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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1927

Page

6

Suit Seeks 2 Million Over Jefferson Bible

Detroit entrepreneur Antonio F Pajolich sues Henry Ford and Ford Motor Co for 2,000,000 claiming inventions made while employed. The Jefferson Bible, a 46 page compilation of gospel passages by Thomas Jefferson, is described with details of its creation and ownership. The case references the National Museum and Pathfinder Magazine.

Sues Ford Jefferson Bible Detroit Mich Antonio F. Pajolich Henry Ford Ford Motor Company Ford Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Jesus of Nazareth Jesus Palestine National Mueum Washington Pathfinder Magazine

Miners threaten strike if 10 percent raise denied

At the United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis delegates vow to oppose any wage increase below 10 percent, seek a shorter workday and five day week, while talks on a new scale proceed. Scranton reports 25,000 miners idle as 18 Hudson Coal colleries close due to coal glut. A separate Indiana rally calls for freight rate relief, urging Congress to curb discrimination harming central coal fields and demand lawful remedies.

Indianapolis Ind Scranton United States Hudson Coal Company Lackawanna Luzerne United Mine Workers of America Congress Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois John L. Lewis Union

New Regulations To Prevent Cattle Disease Imports

The United States issued an amendment to regulations on foot and mouth disease to curb its importation from Mexico. It bans admission of susceptible animals and any hay stray or feeding materials originating in southern Mexico into the United States.

Washington Mexico United States

Seventh Student Ends Life in Springfield College Poison Death

Claudie Lamun, nineteen, a Springfield college student and daughter of J A Lamun of Bolivar Missouri, died by poison in an apparent suicide. No motive was found. She is the seventh college student to kill herself since January 1.

Springfield Claudie Lamun J. A. Lamun Bolivar

Speaker Signs With Senators New York

Tris Speaker, ex Cleveland Indians manager, announced he signed to play in the Washington Senators outfield after a conference with Miller Huggins of the Yankees failed to secure terms.

Speaker Senators New York Miller Huggins Yankees Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians Washington Landing

Time Isn’t Money in the Store Says Woman Patron

A brief note observes that for a shopper, time equals value as a woman spends her hours in a shop. The piece emphasizes practical shopping and the social scene around early 20th century commerce.

Silence and Expression in Thoughtful Living

The article argues that silence alone cannot fulfill lives or advance mysticism and martyrdom. Expression translates experience into utterance to avoid sterile outcomes. It warns against idle or harmful words and defines silence as a form of selfishness when paired with indifference or weariness.

At Last a Place to Park in Afghanistan Found

The Wichits Eagle notes a rare parking space discovery in Afghanistan where car ownership is extremely sparse, reporting one motor car per 1,200,000 inhabitants as a striking statistic.

Afghanistan

Campaign That Gave Vast Area to Whites in Spokane Battle

The Spokane Plains clash, led by Col. George Wright, crushed regional Indian resistance and enabled inland settlement. Wright’s forces used high powered rifles and explosive howitzer shells in a decisive 1850s campaign, a turning point for Oregon and the Northwest.

George Wright Spokane Plains Northwest Oregon Inland Empire Wright Imen Walla Walla Wash Spokane Portland Oregonian

Smallest Place of Worship in Hackney London

Hackney Ton don claims a tiny consecrated church with ten almshouse seats for ten poor widows. The three sided square forms an Old World garden but is contradicted by the neighboring street noise and clamor of Hackney.

Hackney Tondon

One Death That Would Have Pleased Actor

Fay Templeton recalls a theater tradition as John Barrymore endures a coughing audience during Hamlet. A Texarkana performance of Lucrezia Bergia reaches a dramatic climax when a child shouts about the deaths, and Genaro’s stage father reacts with a grim line about vengeance.

Fay Templeton Pictorial Review John Barrymore Lucrezia Bergia Texarkana Texas Lucrezia Genaro

Disciples and Apostles in Early Christian Thought

The twelve apostles were the original disciples and the first apostles. Over time the term applied to those who spread the Gospel doctrine. Among many later apostles the most prominent was the Apostle Paul.

Paul

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