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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1927
Page
6
Senator William E B Borah and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler will debate enforcement of prohibition in Boston on April 8. R M Washburn president of the Roosevelt club announced the engagement.
Senate urged a new treaty to extend the general claims commission amid disputes over Mexican oil and land laws. Secretary Kellogg details American ownership and concessions, noting about 90 percent of pre 1915 lands and 70 percent of Mexican oil are held by US and Mexican interests opposed to the Mexican petroleum law.
Jim Maloney the fighting Irishman of Boston won a ten round decision over Jack Delaney of Bridgeport Conn at New Yorks Square Garden, moving closer to a title clash with Gene Tunney the heavyweight champion.
In San Antonio Texas Lieut Benedict A Coyle Cadet John W Green and Private Rudolph C Bartel were killed when two airplanes collided at about 150 feet altitude and crashed to the ground at Camp Stanley.
Without a roll call the senate approved the conference report on the radio bill and sent the measure to President Coolidge who is expected to sign it.
A concise overview traces Lutheran presence in America from 1532 with Welger settlers in Venezuela through early Hudson Valley colonies and the 1648 Manhattan church. It notes key figures like Rasmus Jensen and John Campanius, landmarks such as Trinity Wilmington and Gloria Dei Philadelphia, and the 19th century Synod movements led by Ferdinand Walther and the 1872 Synodical Conference formation.
The church notes a nervous reader announcing that the rector will return next Sunday to occupy the pulpit at both services. The message is filled with florid yet confusing phrasing.
The American honey bee is noted as a leading champion in honey production. Producers use centrifugal or gravity extractors to remove honey from combs, yielding a clearer product than crude methods used abroad.
The story recounts Joseph Pulitzer renting a quiet Kensington palace garden mansion for a night and waking to peacocks shrieking near the residence. He orders his valet to shoot the birds with Pulitzer’s revolver, prompting a desultory burst of firing, a police rush, and the author’s amusement over the disturbance.
The origin of the Red Sea name is unclear with theories linking it to local peoples or the many reddish plants in its waters. The Hebrew name Lum Suph translates to sea of hulbushes, reflecting local vegetation.
A Paris style aside frames New Yorkers as too occupied to smile versus foreign visitors who plan to critique local manners. The note lampoons outsiders and reflects urban self criticism in brisk metropolitan tone.
The Forestry Primer from the American Tree Association in Washington D C states the mining and excavation industry consumes about 200 million cubic feet of wood annually.
An old observer notes durum wheat from the Dakotas leads U S production for pasta like macaroni and vermicelli. He cites Algeria Tangarok Russia Argentina and the United States as rich in the required element, with the Dakotas nearly monopolizing durum wheat.
The tomb of Berengaria lies in Le Mans, a northern French town rarely seen by visitors. The piece notes Le Mans as a World War era American base and identifies Berengaria as Richard the Lion Hearted’s beloved, whose presence there links to his break with the French crown.
The piece notes Roman criticism of repeating crops on the same land and says the value of crop rotations was first called to attention in 170 by a treaty by Dickson of Tiddineburgh Scotland.
The trombone is praised as a venerable instrument dated to Rome and possibly Greece. Historians note doge era fetes in Venice with trombone ensembles, Henry VII’s state band had ten, and Elizabeth I's courts had six. Eminent players include Sir George Macfarren and Alexander II of Russia enjoyed it.
A New York World report notes a Monte Carlo rule reimburses a debtor to ensure his return home, with no reentry until loan is paid. In Roaring Forties city, a steakhouse upholds similar policy, destroying the customer’s check if service displeases, then banning the patron from returning.
An eye hospital notes that losing one eye initially impairs judging an object's roundness after surgery. Over time the eye adapts to the new condition and perception improves. Washington Star references eye care guidance.
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