Name of Ponce de Leon Featured in Geography
Washington reports on excavations under Cast Blanca in San Juan Puerto Rico revealing ancient foundations once part of Ponce de Leon’s palace. Biographers note his life shaped by the geography of the New World he helped create.
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Washington
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon
National Geographic Society
St.Augustine
Caribbean
San ‘Juan
Ponce
Ponce de Leon Bay
Florida
Columbus
Hispaniola
Haiti
John Ponce
Higuey
Mona Channel
Bercedillo
Guadaloupe
Wanted Youth Found Caddying for Judge
deputies searching for an old burglary suspect found him at home less than five minutes after Judge R. L. Murray had left, the youth had been caddying for the judge when the officers arrived in Port Arthur Texas.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Claude Goldsmith
T. G. Pool
R. L. Murray
Judge Murray
Ponce de Leon slain by hostile natives after landing
The explorer Ponce de Leon led a landing party for a permanent settlement but was wounded in an attack by hostile natives. He died shortly after reaching Cuba and was buried in San Juan.
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Ponce de Leon
Cuba
San Juan
Coast Guards in Alaska Keep Alaska Ready
Coast Guard crews in Alaska perform tasks as store post office and hospital in one. They rush food to villages, administer justice, rescue icebound crews, tend the sick, and patrol harbors and shores from Point Barrow to Bering Sea, preserving wildlife and aiding fishermen.
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Juneau
Alaska
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Congress
Siberia
Pribilof Island
Point Barrow
Bering Sea
Relic of True Cross Found in California Archives
In Hollister California Father Francis Caffrey announced the discovery of a relic claimed to be part of Jesus crucifixion. The two tiny wood slivers form a miniature cross inside a silver cross with a glass aperture. authenticated by a 1852 letter from Bishop Johannes Maria Odin to Bishop Thaddeus M Monterey.
Absent-Minded Professor Loses Way in Cleveland
Dr. Paul A. Biefeld, retired astronomy professor and Swasey Observatory director, originally from Granville Ohio, traveled to Cleveland with his wife and family but became separated from relatives and got lost after attending a theater outing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Paul A. Biefeld
Swasey Observatory
Denver University
Granville
Amnesia Victim Sought After Disoriented Man
A man separated from relatives forgot his daughter's address, overlooked the telephone book, and spent the night in Cleveland V. M. CG. Relatives asked police to search for the amnesia victim while Doctor Biefeld helped confirm safety once a friend was reached. He is listed in Who's Who in America as an astronomical authority.
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Cleveland V. M. CG. A
Biefeld
America
Police Short Wave Aids Wreckers In Bridgeport
Bridgeport police short wave radio system proves a boon to towing firms as wrecker trucks equipped with radios reach accidents ahead of police or ambulances to clear debris quickly.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Amelia Earhart Receives Balbo Medal in Chicago
Amelia Earhart Putnam receives the Balbo medal from the Italian government in Chicago delivered by Italian consul Giuseppe Castruccio. Her latest achievement was a record non-stop flight from Mexico City to Newark New Jersey, beating Lindbergh’s time by about 14 hours, and she regrets not finishing sooner.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Harper Gatton
Madisonville
Kiwanis International
San Antonio
Amelia Earhart
Castruccio
Chicago
Balbo
Amelia Earhart Putnam
America
Giuseppe Castruccio
Miss Earhart
Mexico City
Newark, N. J
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Sets New Production Record by Nine-Year-Old Holstein Cow
Johanna Bess Fayne, a nine year old registered Holstein cow, set a new record with 1,525.5 pounds of butter produced in 365 days from 32,727.1 pounds of milk. Owned by F. E. Murphy, a prominent Minneapolis publisher, she is one of only five U S cows to exceed 1,500 pounds of butter in a year and the only cow to pass that mark twice.
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Femce
Johanna Bess Fayne
United States
Bess Fayne
F. E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Tommy Loughran Returns Home Seeks Heavyweight Title Shot
Tommy Loughran former world light heavyweight champion arrives from South America where he won several bouts and now aims to challenge the heavyweight champion again.
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Tommy Loughran
United States
South America
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Fountain of Youth
Bimini
Bahamas
Bahama Channel
Ferdinand
Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Guidonia
Coast Guards
Miorris L. Coole
Atlanta
Works Relief Administration
California
Dimitrios L. Sicilianos
Greece
Amelia
Flyer
Riker’s Island
New York Harbor
Tommy
San Diego Exposition
San Diego
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