Prayer Works Miraculous Cure at Grace Church
At Grace Episcopal in New York Rev. Elliott White leads a weekly prayer meeting for physical and spiritual healing. A remembrance book lists hundreds seeking prayers and testimonials claim cures after laying on of hands. The Episcopalian group urges faith over doubt and cites church approval at the recent Triennial convention.
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Episcopalian Church
New York
Holy Rollers
Elliott White
Grace Episcopal Church
Rev. White
Protestant Episcopal Church
New Orleans
Gobi Desert Yields Old Stone Age Cultures and Mammal Finds
The third Asiatic expedition of the American Museum party led by Roy Chapman Andrews reports evidence Mongolia and the Gobi offer ancient origins for life. Findings include Old Stone Age cultures named the Dune Dwellers, Baluchitherium fossils, and a Paleozoic shore through Central Asia.
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Europe
Gobi Desert
Mr. Andrews
Mongolig
Probaly
Central Asia
Mongolia
America
Manchuria
California
Duke University Braces for Massive New Campus Build
Heavily loaded freight cars roll over the Duke University campus rail line as construction on ten new buildings proceeds. Crews clear foundations for a vast quadrangle and a library while a large tract across the street awaits development, with $19 million in funds guiding the grand plan.
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Durham
Duke University
Sign to Fly Salt Lake City atop Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City observers report plans approved by Mormon church authorities to paint gigantic letters spelling Salt Lake or Salt Lake City on the roof of the tabernacle. The goal is to aid aviators navigating the region.
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Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Navy Bureau awards 118 public works contracts in 1925
The Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks reports 118 public works contracts awarded in fiscal year 1925 totaling 4 196 374 dollars, up from 112 contracts for 3 678 934 dollars the prior year. All contracts were let by competitive bidding after due advertising with awards going to the lowest bidder. The annual report also lists properties owned and leased by the bureau.
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Washinton
Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks
Bureau
Properties Held for Naval Use Counted at 875
The record shows 484 owned properties 256 leased and 186 occupied by permit. Some parcels may be recommended to Congress for disposition this year.
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Congress
Veneering Techniques Shown In Thebes Tomb Cartoon
Study of ancient wall cartoons at Rekhmara's tomb near Thebes reveals veneering methods. Workers used boiling glue to split wood into sheets for veneer and to cover surfaces around the time of the Exodus era.
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Rekhmara
Thebes
Capri Sirens Save Couple From Death and They Marry
On Capri Island Italy a couple survives a deadly peril as siren legends echo in the Bay of Naples. The tale blends myth with a modern rescue, ending in a marriage as witnesses recount the peril and the island’s storied allure.
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CAPRI
Island of
Italy
Charybdis
Bay of
Naples
Unclear 1926 Timeline Note at Local Record
The fragment notes no firm date or year beyond 1926 and mentions ongoing, undated activities. It lacks concrete names, places, or events to tie to a specific item.
Germans Seek Refuge After Suicide Cries in Capri
Karl Auberger and Anna Tschol, both Germans, planned suicide but met in Capri. They found strength together and chose to live, aided by Italian officials who provided financial help to return to Germany.
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Karl Auberger
Anna Tschol
Auberger
Fraulein Tschol
Germany
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Chapman Andrews
American Museum of National His
Tory
Thomasville
Coca Cola Bottling Company
H. L. Key
Jackson St
Ing
P. J. McCollum
C. George Pittman
Madison Street
N. Broad St
Canady & Heisler
W. Jackson ST
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