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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
3
A collection of sensational anecdotes compares two Idaho men who killed a mountain lion with rocks to an African hunter who starved a lion by keeping its mouth open and to Baron Munchausen who supposedly turned a bear inside out.
The last Book of the Bible is vari ously called the Revelation of St. John the Divine the Book of Revelation and the Apocalypse. Catholics call it the Apocalypse Protestants call it the Book of Revelation. It is often but erroneously called the Revelations with plural.
Paris reports France will push new naval construction including a cruiser of 10 000 tons six destroyers of 2 400 tons and several submarines with a total appropriation around 35 million dollars The nation rejects further tonnage cuts or broader naval limits and seeks policy freedom for future ships Universal Service is semiofficially advised from Quai d Orsay Washington conference results are viewed as unsatisfactory.
Washington ruling by the United States Court of Claims holds building and loan associations nationwide are exempt from tax under the 1918 and 1921 revenue acts. The decision clarifies that exemptions apply as long as loans primarily benefit members, countering the bureau of internal revenue’s stricter view that lending to nonmembers triggers taxation.
Lord Chancellor Cave outlines sweeping constitutional redesign to revive the Lords after sixteen years of curtailed power. The plan would allow the sovereign to appoint a limited twelve year term of members including Laborites, with one third retiring every four years. Sitting peers elected by hereditary peers, others move to Commons. hereditary principle kept.
In a secret consistory allocution Pope Pius XI denounces Bolshevism as an insidious doctrine permeating the ignorant, citing evidence from diplomatic posts. He blames it for troubles in China and Mexico as part of his wider condemnation.
Federal Judge Scott rules futures grain delivery transactions legal in Iowa. Trader M. A. Hoyt Jr of Carroll challenged payment, claiming deals were gambling and void.
S J Stanard announces the Boys State Fair School is the key agricultural education channel at Milnois exposition. Enrollment is limited to 822 with county representation set by population and a board of officials to judge applicants. The egg show adds four classes with prizes totaling 150 dollars and open to adults and juniors in brown and white eggs.
Senator Starr's 48 hour weekly limit for women nears third reading in the Illinois House with one amendment excluding hospitals. Representative Lot Holman O'Neill led the bill, limiting amendments. A new primary election act advances after Senate approval to counter potential Supreme Court ruling. companion bills on ballots and petitions pass. Durso backs a home rule plan creating a Chicago board of transportation.
Senator Harry Wilson of Pinckneyville pushes a bill now passed by the senate to place policemen under the state compensation law amid claims of rising danger to officers. The same session sees education and defense issues discussed by leaders including Francis G Blair and Oscar Carlstrom In. The senate also approves a bill by Representative Sullivan authorizing school districts to hire dentists for schools.
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