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Newspaper

Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1928

Page

3

Lindy Flies Over Old Mail Route With One Ton Cargo

Lindbergh, famed flyer, returns to his former mail route from St. Louis to Chicago carrying a 1,950 pound cargo. Six St. Louisbound ships arrive with special Lindbergh stamps and a large crowd swarms the field. He avoids ceremony, is escorted to a post office substation, and later dines with old flying friends at a Northwest Airways residence.

Chicago Lindy St. Louis Jin Lindbergh Sixty-third Street Nfymilin Avenue Arthur Lueder Albany Avenue Peoria Sawyer Avenue Northwest Airways Post Office Department Springfield St. Louis-Chicago Department of Commerce Henderson Thomas Wolfe

Calles Army Kills Rebel Chiefs and Dozens in Jalisco Clashes

Dispatches from Guadalajara report heavy federal fire in Jalisco where more than seventy Catholic rebels were defeated. Five rebel chieftains and dozens of combatants died or were executed as forces under Gen. Andres Gignero and Gen. Miguel Martinez struck across Rancho Viejo Acua Nueva and nearby areas.

Calles Mexico City Guadalajara Jalisco Andres Gignero Cimatlan Miguel Martines Rancho Viejo Acua Nueva Velascn Cess Magdalena Give Manuel Chaves Gabriel Guevara Rosalia Lopez Los Tricas Ameca Table Rodriguez Lorete France Laharea

Turning Gold Into Tin and Copper Promises Alchemy Reimagined

British scientists predict a future where gold may be transmuted into tin and copper as copper and tin supplies dwindle. They note only about 100 years of copper left, urge substitutes, and glimpse space-derived heavy matter as a potential energy source for new explosive applications.

London Oan Daily Mail Minghead Guinhba Belivia Straits Settlements Thiy Earth

Sun Will Shine for 15 Trillion Years Says Smithsonian Expert

Dr Charles G Abbot secretary of the Smithsonian argues the sun will not fail for about 15 trillion years noting it will be destroyed only after mass loss. He explains stellar energy comes from atomic annihilation and cites research showing the sun emits energy equaling one horsepower per square yard on a sphere at Earth's distance.

Washington Charles G. Abbot Smithsonian Instituton

Berlin Chemist Claims Ultraviolet Milk Cure for Rickets

A Frankfurt chemist Doctor Schoett presents a milk treatment using ultraviolet rays in a vacuum to preserve taste and smell. He reports several rickets patients at University Hospital Frankfurt were cured in four to six weeks. The method is praised for low cost and easy production of the treated milk.

Berlin Doctor Schoett

Sage Leaves Promote Teetb Health and Freshness

A short notice extols sage leaves for dental care claiming they whiten and refresh teeth. The piece suggests rinsing with a sage infusion and implies mild effectiveness for oral cleanliness.

Baked in Egypt Loaf Resembles Unleavened Bread

A loaf baked in Egypt and now at the Taskell Museum of the University of Chicago is described as unleavened and resembling matzos. The fragmentary text notes the bread’s origin and its current location within the museum collection.

Egypt Taskell Museum University of Chicago

Pan American Conference Ends in Ratified Acts

The sixth international conference of American states closes with unanimous signing of the final act. Key points include compulsory arbitration for inter American disputes, a Pan American union convention, neutrals rights treaty, open commercial aviation convention, aliens on par with nationals, and asylum rights with U S reservations. Hughes lauds air clearing talks and emphasizes arbitration and aviation treaties as major outcomes.

Washington United States Havana Hughes Martinez Ortiz Cuba Antonio de Bustamente New World Congress Charles Evans Hughes Caribbean Hint Fletcher Underwood Panama Canal Guantanamo Naval Base Colombia

Strangler Edward Lewis Defeats Joe Stecher for Heavyweight Title

Edward Lewis the Strangler defeats Joe Stecher of Dodge Neb in a two out of three falls match at the Coliseum. Lewis wins the first fall in 2 hours 16 minutes 40 seconds with a head lock and bar arm, takes the second in 1 minute 18 seconds with a double whist lock, and secures the final fall in 12 minutes 50 seconds with a double wrist lock and body hold before about 6,000 spectators.

St. Louie Me Ed Lewis the Strangler Lewis Joe Stecher Dodge Neb Luvher Strangler

Berlin Cabinet Votes to Quit Berlin

The Berlin cabinet votes to quit Berlin ending the Marx coalition which for 13 months governed Germany amid religious differences.

Berlin Marx Coalition Germany

Portrait Painter Serrat-Percy Ives Dies at Home

Renowned portrait painter Serrat-Percy Ives died at his home after a brief illness. Local authorities announced his death this morning.

Early Golf Sets in the United States History

The game began in the United States with early New York play around 1800 using solid rubber balls. Earlier balls used feathers sewn in leather but did not exist in this country.

United States New York

Wet feet and cold gain ally in open air cure claim

Prof Leonard Hill told an audience in Plymouth England that cold cures colds and wet feet do not harm. He argued open air treatment makes the patient view cold as a friend and notes the cured man benefits from exposure.

Cali Leonard Hill Plymouth England

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