France Honors 93 French Generals Lost in World War I
A ceremony at Saint Louis des Invalides unveiled a monument and an obelisk with battlefield soil to commemorate French general officers who fell in 1914 18. The plaque lists 41 generals killed under fire, including Dive Dupuis Roques Largeau Krien Loyzeau de Grand-Maison Plessier Serret Girodon Riber prayard Gossetti and Dixmude’s heroes.
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Paris
Saint-Louis Des Invalides
Gaston Deblaize
France
Ingvalides
Dive
Dupuis
Roques
Largeau
Duadas
Krien
Footwarmer Shoes From Budapest Trend
An inventive Budapest shoemaker offers heated shoes with a built in electric radiant sole. The device plugs into a wall socket and provides warming from the lamp socket to the wearer’s feet. Policemen drivers and pedestrians may welcome the warmth but should beware chilblain risk.
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Budapest
Hungary
Verdun Acknowledges New Bishop and Notables
The bishop of Verdun was chosen to preside at the ceremonies and the mass was said by the Abbe de l'Epi noy, formerly an artillery colonel. Among those in attendance at this unusual dedication were Marshals Petain, Franchet d'Esperey, and Lyautey.
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Verdun
de l’Epinoy
Marshals Petain
Franchet d'Esperey
Lyautev
Antelope in Montana Fiercely Raid Ranch Hay
In Winnett Montana a herd of about 185 antelopes threatens the winter feed supply as hunger drives raids on ranch haystacks. Farmers warn game authorities that if raids continue they may take action to drive away the animals with guns.
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Montana
Winnett
Mont
Texas Game Preserves Closed for Ten Years
Texas bans hunting in 68 game sanctuaries totaling 3,203,122 acres. The largest sanctuary covers 414,314 acres across eight counties and forbids hunting until November 1, 1935. The first sanctuaries began in 1925 and the latest is a 6,000 acre tract in Calhoun County owned by W. L. Moody of Galveston.
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Austin
Texas
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Calhoun County
W. L. Moody
Galveston
Texas Game Sanctuaries Mark Conservation Milestone
A 1929 plan notes sanctuaries closed until 1939 and cites Texas first game law in 1860 prohibiting quail killing on Galveston Island. The state protects nonpredatory wildlife with closed seasons, and the department manual shows steady wildlife population growth under these rules.
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Texas
State Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
Galveston Island
Department
League Asks Out in Educational Film Tax
The League of Nations moves to launch an international convention suppressing all customs duties on educational films. The plan, from the International Educational Cinematographic Institute in Rome, aims to maximize distribution while allowing each state to maintain its censorship over films.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
New International Educational Cinematographic Institute
Rome
Verdun Citizens Vow Not To Rebuild War Ravaged Meuse Slopes
Verdun residents pledge to oppose reconstruction or reforestation of the shell scarred Meuse valley, keeping the devastated land as a memorial to French soldiers who died. They insist the land remain untouched until all war remnants no longer offer interest as memorials.
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Meuse
Paris
Verdun
Ministries of War, Public Works
Fine Arts
Snakes Frozen to Death Found Near Loveland
Telephone linemen found fifty baby garter snakes frozen in a nest near Loveland Colorado notes a cold wave killed them as St Patrick’s joke gives way to winter.
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Loveland
Colo
Saint Patrick
Ireland
Escaped convict hidden in Amanda's kitchen
Amanda Stockton feeds a shivering, ragged stranger who begs for help. She discovers the man is bound by heavy cuffs and realizes she has sheltered an escaped convict asking for mercy and, oddly, a prayerful blessing.
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Manda Stockton
Amanda
Tim
Escapee Narrowly Evades Capture at Amanda's Yard
Amanda helps an escaped convict slip free by unlocking his restraints and he flees past the back gate toward the street. Police arrive within five minutes, questioning Amanda who provides a vague description of the man and his green derby. She feigns fear and hopes officers catch him.
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Amanda
Scarcity of medieval andirons noted by historian
G Berna Hughes in the Boston Transcribé notes few medieval andirons survive due to heat moisture rust and warping. He cites Cardinal Wolsey's Hampton Court inventory showing 47 pairs of brass andirons and the rest wrought iron, many bearing Wolsey's coat of arms.
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G. Berna
Hughes
Boston
Cardinal Wolsey
Atampton Court
Wolsey
Early Plant Life Probed From Ancient Rocks
Long before trees and land animals, rocks reveal ancient plant life. The text notes remote ancestors like club mosses and fern-like plants as early relatives of trees. It also describes the historic spread of liriodendron or tulip tree once worldwide with nine species, now reduced to two: in America and China.
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Globe
America
China
Education as Providence and the aim of guiding talent
A terse reflection on education defining it as leading out a child's potential. It argues children should not feel dull and parents should not despair, stating that a dull child may become bright and a bright child may dull with time. The piece emphasizes nurturing individual success per natural abilities.
Resourceful girl challenges father for tiara in Paris
An American girl in Paris stops her millionaire father before a jeweler's shop on Rue de la Paix and points to a coronet tiara. She demands it, but he retorts she must be a duchess to wear that. She counters by saying she will find the duke to win it.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Chicago Tribune
The Pastor Sees Call to Prepare Beyond Preaching
A reflective line contrasts hearing the call to preach with preparing for it. A historical quotation notes frugal beauty practices and teens keeping themselves in good condition without cost, attributed to John Andrew Holmes.
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John Andrew Holmes
Simple Toys Then and Now Draw Childs Delight
The Kansas City Star ponders whether modern elaborate toys surpass the rag dolls and simpler playthings that once carried children's joy. It contrasts bygone simple toys with today’s complex gadgets, questioning lasting pleasure.
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Kansas City Star
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