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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
5
Premier Raymond Poincare declared France willing to forget German actions if Berlin admits the burnings in World War I era. He spoke from a rostrum in Orchies near Douai where the town was rebuilt after being set ablaze by German forces.
In Curtea de Arges the state funded a $500000 funeral for King Ferdinand. Queen Marie of Romania and Queen Marie of Yugoslavia wept as the coffin was laid in a mausoleum beside King Carol and Queen Elizabeth. The ceremony combined Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic rites with an elite gathering.
Benton Illinois gang leader Charley Birger was found guilty of murdering Mayor Joe Adams of West City and received a death sentence. Co-defendants Art Newman and Ray Hyland were sentenced to life in prison.
Between four thousand and five thousand airplanes are now engaged in commercial service in the United States, per a port issue from the aviation branch of the Department of Commerce. A plan to withdraw land and sea areas from Nicaragua was endorsed by a Pan American labor convention. Officials invite bids for a contract air service linking Chicago, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati with bids due August 18. A noted issue involves opposition to “guides” at the capitol amid tourism concerns and government offerings, with services claimed cheaper than existing sightseeing firms.
William Hughes of Charleston, a tailor, died shortly after being struck by an interurban car. Henry Wilson Clendenin, longtime Illinois editor and co publisher of the Illinois State Register, died in Springfield after a stroke. A 99 year old central Illinois woman celebrated her birthday at her grandson’s home near Morrisonville. Rock Island shows population gains in 1927 directory. An Illinois horticultural society meeting gathered fruit growers at the University of Illinois Urbana. A. E. Lill of Belleville elected president of the Illinois Chiropractic Research bureau at Galesburg. Ed Johnson, amnesia patient, died at East Moline State hospital triggering a kin search. A prehistoric skeleton was found on the Spring Lake golf course near Quincy. Chicago area industry accounted for a portion of national manufacturing output in 1925. Federal officers arrested several Illinois officials on prohibition era charges in Madison county. Rock Island County’s Roy Bracher resigned amid embezzlement accusations and rumored indictments for others connected to county funds.
The Dolton Village Board of Trustees orders sidewalks along 138th Street from Lincoln Avenue to Center Avenue and along surrounding side streets. The county court will hear the assessment of said improvements for benefits on August 16, 1927 at 10:00 A M. Objections may be filed prior to the hearing. Commissioner Joseph L Lochner signs the notice dated July 29, 1927.
A compact historical note traces how early picture recording evolved into symbols and phonetic writing. It cites Assyrians as first to assign arbitrary sounds while still pictorial, leading to alphabets including Roman Hebrew Greek Turkish Armenian and Arabic. Describes evolution of A from ox head to Phoenician origin and Greek refinement.
The text notes that in England the year from the seventh to the thirteenth century was counted starting at Christmas, marking a Julian era practice.
The text recounts how Alfred Nobel, son of Swedish inventor Emmanuel, on a Lake Malaren scow with his father and later alone, mixed nitro glycerin with porous materials to form dynamite. It notes the 1876 perfection, the spread of factories, other explosives like smokeless powder, and Nobel’s belief in peace despite destructive uses.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York handles vast coin turnover averaging 35 tons daily. Quarters dominate value, with nickels and dimes close behind. A sack of 4,000 quarters weighs 53 pounds. a 53 pound bag holds dimes. Fifty bags of nickels total $10,000, and sixty bags of pennies weigh a ton worth $3,000.
The Mississippi levee system developed from individual planter dikes to county and state action, then federal involvement. Congress created the Mississippi River Commission in 1879 without construction funds, and began appropriations in 1880. From 1879 onward, the commission era saw over 80 million dollars spent on improvement and flood protection.
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