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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1927
Page
6
Paris reports Marshal Foch criticizes Sir Douglas Haig for forcing an early armistice that prevented Rhine crossing and allied occupation of Germany. He writes this in the Paris Midi.
Federal Power Commission seventh annual report shows 77 proposed water power projects totaling 3.3 million horsepower under consideration. Notable licenses include Appalachian Electric Power 100,000 hp on New River and Savannah River Electric 120,000 hp. New Alaska projects target pulp and paper mill developments and Potomac River scheme links to park plans for the capital.
Transcontinental Oil reports No 20 Yates well in Pecos county Texas began producing at 65,880 barrels per day for the first hour, second largest globally, as experts revise expected output from 400,000 to 1,000,000 barrels daily.
C William Beales, fifty, a former congressman, state senator, and Gettysburg postmaster, has died in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. He served as a U S representative and later state senator before his postmaster role. The report notes his death occurred in Gettysburg.
The Dolton Village Board votes to install a connected storm water and sanitary sewer system along multiple streets including Ellis Greenwood and Sibley Boulevards in Dalton. The Cook County Court will hear the assessment, payable in ten annual installments at 6 percent interest, with objections due before December 5 1927. Commissioner Joseph L. Locher notes the hearing at ten o’clock A M.
A Liberty Q&A explains that the term coward stems from animals tucking tails between legs in fear. It notes the English word derives from Old French coe meaning tail, itself from Latin caudis.
Mrs Johnson reads a Kansas City Star item about a man in Izzid County who sold his wife for seven dollars. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge exclaims it was plumb robbery as the crowd reacts to the shocking tale.
The article notes Galileo in 1632 referred to "the secret art" allowing distant conversation via magnetic needle sympathy, hinting at early ideas resembling telegraph or telephone concepts. It preserves the historical tone and highlights Galileo's insight into long distance communication.
Many people in India are keeping their traditional costumes but are learning to wear European leather shoes, adopting a hybrid dress style as cultures mix.
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