Old Civil War shell explodes near Lincolnton farm
Farmer Joe Hester and his son John unearthed a moss-covered Civil War shell on the Garrison farm and cracked its base before an explosion blasted through trees and slugs. A nearby barn was struck, but both escaped harm. The shell bears a 1004 marking and likely came from High Shoals in Gaston County.
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Lincolnton
N. C
Joe Hester
John
G. J. Garrison
Hester
Apor
Gaston County
London Builds High Speed Armed Boats for Foreign Power
London concerns arise as John Thornycroft company reports construction of high speed armed motor boats for an unnamed foreign power. Two similar boats built for the Dutch East Indies serve under the Dutch naval flag, noted as an improved development.
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London
John Thornycroft Company
Dutch East Indies
Pants for Native Blacks in British Empire Proposal
A British MP proposes compulsory dress in colonies to boost English cotton sales. He cites an estimated 5,000,000 scantily clad natives and argues education or laws could require wearing shorts or trousers to dispose of vast cloth stocks.
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House of Commons
New 55-Foot Coastal Motor Boats For Unknown Buyer
Describes fast 55 foot coastal motor boats not built for the Dutch navy. Each weighs under 15 tons loaded and measures 11 feet beam with a 33 ft 3 in draft. Powered by two 375 hp engines, they reach 38 knots and lift the bow with a single-step hydroplane. Armament includes two torpedoes, Lewis guns, depth charges, and a smoke screen system. Crew of three.
Daughters of Peers to Dance for Hirohito
Eight young women selected from prominent peers will perform the gosechina mal sacred dance before Emperor Hirohito at the November coronation ceremonies in Kyoto. Daughters aged seventeen to twenty six are chosen by the imperial household. Special dressmakers will craft crimson kimonos embroidered with flowers and birds.
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Kyoto
Japan
Hirohito
Imperial Household
Smuggling on the Thames as Expensive Burden for Britain
London faces a half million dollars in annual revenue losses from Thames smuggling. Authorities note only about 10 percent of smugglers are caught, describe easy landings ashore via lightermen, and discuss potential measures such as ship inspections, tougher penalties, and holding seamen responsible.
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London
Thames
England
Plane commutes for stock exchange member to White Hall estate
Harry E. R. Hall of the stock exchange will travel by plane on week-ends to his colonial estate White Hall near Richmond Virginia. He owns a new $9,000 aircraft and holds a pilot's license.
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New York
Harry E. R. Hall
The
Stock Exchange
White Gall
Richmod
Clear His Name Milwaukee Soldier Seeks Honorable Discharge
John Arquette a Milwaukee man eighty five seeks his honorable discharge more than sixty years after being wounded while serving with the Union forces. He aims to have his name cleared and receive wartime honors for his service.
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Milwaukee
John Arquette
Paper Money Material Described as Tough Fabric
The source states that money paper is made from a tough fabric consisting of 75 percent linen and 25 percent cotton.
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Doctor Salomon
H. R. Zimmer
Los Angeles
Zimmer
ON Shipping Board
Fluted I Gone
President Coolidge
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William S Benson
Ruth B. Shipley
Secretary of State
Kellogg
State Department
Marine Flyer
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Maj
C. A. Lutz
United States Marine Corps
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Washington
Akron
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Pauline Gray
Ohio
George B. Wood
American University
Australia
United States
California
Joe
Bill Battaglia
Dean C. G. Cory
College of Mechanics
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San Jose
London Concern
Edmund W. Blossom
Luana M. Spring
Mr. Blossom
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