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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1920)
TIIE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Oldest Theater in America to Be Torn Down ' Tho Walnut theater, Philadelphia, erected In 1803, and which is soon to be torn down, Is considered the oldest theater still standing In America. Hero most of tho famous sturs of the past century appeared. Field Museum, Chicago, Moving Into New Home Annual Fete of the Wellesley College Girls Scene during the annual Wellesley college ceremonies showing Miss Elizabeth Ilcad of Bangor, Me., president of tho freshmen class,, crowned as "Queen Elizabeth." This is the new building of the Field musvum of Chfcago, to which all the vast collections of the museum arc tiding moved from their temporary homo In Jni'kson park. Entertainer of the President MEMORIAL TO FARRAGUT Gordon Grayson and Cnry T. Grayson, Jr., run a closo second to tho AVlitto House sheep In entertaining tho president. Their favorlto sport is to drlvo their pony cart In tho spacious Whtto House grounds. They aro tho tuon of tho president's physician nnd aide, and their antics are frequently as Berviceablo as their father's prescriptions. Champ Clark Sees Himself in Marble Tho memorial window to Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, which will bo placed In tho chapel of tho United States Naval academy at Annapolis. The design of the window is bnsed on tho Incident In the momentous battle of Mobile liny, when . ho placed tils trust in "dlvlno guldanco" nnd order ed his men to "sail over tho tor pedoes." Tho memorial is being pre sented by tho graduates of tho academy. Former Speaker Champ Clark Is shown hero examining for tho first time tho inarbhi bust of hlmsolf mado by Moses Walner-Dykaar, tho well-known sculptor, wno aiso is seen in uiu musiruuon. MUCH IN LITTLE More Italians llvo in Now York than In Itomq. The Bnlmon returns to spawn, as a rule, .to tho river In which It passed Its earlier existence. A bluff pti tho Virgin river, Nevada, more thUii,-25 miles long, Is composed oft 00 po cent salt. rtiplr Inventor luuj patented shoo 1 Tho highest spot In tho world In habited by human beings Is tho Bud dhlst cloister ut Hanle, Tibet, whero 21 monks llvo at an altitude of 10,000 foot. By building two canals, ono -15 and tho other 80 miles long, and utilizing a river, tho Italian government Is plan nlug to connect Milan with tho Adrl atlc sea. Immense deposits of potash hnv THE AMERICAN SOLDIER This lino statue of tho typical Amer ican soldier In tho world war will ha oroatod In lied Brook park, Brooklyn N. Y. It Is tho work of Augustus Lukoman. ' Atlantic Fleet Back From West Indies Splendid vlnw of tho Atlantic licet steaming up the Hudson river upon Its return from the winter maneuvers la tho West Indies. How Our Navy Planes Are Armed A closeup view of a United States navy seaplane showing naval aviators nt tho Lewis machine guns with which the plane Is armed. President's Yacht Is All Ready Things havo been humming aboard tho good ship Mayflower, the presl dent's yncht, ns tho gobs polished and burnished and scrubbed to preparo tho boat for the summer months. Captain Holmes has reported Her ready for any cruise. SCRAPS ' The first printing press In Amorlca was set up In tho homo of tho presi dent of Harvard college. In some parts of Greece no girl can ovor hopo to find a husband until slic has a homo of her own ; hence provid ing his daughters with houses Is an onerous duty which fulls to tho lot of every father. A,, Chlcagoan Is tho Inventor of a hoist to lift either end of an nutomo- bllo or motortruck sulllclently for a man to work under It without lying down. Tho Innovation of supplying com lonnnio armcnairs una rocxers on board the vessels of the British anvi ls to be mado soon. Heretofore It has not been rogardod as wise to give men these comforts. APPOINTED BY LINCOLN Capt. S. S. Cole, custodian of th National cemetery at Camp Nelson, Ky., is tho oldest employee of tho American government, ,both In age and In point of service. Ho Is ninety-four years old and Is the only Mexican war veteran In the South. Ho enlisted In the American forces In 1845, fought through the Mexican nnd Civil wars, then engaged in campaigns against the Indians in tho northwest. Ho carries In his body an Indian arrow head and a Confederate bullet. Cap tain Colo was appointed by Lincoln to tho position he now holds, and was entertained several times at tho White Hov BADGE OF BOLSHEVISM Hero Is the hat badge worn by the bolshevlst forces. It Is, so far aa known, tho first picture of this badg bronht to this country. It has a red ground with letters of gold. Cities Gave Names to Fabrics. About the year 1829 tho woolen trade of England became located at Worsted, about 15 miles from Norwich, and It wns at this place that tho manufac ture of the twisted doublo thread woolen, afterwards called worsted, was first made, If not invented. Llnsey. wolsey wns first made at Llnsey, and was for a long tlmo a very popular fabric. Kerseymere takes Its namo from the village of Kersey, and tho moro closo by It, In tho county of Suf-' folk. t j