Twin Cities Track Meet Set for Memorial Park Calumet City
The senor boys Olympic track and field meet is planned for Saturday at Memorial Park in Calumet City starting at 6 30 PM. Local entrants lead signups and Hammond East Chicago and Whiting hope to boost participation. Events include sprints, shot put, running high jump, pole vault, broad jump and a mile run though hurdles are unavailable due to equipment limits.
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Memorial Park
Calumet City
Twin Cities
Hammond
East Chicago
Whiting
Violin Maker Newton Opens Shop in Calumet City
William N. Newton, violin maker and jeweler formerly with Newton and Carroll, opens a jewelry store repair shop and violin shop at 687 Ingraham Avenue Calumet City. Over twenty three years he has built 265 violins, sold as high as 500 dollars, with many artists using his instruments noted for construction and tone.
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William N. Newton
Newton & Carroll
Ingraham Avenue
Calumet City
Newton
High Value of Brick as a Basic National Industry
The article highlights brick making as an ancient yet essential modern industry. It notes bricks resist destruction, their continuity from ancient ruins, and that brick composition remains unchanged. It states a national average price of about $15 per thousand, with bricks weighing four to five pounds and costing about a cent and a half each, offering long service life.
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United States
Cuckoo superstitions across regions and signals
The piece notes many folk beliefs tied to the cuckoo’s first call. In the Scottish maritime highlands and Hebrides hearing it while fasting portends misfortune, while hearing it fasting allegedly renders the listener inactive for the year. In parts of England and Northumberland similar omens exist, with hard ground signifying calamity and soft ground seen as lucky.
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Maritime Highlands
Hebrides
Hunerus
Detroit News
England
Northumberland
Chlorine Gas Uses Described Since 1852
Chlorine gas has a long history in medical treatment with reports noting its use for various diseases since the year 1852. The statement frames chlorine as an established remedy rather than a new discovery.
Reichstag Approves Dawes Reparation Plan and Rail Bill
Berlin reports the Reichstag backed the Dawes reparation framework with a 314 to 127 vote on the railway bill to implement London conference provisions. The Nationalists supported the railway measure but opposed the banking bill, while the debenture bill also passed. Some observers cited a possible cabinet reconstruction to include Nationalists in exchange for their support.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Stresemann
Virgin Islands Hit by Deadly Hurricane
A powerful hurricane struck the Virgin Islands the night of August 28 and the next day causing extensive damage. Reports cite at least 80 deaths, numerous injuries, and widespread destruction across Montserrat Tortola Nevis and St Jan with many homes ruined and structures damaged.
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Montserrat
British Leeward Sroup
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Nevis
British Leeward Islands
St. Jan
Japan watches Chinese civil war and Manchuria clash
Tokyo reports commercial circles closely follow China's civil war developments with many orders canceled from Shanghai. Militarists monitor the Manchurian clash as Japan holds large interests in Manchuria and neighbors to Russia's possible involvement.
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Japan
China
Tokyo
Shanghai
Manchuria
Russia
Formal Arrangement to Enforce Dawes Plan
London reports a pact to implement the Dawes reparations program was signed at the international conference. Premier MacDonald was absent in Scotland, with Sir Eyre Crowe signing for Britain. Ambassadors and ministers signed for other nations while Ambassador Kellogg represented the United States.
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London
MacDonald
Scotland
Eyre Crowe
Kellogg
United States
Warless World Call to Churches Across America
The Federal Council of Churches calls Armistice Day November 11 a mobilization day for world justice and peace. A constructive drive toward a warless world is urged by the commissioner of international justice and good will.
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Call To Churches of America
Washington
International Justce
Good Will
Federal Council of Churches and Congregations
United States
Not Really a Weapon The Swordfish Stirs Sardines
The note describes a swordfish using its long bill to herd and injure sardines rather than hunting larger animals, suggesting the weapon is misperceived and used for schooling disruption.
Extreme Climate Describes Alto Crucero Year Round
Report from Alto Crucero Bolivia notes water freezes nightly throughout the year while noonday sun reaches scorching heat nearly blistering the skin. Local observers compare daily temperature swings to extreme climates.
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Alto Crucero
Bolivia
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