Rosine Storchio to Enter Convent After Final Paris Perf ormance
A Rome dispatch says lyric star Rosine Storchio plans to join the Franciscan convent after singing for the last time at Assisi. The article notes her Puccini fame and recalls her Paris Opera Comique farewell eight years ago amid war era symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rome
Rosine Storchio
Puccini
Church of Assisi
P. B. Gheusi
le Figaro
Storchio
Opera Comique
America
Borsch
Mr. Sharp
Vivian
Storchie
Muriel the Masted Ship Meets Doom on Sandy Beach
The three mast schooner Muriel, once famed in Pacific trade and later a moving picture star, wrecks on Newport Beach harbor entrance. After years in service and tow trials, a final tow breaks and she lodges on the breakers as her long career ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Beach
Cal
Muriel
Alameda
Seven Seas
South Sea Islands
Pacific
Moving Picture Navy
Society Shocks New York By Wedding Cancellations
Society reports two engagements unravel as Miss Emmeline Grace, daughter of Eugene G. Grace of Bethlehem Steel, cancels plans to wed Sir Michael Bruce while he is to marry an English heiress. Italian Lt Becci postpones his Rhode Island fiancée Miss Nancy Sayles, taking $37,500 in jewelry through customs amid a tide of canceled plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emmeline Marion Grace
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Michael William Shelby Bruce
London
Michael
Royal Field Artillery
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Doreen Daiziel Greenwall
Miss Grace
Bethlehem
Grace
Southampton
S. 1
Ernesto Sardinelli Becci
Ministry of the Interior
Providence
Nancy Sayles
Pawtucket
R. 1
Becci
Italy
Miss Sayles
Rhode Island
Frank A. Sayles
Argentine Riders Aim for New York by Motorcycle
Two Argentine sportsmen, Braun and Schik, ride a sidecar motorcycle from Port Madryn on May 17 toward New York. They plan to pass through Buenos Aires Rosario cross into La Paz via La Quinca then travel through Peru Ecuador Colombia Central America and Mexico to reach New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Messrs. Braun and
Schik
New York
Port Madryn
Patagonia
Rosario
la Quinca
la Paz
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Central America
Mexico
Copyright Theft Accusation Targets Russ Paris
A report alleges that numerous publications in Russia violate copyright law, with charged misconduct tied to Russ Paris and related entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
U.S. Exports Flow to Seven Nations in 1924
Washington report shows seven nations Britain Canada Germany France Japan Cuba and Italy bought nearly two thirds of American exports in 1924 totaling about 3 billion dollars. The analysis lists gains and declines by country with Germany and Russia among notable movers.
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Washington
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
France
Japan
Cuba
Italy
Foreign Commerce Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
America
Sweden
Norway
Hongkong
Haiti
Netherlands
Mexico
Belgium
Spain
Brazil
Philippine Islands
Russia
British South Africa
Colombia
Panama
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Greece
Switzerland
Guatemala
Austria
British East Africa
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Danzig
Latvia
Methodists to Found School in Kansas City
A new university will be established at Kansas City Missouri by the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Episcopal Church with cooperation from the city chamber of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kansas City, Mo
Methodist Episcopal Church South
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
City Chamber of Commerce
First coffin of Charles Darwin burned by son
Farnborough England report states Charles Darwin's first oak coffin, found in an inn coach-house, was burned by his eldest son Muaj Leorard Darwin as directed by the family. The coffin, carved locally, once rested at the inn and held Darwin briefly after death before Westminster Abbey interment plans led to a more elaborate casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnborough
Eng
Charles Darwin
Muaj
Leorard Darwin
Darwin
Westminster Abbey
Century-Old Gulf Mills Burn in Spencerport NY
Fire of undetermined origin destroys the Gulf Mills landmark near Spencerport. Estimated loss reaches $23,000. the mills were built for grinding grain about a century ago.
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Spencerport
N. Y
Gulf Mills
Abandoned Children At Coney Island Police Station
State commission report from New York City Twenty eighth precinct details mothers bringing children to Coney Island then abandoning them nearby to be picked up by police and kept at the station. By July 4 inspectors logged 75 arrivals that day and about 1,200 lost children cared for since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Coney Island
State Commission of Prisons
Commission
Twenty Eighth
New York City
Two Widows Agree on Funeral Terms for Aviator
Two women claiming to be the widow of World War aviator William R. Coe met in Los Angeles to settle funeral arrangements after his crash death. They agreed the body would be turned over to Coe's father for burial in Alma, Nebraska, and announced the meeting had ended their friendship.
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Los Angeles
William R. Coe
Coe
Cee
Alma
Ned
Nebraska News Roundup Reveals Local Events and Disasters
A broad sweep of Nebraska notices covers fires in Cozad causing $5000 damage, oil prospecting near Omaha, school certificate surges in Lincoln, a bank robbery in South Sioux City, drowning incidents near Humboldt and Omaha, county courthouse funds in Wilber, and firefight prevention in Fremont. Underscored are pools in Scottsbluff, silo building in Frontier, and long drive for watering, hunting, and recreation across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Lincoln
Jefferson County
Allen & Co
Cozad
Omaha
Midwestern Association of Amateur Athletic Unions
Scottsvill
Nebraska
Roy Reid
Humboldt
Myron Sadler
Columbus Hospital
Monroe
Fremont
Frank Flynn
Cedar Rapids
George Wilson
Bob Morris
Kearney
Saline County Commissioners
Wilber
Iarold Severinsen
Norfolk
Carl Shields
Lubber
Wisner
Nebraska State Bank of
South Sioux City
Neligh
Frontier County
134Th Nebraska Infantry
Falls City
Nemaha
Oakland
S. H. Smith
Charles McLeand
Charles Gaisford
Will Gaisford
Ellis
Congregational Church
Curtis
Webster County
A. E. Anderson
Charles
Elmer Malicky
Barneston
Ak-Sar-Ben
Indian children depart for government schools in growing numbers
Winnebago residents report nearly a hundred Indian boys and girls have left their reservation homes to attend government schools and other institutions. Officials say the trend grows each year as inducements to send children away increase while Indian schools reach capacity and must turn away applicants.
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Winnebago
Agate Women Find Ancient Shellfish in Geological Field
In Dawes county Mrs. Harold J. Cook and her daughter Eleanor of Agate traced a prehistoric river channel and uncovered several pelecypods resembling modern clams. The shells were found in the Oligocene formation, a subdivision of the prehistoric tertiary transformation of the earth's surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agate
Dawes County
Harold J. Cook
Eleanor
Cook
Night Mowing By Tractor On Hyslop Farm Alarms Valley
In the Tappan valley area just north of Broken Bow residents spotted a light moving along rows on the Hyslop farm. Daylight later showed a freshly mown field while Mr. Hyslop used his tractor to mow at night to beat the heat.
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Broken Bow
Tappan Valley
Izaak Walton League Convention to Draw Large Nebraska Delegations
Will H. Dilg president of the Izaak Walton League of America is expected to attract a large attendance at the Nebraska state convention in Norfolk on September 14. Howard Miller of Battle Creek, head of the state division, anticipates delegations from all 140 Nebraska chapters.
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Norfolk
Will H. Dilg
Izaak Walton League of America
Howard Miller
Battle Creek
League
Nebraska
Miss Margaret Ay Delotte Victim In Mower Runaway
Broken Bow reports a mowing accident injuring Miss Margaret Ay Delotte 25 who was thrown from a mower when horses panicked. Her left foot was amputated at the scene, while doctors saved her right foot with prompt surgery.
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Margaret Aydelotte
Rainbow Flint Corn Promises Large Crop Near Here
Clarence I. Whinnery, a farmer on the Goldenrod highway nearby, reports a six acre planting of rainbow flint corn. The ears are long and vividly colored, with multiple hues on each ear, indicating both ornamental value and strong yield potential.
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Wahoo
Clarence I. Whinnery
Goldenrod Highway
Beet sugar boss reports fields in best condition in 35 years
Grand Island manager A J Denman of the American Beet Sugar Company returns from a tour of the beet-raising region and says the fields are in better shape now than at any time since the beet mill began 35 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Island
A. J. Denman
American Beet Sugar Company
Remarkable Bloom For Bridal Wreath Bush Captures Attention
Mrs. Rachel Armstrong reports a freak of nature with a bridal wreath bush in full bloom at her north town home. She notes the shrub bloomed in the normal season this spring and this is the second flowering this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Rachel Armstrong
Cattle Raising Told More Profitable Than Sheep
Lincoln Nebraska farmers are advised by the United States department of agriculture that sheep prices near the peak and will fall. Cattle raising is expected to be more profitable than sheep in the near future according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States Department of Agriculture
No Pawnee County Teachers Institute This Year
Pawnee county teachers will not hold a local institute this year. They plan to join with other counties for an institute in Lincoln in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Table Rock
Pawnee
Lincoln
Record-Breaking Crowds At Custer County Fair
The Custer county fair drew the largest crowds ever recorded with over 20,009 people passing through the gates in a single day. A full building showcased boys and girls club work, highlighting youth program efforts.
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Custer County Fair
Smut in Nebraska Cornfields May Not Hurt Yield
Table Rock reports a healthful corn outlook despite an unusually large amount of smut in fields. Officials believe the disease will not affect overall yield or quality of the crop.
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Table Rock
Nebraska
Rattlesnake Killed Within Falls City Limits
Dr. J. C. Gillespie killed a four rattled rattlesnake in Falls City within two blocks of the main intersection marking the first city kill in many years. The incident notes the danger nearby and local wildlife reports.
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Falls City
J. C. Gillespie
Lincoln Reward for Slayers of Ed Clark Rose to $700
The state increases the reward to 200 dollars for the arrest or information leading to the arrest and conviction of Ed Clark’s slayers, supplementing the 500 dollars already offered by Lincoln county officers.
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Lincoln
Ed Clark
North Platte
Lincoln County
Potatoes Yield 250 Bushels Per Acre in Scottsbluff Area
Eben Warner farm eight miles east of Scottsbluff reports a new season record with 250 bushels of potatoes per acre. He harvested and sold at 2 shillings per bushel, marking a notable crop performance for the area.
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Scottsbluff
Eben Warner Place
Beatrice Adds Three Year Agricultural Course
W. H. Morton school superintendent announces a new three year agricultural course will be added to Beatrice high school curriculum this autumn.
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Beatrice
W. H. Morton
Dairy Barn and Machinery Shed Planned for Small Farm
A compact 42 by 86 foot dairy barn and 36 by 24 foot machinery shed are shown with five stall rows, calf and bull pens, and steel tracks for easy cleaning. The design features ample lighting, air shafts, and a hay chute system to support ten cows and high-grade milk production.
Cause of Wood Decay Mostly Due to Climate
The article explains rot requires heat moisture oxygen and fungi spores. Wood decays when moisture and warmth enable fungus growth, not from dry air. Deserts with little moisture prevent rot, while spores travel by wind birds insects and other means.
Door Sills of Brick Add to Beauty of Home
Door sills in stucco buildings can be wood or brick set on edge and grouted. Brick sills should be two inches thick with a one inch projection from the stucco face and pitched to drain toward the outside. Cement or limestone sills require ample wall projection to accommodate stucco.
Origin of the term dry rot and paint as rot prevention
The text discusses how dry rot emerges under favorable conditions and asserts that paint is among the most effective methods to eliminate factors that cause decay. It emphasizes paint’s role in preventing rot by sealing and protecting surfaces.
Well Finished Floor Adds to Beauty of the Home
Home care note advises keeping floors well finished to enhance interior beauty. Clean with warm water and powder, dry, sand lightly, and wipe greasy spots with turpentine before applying two coats of scratchproof varnish. Refinish yearly, or every six months under heavy use.
Wall Sill Installation Guidance Advocates Protrusion Rules
The guidance states sills should extend at least three quarters of an inch, preferably a full inch beyond the finished wall face. It cautions that solid material sills must not extend entirely through the wall.
Weatherproofing French Doors with Metal Strips
Article advises a metal interlocking weather strip for French doors and windows to withstand constant wear. It emphasizes a fixed parting head and constant pressure, plus a double catch above and below the center to prevent warping.
Open Porch Furniture Weather Guide
Substantial furniture painted with waterproof paint or wicker treated with waterproof varnish can stay out in sun and rain on an open porch or under trees in the lawn. The guidance notes durability of coatings and outdoor suitability for porch and yard settings.
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Army
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Argentina
U. S
Russ
Coney Island Police
Nebraska Briefs
Izaak Walton
Willian A. Radford
William A. Radford
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Chicago
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