Nature Keeps Swiss on Edge Amid Mountain Movements
In Lausanne the article notes Mount Arbino near Arbedo valley has shifted alarmingly since 1926. Experts urge evacuations of adjacent villages, warnings for farmers and rail authorities, and monthly measurements. A separate report mentions a cloudburst at Grandchamp causing boulder fall and a derailed train near Lake Leman.
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Lausanne
Mount Arbino
Arbedo Valley
Bellizone
Tessin
Johann Zengertl
Maennedorff
Edelwelas
Glattalp
Woggstal
Severe Weather Damages Roads Farms and Homes
Reports describe a mudslide near St Meurics blocking rail traffic and forcing a police cordon. A woman nearly sank in mud while crossing. trains detour and bus routes open later. Beekeeping area near Berne reports hail killing birds and flowers. many animals noted dead. Local notes list residents visiting, church events, and school openings with routine community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Meurics
St. Barthelemy
Loetchberg
Norille
E. Hagemin
Gstelg
Berne
Local Social News and Society Officers Elected
Mrs J B Fishburn hosts a gathering with a missing sister. Visitors from Elyria Mr W N Harding and Mr J Wernhof called at John Bainbridge home. Ladies Aid officers rejected include President Mrs M Florred and Treasurer Mrs Black. Mrs Thomas Andrews of Cleveland visits old friends. Rev C C Maple travels to Cleveland on business. R Blain and Allie Fisher work in North Olmsted this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Berkeley
Katie Callaway
Cleveland
J. B. Fishburn
Ray Taylor
Robert Taylor
Grace Coe
G. H. Taylor
J. HE
Fishburn
W. O A. Wallington
Brown
North Olmsted
van Camp
E. Thomas
Elyria
Myre
Lizzie Andrews
Moses Dunnell
England
W. N. Harding
J. Wernhof
John Bainbridge
Ladies Aid Society
M. Florred
Bo Pdair
Fortune
Black
Couplance M . Bartter
C. Watson
Thomas Andrews
C. C. Maple
R. Blain
Allie Fisher
New Oberlin Community Notes and Local Visits
Mrs Emma Justin and daughter Pearl visited Charley Wearsch and family in Ridgeville. C Justin N Webber and F J Schmitz families motor to Crystal Beach. Silo filling has started. Several neighbors moved to Oberlin last week. Students listed attending high school include Russel Manus Hazel Heath Emma Wohlever Pearl Justin John Wallss and the Nemeth sisters. Ralph Heath attends college in Oberlin and joined a get acquainted party.
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New
Oberlin
Emma Justin
Pearl
Charley Wearsch
Ridgeville
Justin
N. Webber
F. J. Schmitz
Crystal Beach
LaPorte
Emerich
Cincinnati
Petro
Elyria
Russel Manus
Hazel Heath
Emma Wohlever
Pearl Justin
John Wallss
Emma
Verona Nemeth Jr
R. E. Heath
Hazel
C. Pomeroy
Ralph Heath
Jacob J. Schmitz
Joan Wohlever
Harley Telford
Heath
C. Justin
Jeanstts
Lotain
Silo
A. J. Linden
Marion
Marie
Personal playing cards debut in England
London report notes a new fad with personal playing cards gaining popularity. Artist Edmund Dulac created a special card design for Sir Edmund Davis, to be used at Chilham, signaling a bespoke trend in card sets.
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England
London
Edmund Dulac
Sir Edmund Davis
Chilham
Private card designs set by Sir Edmund Devis
Castle near Canterbury and the estate deer are featured in a private card design by Sir Edmund Devis. Dulac notes no other artist has been asked to design private cards and emphasizes the fashion of privately owned, specially designed cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund
Canterbury
Dulac
Duchess of Radford completes 3000 mile air tour at sixty two
The Duchess of Radford flew 3000 miles in eight days in a D. H. Moth plane piloted by Captain C B Barnard. She visited Paris Dijon Lyons Turin Venice The Lida Naples Rome and the Riviera returning by the Riviera. She described passing 60 feet from Mount Vesuvius crater and seeing forest fires on the Riviera with flames and smoke forcing the altitude to 5000 feet. The trip included a dramatic moment between Cannes and Toulon when a sudden whirlwind struck.
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London
C. B. Barnard
Duchess of
Riviera
Barnard
Cannes
Toulon
Simplicity in Radio Sets Stressed by Makers
New York report notes move toward simpler radio operation as buyers increase. National Electrical Manufacturers Association committees study eliminating baffling wave channel names like meters and kilocycles. The plan would label bands and stations by channel numbers on sets and in programs, with results to be reported at a Chicago meeting in late November.
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New York
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
KSD
St. Lewis
Chicago
Move Over exposes a sex appeal shift in marriage
New York author and former stage star Ethel Pettit wife of Arthur Somers Roche releases Move Over a novel arguing a happy marriage robs a woman of sex appeal. Pettit says romance energy comes from give and take not from contentment and flattery alone. A second notice reports Atlanta railroads to mark station roofs with eight foot high town names to guide wandering airmen.
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New York
Ethel Pettit
Arthur Somers Roche
Miss Pettit
Atlanta
Dixie
Here
Augusta
Selma
Ala
Belgian Carillonneur to Head U S Debut Ceremony
Joseph Denyn famed carillonneur of Malines Cathedral Belgium will serve as master of ceremonies at the debut of Albany’s new carillon in a notable cultural event. He will direct the program and oversee performances by local and visiting artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Albany
Joseph Denyn
Malines
Belgium
Silent Pearl Sellers and Bells in a World Tour
A 1910 article notes Denys plans a U S tour with a carillon at Rockefeller chimes in New York and other cities. It mentions Albany residents funding a memorial bell set to ring Sept 18, and describes Chinese pearl peddlers in Paris and a growing Mexican rural school system, with various urban notes.
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Baoy
Denys
America
Park Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Andover
Mass
Mornstown
Princeton
Ottawa
Albany
Saratoga
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S. Kaplan
M. Horwitz
Mary Becker Greene
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Julius
Hyman
the City Hardware
Postoffice
Maurice M. Hyman
New Oberlin
Broad Street
Broad St
Paris
Chekiang
Mexico
Elyria Hotel
Thone
Vietor
Swance Shore
Fez
Jace Caawrom
Barbara—Fox
Annabelle Lee
Walts
Tmi
Fox
Frith
Jax Gannea
Rory Cheeks
Pass
Jack
Torcheres
The
Harry H. Smith Co
North River
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