Philippine Islands Face Cause to Help Abandoned Children
In Manila a growing crisis of American fathers abandoning families sparks a national appeal. The American Guardian association reports about 4,000 children in need, with 2,000 at desperate risk. Gov Gen Leonard Wood urges a $2 million fund to support care and education of affected youths.
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Philippines
United States
American Guardian Association of
Manila
Mary Frances Kern
Chicago
New York
Far East
American Guardian Association of Manila
Americana
Leonard Wood
American Cgnardian Association
Cameron Forbes
Boston
Naional
Ars Kern
Wood
Weat Fortieth Street
Cty
Ruins Yield Relics of Cliff Dwellers
Denver researchers led by J A Jeancon with Colordo State University students unearthed 3 000 year old cliff dwellings along Piedras river near Pagosa Springs Western Colorado. They found a circular 85 foot pueblo with a civic center, pit houses many artifacts including a buried man skeleton and a heart shaped pot, and skulls showing round headed and long headed lineages.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
J. A. Jeancon
Colorado State Museum
Colondo University
Jeancon
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Colorado State Historical and Natural History Society
Chimney Rock Mesa
Pagosa Springs
Piedras River
Ar. Jeancon
Iin
Cliff Dwellers Corn Grows Again in Utah Field
Seed from pre colonization Utah corn yields two to five ears per stalk at Jefferson Hall farm near Vernon. Ancient cave seeds show stalks reaching seven feet with broad five inch leaves and an unusually high ear count per plant.
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Vernon
Utah
Jefferson Hall
Senator Gerry Marries Edith Vanderbilt in London
Mrs Edith Vanderbilt widow of George W Vanderbilt wed United States Senator Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island in London. Gerry had been divorced by his Paris wife recently.
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Edith Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
London
United States
Peter Goelet Gerry
Rhode Island
Gerry
Paris
Charleston Dance Threatens Buildings In Kansas City
Kansas City inspectors report Charleston dance has shaken several buildings out of plumb. Citing the Pickwick club disaster in Boston, officials urge banning the violent pastime as its popularity grows and dance floors wobble under gyrations.
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Kansas City
Kan
Pickwick Club
Boston
Low Flying Planes Disturb Hens in Sonoma County
In Santa Rosa California county poultry farmers report low-flying planes scare hens and disrupt egg production. The county board of supervisors may be appealed to for higher flight altitudes as roaring engines and hawk like shadows cause flocks to scatter and suspend laying flows while birds regain calm.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Sonong County
County Board of Supervisors
Witness Testimony Given With Stand-In Chair in Brooklyn Case
In Brooklyn Supreme court Justice Riegelmann allowed Mrs. Amanda Sie bert a 625 pound witness known as Jolly Irene of a Coney Island sideshow to testify while standing rather than seated. She aims to corroborate her daughter's testimony for a decree against Carl Noble who vanished in 1920 under the Epoch Ardes law.
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New York
Riegelmann
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Amanda Siebert
Irene
Coney Island
Carl Noble
Relics of Gods Found in Italy
Archaeologist Prof Ettore Gabriel leads Palermo museum excavations at Selinunte near Palermo revealing thousands of votive offerings in stone bronze and terra cotta. Finds include illuminated lanterns and Proserpine reliefs linking Demeter worship to ancient Sicilian rites dating to the seventh century B C.
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Ettore Gabriel
Palermo
Selinunte
Palerma Maseum
Eleusis
Demeter
Ceres
Megara Flatblea
Megara
Megaris
Salamis
Sicily
Megara HybInen
B.C
Ita
B. C
Plane Destroyed by Furious Belgian Bull
A damaged airplane carrying eight passengers from Paris to Brussels was forced to land in a pasture near Brussels after a defective motor. An infuriated bull charged the plane, damaging it further as the pilot and passengers escaped in a frantic rush to safety.
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Belgium
Paris
Brussels
Ancient Greek votive heads uncovered in Selinunte ruins
Votive terra cotta heads from Selinunte reveal Greek religious practice as villagers placate Zeus Amnichios. Many heads survive only as fragments but show varied, flawless design. Excavations illuminate early Sicilian colonization while Professor Gabriel advances a temple reconstruction project influenced by Girgenti.
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Zeus Amnichios
Selinunte
Beatty
Desiga
Sicily
Gabriel
Girgenti
River coal miners dredge hard coal from three rivers
Barrisbert, Pa. reports hard coal drawn from the Susquehanna, Lehigh, and Schuylkill river beds. Suction pumps and dredgers recover coal washed down by spring floods, with public utilities among the major buyers. River coal workers operate independently, not as full miners of the industry, yet recover billions in value annually.
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Barrisbert
Susquehanna
Lehigh
Schuyltin
Susiquehuanna River
Creek Nation Punishments And Council House In Okmulgee
Okmulgee Oklahoma reports the Creek Nation built a council house in 1878 with government departments on the first floor and legislative halls on the second. Creek punishments included whipping and shooting with a 50 lash first offense, 109 lashes second, and death on third. Efforts exist to move the building to a national Indian park.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Young
Christian Association
Chamber of Commerce
Ile
United States
House of Kings
Senate
House of Warriors
Fils
Conedy House
National Indian Park
Spanish Town Jails Bakers as Profiteers
In Calahorra Spain authorities imprison all bakers for refusing to sell bread at prices fixed by the municipality. They face shop seizure if they resume trading above the set scale after release. A gown of about eleven thousand has flour but cannot bake.
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Calahorra
Spain
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Proserpine
Adoneua
Roserpine
Zeng Ranlichios
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Rode
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