Blind Will See New York Sights Exhibition Opened
New York April 28 A call goes out for volunteers to guide three hundred blind workers on guided tours of New York City during the exhibition opening at the Metropolitan opera house. Paid guides accompany visitors while volunteers explain sights they cannot see. Automobiles are offered for comfortable tours and Henry Bam uses a large chair of honor for the president. The display covers work in more than forty blind industries.
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Taft
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Henry Bam
Resignations Ripple Through Interior After Ballinger Inquiry
Washington April 25 Edward C Finney resigns as chief law officer of the reclamation service effective May 1. With his departure nearly all leading Interior department officials named in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry have left government service. Secretary Ballinger had already resigned.
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Massive 224 Carat Diamond Found in Johannesburg
Maiden Lane importers report a 224 carat diamond unearthed in Johannesburg, saying it will rank among the world’s largest jewels. News also speaks of a rush to a new Bloemhof field in the western Transvaal, with about 300 white residents already on site.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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Bloemhof
Young's picture to remain on Utah battleship
A D A R protest over a Utah silver service bearing Brigham Young's portrait will be informed by Secretary Meyer that the navy can prevent acceptance but will not censor inscriptions. The Navy Department says gifts are presented independently and previously allowed a Jefferson Davis service on a battleship named for Mississippi.
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Des Moines Weather Crop Bulletin Reports Dry Week and Good Planting Progress
The Des Moines bulletin notes a dry and pleasant week with cool nights and above normal temperatures. Light showers on the 17th and 18th provided moisture, frost occurred on the 22nd but caused no damage. Seeding and ground preparation for corn progressed rapidly while small grains and winter crops show good stands. Fruit prospects look strong, more orchard heaters being installed, and livestock shows mixed results with pigs disappointing but foals and calves near average.
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