Navy Aviator Executes Upside Down Outside Loop
Washington reported Lieut. Alford J Williams a navy aviator and record holder duplicated James H Doolittle s army feat by performing an upside down outside loop from 3000 feet in a land plane. The maneuver began with a horizontal figure eight while the pilot flew upside down for both loops, a first of its kind in aerial acrobatics and witnessed by naval Air Station Anacosta observers.
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Washington
Alford J. Williams
Navy
Army
James H. Doolittle
Williams
Doolittle
Naval Air Station
Anacosta
Valuable pollen grown by California brothers in lab
Most pollen used in hay fever remedies made in the United States is cultivated by several brothers in their San Fernando Valley laboratory in southern California. Once processed for sale the pollen is valued highly, worth more than its weight in gold.
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United States
San Fernando Valley
California
Gone to Po Phrase Origin in Samar Tale
A curious saying traces to a Samar tailor who kept count of local deaths by dropping a stone into a pot near a burial ground. Upon his death, a remark noted he had gone into the pot himself, linking the phrase to his fate.
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Samarcand
Germany advances penal code on execution methods
Berlin reports that Germany plans a uniform execution process while retaining death by beheading in places. Modern guillotines appear in Rhine province and major states, with regions like Mecklenburg and Lippe using the sword of justice. Prussia introduced ax executions a century ago, and a recent Berlin case allowed a dark suit for executioners. The article notes last meal customs and a Breslau museum sword with a pocket for utensils, illustrating historic practices.
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Berlin
Reich
Germany
Rhine
Hanover
Hamburg
Bavaria
Saxony
Mecklenburg
Anhalt
Reuss
Lippe
Prussia
Karl Boettcher
Breslau
Chromite Gains Ground as Furnace Lining Material
The article notes magnesite, used for furnace linings, has risen in price while chromite from South Africa, India and New Caledonia is substituted. Chromite adds chromium for rust resistance and hard wearing surfaces. experts speculate plating deposits hydride from solution. Magnesite remains superior in tests, but economics favor chromite with prices around 22 to 24 dollars a ton versus magnesite's 30+ in recent years.
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Washington
United States
South Africa
India
New Caledonia
Colville
Wash
California
First Air Mail Flight From Paris During Siege
On September 23, 1870, M. Jules Durouf launched a balloon mail run from Paris to Craconville as Paris endured the Prussian siege. It represents likely the first successful delivery of mail by air, marking a landmark in aviation history.
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M. Jules Durouf
Paris
Craconville
France
Riverdale Special Assessment Hearing Set For April 2 1928
Notice to interested parties that Riverdale Illinois has ordered a local improvement: six inch vitrified sewer house connections on Acme Avenue and other streets. The County Court of Cook County will hear objections on April 2 1928 after a ten installment assessment at 6 percent interest. Attorneys for Riverdale urge timely filing and defense.
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Cook County
Illinois
Riverdale
Acme Avenue
Cook Ana
Ilinois
Hearschell S. Bock
Board of Local Improvements
Linois
Lyman
Adams
Bishop
Dupee
William F. Propper
Dolton sidewalks on Grant Street hearing set 1928
The Dolton Village Board ordered sidewalks on Grant Street from Sibley Street to Stewart Avenue. An assessment for benefits was made by Cook County Court, payable in five annual installments at 6 percent interest. Final hearing scheduled for April 2, 1928 at 10 a.m. Joseph L. Locher, Commissioner. Mar. 16-23
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Board of Trustees
Dolton
Grant Street
Sibley Street
Stewart Avenue
Cook County
Illinois
Dalton
Comparative cheer culture amid English and American sports
The article notes that the term cheer has limited presence in English schools and universities. It cites English crowds adopting cheering only after New Zealand football popularized Maori chants about twenty years ago. It claims the word’s modern meaning as a shout of encouragement is comparatively recent and not found in Johnson or Defoe.
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America
New Zealand
Johnson
Defoe
Ivanhoe club dances to start new page for Ivanhoe
A lively Ivanhoe community item lists costumes from a club event with awards to Joe Dowling, Jack Strom, and Hershal Morris, plus social gatherings at Mrs Olaf Neander’s home, a card party for the Dowlings, and budding local talents teased for a potential minstrel show. Several births, visits, and party details follow, including new members joining the club and a new subscriber to The Pointer.
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Olaf Neander
Wallace Street
Mesdames
Spindell
Anderson
Woosmann
Dowling
Reasor
Miller
Trout
O’niel
Geilhuse
Davidson
Clasen
Neander
Parker
Joe Dowling
Harvey
S. Spindell
Ivanhoe
Helen
W. Woosman
Richard James
Avalon Park
W. Masterton
Woodlawn
Roy Meiresse
Charles Wunder
Richard Graves
W. B. Graves
Margaret
Bobby Morris
Alice Cutten
Thelma Rich
Mitzi
R. C. Rich
Dearborn St
Shortcutting to Success Secret of Time Management
Terre Haute Tribune notes a proverb on success urging not to waste time thinking up secrets. The brief quotes a reflective line about efficiency and practical effort as a hidden key to achievement.
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Terre Haute Tribne
One Vote Counts 3 Propper for South End Cook County GOP
Propper, the sole southern Cook County Republican candidate, lists bills he sponsored in prior sessions including tax measures for school funding and road improvements. He notes enacted laws, endorsements from labor groups, and urges voters to cast one vote for him to count as three.
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Cook County
Board of Education
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Blue Island
Calumet City
Park Ridge
Forest Park
Western Springs
Chicago
General Assembly
Thompson, Crowe, Barrett
Joint Labor Board
State of Illinois
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
The
Wage Earners League
Propper
Thornton Township
Keeping Up With Mary Lambs Run Fast in the Hima Layas
A long legged sheep native to the Hima layas is said to run up to 40 miles per hour inspiring Mary to follow. The note appears in the Arkansas Gazette.
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Himalayas
Mary Nowaday
Arkansas
Nugget of Wisdom on Contentment and Use of Resources
A concise reflection defines contentment as the grateful faithful and fruitful use of what one has, whether little or much, contrasting it with mere satisfaction. It frames use and stewardship as core to contentment.
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Joseph L. Locher
A. D
W. LE
Calumet Window Shade and Art Co
Anton Patrick
Prop
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Ivanhoe News
Sis Hopkins
Jack Strom
Pullman
Jemima
Mr. H. Morris
Dusty
Joe
Palova
Rink
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