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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1921)
TJIE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRTBUNE. Feature of the Flower Parade at Miami Dry Docks and Vessels Burn at New Orleans Tills beautiful ilont of the Itotnry club wns otio of the notable features of the recent llower parade In Mlnml, Fin. Women's Militia of Moscow in Gymnastic Drill The breaking of nn electric wire which short circuited In the oil-covered waters tinder the Jahnckc dry docks at New Orleans, la believed to have caused the tire which spread with Incredible Swiftness, enveloping tho docks and ships, where S00 men were working. Estimates placed the damage at about $10,000,000, nine ships being included In this. Taking Superdreadnaug ht 30 Miles to Propeller "WWWWWWMWWMII WWWW H I ! l Members of tho Women's Mllltln of Moscow, In a gymnnstla drill. This Is ono of tho now photographs brought' from soviet ltussla, by Washington D. Vnudorllp, the Los Angeles mining engineer. TRAPPIST MONK WEDS Photograph That Reunites Relatives After Jiving the life of n trapplst monk It a monastery at Gethwmnno, Ky., for liO years, .lames Cornell Mid dle, member of a prominent Phllirtlol phla family, was married to Miss Mary Lena Gaines of Warronton. Va., at St, Matthews rectory, Washington Mr. Hlddlo Ih llfty-two years old, whllo bla bride Is forty-eight. Through his family connections In England, Mr. lllddlo bnd the right to the lauds and title of Lord Wyvllle, but bo preferred to remain In this country, i , FROM MOUNT LEBANON Seven tugs were required to move the new stiperdroudnaught California, the 30 miles from the Mare Island navy yurd, to Hunter's Point drydock, San Francisco, where her propeller wns installed. Belgian Prince in Brussels School BLIND CHAPLAIN QUITS While reading a pamphlet appealing for funds for the N'car East relief. Charles M. Kochlnn of New York, an Armenian rug salesman, saw this picture of Inmates of tbe organization's homo nr Slvas, Turkey, for Christian brides rescued from Moslem harems. In tho center of tho front row ho recognized his niece, Vartanoush Dembelglan, u vlc.lm of tho deportations of 1015. ilo has sent money to bring tho girl to this country. i Chicago-New York Wireless Opened Father I'eter Aboiuled of Mount Lclmnou. Palestine, has arrived In New York on a mission to tho Cath olics of America. Futlter Aboiuled tipeaks Arabic lltieutly. Scene In the olllco.of Mayor Thompson of Chicago, when tho commercial wireless service botween that city and Now York was Inaugurated, Chicago now receives press dispatches direct from Bordeaux, France. CONDENSATIONS ' Every day 2tr0 persons arrlvo in New York to make the city their per manent home. As a "buck private." maybe In the rear rank at that, Prince Leopold of Belgium, heir to the thrpno of that country, bos taken his place In the ranks at tbe military school at Brussels, lie Is seen at the left undergoing "Inspection." Burning the Red Flag at Dublin Women farm laborers In Japan re ceive an avorago of 11 cents per day. More than 2,000,000 tons are pro duced In Holland's coal mines every year. Rev. II. N. Couden, the blind chap lain of tbe bouse of representatives, who will retire after 25 yeurs of serv ice. He served In the Civil war un der Grant and wns blinded by a bullet. Born In Indiana, be was appointed' chaplain from Michigan In Cleveland's second administration. WANTS TO GO TO VASSAR A i Cadets burning a red flag and soviet literature In a bontlre, outsldo of Liberty hall, Dublin, Ireland, following extensive raids. This baby. Carollnda Waters of New York, Is tbe youngest girl for whom application for ndmlsslon to Vassar college ever was made. Needless to say, her parents do not expect her to go to tbe college for some years yet. ft