Shadow show of ancient Greece in Chicago
Chicago on Halsted street hosts a Greek shadow show by Theodoropulos. The act uses colored translucent puppets told from Athens to ancient Turkish oppression, featuring 140 plays and a fiery tale of Athanasius Diacos. The performer plans a three night run starting at 9.
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IFEN
Chicago
South Halsted Street
Taru
Athens
Halsted Street
Theodoropulos
Karaguez
Telis
Athanasius Diacos
Athenaaius
Athenasius
Law in Colombia Closes Saloons During Evenings
Colombia's new anti alcohol law in effect since June 1 restricts sale and production of spirits by price controls and fewer saloons and hours. Saloons theatres and public places ban sales from 6 p m to 8 am with complete bans Sundays and holidays. States receive national consumers tax share to offset revenue losses though assemblies doubt full revenue will be realized.
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Bogota
Colombia
Door Opens After 400 Years for French Marshals Ceremony
A door in the historic Hotel de Navarre was opened to honor two famed French soldiers Foch and Joffre after four centuries of tradition. Both men began military careers as Polytechnic School graduates. The entrance had been kept unused since its creation.
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Yaris
France
Foch
Jottre
Hotel de Navarre
Pup with dog hunts mountain lions in Montana hills
Great Falls report says eight month old pup treed and held mountain lions in the Little Belt mountains for trapper C. E. Beebe of the US biological survey. The young dog reportedly drives bears away and can climb trees to aid the kill. Beebe traps bears wolves coyotes in the region and estimates three large mountain lions remain in the Belt mountains.
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Great Falls
Mont
C. E. Brebe
United State Dice Logical Survey
Montana
Mr. Beebe
Callre
Little Belt
Momaths
Belt Mountains
Asparagus Festival Draws Crowds to Schwelzingen
In Schwelzingen Germany the annual asparagus season fuels a lively scene with parades operas and markets. Visitors from Heidelberg Mannheim Heilbronn and Speyer flock to buy fresh asparagus priced at about fifteen cents a pound. Local growers showcase prize crops amid an animal festival and famed visits by notable figures.
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Schweyzingen
Germany
Neckar Valley
Heidelberg
Xlannheim
Heilbroun
Speyer
Roosevelt
Schwelzingen
Buzzards Welcomed In Mollendo Peru By Local Legends
A quirky tale explains how the birdlike scavenger nicknamed basurera aids the town by cleaning waste. Janet Tih notes the buzzard's value in keeping streets clear and supporting local forested areas through steady scavenging.
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Mollendo
Perut
South America
Alcohol Question on League Agenda
Delegates from Finland Sweden and Poland push for September League of Nations discussion on alcoholism. They secure a plan to appoint a committee of experts to study scientific and practical work on alcoholism within the League's competence while abstinence efforts are not on the agenda.
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aGeneva
League of Nations
Finland
Sweden
Poland
Medical donor funds warm flannel charity for Derry residents
In June the town of Derry NH received 1500 yards of outing flannel from Amoskeag Mills to be allotted next fall to residents deemed worthy by the selectmen. The charity stems from the 1870 will of Dr Sylvanus Brown, who left a trust for clothing the poor and for road work. The fund’s income finances removing stones from roads. Last year flannel cost about 273 dollars.
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Mass
Derry
N. H
Amoskeag
Manchester
Board of
Selectmen
Sylvatms Brown
Rockingham County
Dr. Brown
Hamilton
Pifikerton Academy
Hendoin College
Charlie
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