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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1927
Page
3
The Bible section notes that the final book is variably named Revelation of St John the Divine the Book of Revelation and the Apocalypse. Catholics often use Apocalypse while Protestants favor Book of Revelation. The term Revelation is singular not plural and is frequently misused.
The passage notes that some animals swim naturally yet drown when immersed. Rabbits, mice, moles, and smaller cats drown because their fur becomes saturated, impairing buoyancy and movement.
President Coolidge continues western conferences on government affairs in Rapid City with planned stops at Deadwood and Pine Ridge. Hoover Work and Navy Secretary Wilbur to discuss foreign trade aviation waterways. Interior Secretary Work to visit on reclamation and Colorado river. Sanders health issues prompt leave consideration. past Indiana congressman and aide may return to law practice.
The Army Air corps has appealed to corps commanders to select a large number of young officers to qualify as aviators amid numerous vacancies in all air service grades. Acting Secretary Mills urges House priority for alien property claims settlement over tax bills to expedite Dawes plan payments.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania says he will demand that the privileges and elections committee impound all ballots cast in the Ware Wilson senatorial election in Pennsylvania last year.
Five American aviators led by Commander Richard Byrd return to New York amid massive crowds at Battery Park and Broadway celebrations. The group, along with Clarence Chamberlin, receive city medals of valor as they recount the Leviathan flight. In Hawaii, Ernest L. Smith and Emory Bronte land at Wheeler Field after a perilous fuel shortage and Molokai stop, delivering brief S O S notes.
London dispatches report sporadic street fighting continues in Vienna as Chancellor Ignace Seipel’s conservative government regains control. Austria remains cut off by a nationwide strike halting rail traffic, amid fears of Italy pushing for through services and potential regional crisis.
In Teterboro New Jersey Anthony G Fokker is constructing a large monoplane bomber for the United States at Hasbrouck Heights. The aircraft will span about 90 feet with two machine guns and a loaded weight near 15000 pounds carrying 2000 pounds of high explosives. Design mirrors the America flown by Commander Byrd and will use standard bomb racks like the Curtiss biplane bomber Condon tested at Mitchel Field.
Two tornadoes struck eastern Kansas causing nine deaths and extensive damage. South Park, a Kansas City suburb, suffered four fatalities, twenty five injuries, and thirty homes razed amid the disaster.
Twenty one passengers die and forty one are rescued when the Shahzada steamer of the Atlantic Steam Navigation company sinks in a storm near the mouth of the Hooghly river.
Panama canal tolls for the first six and one half months amount to $13,357,135 as Governor Walker announced. In early July, 249 commercial vessels used the canal and paid tolls totaling $1,057,945.
In Manchester Iowa Mrs Glenapp mother of twelve children aged various ages, including three twin pairs, and husband Mr Glenapp, age thirty eight, live in a home described as orderly despite large brood. The note implies a death by own action within the household but provides no further detail.
President Calles travels from Mexico City to Monterey for a visit and then to Hacienda Soledad de la Mota in the north for a vacation. He is accompanied by the usual presidential staff and the guard regiment.
Premier Poincare, at the Belgium unknown soldier tomb dedication in Brussels, reaffirmed Germany's war guilt citing German documents. King Albert stood with him as he recalled prewar incidents and defended Belgium and France’s continued pursuit of reconciliation and neighborly peace.
West farmers at a Northwest farm conference in St Paul pledge support for the McNary-Haugen bill while urging changes. They propose the President name nominees to the federal board and seek broader coverage of farm products beyond the five named in the vetoed bill.
At an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Atlantic City New Jersey railroad representatives urged a $40,000,000 increase to cover the costs of handling United States mails.
Eric von Sturm a former Austrian count was killed near Glen View when his automobile was trapped between the gates at a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul grade crossing.
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