Labradorite blocks delay arch work for war memorial
The theft and delay of a labradorite sample used for the Rain bow Division arch in New York City may push the memorial’s completion back by a year. The block, sourced from the Labrador coast and Norway, is noted for its iridescent sheen but actually gray in color. Accession details recount its geological origins, mining sites, and decorative limitations.
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New York City
Labrador
National Geographic Society
Norway
Siberia
Paul's Island
National Museum
Hamilton Inlet
Napoktulagatsuk
Nain
Autoist Injured by Hurdling Buck Deer
Ashland Oregon four point buck deer jumped into the car of Lee Wallis a mail carrier between Klamath Falls and Ashland on the Green Springs highway near White Star station. The deer struck the windshield and smashed through the window tearing Wallis seriously cutting him and endangering the wreck.
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Ore
Lee Wallis
Klamath Falls
Wallis
Green Springs
White Star Station
Seeks Cure for Cancer in Poison of Cobras
M. Robert Hemardinguer for the Pasteur Institute in Paris aims to produce at least 21 pounds of cobra venom for cancer research. He seeks venom from 5,000 snakes and has set up a snake farm at the Haffkin Institute with 50 snakes undergoing venom production. The venom is for experimental cancer treatment, with details not disclosed.
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Bombay
M. Robert Hemardinguer
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Haffkin Institute
Restoration planned for Ludovicus the Moor Palace in Ferrara
Italy's government begins restoring the Ludovicus the Moor palace in Ferrara with Mussolini funding one million lire. Architect Rossetti designed loggias linking three main halls to be rebuilt, frescoes restored and new ones painted, aiming for near exact accuracy for use as a museum.
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Italy
Ludovicus
Mussolini
Rossetti
Castro
Ambrogio da Milano
Baldwin Apple Beginnings From a Chance Seedling
Amherst Massachusetts reports the Baldwin apple originated from a chance seedling on John Ball’s farm near Lowell. The tree, once called The Woodpecker Tree, led to many grafted successors and was named by Colonel Baldwin of Woburn after the American Revolution.
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Mass
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Lowell
W. H. Thies
Massachusetts State College
Butters
Samuel Thompson
Woburn
Baldwin
Baee
Visalia challenges claim to world's smallest park
Visalia California disputes the claim of St John New Brunswick for the world smallest park. Visalian officials cite Lone Oak park at the city west entrance measuring 10 by 10 feet with a large oak tree, located along the main highway.
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Visalia’s
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Faithful Watchdog Receives Life Income in Ohio Will
In Chillicothe Ohio a watchdog named Jack is left the income from a $5,000 fund in the will of Mary B Smart. The trust is to support the dog for life and benefit Charles Allen Smart of Wallingford Conn with a home and food.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Jack
Mary B. Smart
Charles Allen Smart
Wallingford
Woman Chimney Sweep Proves More Efficient Than Men
Mrs. Kate Nelson, a middle aged chimney sweep in London, runs the family trade after her ill husband. She asserts she is more efficient than many male competitors and stands as the only woman in the field in the area.
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London
Kate Nelson
Drum Rock Bell Tone Called Council Alarm in Rhode Island
In East Greenwich Rhode Island Drum Rock a large boulder cannot be overturned. When moved it sounds a deep bell like tone locals say Indians used the rock to call councils and spread alarms.
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Rhode Island
Greenwich
R. L
Jesus Begins His Ministry in Galilee and Calls Disciples
A Sunday school lesson notes Jesus leaving Judea for Galilee after John the Baptist's imprisonment, preaching repentance for the kingdom of heaven at hand. He calls fishermen Simon and Andrew and James and John to follow, promising to make them fishers of men, while teaching, preaching, and healing throughout Galilee.
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John the Baptist
Judea
Galilee
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Capernaum
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Heaven
Jesus Christ
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Syria
The Lord's House and the Sparrow's Fall
A devotional reflection contrasts the view of life as a grinding machine with the belief that the Father’s House guards every sparrow. It presents faith as seeing Providence in small, daily events and stresses divine care.
Trust and Confidence in Silence and Darkness
A reflective note on exercising trust and confidence where darkness and silence prevail. It argues that true love sustains discipline and justice, tempered by mercy, guiding conduct amid uncertainty. The phrasing emphasizes faith, restraint, and moral balance in challenging times.
Oriental Land and Kathmandu Travel Echoes and Oddities
A travel piece contrasts Nepal’s closed society and Kathmandu’s aristocratic spectacle with wary Western intrusion. It then shifts to a health ad describing liquid laxatives, praising senna and Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a regular bowel regulator.
University sculptor to honor Black Hawk statue
Indian Chief Honored Black Hawk will be immortalized by a University of Iowa sculptor. He completed a 9 foot concrete statue model to be erected along Black Hawk lake near Lake View Iowa.
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Black Hawk
University of Iowa
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View
Iowa
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