Forty nine saved as ship collides in River Plate
A collision between a passenger liner and a freighter in the River Plate leads to the rescue of forty nine passengers. Reports from Buenos Aires detail the incident and ongoing efforts to account for all aboard.
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River Plate
Buenos Aires
Walter Simons
Surpreme Court
Daw
Berlin
Russia
Lungtsuan-Shih
Mount
Chienshan
Manchuria
Darren
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Don Budge
United States
Germany
London
Boswell
William Woodward
New York
Sandown
England
Patna
India
Tokio i
Amelia Earhart
Navy
Fredrick J. Nooman
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
America
California
Gene Mako
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Heinrich Henkel
Wimbledon
Baron von Gottfried
Budge
United’ ‘States
Allerige Yound
Greatrituin
Torture Rock Unearthed By Connecticut Archaeologist
Stonington Connecticut reports the discovery of a so called torture rock where English captives and Pequot warriors were said to be brained with clubs. Excavations on John L. Davis farm yield teeth jaw bones and skull fragments. Two complete skeletons in oyster shell graves with turtle dish artifacts are dated about 400 years old. Prof Norris Bull of Hartford comments on the site as a rare burial find.
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Stonington
Conn
John L. Davis
Davis
Norris Bull
Hartford
Companion of Its: Owner Walks Mountain Lion in Woods
In Bridgman near the Navajo Trading Post eleven miles north of St. Joseph Michigan Benjamin Magadv ern maintains a private zoo with 22 animals including two trained lions Jerry and Lady. He walks Jerry on a 30 foot leash with no gun or props, Jerry happily licks his keeper and follows through the forest and to the lake, under a leather collar.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Here
U. S. 12
Bridgman, Benjamin
Magadvern
Jerry
Lady
Magavern
New Mexico
Tame Ducks Sold as Wild Ducks Exposed in Probe
Government investigators reveal a duck racket where tame ducks are colored and bled to mimic wild ducks. They note the breast bone size helps distinguish them and that inspectors eat the product and pocket the bones for evidence.
Train Whistle Sparks Fire Alarm in Windsor
Firemen rush to posts as Windsor town faces whistle confusion from New Haven railroad’s new streamlined locomotives. Dispatchers and fire chief must settle coordination tones to prevent false alarms during locomotive approaches.
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Windsor
Conn
New Haven Railroad
Ballooning in politics and modern prairie schooners rise
The piece riffs on a possible third term bid likened to balloons that lack steering and fall. It contrasts ballooning with historic Montana wagon days and notes aging leaders versus youth, then mocks generals who retreat from frontline duties in modern warfare.
Let My People Go Passover Lesson Reflection
A sermon contrasts Pharaoh and Moses, expounding the Passover as a type of Christ. It emphasizes blood salvation through the lamb without blemish and the perpetual memorial, urging faith in the blood of Jesus as the sole path to redemption and urging remembrance of Israel’s bondage.
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Pharaoh
Moses
Aaron
Israel
Egypt
God
Paul
Calvary
The Duty of Every Day Requires Thoughtful Pondering
A brief fragment reflects on daily duty urging contemplation. The text emphasizes discipline and steady resolve as guiding principles.
Missionary Baptist Sermons Set at German Seventh Day Adventist Church
Missionary Baptist holds services at the German Seventh Day Adventist church one mile west of Shafter on Lerdo road. Sunday school begins at 10 00 a m with morning worship at 11 00 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m.
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Missionary Baptist
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Shafter
Lerdo Road
Sunday church services listed for day and times
The notice invites participation in Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning service at 11 a.m. a Young Peoples service at 6:30 p.m. and an evening service at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
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Young Peoples
Two Pastors Find Craft and Invention as Hobbies
In Massachusetts two Baptist pastors pursue creative work. Rev. Marinus James of Norwood’s First Baptist paints marines and holds a master’s license. Rev. Ernest Loomis of Haverhill’s Winter Street Baptist invents gadgets and serves as a major in the Army reserves.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Marinus James
Norwood
First Baptist Church
Ernest L. Loomis
Winter Street
Haverhill
Connecticut
United States Army
Loomis
Montgomery and Family Return from Missouri Trip
G. C. Montgomery returned to Shafter from an extended visit in Libourn Missouri with his wife and daughter. The party traveled by automobile and spent 50 days away.
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G. C. Montgomery
Shafter
Libourn
Missouri
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King of Hockey
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Christian Science Monitor
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Semple
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D. W. Nikkel
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