Pope Praises Sydney Congress at Secret Vatican Consistory
Pope Pius XII expressed pleasure at the success of the Sydney Eucharistic congress during a secret consistory in Rome. All cardinals in Rome attended as the Pope commended the event as a magnificent triumph for the Divine Kin and noted the renewal of Christian faith achieved through the congresses.
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Rome
Pius
Vatican
Cacel-Dominon
Papal Household
Sacred College
Sydney
Jane
Northwestern fullback John Acher wounded in gangland shooting
Chicago December 18 Northwestern University football player John Acher was shot after a car collision with gangsters near Chicago on November 14. He was paralyzed from the waist, left with a hopeless crippled condition, and spent Christmas at home in Fort Dodge as doctors reported. His brother and fraternity members saw him off at a station as he boarded a train home. Miss Peggy Eckles attended and gave him his dog Chad.
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Chicago
Johr
Acher
Northwestern University
Fort Dodge
Purdue
John
Illinois Central
Peggy Eckles
Chad
Northwestern
Missouri Miletary Academy
Jon
Wftion
Evanston
Local names and travel notes from Crawfordsville area
Crawfordsville scene includes Margaret Gault Violet Twinom Margaret and William Davidson Farle Barnes Max Anwy returning from Monmouth. Car rides offered during holiday pause, Burlington trip first run. Lee Shaffer home from Watauga South Dakota, plans winter stay amid town sickness and motor accident chatter.
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Crawfordsville
Margaret’ Gault
Violet Twinom
Margaret
William — Davidson
Farle Barnes
Max Anwy
Monmouth
San
Burlington
Lee Shaffer
Watauga
South
Dakwid
Mone
Regular meetings and train timetable notes from local rail lines
Notices list regular meeting times for Damascus Shrine and Washington Lodge with officers, plus a detailed eastbound and westbound timetable for Golden State Limited routes and Knoxville branch freight. Includes agent names H W Russell and C C McKay and station references.
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Southwest Limited
WC. Bely
Headlight Sparks a Jimtown Fortune Tale
In Jimtown a hesitating Bryant family debates starting a grocery business with scarce funds. Tex O Brannon arrives with a priceless ring from a dying miner, promising wealth and a wedding gift, triggering a cascade of fortune and risk as Bryant contemplates leveraging the headlight diamond for a leap into prosperity.
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Hattie
Sint
Junws Besant
Jengilt
Dimtowen
Amd
Jimtown
O'Brannon
del Rio
Tex
Tex O'Brannon
Texas
Chihuahua
Opannen
Washington
Bryant
James
Tex Otrannon
Jim Bryant
Mexico
Texa
Texas O'Brannon
Rmtown
Evry
James Bryant
Georgia
Birger
Sears
Jaros Bryant
Uuele Om
Chiluatua
Bryants
Wewanbood
James Besanthow
James Erant
Extension Light That Should Prove Popular
A novel extension light uses a 15 foot cord wound inside a case based on the carpenters tapeline. The cord plugs into a standard socket and can be extended to suspend the lamp near the work area. A leather strap allows hanging, and the device travels with the light fixture to avoid carrying an extra lamp.
Clock Network Keeps Westminster Time With Big Ben
The London Pity Mail reports over 340 clocks in Westminster including the Houses of Parliament, all synchronized with Big Ben. More than 180 rooms in the palace have their own clocks, plus others in corridors and stairways, with a keeper constantly attending to them.
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London Pity Mail
We of Westminster
Houses of Parliament
Palace
Act of Gratitude in a Stranger World
Fragmentary text describes gratitude toward a writer Ninomiya and a person named Mim. mentions dishes, service, and a starving state. The tone hints at social duty, care, and uneven nourishment amid unclear relationships and motives.
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Watokw Ninomiya
Mim
World War Cost to U S Tops Billions Annually
Treasury Secretary Mellon estimates the total money cost of the four year World War and continuing veteran expenses since 1917 at 35 billion dollars, with a revised net cost of about 26.36 billion to June 1927 and ongoing interest on public debt and hospital care for veterans.
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Washington
United States
Secetary
Treasury
Mellon
Melon
Ar Len Sa Tod
Mel Jd
Uhow
World a Chessboard and the Laws of Nature Quote
A reflective quotation by Thomas Huxley compares the world to a chessboard and nature to rules of the game. It suggests an unseen opponent who is just and patient, never overlooking a failure or ignorance.
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Thomas Huxley
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the Evening Journal
Physicians and Surgeons
I. Stutsman
M. v
Mt. Hank
C. W. McLaughlin
West Main Street
Sax
T. A. Michels
Temple Building
Morrison & Morrison Lawyers
Morrison Bidg
North Side Sq
Love
T. L. Brookhart
W. L. Alcorn
M.D
LAW
Wilson Heating Co
Opera Houw Gouth
W.S. Kyle
National
Hank
J. M. Lloyd
Nicola & Harmon Co
Ken
Preston
Osteopathic
South Iowa Ave
INO. W
Little & Pratt
Lioya Little
Mart Pratt
J. M. Kyle Willard
City
Austin Sutherland
Washington, Towa
Livingston & Eicher Law Abstract
Wilson & Wilson
A. Wilson
Journal
Iowa
J. D. Dayton
Chester
Washington County
Iowe
Lupton
Byers
Frank Boller
W. Washington
Dk. T. J. Pease
Washington Nationa Bank
W. J. Masson
Corbin & Barrett Shoe Store
Rive
Cole
Fred Franklin
Ell Manners
Pler
Mildred Kennedy
W. M. Della McBride
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
L.A. Jones
Sara F. Walker
Worthy
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
W. M
W. Yard
Golden Stats Limited
M. Mo
California
Knoxvillm
H. W. Russel
Army
C. McKay
DM. ST. PL
PRRCO
Westnound
Mattie
Cvits
Austria
Geece
France
Webster’s
NEW International
the Pennsons Wen
Supreme Court
Merriam Co
Rank Sherrow
Osceola
Washington, D.C
Frank
Iowa Success School
Ottumwa
OWA Success School
McCormick Deering
Merson
Deering
Emerson
John Deere
Jesse C. Meeks
D. F. Macon
A. E. Sands
Haskins
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