New York Welcomes Lindbergh With Thunderous Parade
Millions of New Yorkers packed Broadway and Fifth Avenue to greet Col. Charles A. Lindbergh after his transatlantic flight. He received the city’s Medal of Valor from Mayor James J. Walker, then joined Governor Smith in Central Park before rest and receptions with his mother and Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt. In Washington the welcome continued with a vast Pennsylvania Avenue parade and President Coolidge’s commendation as crowds pressed toward the navy yard amid heat and excitement.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Broadway
City Hall
Central Park
Madison Square
Battery
Gen
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
U. S.paris
Washington
National Capital
Lindy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Coolidge
Anacostia River
Navy Yard
Longest Word Found in Aristophanes Comedy
The word Ekklesiazousal from Aristophanes’ comedy is noted as 169 letters long and 77 syllables when spoken by an actor. This remarkable term appears in scholarly mentions of ancient Greek language and drama.
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Aristophanes
Village Board Action Sees Wage Help and Repairs Approved
Trustee panel approves half the cost for police caps and coats while workers seek time loss compensation for Fire Captain Ripley injured on duty. Water issues include meter seals, green water odor, and six new houses without meters amid street and sidewalk planning in Gallineau subdivision.
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Schmidt
Ortel
Ripley
Fire and Water Committee
Zornow
Riverdale Products Co
Janeschefski
Fire House
Village Hall
LaSalle
140Th Street
Highlawn
Zesch
Ivanhoe
Arcada Milling Co
Iir
Wm. Lotz
Lyman
Adams
Bishop
Dupee
Howard F. Bishop
Williams
Atlantic Street
Gallineau
138Th
186Th Street
136Th Street
Athletic feast previews future boxing talent in Chicago
The piece highlights Mr. Gilmore selecting promising youths for upcoming events at the club. It notes his father Harry Gilmore the former lightweight champion, now 73 and active in club practice in California. Harry helped develop Packey McFarland and managed him on tours coast to coast. Mr. Gilmore runs a Business Men's Physical Training operation in the McCormick Building in Chicago.
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Gilmore
Harry Gilmore
California
Harry
Obverse and reverse on coins shaped by Alexander rule
The article explains coin sides with obverse for the ruler’s portrait and reverse for the other side. It notes Alexander the Great between 356 and 223 B C substituted his own portrait on coins, replacing pagan gods. Since then the obverse has shown the ruler issuing the coin.
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Alexander the Great
Macedonia
Middle East
B. C
Diamonds long valued before Brazilian diamond rush
Diamonds were valued long before the discovery of Brazilian mines in 1727. Earlier sources note diamonds were found mainly in India and Burma and used as gems since ancient times.
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India
Borneo
Izaak Walton League Seeks 1000 Members in Hammond South Holland
The Hammond branch and nearby South Holland seek 1000 new members within a month offering a camping outfit as top prize. A public field day June 25 at Wicker Park features Contests of skill, casting and shooting with attendance by Gen. Jacob M Dickinson and other leaders.
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Hammond
South Holland
Izaak Walton League of America
Wicker Park
Jacob M. Dickinson
Taft
League
Indiana
L. G. Bradford
So. Bend
Indiana League
Iver Henings
So. Bend Ball Co
McBrayer
Izaak Walton League
America
Forget Their Youth
Arkansas Gazette notes that aging brings memory lapses and a tendency to deride the younger generation, reflecting on how older people often critique the current youth as they age.
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Arkansas
Gagette
Great River Source Located at Lake Itasca
The Mississippi River is sourced from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, per an answered question in Liberty. The finding confirms Itasca as the river’s headwaters in regional geography.
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Lake Itasca
Minnesota
Liberty
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165Th Street
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Henry W. Schnoor
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Anthony Basile
Phradike
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Stern Bros
Forest Ave
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Depors
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Walter R. Stroh
Forest Avenue
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Leyden Ave
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Isaac Shilling
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G. Galleg
Riverdale Bank
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William Lotz
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