Christmas menu at Fort Madison peniten tiary
The Fort Madison state penitentiary prepared a lavish Christmas menu with 50 prisoners planned to dine on Christmas morning. Meals include braised sugar cured ham and oyster stew along with creamed peas, dumplings, and fruit. The warden noted the prison farms supply most meat, with milk products and gospel services scheduled, and no shop work on Christmas day.
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United Press
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
John BP. Jacob
T. P. Hallowell
Erator
Greenwich Adopts Midnight To Start Day
The Royal Astronomical Society will shift to Greenwich mean time beginning January first, counting from midnight to midnight instead of noon to noon. This change aligns astronomical time with the civil calendar, reversing a long-standing convention.
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London
United Press
Royal Astronomical Society
Greenwich
Society
Colorado cave with 40 rooms explored for national monument
Colorado's newest underground cave, already known to have 10 rooms, will be explored further to deem it a possible national monument. Located in Park County about 18 miles north of Salida, the cave features three levels with rooms named the Queen's Chamber.
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Clinton F. Smith
C. Dp. Cass
Prosa
Denver
Colorado
Colorado Springs
J. A. Kabantes Komnesteader
Beth
Des 4
Neved
Park County
Eubanks
Salida
Buena Vista
Fremont County
South Pole Explorer Seeks Funds for New Expedition
Commander Frank A. Worsley, linked to Shackleton missions, aims to raise funds for another Antarctic venture. He proposed an overland approach from the Mackenzie delta to reach the pole, avoiding a special support ship and using caterpillar tractors for transport.
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Leeds
Frank A. Worsley
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Pole
Mackenzie Delta
Farmers flock to cities and France lacks bread
Paris reports a chamber debate on agricultural reentry citing a laboratory achievement that grows 500000 grains of wheat from one in 18 months. Speakers note France’s back to the land trend while urban migration continues and wheat shortages push living costs higher amid cabinet campaigns. Major-General Holbrook cites cavalry horses aging and the force’s long service.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
France
M. Compere-Moral
Army
W. A. Holbrook
Dief
Cavalry
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