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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
6
San Francisco faces gradual land subsidence with the Ferry Building area lowering by inches over years. A seawall and dredged channel support fill behind it, while skyscrapers rise on pile foundations driven to bedrock. Engineers cite cumulative settlement of about several inches across the waterfront.
The Hague June 9 The Netherlands rejected a bill to fund 1 000 000 florins for the Amsterdam Olympics claiming moral and social harms. The vote 48 against 36 for the project reflected clerical and puritanical opposition with critics labeling supporters as obscurantists while stressing foreign prestige and impact on youth morality.
National Committee and notable figures urge nationwide support to restore the Old First Church of Alexandria Virginia begun in 1774 two years before the Declaration of Independence. Funds are expected within a year to start restoration as historic covenants and graves on the South Fairfax Street site are noted.
Reno June 10 A gift watch once owned by Hank Monk, famed stage coach whip in 1860s Nevada, was brought to a local jewelry store for repair. The 18 karat gold timepiece, weighing 8 12 ounces, bears an inscription honoring Monk as a skilled driver, presented by Sy Thompson Jr Toe Clark B B.
A fragmentary 1863 tale recounts how Louise and Rhody exchange secret letters via berry baskets. Rhody seeks schooling funds, while Louise seeks work. Rhodena’s mother reveals her child’s death but offers schooling support. The two families’ letters cross with hoped romance hinted by a wedding ring.
The Associated Press reports that Navy medical officers see no need for ambulance planes. They state existing scouting planes can handle afloat medical needs and that naval air service is prepared for current requirements with two special pieces of equipment.
Two African American railroad workers, Fuller and Jenkins, connected during dining car chats between Minneapolis and Chicago a year ago. They plan to establish a church for southern migrants, guiding newcomers to adapt to northern norms, under Minnesota Baptist Convention guidance and with support from local churches.
Five hundred paintings and etchings from North Central and South American artists will inaugurate the Pan-American Exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum on November 1. Works by Rivera Charist Vega and other noted painters will be shown, with a Latin American tour planned after January 1, 1926.
A two day poultry school will be held in Durham on Monday and Tuesday, June 29 and 30. The program covers the entire poultry business from minerals in feeds to feeding from day old to maturity and includes talks by Dr. C B Kent FR Mather A T Richardson and Dr Bidow. A meeting of the Poultry Growers Association will follow the afternoon sessions.
A fragment notes guidance on chickens credited to A W Richards son. The text hints at a farm or household instruction printed in a periodical, but details remain sparse.
London philatelists flock to the first new Hungarian issue as eight denominations debut with high prices. The stamps, sold for about double their postal value in Budapest, fund the Hungarian sports association. Designs feature fencing skating skiing a hurdle race parade scouts camp and a football match highlighting the set’s athletic theme.
Mustradag displays diving, variation in swimming, and ing activities as part of a stamp issue.
Goeta Italy June 11 a discovery of subterranean galleries believed to be part of ancient defense works at the seaport nicknamed the Gibraltar of Italy. Surface inspection suggests a long-ago construction but full extent remains undetermined. houses nearby constrain visible depth and age estimates.
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