Maya Throne Uncovered in Yucatan Discovery of ancient Chichen Itza throne and court
The Carnegie Institution team reports uncovering the throne of Maya emperors and priests at Chichen Itza and a separate court for the god of chance. The throne, 13 feet wide and 3 feet high, features carved warriors, rattlesnakes, and vivid colors. A rubber ball game, Tlachtli, mirrored early basketball and gamblers risked slavery on outcomes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
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Chichen Itza
Yucatan
Guatemala
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Sylvanus G. Morley
Earl H. Morris
Dr. Morley
Morley
Liquid oxygen mine explosives to be developed
Washington August 6 Possibilities of creating a cartridge ingredient from absorbing liquid oxygen will be studied by G Sid Perrott associate physical chemist of the Department of Interior He will observe methods used in the Pachuca Mexico silver lead mine where liquid oxygen has been used for blasting for several years The Pachuca mine operates its own liquefying oxygen plant as a subsidiary of an American corporation Real Del Monte Compania de Real Del Monte assigns the approach to prospective explosive use in mining.
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Washington
G. Sid Perrott
Department of Interior
Pachuca
Mexico
North America
Compania de Real del Monte
San Francisco Artists Wed In Rustic Honeymoon Studio
Aldice Lowen Dinsdale and Grace Sears, members of San Francisco's artist colony, wed in a ceremony where all participants wore costumes. They honeymoon on hilltops in a cottage studio later used for the wedding record film. The event was reported as a lighthearted artistic union.
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San Francisco
Bird
Aldice Lowen Dinsdale
Grace Sears
Destruction Sought for West Side Brewery Assets
United States District Court hears a petition to destroy the National Products Company equipment valued at 250000 dollars and 860 half barrels of beer seized at the Detroit site formerly known as the West Side Brewery. Hearing adjourned to September 10.
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Detroit
National Products Company
West Side
United States District Court
Pilot Harold Kullberg and student die in nose dive
Cleveland August 6 Harold A Kullberg 28 a famed pilot and World War I Royal Flying Corps veteran and Henry Dunker 34 of Hudson Ohio were killed Tuesday night when a commercial airplane they rode in nosedived near Hudson Ohio. The aircraft built for dual control crashed with both men buried in the wreckage.
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Cleveland
Harold A. Kullberg
Royal Flying Corps
Henry Dunker
Hudson
Ohio
Kullberg
Akrona Aeronautical Association
Dunkerg
Kulberg
Dunker
Somerville
Mass
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Llying
Canada
Texas
France
California Epidemic Damages Rising in Livestock Loss
Aug. 6 report from Val. notes foot and mouth disease in California has caused about 5 million dollars in damage and required the slaughter of 102 100 head of livestock to date. Dr J R Mohler heads the USDA Bureau of Animal Industry directing the national eradication effort.
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California
J. R. Mohler
Bureau ‘of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Mohler
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