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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
3
A polar bear, Ursus martimus, roams Arctic shores and ice floes in both hemispheres. It grows about nine feet long and weighs over 1,000 pounds, feeding mainly on seals. Distinguishing features include its creamy white color, long neck, narrow skull, and small molar teeth.
Theory of music covers the scientific side of the art including harmony counterpoint composition and arrangement for voices or instruments rhythm melody and all musical elements excluding performance. It defines music as a science of sound and structure.
The Upas refers to various trees in Java and the Eastern archipelago. Native peoples used a poisonous gum to tip arrows but legends of deadly effects on nearby animals are largely fictitious.
A Canal Point man says his honesty stems from having a good excuse for being poor, a claim noted by Everglade News in a brief human interest item.
A brief comic panel depicts a diner scene where a customer questions a waiter about a mysterious man who took the order and may have a family. The dialogue hints at humor and social tension in a restaurant setting.
New York reports a historic test of television linking Washington and New York via telephone. Secretary Hoover spoke from Washington while Walter Gifford observed from New York as a Bell Labs setup transmitted moving facial images and voice to a large screen in Whippany New Jersey.
The Macon and Birmingham railway was sold at public auction in Macon for $212,000. The line spans 100 miles of track between Macon and LaGrange in Georgia.
The death toll from the Oklahoma floods rose to 22 with 14 Mexican victims swept away by a four foot high wall of water along the Washita River near Rockyford. Eleven bodies were recovered.
David Sepilla, reputed as Alaska's wealthiest Eskimo, has died at his Seattle home while visiting from St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. The cause of death was not disclosed. Sepilla was known for amassing wealth through mining and seal trading ventures. He will be buried in Alaska with family planning services.
The state division of highways announced contracts for Route 18 Section 7 Cook County Peter J Crowley Chicago $35558.47 and Route 115 Sections 104 and 105 Ford and Kankakee counties Regenhardt Construction Cape Girardeau Mo $125674.15 and $141166.46. Additional Route 115 104B 105B 106B 106C bridge work from Zimmerly, Cast Stone, Vincennes and L W Gregory with values ranging from $4650.85 to $11865.17.
Prohibition Administrator John B. Madden reported 448 inspections in the Springfield district over six months. Fines totaled 171057 dollars against 542 defendants in 337 cases. Seizures valued at 302641 dollars. jail terms total 58 years, 5 months and 9 days plus 12 years and 4 days in penitentiaries. Governor Emmerson issued real estate bonds rules effective April 1 to ensure financial stability and proper advertising.
Representative Waller of Tamaroa introduces a measure to raise county property tax from fifty to sixty cents per hundred and cut state aid road levy from twenty five to fifteen cents. Prof H B Babbitt at University of Illinois tests roof vent plumbing on Ridgely Bank building. Beardstown sea wall plans advance with 3500000 appropriation from 1925. flood protection at 31 feet. Homer J Coppock leads 25 students to Lincoln's tomb in Springfield Oak Ridge cemetery.
On April 6 the Grand Army of the Republic marked its sixty fifth founding anniversary with two bronze tablets in the statehouse east corridor. One bears Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the other Logan's Memorial Day general order.
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