Monument to the Colored Mammy Fountain planned in Washington
A model of the Colored Mammy fountain is to be erected on Massachusetts Avenue near Sheridan Circle in Washington. Authorized by the last Congress, the sculpture by George Julian Zolnay honors the faithful colored mammy from the past, created as a tribute by Southern women.
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Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Sheridan Circle
Congress
George Julian Zolnay
South
Dragonflies stay with four wings extended at rest
The passage notes dragonflies keep all four wings outstretched when resting. It also touches on uses of wood in artificial silk and rope production, and mentions ice rinks using grinders during downtime. Birth rate data for early year shows 22.7 per 1000 in six months.
Princess Valdemut Arrives in Los Angeles After Escape
Princess Valdemut, favored at the late czar’s court, arrives in Los Angeles pursuing her aims since escaping Ekaterinburg prison in 1919. She mourns her murdered parents, learns her brother is missing or dead, and notes her naval officer husband died at sea two hours after their wedding.
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Valdemut
Los Angeles
Ekaterinberg
Revolving aviation platform speeds takeoff
An English inventor proposes a moving platform that spins backward under a plane as it accelerates, creating high speed at liftoff without a runway. It could revolutionize aircraft design and even influence future roof structures for hanging flying machines.
Negro Agricultural Demonstration Program Growth
Sixteen years after the first negro agricultural demonstration was employed to aid extension work, 285 black agents now guide more than 14,000 black farmers and families in approved farming and homemaking practices, according to USDA reports.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dickens on Concentration and Personal Discipline
The quote credits success to punctuality order and diligence and the focus on a single objective. It emphasizes habits that enable sustained effort and self discipline leading to achievement.
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Charles Dickens
Sardinia Project Promises Vast Power and Irrigation
A new artificial bed dubbed "White Coal" is described as producing 50,000,000 kineon of electricity and irrigating about 74,000 acres of land. The site is reported to be on the Tirsocin in Sardinia.
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Tirsocin
Sardinia
Rive
Banners of Suffrage Parade to Decorate Seneca Falls
Purple white and gold banners once used by National Woman's party pickets will be borne by Anita Pollitzer secretary of the party to Seneca Falls N Y for the seventy fifth anniversary of equal rights to be held July 20 and 21 in the town.
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National Woman's Party
Capitol
Anita Pollitzer
Woman’s Party
Seneca Faha
N. Y
Differently Hinged. Teacher Johnny Sit Down In Front
A classroom moment features a student named Johnny refusing to sit, prompting the teacher to insist they take their place. The exchange, noted in a London context, captures a tense standoff over classroom order.
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Johnny
London
Proverb Note on Married Couples and Company
A proverb warns that couples who are polite in public may forget the need for private harmony. The line from a Boston Tran script emphasizes that two people together require constant effort to maintain balance beyond public niceties.
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Boston Transcript
English Proverb About the Gardener's Dog
A proverb compares some people to a gardener's dog that neither eats cabbage nor allows others to eat it. It highlights stubborn, obstructive reluctance to act or share.
Musical Note on Married Life Sparks Chatty Echo
A lighthearted Boston transcript notes that married life may lack a grand song but offers ample chatter and chatter about daily life. The remark highlights the social tone of enduring companionship with humorous undertones.
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Boston
Tablet honors Greely expedition dead at Cape Sabin
Donald McMillan Arctic explorer stands with a memorial tablet the National Geographic Society will place for the 16 Greely expedition members who perished in 1884 at Cape Sabin. He plans to install the tablet in the far north at the site of the death.
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Donald McMillan
National Geographic Society
Cape Sabin
Greely
McMillan
From Far and Near The Nation in Brief
The Californian reports a National Guard radio company. M. W. Breedlone of Needmore NY has six sons in the US army. A Bohemian scientist finds aluminum in small quantities in desert plants. Perfumes with faint odors were found in Egypt excavations. Dome painting on the White House is complete. Maryland highway policemen test car weights with weighing jacks. Siam government plans to buy nine new airplanes for postal service. The automobile accounts for over one sixth of accidental deaths in the United States.
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Californian National Guard
M. W. Breedlone
Needmore
N. Y
United States Army
Egypt
White House
Maryland
United States
Buying Power Of Dollar Increases And Strong Outlook
The Federal Reserve Board reports the dollar’s purchasing power rose by two cents from last month amid heavy production and full employment. Wage gains spread across cotton steel meat packing and sugar refining, while farm labor remains scarce and agricultural conditions vary. Freight traffic, retail and wholesale trade expand, with $38 million more circulating money. bank loans ease in principal cities after a year of rise.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Texas
Mount Etna Explodes in Central Crater
A violent eruption rocks Mount Etna's central crater as lava pours from a newly opened crevice. Observers fear the observatory used to monitor Etna's activity may have fallen into the crevasse and been destroyed.
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Mount Etna
Catania
Mount
Etna
Turkey Allows Belgium and Portugal to Join Lausanne Treaty
Turkey announced at the Near East conference that Belgium and Portugal may adhere to the major parts of the Lausanne treaty now being framed. This could end the state of war between Portugal and Turkey if the Lausanne treaty is signed.
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Turkey
Lausanne
Belgium
Portugal
Workman Finds Ancient Bronze Vases Near Ognia
A laborer near Ognia uncovered two bronze vases containing gold coins dated 300 B C. The find is valued at several million lire due to its rarity and intrinsic value.
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Catania
Ognia
Ancient Hall in Peking Burns in Great Fire
Fire swept the forbidden city destroying wooden plaques bearing dynastic histories dating back to ancient times. The blaze erased stories of centuries before Christ as the imperial palace burned in the capital city.
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Peking
Forbidden City
Christ
Huge Dam Dedicated In California At Modesto
Don Pedro dam on the Tuolumne River near Modesto was dedicated recently. It is one of the highest impounding dams in the world and cost 2 724 000 dollars to build.
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California
Modesto
Cal
Don Pedro
Tuolsume
Here
Orphanage Collapse Kills Thirty Nine in Calcutta
Seventy seven hurt as a two story orphanage housing 200 children collapses in Calcutta. Ninety eight bodies were recovered with 39 dead and 58 injured in the disaster affecting Mohammedan orphans.
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Calcutta
Scientists predict 150 year life span with mind body link
Dr. Paul Valtinke of Salt Lake City told the Milwaukee Citizens club that soon scientists will perfect coordination of mind and body enabling people to live to 150 years. He spoke during a recent address highlighting future longevity.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Paul Valtinke
Salt Lake City
Citizens Club
DLW Increases Shop Wages Two Cents an Hour
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad will raise shop employes wages by two cents an hour starting July 1. The workers have been on strike since July 1, 1922 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Customs Officers Seize Liquor On Korea Maru
United States customs officers seized 292 quarts of liquor on board the Japanese liner Korea Maru. The vessel was the first to arrive since the new seizure order took effect.
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Honolulu
United States
Continuity of Service Remains Basis for Shipping Board
Chairman Farley declared that continuity of service will stay the basic objective of the Shipping Board, regardless of the operating method chosen for its fleet.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
Farley
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