English girl quits English Channel swim attempt
June Darwin, an English swimmer, abandoned her Channel crossing three miles from Dover at 7 53 this morning due to cold water after starting at 3 22 yesterday afternoon. She had made little progress since midnight. Nearby, two waterfalls on the Alberche River in Spain are to be harnessed for irrigation, a railroad, and Madrid manufacturing plants. Unrelated workmen unearthed near Inverness, Scotland.
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Dover
Heug
June Darwin
Cape Grig-Nez
English Channel
Alherche River
Spain
Madrid
Latone Stone Reputed to Be Broad Stone in Ancient Texts
An artifact identified as Latone Stone, thought to match the Broad Stone of legend, is described in inscriptions rendered in very old characters. Researchers note the significance of the relic and its ties to historic naming, with scholars debating its precise origin and meaning.
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Latone
Baton choices for conductors hinge on wood type
A conductor’s baton is typically crafted from hickory American maple or spruce. Wood choice affects balance rigidity and feel during performances.
Wooster Plans 10 Select Students
Wooster college will limit future admissions to students who excel scholastically and show leadership in high school. Aimed to balance enrollment, a limited Freshman class will be set. geographic distribution will be improved gradually by a joint committee from the board and faculty.
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Wooster College
Board of Trustees
Wooster
A Dollar Dinner for Four
A summer menu shows a four person meal costing about 89 cents with canned beans white sauce bread eggs lettuce raspberries powdered sugar and coffee. The plan uses two cans of beans 25 cents whole wheat bread 10 cents four eggs 14 cents lettuce 32 cents raspberries 29 cents and upkeep items totaling extra. The menu includes a raspberry souffle with custard and buttered bread crumbs plus coffee for four.
Turkish capital bars uncivil noises in Angora
Oct 1 report from Constantinople notes Ankara administrators ban public cries for lost articles and bar shepherds from shouting while guiding flocks through city streets. The edict targets street noise as part of a drive to curb civil disturbances in the Turkish capital.
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Constantinople
Labog
Angora
Turkey
Etty
Pallbearers Strike Bedford Arrangements Over Pay
Pallbearers employed by a local undertaker in Bedford walk out on October 1 demanding higher wages. The stoppage disrupts funeral services and forces alternative arrangements with other funeral homes while negotiations continue.
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Bedford
Eng
Wages Payoff Sparks Three Funeral Delays
A labor dispute led workers to withhold wages and delay three funerals until their demand was granted. The action disrupted local services as employees pressed for concessions, drawing attention to ongoing wage negotiations and community impact.
Court awards 20000 dollars for single kiss shocks audience
Tessie and her father read a court ruling in an evening paper where damages of twenty thousand dollars were given for one kiss. Tessie calculates the total at sixty four thousand seven hundred forty five dollars, joking about income tax. The item shifts to London’s campaign against unnecessary car noise.
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Tessie
Eddie
Tessies
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