Norwegians plan open boat circumnavigation from New York
Three young Norwegians Capt. Mimer Tonning Majes Qtthur Petterson and Helge Westerling announce plans to sail a 20 foot re boat sloop rigged from Sandy Hook across the Atlantic to Scilly or Azure Islands then Gibraltar Suez Sumatra the Philippines Hawaii California Panama and up the Atlantic back to New York The voyage aims to take 16 to 18 months and features minimal shelter a canvas awning and an old stove for cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Mimer Tonning
Majes Qtthur Petterson
Helge Westerling
Tonning
Panama Canal
Petterson
Westerling
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Scilly
Azure Islands
Gibraltar
Suez
Sumatra
Philippines
Hawaii
California
Panama
New York
Bear and rattlesnakes upend train schedules in Pennsylvania
Elmira New York area reports unusual delays on a southbound line as a black bear and rattlesnakes disrupt schedules. A coal laden freight train slowed when a large bear stood on the track in a battle stance and refused to move until the cowcatcher urged it aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Two Bourbon Parma Princes Seek Chambord Ownership After War
Efforts by Princes Elias and Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma to reclaim the Chambord estate, seized by France during the war, form a notable postwar dispute. The château near Blois, built in 1526, with 15,000 acres, has a storied royal history from Louis XV to Napoleon. Prince Elias, brother of Zita, is allied with a claim denied by French courts. Sixtus, who served in Belgium after a refused French service, also asserts ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
House of Bourbon-Parma
Chateau Chambord
France
Loire
Blois
Louis XV
Marshal Saxe
Napoleon
Marshal Berthier
Duke of Parma
Prince Elias of
Bourbon- Parma
Elias
Zita
Charles of Austria
Hungary
H Elias
Prince Sixtus
Bourbon-Parma
Prince Elias
Sixtus
Navier
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Germany
Poincaire
Clemenceau
Charles
Universe Far Larger Than Thought Says Harvard Scientist
Cambridge based astronomer Dr Harlow Shapley, newly at Harvard from Mount Wilson, declares the universe is about a thousand times greater than earlier estimates. He places Earth far from the center and measures a galaxy spanning roughly 300000 light years. He explains light travels six billion miles each year and Sun’s light reaches Earth in eight minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harlow Shapley
Harvard
Mount Wilson, Observatory
California
Doctor Shapley
Missouri State University
Princeton
Mount Wilson Observatory
Sun
Earth
Pot of Gold Swindle Sends Young Man to Penitentiary
Joseph Pellinski, 21, of St. Louis, received a sentence of one to ten years in the southern Illinois penitentiary after being convicted at Alton of swindling retired farmer Weert Bauer out of 14000 dollars. He claimed Bauer could locate a 70000 dollar pot of gold on Bauer’s farm through spiritualist seances led by Pellinski’s wife, allegedly hidden by a Bauer relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Joseph Pellinski
St. Louis
Ilinois
Alton
Weert Bauer
Bauer
Sale of War Materials Reaches Billions in Postwar Trade
Washington reports domestic sales of surplus war materials since the armistice total about one billion dollars. Assistant Secretary Wainwright of the War Department told the senate military committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wainwright
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Bachelors in Angora Reject Marriage Tax Plan
A nationalist assembly bill in Angora Asia Minor to compel marriage was rejected. The proposal would have taxed bachelors heavily and granted married men tax privileges and reduced military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angora
Asia Minor
Nationalist Assembly
Boy Survives Coin Lodged in Throat In Kentucky
Ray Johnson a 12 year old Brownsville Kentucky boy had a half dollar stuck in his throat since January. Dr Shelton Watkins removed the coin with forceps after giving anesthetic. The boy left the hospital several hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Shelton Watkins
Ray Johnson
Brownsville
Watkins
Nebraska News Briefs Highlight Agriculture and Growth
Citizens of Pawnee City voted 75 000 bonds for a power plant. An Omaha airplane factory bid gains traction backed by two North Platte men. Western Nebraska reports record wheat and sugar beet prospects. Inter state aeroplane meet planned at Nelson July 14 15 16. Wheat yields rise with rain improving quality in Cheyenne County. Districts push rural high school consolidation near Gilead. Governor McKelvie expands highway oversight to county deputies. North Platte water works bond extension approved. High corn and wheat yields expected across central Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawnee City
North Platte
Omaha
Nebraska
Nelson
Jefferson County
Nuckylls County
State Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
C. C. Becker
United States
Lincoln
Hans Jensen
Red Cloud
Conestoga
Mare Island
Washington
Union Pacific
Scouts Bluff County
State Railway Commission
E. W. Stephens Publishing Co
Columbia
Buckram
Grand Island
Thomas County
Thedford
William Mattox
John G. Schnier
Pender
Mattox
Gilead
Boards of Education
W. H. Osborne
State Department
Liberty
Guster
Odell
Davenport
Tey
William Franklin Eyster
Crete
McKelgle
Margaret Hyland
Palmer
Robert Carsh
Henry Johnson
Humboldt
Sidney
J. P. Morgan
Big
Chicago
State Department of Public Instruction
State Division of Vital Statistics
George Knepper
Falls City
Joseph J. Sturak
Cedar Rapids
M. H. Swenk
Modern pig housing promotes sanitation and labor saving
Architect William A. Radford outlines a 72 by 24 foot hog house with eighteen pens, concrete foundation, steel partitions, and a central feed carrier to reduce work. Emphasizes bright light, ventilation, lightning protection, and a farmer’s son or hired help benefiting from efficient, up-to-date farm buildings.
Sunshine plans boost hog houses and barn productivity
The article stresses sunshine as the key to modern hog housing, arguing bright, windowed hog houses improve health, weight gain, and milk production in cows, with glass fronts and sawtooth designs ensuring sun reaches every corner. It claims future farm buildings will raise national food output through such sunlit designs.
Cousin Helps Martha Gain “Healthful Complexion”
The Indianapolis News recounts how Cousin Helen’s visit brightened Martha’s health and appearance. The husband notes Martha looks ten years younger since Helen’s stay and mentions a rouge left by Helen as part of the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Cousin Helen
Helen
George
Indianapolis News
Times Change. A Chicago boy’s head operation remark
The Boston Transcript comments on a claim that a Chicago establishment operated on a boy’s head to improve him, contrasting with a family method allegedly used by the transcript’s own father. The quip reflects shifting views on medical or educational interventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston Transcript
Nez Perces Creation Myth Stated by Maj. Fenn
Maj. Frank Fenn reports a Nez Perces legend of creation where a dragon terrorizes the earth until the coyote defeats it. The blood from the dragon’s heart, spilled on the river sands, births the Nez Perces people as the first humans emerge from a sentient sediment mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nez Perces
Maj. Frank Fenn
Idaho Statesman
Clearwater River
Losses From Plant Costs Hit 112 Million Bushels
Last year’s high plant costs caused crop losses across crops including oats potatoes sweet potatoes tomatoes and corn totaling tens of millions of bushels and tons. Disease and plant disease followed by prompt use of known remedies limited further damage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newport
America
Mar
Cene Neonshal
Berthier
Dukes of
Parma
Queen Mary
Queen Mary of England
Oxford University
Oxford
Earl Curzon
Solar
Quintillion
Broadway
Hunstanton
England
Nebraska News
Neligh
Garden County
Board of County Commissioners
State College of Agriculture
County Farm Bureau
Northwestern
Whitney
Big Cottonwood Creek
Rollan
Della Dehart
O’neill
John Mize
Platte, S. D
Niobrara River
Atkinson
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
McKelvie
Cropsey
Department
F. M. Ridings
Farmers’ State Bank
Halsey
Dawson County
Kieth
Brule
Ogallala
Paxton
South Platte
Roscoe
Ashland
Osborne Hospitals
William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Tll
Irvington
Sis
Jimmy
Pop
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!