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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
3
The text traces width changes in river channels and links architectural styles to water levels. It discusses the classical school favoring Romanesque forms and rejecting pointed arches as barrous, then notes Gothic style spreading across Europe in cathedrals churches and abbeys.
A Chicago and North Western Railway report praises oil-electric locomotives for congested area switching. Bought in 1926 1927 they run with less smoke and noise and provide 24 hour operation with significant fuel savings. They use diesel style engines attached to generators delivering immediate traction with high low speed torque.
Detroit News recounts Father De Smet on Assiniboin beliefs. Good souls go to a tropical heaven with abundant game and fish, while the wicked endure perpetual snow and ice. The tribe says the departed “go south” rather than “go west,” reflecting their unique cosmology.
A note explains that scrapple is also known as Ponhaus in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect. The term links regional language to a traditional pork dish popular in the area.
A severe earthquake devastates Greek villages centered on Corinth, killing at least thirty people and possibly fifty. Thousands are homeless as four fifths of homes in Corinth are destroyed, the canal is closed, and prison guards guard the town amid looting fears. The American School of Archeology escapes serious damage. Separate Bulgarian tremors trigger panic and a government moratorium while crowds menace looters and profiteers in ruined districts.
In southeastern Bulgaria heavy earthquakes disrupted Philippopolis and surrounding areas for 48 hours of rain. Over 100 bodies were counted in Philippopolis with many missing beneath ruins. Relief arrived from the American Red Cross, the pope, and Yugoslavia, while panic and destitution spread through survivors.
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