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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1926
Page
6
Paris reports the death of American actor James Keteltas Hackett after a long illness. Hackett, who had resided in Paris, rose to fame as a leading man on the American stage and later inherited substantial wealth. In 1921 he received honors from both England and France for his Shakespearean interpretations.
Washington reports Eugene Meyer Jr says the South will have about 160 million dollars in credit from intermediate banks to retire four million bales of cotton. Regional and state credit corporations will finance tens of millions to support orderly marketing and a cut in acreage to avert future shortages.
Rev. J. Frank Norris has the murder trial moved from Fort Worth to Austin on defense motion. Judge Hosey orders the transfer after defense witnesses testified to prejudice in Fort Worth. Trial date in Austin likely in January, delaying proceedings for the First Baptist pastor.
In Ishpeming Michigan the Barnes Hecker iron mine flood killed 51 workers. The swamp collapsed trapping men, flooding three mine levels. Rescue efforts found seven bodies including foreman W. Tippett. one man Wilfred Willis escaped by ladder as others perished.
President Coolidge urges nationwide Armistice Day observance on November 11. Airplanes will be tagged and numbered like cars under a new aviation law census by the Commerce Department. The Navy approves a ramcoat garb for the sailor on shore leave, a black cravanette civilian style over mufti or with naval uniform.
In 1639 London all female roles were played by young men in drag and society feared immorality as real women finally appeared on stage. The era faced rapid shifts as audiences welcomed new art forms and changing tastes, reflecting a broader cultural transformation.
In parts of France country folk, as storms approach, decorate their hats with hawthorn sprays to seek protection from lightning.
A water spider appears in every ditch or stagnant pool and must breathe air to live. It is born underwater and spends life on or beneath the surface. It runs on top as easily as land creatures and glistens with bubbles when diving. Its bristled skin carries air down into water, keeping the skin dry.
The text traces chair origins to royal thrones and noble luxuries, with tables forming from logs and trestles. It notes most early crude pieces are lost to time, as are the transitional pieces leading to the earliest known furniture.
The Hawaiians lacked a writing system until 1820 when missionaries provided an alphabet of eleven letters. They adapted foreign words, such as popoki for cat, and rendered the name Jim as Kimo with the accent on the first syllable.
A report from the Niles Register notes a resident in the neighboring township posts a quarantine sign on the first of each month and has not been interviewed by Bill Colcitur in three years.
Four men were killed and three wounded when the Tombs Prison yard became a battleground as three criminals tried to force a breakout. A prison keeper was killed and another wounded as Warden Pater Malloy oversaw the crisis.
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