Benny Havens Oh a West Point Legend
West Point lore recounts Benny Havens a small tavern near the post that fueled cadets mischief with cider and buckwheat cakes drawing officers and future notables. Legend notes Custer Poe and many cadets skinned for visits while the famed song Benny Havens Oh spread among plebes and veterans.
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United States Army
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Benny Havens
America
Academy
Benny
Armstrong Custer
Ohio
Custer
Pasteur Biography and Key Scientific Contributions
Louis Pasteur born December 27, 1822 at Dole Jura. He studied chemistry and taught physics at Dijon then chemistry at Strassburg. His hydrophobia work linked disease to specific bacteria in blood and spinal cord culture. Pasteur died near Saint Cloud on September 28, 1895.
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Louis Pasteur
Dole
Jura
Ecole Normale
Paris
Dijon
Strasshure
Institute
Pasteur
St. Cloud
Reminders of Pledges Special Cards for Husbands and Wives
Reminders of pledges appear in a community item noting special cards for husbands and wives to remind them of their JOBE. The brief item highlights marital tokens and social customs without extending into broader commentary.
Pocket Maritime Marriage Vows Card Issued By Mothers Union
The Mothers Union of Enghand issues pocket sized silver printed marriage cards. Each card records the date and place of marriage and contains key portions of the service on fidelity. Couples receive two cards for husband and wife retention.
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Riage
Mothers’ Union of
Enghand
Pigeon of Verdun to Be Honored With Paris Monument
Paris to erect a monument to The Pigeon of Verdun the carrier pigeon famed for delivering a final message during the Verdun siege. The award was celebrated at a pigeon fanciers’ dinner and cited as a symbol of tenacity amid wartime smoke and gas.
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Paris
Verdun
National Federation of Colombophile Societies of
France
Fort Vaux
Plorent Mater
Federation of Pigeon Fanciers Clubs
Toll-Free Viau and Lachapelle Bridges Planned
The Quebec government will grant funding to Montreal to cover construction costs for the Viau and Lachapelle bridges with no tolls. This decision ends toll-collection plans and supports free traffic from Montreal to the north country and onward along the provincial highway network toward Maniwaki and Hull.
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Montreal
Viau
Mont Laurier
Mountains
Maniwaki
Hull
Montreach
Women Eager to Ride Down 600-Foot Shafts
Monson Maine women, as noted by night watchman Frank Cowan, are more eager than men to descend the 600foot slate shaft at the quarry. Three shafts reach 75 675 and 100 feet, with tunnels extending in many directions underground. The shafts are all electrically lit and a platform used by visitors also carries the women’s thrill of descent.
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Monson
Maine
Frank Cowan
Kansas to complete two cross state all weather highways
Kansas will finish at least two across state all weather highways within two months using sand gravel to close gaps on Highways 40 and 50 S. 40 runs 19 miles through Potawatomi county. 50-3 covers about 30 miles from Clements to Plymouth in Chase county. Estimated costs are $20 000 and $30 000 respectively. Completion expected in about two months. Wheat crop outlook shows little winter kill in major areas. some eastern damage and western wind drift with straw spreading to prevent drifting.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Potawattomie County
Chase County
Clements
Plymouth
John Gardner
State Board of Agriculture
Defective 1929 Kansas bill tied to mutual bail insurance
Topeka report notes the Weaver bill requiring mutual bail insurance firms to deposit 20000 with the insurance commission to protect policy owners passed the house but a clerical error left amendments unentered before enrollment and governor signing. Also Kansans highway plans name John Gray Kirwin as state right of way contact for highway projects.
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Topeka
Weaver
Kiowa County
Insurance Commission
House
Senate
Kansas Highway Commission
John Gray
Kirwin
Commission
Gray
Prohibition Move Targets Kansas Highway Contractors
In Topeka Kansas plans to enforce prohibition in highway work. Governor Reed orders the highway department to blacklist contractors and suppliers who use liquor in dealings with state road officials.
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Topeka
Kansas
Reed
State Highway Department
Kaw river navigation project delayed by congress
Congressman Guyer tells the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce that actual improvement work on the Kaw river navigation project may be postponed about two years. Work cannot start until after the preliminary survey is authorized and accepted by Congress.
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Kansas City
Kaw River
Cong
U. S. Guyer
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Question on site for Kansas veterans hospital
Congressman U. S. Guyer questions the proposed location in Kansas City Kansas and writes to Ray T. Wilm e t te, chamber of commerce manager, questioning the site.
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Kansas Veterans’ Hospital
Kansas City
Kansas
Cong
U. S. Guyer
Ray T. Willette
Chamber of Commerce
Herington Resident Dies After Car Collision
Jacobo Yeaney, 79, died from injuries when a car driven by Mrs J S McCulley overturned west of Herington. His daughter and two grandchildren were slightly injured in the same incident.
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Herington
Jacobo Yeaney
J.S. McCulley
Joseph Davis
Francis McCulley
McCulley
Here
Beloit Twins Rescued After Car Exhaust Gas Exposure
In Beloit a 3 year old boy and twin siblings were revived after they suffered monoxide gas exposure from car exhaust while riding in the family’s truck cab. A farmer father managed to pull them to safety with aid to arrive shortly after.
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Beloit
M. W.W. Wells
Castoria Comforts fretful babies and colic relief
Castoria is a safe vegetable remedy for babies and older children. It calms fretful infants and relieves constipation or colic in emergencies, with doctors' word on safety. Many families keep an extra bottle to ensure Castoria is always available in the home.
Man Seeks Early Prison Release By Good Behavior
A prisoner claims good behavior while seeking an early release. He argues his conduct and disciplinary record demonstrate fitness for parole and adherence to rules.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Nevada
Hoavy
Hfe
Euclid
The
United States ‘Corps of Cadets
Tles
Edgar’ Allan Poe
Poe
Highland Union
West Pointers
Lucius V Brien
Maryland
Eighth Infantry
Rilen A. Arnold
Denny's Place
O'Brien
Jenny
Hudson
Fellows
Pic
Berry Havens
Raynal
Lachapelle
Quebec
Hanford
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
Gene
Eva
Agene
Sister
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Ruggists
Did
London
Norial
B ¥ Products CO
Westport Station
Hansas City
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