Fourteenth International Eucharistic Congress Opens in Valletta
Malta April 19. The fourteenth International Eucharistic Congress opens in Valletta on April 23 with a large U.S. delegation of priests and laymen expected. Cardinal Cerretto of Syracuse designated legate. he arrives by warship April 22, greeted by local clergy and civic leaders. Valletta hosts ceremonies at Rotunda Basilica led by Monsignor Heylen and others. The island’s ties to St Paul, the Knights of St John, and Vallette’s fortifications feature in the historic context.
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Malta
Vallette
United States
Cardinal Errata
Syracuse
Sicily
Mer. i F. A. Portelli
O. P
Giuseppe Carbone
Couder
St. Gregory the Great
Pacend
Pullicino
Rotunda
Usta
Island
Knights of St. John
Knights Temlars
Alta
Maltese Congress and the Island’s Worthy Splendor
The Maltese prepare for a papal congress with grand ceremonies at the governor’s palace. Malta’s treasure-filled past includes the cave of St Paul, Byzantine silver portraits, and a university urging Catholic student participation. The modern Maltese blend Italian Arab Greek and English influences as they celebrate a cultivated, scenic island.
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Caravaggio
Calabrese
la Mallette
Paul
St. Paul
St. Luke
Apostle
Malta
Malta University
Alfred Mattei
Father Sammut
S. J
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Infants
Cuticura products are advertised as the purest and most economical method for freeing the scalp of infants from minor eruptions itching and scalings and for establishing permanent hair health. Free liberal samples mailed with book. Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura will find it best for skin and scalp.
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P. Book
Convict Tobacco Smuggling Ring Exposed at Portland Prison
Samuel Crowhurst a civil guard at Port land prison received four months hard labor after pleading guilty to smuggling tobacco for convicts. He co operated with Day a red collar man to supply tobacco and processed money orders and letters to arrange distribution among inmates. Evidence included a tobacco soaked jar and a bottle of tobacco water found under a garden frame.
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London
Portland
Samuel Crowhurst
Portland Prison
Crowhurst
Day
Chattanooga Prepares Town of Tents for Confederate Reunion
Chattanooga Tenn April 19. Fifteen thousand tents are being pitched to house United Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans. The camp will accommodate 12 000 to 16 000 veterans with cots and tents provided by the Washington government. Fort Oglethorpe soldiers assist erecting the tents under Captain Gillem ensuring Army standard layouts and veteran comfort.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans
Camp
A. Stewart
Washington
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
Gillem
Peculiar Auto Accident in Tyrol Endangers Seven Visitors
In Fleims Tyrol a motor omnibus replacing the old horse diligence caused a strange accident at Fontaine-Froide station. Seven travelers including an Englishman were found unconscious in the closed car after the chauffeur opened the door. They were rushed to a hotel where doctors treated them and they recovered. The fumes from a defective benzine tank caused the incident.
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Geneva
Fleims
Tyrol
Felims
Fontaine-Froide
Chicago Plans Official Clean-Up Week Across City
April 19 Chicago prepares for an official clean-up week to be inaugurated Monday. Mayor Carter Harrison names the event official and urges citizens to participate. Clergymen, streetcar and elevated companies, fire, police and health departments, Ella Flagg Young and school children join in. Business leaders including the Chicago Association of Commerce back the effort to make Chicago the cleanest city in the country.
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Chicago
Woman’s City Club
Carter Harrison
Woman's City Club
Fire, Police and Health Departments
Ella Flagg Young
Chicago Association of Commerce
Polite makeover for Tokyo police chief orders gentler speech
Tokyo April 19. New police superintendent Anraku orders police to curb blunt language. Officials say imperative chants like Oi oi and kora kora will be replaced with polite phrases such as Moshi moshi and Halloo, please sir, to avoid public resentment.
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Tokio
Anraku
Aquitania Theater Liner to Be Launched Tomorrow
Aquitania, the giant Cunarder, will be launched at Clydebank tomorrow with a on board theater and a fixed repertoire. The $10 million ship carries 3790 passengers, advanced safety gear, and life boats for rapid evacuation. It measures 885 feet, 60,000 tons, and will reach 23 knots, outpacing the Titanic.
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Clydebank
London
Cunarder
Aquitania
Cunard Line
Cunard
Gaul
Pyrenees
Garronne
Celt
Rice Rain in Shanghai Astonishes Residents
In Shanghai on April 19 Chinese residents reported a miracle as rice fell from the sky after a roof was swept away by a long- distance wind gust. People knelt and scraped the grain from streets through the night, believing a providential event occurred.
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Shanghai
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