Westminster statute redefines empire links crown as sole bond
The statute of Westminster makes each dominion a self governing nation free to make independent laws and to seek relations with foreign powers without Britain's approval. Ireland is included, while the crown remains the formal link. Experts debate how the king will be advised by cabinets of several nations. Public opinion in England broadly supports the change.
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London
Britain
Commonwealth
Irish Free State
Ireland
Geneva
League of Nations
House of Commons
British Commonwealth
Prices at 94 Cents Each Highlighted by Speaker
He stated that everything could be purchased at prevailing prices for 94 cents each. The remark emphasizes affordability and a fixed rate for all items mentioned.
Burglar Uses Cemetery Chapel for His Home
A cemetery chapel on the town outskirts served as a burglar’s home until police raided it in Limoges France. The thief stored shaving mug soap wash basin and used a hose to fill water for grave sprinkling on the altar. He slept on two suitcases full of loot.
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Limoges
France
Three youths ask for dice before prison terms
In Norfolk Nebraska three youths Harvey King Anthony Orthy and Lawrence Cambridge face three year sentences for stealing cigarettes. They asked for a pair of dice to take to prison, describing it as a wish before they are sent to the big house.
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Norfolk
Neb
Harvey King
Anthony Orthy
Lawrence Cambridge
Apple Tree Beats Wheat in Iberia Experiment
A tree bearing 40 bushels of Winesap apples near Iberia, Missouri, yielded as much money as three acres of wheat would have, according to estimates.
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Iberia
Woman Wears Ring 57 Years in Quincey
Mrs S Belle Day of Quincey Massachusetts has kept her wedding ring on for fifty seven years since marrying, never removing it as a symbol of enduring marriage.
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Quincey
Mass
S. Belle Day
Rise and Fall of Detroit Banker Robert Moffatt Allan
Robert Moffatt Allan, once Detroit’s youngest bank president at 33, led American State Bank to 80 branches and social prominence during the 1929 boom. After the crash he was indicted, tried for embezzlement, and convicted, facing one to twenty years in the Michigan State penitentiary.
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Detroit
Star of Destiny
Robert Moffat Allan
Allan
American State Bank
Michigan State Penitentiary
Robert Moffatt Allan
New Militia Chief George Leach Named Major General
George Emerson Leach, former two term Minneapolis mayor and WWI wounded veteran near Pexonne France, is named head of the militia bureau for a four year term with the rank of major general. He succeeds William G. Everson who resigned to become pastor in Denver Colorado. The bureau handles National Guard affairs.
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George Emerson Leach
Minneapolis
Pexonne
France
Militia Bureau
William G. Everson
First Baptist Church of
Denver
Colo
Oriental Insects Dying to Impress Stockholm Museum
Stockholm hosts a vast collection of preserved Oriental insects in the Museum of Natural History. A recent accession from the Far East adds 6,000 specimens from the Kurile islands. Researchers have produced over thirty-five books and pamphlets on these flies and bugs.
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Stockholm
Museum of Natural History
Far East
Kurile Islands
Springfield Cattle Develop Doughnut Appetite
Springfield Missouri woman Anna K Brower feeds her cattle almost all the stale doughnuts and bread from local bake shops. The cattle show unusual pastry cravings and the owner wonders how the appetite developed.
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Springfield
Anna K. Brower
Famed Bad Man’s Bones Found in Helena Montana
Skeleton believed to be James Daniels, an early western outlaw, was found buried on a Helena street by pipe line workers and turned to the Montana Historical Society. Daniels was convicted of first degree murder after killing a miner in a card game dispute, sentenced to life, pardoned by Gov. Meagher, then hanged by vigilantes after returning to Helena.
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Helena
Mont
James Daniels
Museum of Pioneer History
The
Montana Historical Society
Daniels
State
T. F. Meagher
Tragedy Over a Thirteen Spade Hand at Chesterfield Inlet
In Churchill Manitoba at the Hudson Bay post Chesterfield Inlet a group including two trappers a Hudson Bay Co official and an Eskimo share a game of bridge. Pete shuffles and sees thirteen spades but the Eskimo dictums seven no trump leading to Pete's spades becoming waste cards.
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Churchill
Manitoba
Arctic Circle
Hudson Bay Company
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Pete
Bret Harte
Laughter at Self as Proof of Intelligence
A Philadelphia Bulletin column cites Rutgers professor Carl Gaum on self laughter signaling high intelligence. It argues laughing at one's own slips erases minor errors and eases an overserious world, noting self mockery reflects mental health and sanity.
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Carl G. Gaum
Rutgers University
Philadelphia Bulletin
California Fig Syrup Aids Sick Los Angeles Boy
A Los Angeles mother cites her son Leroy Young’s chronic stomach and bowel issues and credits California Fig Syrup with rapid improvement. The ad claims the product has helped millions, is plant based, and recommends ensuring the carton bears the genuine California label.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St
Los Angeles
Leroy
California
President Shantz comments on racketeers in Tucson tea
In Tucson, Arizona, President Shantz warns racketeers that breaking the law leads to worse crimes. He contrasts the situation with a milk tale where two boys spill milk and decide to smash the pitcher rather than face consequences.
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Shantz
Arizona University
Tucson
Detroit Free Press
Odd Wall Design Reveals Ancient Snake Fossil in Stone House
Al Westren, a Warren County builder, showed visitors a two foot petrified snake fossil outlined in bas relief in the stone wall for a new house. The visitors noted the form while inspecting the hillside stone to be used unchanged.
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Warren County
Pennsylvania
al Westren
Westren
Indianapolis News
Inventor Dr. S Barton Sklar patents noise canceling device
Dr. S Barton Sklar, born in Lithuania and a World War I captain in the U S Signal Corps, invents and patents a device to abolish unwarranted noises in auditoria. The instrument makes sounds visible via a vibrating diaphragm and a light point on a screen, with tone intensity shown by the range of fluctuations.
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S. Barton Sklar
Lithuania
United States Signal Corps
The Politics of the Father Revisited Across Generations
A reflective note traces how parental political influence extends to sons for three or four generations, examining patterns of belief, party alignment, and civic culture across families and communities.
France’s Royal Tune “Ou peut on etre mieux…” Gains History
The French quartet from Gretry’s Lucille, “Where can one better be than in the bosom of one’s family,” gained political weight after Versailles on July 15, 1789. It was sung at Carlton House in 1795 during George III’s visit, possibly stirring royal home ties. It also rang at Korythnia in 1812 and became an official royal melody after the 1814 Bourbon restoration.
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France
Gretry
Lucille
Versailles
Carlton House
George III
Queen Charlotte
Prince of Wales
Korythnia
Moscow
London Mail
I L Sharfman Speaks On Hoover Laval Talks Anecdote
University of Michigan economist Prof I L Sharfman discusses the Hoover Laval conference and shares a quip about people knowing what others should do yet neglecting their own duties. He recalls a young bride reading Happiness in Marriage, then quotes a joke about advice to husbands.
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I. L. Sharfman
University of Michigan
Philadelphia Bulletin
Taking Her Literally Mary What are you writing
Mary asks what is being written and Jane replies with a joke while Mary asks to send her love to him. The exchange emphasizes a playful domestic moment between the two women.
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Mary
Jane
Museum Receives One of World’s Smallest Books
In Oshkosh Wisconsin the public museum was presented with a miniature 27 page English Almanac from 1842. The half inch by seven eighth inch volume features gold edged leaves and poems by Dickens Herr and Ellen Tree.
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Oshkosh
Wis
W. W. Waterhouse
Dickens
Herr
Ellen Tree
Pete
England
Cow Triggers Barn Fire Fatalities in Tennessee
A cow led a horse and a mule to their deaths when a barn on Lawrence Mullins farm in Newburn Tennessee caught fire. The fighting animals caused chaos as they fled the blaze and the barn collapsed before responders could separate them.
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Newburn
Tenn
Lawrence Mullins
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