollow Club
Daniel Bartlett Sargent
Sargent
Kearsarge
Alabama
France
Pierce
H. J. Arnold
Columbus
Ray Fletcher
Denver
Frank Fletcher
Board of Control
Reformatory
Land Bill Ready for Signing in Nebraska Senate Approval
The Nebraska state senate and house have approved a substitute alien land bill replacing the Davis measure to bar Japanese and other orientals from further real estate ownership. The law applies to aliens of any nationality not treaty privileged and blocks ownership via corporations they control.
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State Senate
Davis House
Nebraska
Trainmen File Complaint Over Missing Yard Switch Lights
Harry Ford representing the railway trainmen filed a complaint before the state railway commission against eleven railroads. They allege absence of switch lights on all yard switch stands endangers employees and renders service unsafe and inadequate. The legislature defeated a bill mandating lights, but the trainmen urge the commission to order installation.
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Harry Ford
State Railway Commission
Jack Frost Holds Secret And Warns Of Rigidity
The Minneapolis Journal reflects on autumn turning to winter as Jack Frost enters the scene. It portrays frost stiffening stems and limiting growth, while urging openness to new ideas and avoiding dogmatic rigidity to stay youthful in mind and spirit.
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Minneapolis Journal
Autumn
Jack Frost
Richard le Gallienne
Qack Frost
Real Republican Prayer Among Terre Haute School Children
On March 4 Terre Haute school children were asked to recite a two minute prayer for Mr Harding. A Methodist Sunday school scholar requested to lead and offered a simple prayer asking God to bless and keep Mr Harding forever and ever.
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Terre Haute
Mr. Harding
Indianapolis News
How to Avoid Colds
Advice on preventing colds by walking briskly with the mouth closed for about ten minutes after leaving a warm room. Keeps air warming in the nose and head before reaching the lungs while warning that open mouth cold drafts may lead to illness.
Increase Sea Safety with New Lifeboat Davits
Popular Mechanics Magazine describes 8Q designed davits that one man can lower a boat with a crank. Installed on several ocean liners, they improve sea travel safety and passenger comfort by enabling easier lowerings, allowing larger lifeboats with more space for water and provisions.
Babylonian Division of Time: from parasangs to minutes
The text outlines how Babylonians split the sun’s path into 24 parasangs, each about four and a half miles, equaling an hour. They divided the sun’s course into 360 degrees and each parasang into 60 minutes, a system later handed to the Greeks.
Opal Fashion Trend Tied to Royal Influence and New Deposits
The text notes Queen Victoria promoting opal fashion during the central Australia up lands development, making opals popular in Kingland. About a century ago opal deposits were found in Honduras between the Atlantic and Pacific mountains with red and fire opal varieties. Similar opals are claimed in Guatemala by Indigenous people.
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Queen
Queen Victoria
Australia
Kingland
Honduras
Atlantic
Pacific
Guatemala
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