Sculptor Antonio Sciortino Plans World War Memorial
An exhibition in Rowe will showcase Antonio Sciortino's Mopument of the Nations, a grand three-gallery monument to the war dead with a crypt, library, museum, bells, and an organ. Sciortino, head of the British Academy arts, once won a Russian statue competition but Bolshevik occupation halted erection. Subscriptions now seek funds to complete the project.
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Rome
Antonio Sciortino
Rowe
British Academy
Imperial Tome
Sciorline
Milous
Westminster Abbey
Ecademy
Satan
Paris
Aris
Leo Textonius
Sciortino
Sciortine
Rodin
Duma
Kieff
Sciortina
Russia
Moscow
Bolshevists
Man Charges $20 To Hear Dog Bark By Phone In Havana
An American businessman in Muldoon's Havana restaurant phoned Murray Hill New York to speak with his bulldog. After a brief pause a faint bark comes through the line. He complains the charge is $20, saying that equals $10 per bark.
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Muldoon
Havana
Cuba
Murray Hill
New York City
Department of Commerce
Congress
Klein
United States
Foreign Service
Columbus Bones Plan for Pan American Memorial at Santo Domingo
A 1910s report to the War Department outlines a Pan American effort to create a grand tomb for Christopher Columbus in Santo Domingo. The plan envisions a massive tomb modeled after Paris and Grant's tomb, with a 300 foot beacon tower for navigation, and would involve cross‑country backing from the twenty one American nations plus Canada.
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Columbus
Santo Domingo
Spain
Island Republic
War Sumser
Knox
Caribbean
Twentyone
North
South America
Canada
America
Pan-America
Nacional
Les Invalides
Paris
Grant
New York
Conserving Manure by Spreading on Fields
Reading on manure management explains how open field spreading disrupts bacterial activity that causes ammonia loss during decay. It notes heating and moisture dynamics, and cites state programs advancing tuberculosis eradication with county funding in Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon, and others.
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Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
Maine
New York
Iowa
Idaho
Kentucky
Oregon
Nevada
Wisconsin
Georgia
South Carolina
Louisiana
Vermont
Michigan
Huron County
Eaton Coun
Calhoun County
Clinton
Mucke
Monroe
Biso to be deported from Wichita National Forest
Washington reports Biso the Wichita National Forest buffalo bull faces exile after Secretary Wallace orders his removal. The famed 18 year old attraction, grown from 15 moved in 1907, has lived under natural conditions within a large enclosure. Forest service arranges transport despite Biso’s reluctance.
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Washington
Bise
Ile
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Forest Service
Riso
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Montevideo
Uruguay
Wichita
Biso
Great Plains
Mexico
Canada
Spain Dismisses Postal Force After Strike
The entire Spanish postal service was dismissed by a government decree after a strike that halted mail for days nationwide. The decree sets reorganization rules for postal staff as the country continues to restore normal operations. The action was driven by the letters workers and supported by other branches through a white strike.
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Spain
Letter Assomers
Service
Forest service timber sale opens last frontier in Oregon
The forest service proposes selling 990 million feet of blue mountain pine in the Bear valley unit of Malheur national forest Oregon marking the start of extensive lumbering. The plan requires about 80 miles of trunk line railway and a Burns Oregon mill site with potential UP branch to Burns to serve a 50 mile logging line to Sennen. The project aims to unlock about 7 billion feet of timber over time with initial mill operations by 1928 and price terms set per species.
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Washington
United States
Forest Service
Mulheur National Forest
Oregon
Bear Valley
Malheur National Forest
Blue Mountains
Massachusetts
National Foresta
Burns
Ore
Crane
Union Pacific Railway
Ontario
Union Pacific
Sennen
Harney
Grant
Cook
Manure Boosts Pasture Without Ploughing
The article explains topdressing pastures with barnyard manure or acid phosphate and lime to improve underdeveloped grasses. It notes benefits like faster grass crops and weed control, and suggests combining manure with plowing and reseeding when grasses are scarce. It also recommends growing a temporary crop such as potatoes oats or buckwheat to cover costs.
Rodents Cause Major Grain Loss Nationwide
Rodents are destroying nearly ten percent of the country's grain. Fire proof galvanized metal bins, now on the market, have proven satisfactory in preventing farm losses.
Fall Plowing for Insects
The article argues fall plowing to kill insects that have prepared their winter homes. It notes that after insects become dormant, turning the soil exposes them to weather, birds, and natural enemies. If used as an insect campaign, plow as late as possible, though it benefits soil health.
Shipping Swine in Summer
Hogs fat enough to ship in hot weather require careful handling during summer. Owners must use sound judgment and secure cooperation from transportation company officials to ensure successful market shipment.
Scotland’s Islands Number Roughly Eight Hundred
A dispatch notes that Scotland possesses about 800 islands in total, highlighting the vast archipelago. The count underscores the country’s maritime geography and diversity of coastal communities.
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Scotland
Islands
Sunday School Orchestra Requests Medley Music
A small Indiana town Sunday school orchestra wrote to a city department store praised for super service seeking suitable pieces for church and events. The first number received was Angel Child fox trot and the orchestra leader questions if the music department head is joking or uses a ideas test by titles to select orders.
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Indiana
Angel Child
Fox
Association of Ideas
Indianapolis News
No Wonder She Left
A dialogue reveals Bridget leaving after a week due to deceit about a cupboard and trunks and her jewel case. The exchange shows maternal concern and Bridget's suspicion that items do not fit what was promised.
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Bridget
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