French Village Grants Title to Soldier's Grave
Washington Dec 27 The French village of Moyenmoutier grants title to the ground occupied by the grave of Lieut Thomas R Plummer of New Bedford Mass, ending a ten year controversy. The grave was honored by the villagers who buried him with Croix de Guerre after he served with the Red Cross near the front. After lengthy exchanges between Moyenmoutier officials the U S Army cemetery division and the Plummer family the title was finally received ensuring proper care of the grave.
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Washington
D. C
Moyenmoutier
Thomas ‘R. Plummer
New Bedford
Mass
France
Plummers
Plummer
American Red Cross
Quartermaster Corps
U. S. Army
Ludlow South Dakota Town Moved Twice to Highway Route
Sioux Falls Dec 27 South Dakota has a town that for years has been on wheels moved twice Ludlow in Harding County relocated first to the Cave Hills area then to Ole Torkelsons Clark ranch and most recently to a federal highway main thoroughfare from the Black Hills to the British northwest territory the move aims to secure growth and better mail service along a Bowman North Dakota to Belle Fourche route
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Ludlow
Cave Hills
W. A. Pelham
Clark Ranch
Ole Torkélson
Black Hills
Buffalo
Harding County
British Northwest Territory
Bowman
N. D
Belle- Fourche
Elected Assemblies of Indochina Get French Recognition
Indochina gains a new local government regime as Paris publishes a decree reorganizing elected assemblies. Natives gain better representation and business and financial interests gain a stronger voice previously reserved for functionaries. The move ends a largely official council and creates an assembly independent of the administration representing commercial, agricultural, and industrial interests.
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Honor
Indochina
French Indochina
Paris
Lindamad Funeral Held at Aplington
Funeral services for John Lindamad senior aged 78 who died at his home in Aplington Iowa were held today with a 12 30 p m service at the residence and a 1 30 p m service at the Baptist church The Varsity Four and Harriet Gates of Des Moines university performed a program at the church on Wednesday evening December 26 About 60 influenza cases have been reported in the community with the epidemic spreading.
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Aplington
John Lindamad
Baptist Church
Harriet Gates
Des Moines University
Nebraska bank robbers data sought by Nebraska
Nebraska authorities build a case around three bank robbers tied to Maple Plain Minnesota. W C Condit sends Chief Mohlis pictures and fingerprints of F J Coleman Frank Monroe and John Zeries now jailed in Minneapolis after confessions. Indictments likely by the Hennepin county grand jury could yield twenty year sentences.
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Nebraska
Dubuque
Charles Mohlis
W. C. Condit
F. J. Coleman
Frank Monroe
John Zeries
Minneapolis
Maple Plain
Minn
Condit
Hennepin County Grand
Minnesota State Penitentiary
Stillwater
Earle Brown
Hennepin
Waterloo officers rewarded for capturing two bandits at White City
County official stated yesterday via long distance call to the Courier that no definite information on a reward for the capture of the men exists, though he is doing all in his power to reward the Waterloo officers who stopped Zeries at White City Wisconsin.
Lawn City Woman Stricken While Visiting Durham S C
Mrs. O H Leonard of Cedar Falls is critically ill in Durham South Carolina where she visited her daughter Mrs L H Leonard and son Howard before Christmas. She has long been frail yet active in religious and cultural circles and has traveled extensively.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
O. H. Leonard
L. H. Leonard
Durham
S. C
T. C. Stephenson
Barracks Burn at Fort Snelling Destroys Company Quarters
Fire at Fort Snelling destroys the two story barracks of I company Third infantry U.S. Army. About forty soldiers flee their quarters. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars. Fire origin undetermined.
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Fort Snelling
Asica
I Company
Third Infantry
U. S. Army
Public Land Revenue For 1927 28 Declines to 6.7 Million
Washington reports that the public domain yielded government revenue of 6.7 million dollars for fiscal year 1927 28, mainly from mineral lease royalties, while administrative costs totaled 2.2 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Newcomers Boost Waterloo Population by Eight
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association reports a net gain of eight residents last week. One family moved out while nine moved in. Newcomers include W. R. Stoner 1308 Riehl HE H. Ritchie 718 Wellington R. H. Frantz 209 Walnut Court Michael Hatch 204 Whitney Road L. J. Staab 226 Independence QO F. Sellers 614 Fifth West Jd F. Nellis 726 Denver Fred Wittenberg 225 Parker West George Waddell 201 Brockwell.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Retail Merchants Association
W. R. Stoner
Riehl
H. Ritchie
Wellington
R. H. Frantz
Walnut Court
Michael Hatch
Whitney Road
L. J. Staab
Independence
F. Sellers
Nighttime Film Lineup Promises Classic Wartime Comedy
Tonight the Crystal presents Ham and Eggs at the Front with Tom Wilson Heinie Conklin and Myrna Logan in burnt cork comedy. Palace features Stocks and Blondes with Jacqueline Logan plus South Pole Flight and Tarzan The Mighty. Riviera shows Someone to Love with Buddy Rogers and Mary Brian, plus Vitaphone acts and news reel. Strand offers Hit of the Show with Joe E Brown and Gertrude Astor, Our Gang in sound, and Rigoletto sketch. Waterloo presents The Old Homestead by Trousdale Players led by Tom Post. matinee today with two dozen asides and a singing quartet.
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Crystal
Tom Wilson
Heinie Conklin
Myrna Logan
Palace
Jacqueline Logan
Riviera
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Mary Brian
News Reel
Jack Bain
Jean Boydell
Comedienne
Alice Roy
Walter & Russell
Joe E. Brown
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Olmstead
Hoofer
Vitaphone
Marion Talley
Raymond & Wells
Gyp
Our Gang
Waterloo
Boyd
Trousdale Players
Old Homestead
Denman Thompson
New England
Tom Post
Ape Man Portrayed as Six Foot Mischief Maker
New York December 27. Ancient Pithecanthropus Erectus the ape man of Java, once dubbed the missing link, is depicted as a six foot tall, broad shouldered figure with brown hair and heavy eyebrows. In W D Matthews reconstruction he is capable of stoning large animals and leaping into trees to escape charges, a mix of curiosity and devilment.
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New York
Javat
W. D. Matthew
University of California
American Museum
Matthew
Scientist’s claim on universal temperatures above one million degrees
A scientist estimates that about 90 percent of all matter would have temperatures exceeding 1,000,000 degrees Celsius. The claim highlights extreme thermal conditions in cosmic or theoretical contexts, suggesting most matter would be intensely hot under certain conditions.
French Bar To IndoChina Unrest Amid Foreign Propaganda
Indochina under new governor general receives orders to bar elements of disorder. Civil and military administrations are kept alert as China’s upheavals draw international attention. French press worries over contagion reaching southern Chinese frontier states.
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Tand
Indochina
France
Far Eastern
China
Paris Sorbonne hosts 25 nationalities in classrooms
Paris December 27 AP reports students from 25 countries study at the Sorbonne with Americans leading in numbers, followed by Germans since Locarno, plus English, Scandinavians and South Americans. The mix is peaceful and the Americans are viewed as the most faithful.
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Paris
The
Sorbonne
Locarno
Swiss Winter Resorts Attract Famous Guests
In St Moritz Switzerland December 27 visitors flock to the alpine resort famed for winter sports. The Maharajah of Rewa and entourage have arrived at villa Kulm with three Indian princesses and a party of 30 attendants.
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St. Moritz
Switzerland
Alps
Maharadjah
Rewa
Goulab
Villa Kulm
French archaeologists find gorgeous mosaic in Damascus mosque
E de Lorey, head of the French Institute of Archaeology and Moslem Art, reports magnificent eighth century mosaics uncovered in the Mosque of the Omegas in Damascus Syria on December 27.
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Damascus
Syria
The
Omegades
E. de Lorey
French Institute of Archeology and
Minute animals exist in qust minute animals exist in qust
A Pittsburgh decoder notes a decorative cemetery urn holds coal dust with live rotifers, tiny aquatic animals. Despite three years dried in dust, rotifers revive in water tests and even breathe while dry, suggesting airborne life may spread widely via wind blown dust.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Mill
University of Pittsburgh
Robert T. Hance
Department of Zoology
Hance
Swiss Prohibitionists Push Fruit Juices in Nationwide Move
The Swiss association against alcohol at a conference in Switzerland on December 27 declared fruit juice the most popular non alcoholic beverage and urged its use. It approved new measures to combat the consumption of distilled spirits.
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Switzerland
Swiss Association Against Alcohol
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