Purification Ritual in Indian Wedding for American Bride
Bombay reports on a proposed Hindu purification rite for Miss Miller marrying the ex-maharaja of Indore. The ceremony includes Ganges water baths, Pancha Gavya, sacred fire rites, and a seven-step sapta padi walk led by priests. The page describes vows, name given, and traditional garb amid a grand wedding sequence.
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Bombay
India
Miss Miller
Doctor Ketkar
Poona
Ganesh
God
Aetan
U.S. plans binding treaty to outlaw war
Washington reports a new U S plan to compel world powers into a multilateral treaty banning wars of aggression. Secretary Kellogg prepared a note for France's Briand, with Coolidge approval, signaling a final U S gesture if negotiations fail.
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Washington
United States
Kellogg
Coolidge
M. Claudel
Europe
Briand
France
America
Root
Bryan
Bride Freed in Az Murder Wentworth, N. C
Mrs Alma Petsy Gatlin, a twenty one year old bride, was acquitted by a jury of the charge of killing her father with an ax after a sensational final act in Wentworth.
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Wentworth, N. C
Alma Petsy Gatlin
Canadian Progressives Seek U S Reciprocity
In Ottawa Ontario the Progressive party urges reciprocal trade with the United States for natural products. Burt W. Fancher, Ontario Progressive, reads the plan from the party platform. The new tariff version is called inadequate to relieve consumers. A Conservative amendment would censure the government over Canada’s emigration to the United States.
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U. S
Ottawa
House of Commons
United States
Progressive Party
Burt W. Fancher
Ontario Progressive
Canada
Women Protest Berlin Official Skirt Order
Berlin protests erupt over a 8-inch knee skirt rule for women in postal, telephone and telegraph services. Minister of the Interior Dr Walther Schaetzel issued the directive claiming modesty and order, while women workers cry it is impractical and out of step with the times.
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Berlin
Walther Schaetzel
Interior
Illinois Gas Tax Struck Down by Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court invalidated the two cent gasoline tax law enacted in 1927 after a fierce legislative fight. The ruling follows an appeal from Kane County Circuit Court, declaring the measure unconstitutional.
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Illinois
Springfield
Minois Supreme Court
Kane County
Senate Passes Immigration Bill Incomplete Reed Scheme
The Senate rejected the Reed bill aimed at admitting foreign professors teachers and scientists as nonquota immigrants to the United States, leaving the immigration measure unresolved.
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Senate
Washington
United States
Great Man's Weakness in a Patience Pledge
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a reflection on weakness, patience, and a personal struggle. The text mentions a man named John Cale and a group described as many voices and a phase with patience, suggesting a reflective monologue rather than a clear event or report. Unknown context limits concrete details.
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John Cale
And More Returns What is the difference in banking terms
A garbled text fragment discusses banking terms with phrases like checking account fee and savings account, mentioning a grower and a care companion. Limited clarity prevents a concrete news item. no clear event or person is established.
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Betaten
U. S. Mail Robbers Confess Big Theft
Chicago police announce key suspects in a daring mail car robbery at Evergreen Park that yielded about $133,000. Donovan, Cleaver, Carmody, Francisco, and Lamm confessed and aided investigations linking the group to prior robberies. Evidence details include eight equal shares split among seven robbers and a $14,000 defense fund.
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Chicago
Evergreen Park
William E. O'Connor
William Donovan
Charles Cleaver
Ravenswood National
Joseph Fekete
West
Chicago Avenue
O’connor
Cleaver, Donovan
William Carmody
Angelo Francisco
Joseph Lamm
Carmody
Cleaver
Donovan
Grand Trunk
Lonely St. Maria
Mike Mills
Detective Bureau
Frank
Michael Meccia
Eddy Street
Beverly Hills
German Delegate Proposes Geneva Peace Ideas
The German delegate to the League security committee offers three concrete peace proposals. They urge disputing parties to accept provisional recommendations to prevent escalation, accept league council guidance to reestablish or maintain the normal peacetime military status quo in danger of war, and accept the council's armistice recommendations once hostilities begin.
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Geneva
League Security Committee
League Council
Lash and Prison for Bandits Montreal Bandits Sentenced
Five youths convicted of holding up a Montreal butcher received combined sentences of thirty six years in prison and thirty six lashes. The case reflects harsh penalties applied to armed robbery in the era.
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Montreal
Quebec
Extraordinary Indian wedding rites with tree and inanimate spouses
A Bombay report describes Bardoli near Ahmedabad where a Brahmin girl who is blind from smallpox is married to a pipal tree after her father's deathbed wish. Hindu rites were observed and a caste dinner held. In some cases brides with no suitors wed swords or grinding-stones to escape caste reproach.
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India
Bombay
Bardoli
Ahmedabad
Good Taste in Deacons Quotation by Josh Billings
A short quotation from Josh Billings noting that the middle course is best and that even a moderate deacon is better than a fiery one.
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Deacons
Josh Billings
Apotheosis of the Pancake Sign Reveals Distinct Message
A Boston Transcript item notes a restaurant window display titled Apotheosie of the Pancake Sign. The phrase Waf fles of Close and Distinction appears as a quirky, cryptic line drawing attention to the establishment.
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Boston Transcript
Wrinkled Hearts and the Burden of Thought
A reflective piece argues wrinkles on the heart show character and warns against selfishness and cruelty. It cites an old French saying and the London Chronicle to urge mindfulness of inner marks. It uses examples like Mr. Greedy to illustrate how thoughts and actions leave lasting imprints on the heart.
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The
London Chronicle
Mr. Greedy
Calais
Maury
Boston's First Name and Early Settlement History
The article notes Trimountaine as the original Boston name in August 1630 due to Beacon Hill’s three peaks. It states Boston was formally named in 1752 after the English town. Indigenous peoples called the settlement Shawimnut.
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Boston
Trimountaine
Beacon Hill
Shawimnut
Happy Thought Love Helps Through Misfortune
A short inspirational line attributed to Longfellow suggests loving one another shields from harm and guides through misfortune.
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Longfellow
Found Only at Home Happiness and its Fire Side
A reflective quote by Cerrold on happiness arising at home and not in strangers' ardens, emphasizing contentment from familiar surroundings rather than distant allure.
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Ardens
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Municipal Contractors
Washington St
Nil
Conrad
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
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