Norway’s drift toward republican ideas and power shift
A St Louis Globe- Democrat correspondent traces Norway’s move to full statehood through emigration linked ties with American states. Norwegian influence from Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska shapes politics and business, spurring suffrage and a republican-storthing system that challenges the Swedish king and royal authority.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
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Tromso
Kansas
Colorado
Gina Krog
Susan B. Anthony
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General Assembly of the People
Germany
Europe
Norwegian Congress
Yale installs river telescope to spy on Harvard crews
Yale crew headquarters at Gales Ferry Conn receives a large telescope on the Eli boat club veranda. The instrument, a gift from George Bt. John Sheffield, sweeps two miles of the Thames, allowing Yale to observe Harvard crews and report moves as the two camps remain in close contest.
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John Sheffield
Pavy Yard
Return of Hoop Skirts Captures Chicago Fashion
Mme Walcot told the Dressmakers' club in Chicago that hoop skirts are resurging with over 2000 women wearing them. Orders pour in for featherbone designs that keep skirts from feet and curb sidewalk sweeping. She claims the hoop skirt shields wearers from microbes in the city.
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Mme. Walcot
Dressmakers’ Club
Rosebush From Leeds Man Sets Record Claim
John Kickbush of Leeds Missouri cultivates a crimson rambler rivaling champions. A two year old plant yielded 12 dollars and 65 cents in sales this season with a single operation producing a bunch of ramblers containing 180 roses. The Kansas City Star reports on the prolific plant and its claim to fame.
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First Case Heard From War Comment on Japanese Victories
An officer quoted by the Washington Star says he has heard many reports of actions by the war department about Japanese land victories, but stresses that the speaker’s remarks reflect partisan or incomplete views amid wartime coverage.
Sioux Divorce Boom and Auto Riches in Sioux Nation
A Chamberlain dispatch reports rapid Sioux adoption of white man luxuries on Rosebud and Cheyenne River reservations. Telephones, automobiles, hearses, planes, and organs multiply as forty seven divorces are ruled in Chamberlain and Oacoma courts. Notable tales include Black Cloud's auto haul for settlers and a Rosebud man buying a grand hearse, while Bronx Falla fears Sioux divorce centers may rival Bronx.
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Apecelar
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Cheyenne River Reservation
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Bonesteel
Omaha
Sioux City
Shouting Horn
Yankton
John Hanley
Bronx
United States
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Prince of Monaco advances air study with high altitude kites
The Prince of Monaco funds a systematic study of upper atmosphere air currents. During a long cruise last year he perfected a kite system reaching about 15,000 feet, prompting the German government to permit similar satellite experiments on certain warships.
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Bible Tales and Myths Stir Episcopal Congress in Brooklyn
Rev. Dr. John Peters of St. Michael's calls Genesis a history steeped in myth and asserts Abraham Isaac and Jacob were composite figures. He argues Bible legends exceed folklore in guiding moral and spiritual life and that pre Israelite myths were woven into Hebrew narratives.
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St. Michael's Church
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Brooklyn
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Isaac
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Joseph
Meters
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Hebron
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Shechem
Frees Convicted Father Pardoned After Daughter's Plea
Des Moines May 14 Gov Cummins pardoned ex convict father who was sentenced to life for the murder of his wife years ago. His daughter who testified against him now believes his act was provoked and secured his release with help from ex Gov Larrabee and Warden Hunter after months of parole effort. May had lived in Oelwein with his wife and daughter when the tragedy occurred and the daughter’s advocacy led to the pardon.
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Martin May
Cummins
May
Oelwein
Larrabee
Hunter
Anamosa
Either That or Be Jailed Mineola Descent Case Heard
William Thompson a watchman for Tawood summer houses faced a Nassau County court appeal over deserting his wife and six children after his mother in law refused to leave his home. Judge Jackson reserved decision as Thompson chose jail over eviction, with counsel blaming the mother in law and prosecutors downplaying her role.
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Neasan County
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Tawood
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Nassau
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Doeclaion
Oil taint debates spark tainted samples inquiry
A fragmentary text hints at an inquiry into tainted oil samples and accusations involving Rockefeller and potential contamination. The piece references Louis Globe-Democrat and mentions public debate over who tainted the product and how to verify taint sources.
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