De Soto materials traced to Spain new light on explorer
New York report notes Miss Irene A. Wright, a historian, has uncovered Spanish documents about Francisco de Soto. She warns many originals may be destroyed in the Spanish upheaval yet says Archivos General de Indias in Seville holds a rich trove. Wright fixes De Soto’s birth at 1500, questions his portrayal as a gentleman conqueror, and notes cruelty to Indigenous peoples and heavy fund-raising from plunder. She fears attic records in Jerez de los Caballeros may have perished amid fighting.
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New York
Irene A. Wright
Lisbon
Portugal
Miss Wright
Spain
Caribbean
Ferninando de Soto
United States de Soto Expedition Commission
de Soto
Munici
Wright
America
Central America
Peru
Pizarro
Florida
Losing Candidate Out 3 Pairs of Half Sales
Hill North Carolina reports an unsuccessful state legislature candidate listing campaign contributions. The receipts include two hair revns two batches of announcement cards five nights lodging cheese crackers soft drinks tobacco four rides to neighboring towns three pairs of half sales and eighty dollars in cash from friends and admirers one light lunch and accompanied by heavy advice and one heavy lunch accompanied by light advice.
Beggars Raise Ante in Pueblo Colorado
Beggars in Pueblo Colorado have increased their demand from a nickel for coffee to a dime for a loaf of bread. Local residents report more aggressive panhandling and a shift in the street economy affecting daily life.
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Ante Pueblo
Colo
Freedom and privilege in the concept of liberty
The piece discusses whether special privileges beyond ordinary rights are advantageous. It argues that privileges avoiding struggle hinder growth, noting that the average person bears the highest privilege of all. It cites William Lyon Phelps on freedom from economic strain aiding the young poet.
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Robert Browning
William Lyon Phelps
Phelps
Overcoming Struggle Shapes Character and Progress
The piece argues that adversity fosters growth, citing Browning and Michelangelo as examples. It asserts that suffering, not leisure, reveals strength, aiding breakthroughs in science, art, and literature. Freedom from struggle would hinder progress. trials refine character and compassion.
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Gare
Perhans
Phelps
Browning
Robert Browning
Michelangelo
Weil
Household Tips From Lydia Le Baron Walke
A homemaker should prepare for a laundress or helper to avoid wasted time. Readiness prevents delays and annoyance, promotes efficiency, and earns the helper’s respect. Provide clean cloths, ready cleaning supplies, and organize tasks to match the worker’s needs and the hostess’s preferred methods.
Struggle and Suffering Shape Human Freedom and Character
The passage argues that true character arises from obstacles and torment, not ease. It claims humanity reaches perfection through suffering, not freedom from pain, and that freedom means aligning human interests and energies with proper balance. The quote references heaven and earthly "broken arcs" as evidence.
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Simpsthy
Wma
Western Newspaper Union
Reflected Sunshine brightens walls with painted floors
A painted floor in medium chrome yellow reflects light to brighten white or cream walls with a sunshiny, charming effect.
Race older than Mayans traced at Kaminal? Mountain area find
Carnegie Institution archaeologists led by Dr. A V Kidder uncovered ancient mounds near Guatemala City while laying out a football field. Four pyramidal buildings with tombs and artifacts suggest a high culture predating Spaniards, linking Maya roots to earlier highland peoples and possibly to broader Mesoamerican civilizations.
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Washington
Carnegie Institution
Ingten
Central America
A. V. Kidder
Institution
Division of Historical Research
Guatemala City
Dr. Kidder
Kidder
Valier
Mexico
Fem
Salvador
Flight Around World in Two Days Now Forsseen
Predictions from Lec Brodetsky of Leeds University suggest a world flight in two days and a Cape to England run in a day at 500 miles per hour. He emphasized proper organization and night flying, noting wing span limits and the need for advancing speeds.
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World
Johannesburg
England
Cape of Good Hope
Paris to Promote Atlantic Air Race
The air ministry plans a blue rib bon air race from New York to Paris open to flyers worldwide. It commemorates the tenth anniversary of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s solo New York to Paris flight. Prince George Bibesco, president of the International Aero nautical federation, accepted to organize the race.
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Paris
Air Ministry
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
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Hjelmar Petersen
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
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Lydia le Baron Walke
Gell Syndicate
WN Secvine
Susan B. Anthony
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Alvin W. Hall
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
Robert Adamson
Susan B. Simphony Memorial Committee
Clinton C. Edenberger
Pusimaster
Seeson
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