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A Few Notes From Egypt

Nile at Luxor. Black and white photo showing a sailing boat on the river.
Nile at Luxor. Photo: Mohamed Amine ABASSI, https://www.flickr.com/photos/78459980@N03/14192228773

Life Is Still Gay in Luxor and the Titled Visitors Are Many

Luxor, Upper Egypt—The golden sunshine and balmy breezes prevailing, Luxor, fringed with its great ribbons of green vegetation, is just now at its heydey, even though the curtain is being slowly rung down on the Egyptian season. It forms the busy passing point for hosts of tourists who are returning from the upper Nile and those belated travelers who are hurrying up to Assouan, Wadi Halfa and Khartoum. Belgian colors are in favor everywhere for King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians have been among the noted visitors of recent days. The queen is accompanied by Countess von der Steen and her sister. Princess Rupprecht of Bavaria, who has come down from Assouan.

Posted inDaily News Local Histories

Two Splendid Features Today at Johnson Opera House

Madge Bellamy in the screen version of the famous novel “The White Sin.” Every body has read the book; now the screen offers it with nothing left out, still censor proof. On the same bill the rollicking, good-natured cowboy. Buck Jones, in his latest picture, “Western Luck.” It’s a bill that will provide all the entertainment any fan could desire in one evening. Meet your neighbors at the Opera House.

Posted inDaily News Local Histories True Crime

Federal Enforcement Officer Samardick Makes a Cleaning

Federal Enforcement Officer Robert Samardick, accompanied by four assistants, traveling in two cars, drove from Omaha to O’Neill Saturday and began collecting violators of the Volstead law for whom warrants had been previously issued. At the conclusion of the raid Sunday afternoon eleven citizens were resting in the county jail and two O’Neill men and three Spencerites for whom warrants had been issued could not be located.

Posted inDaily News Local Histories

Radio Club With Twenty Charter Members Formed

Cover of June 1923 Radio News, showing a woman wearing a headset and adjusting the tuning knob of a radio.

With a charter membership of approximately 20 persons a Montgomery Radio club was duly organised Tuesday evening at the Chamber of Commerce and a constitution and by-laws adopted.

The purpose of the club will be “to band together those persons interested in the science of radio; to cause to be enacted laws, rules and regulations for benefit of radio enthusiasts; to uphold laws enacted by the United States and to promote the interest of radio in the community and further study of the science among members of the club.”

Posted inDaily News Mysteries & Unexplained

Martian Signals Read by Local Man

‘Old Salt’ Discovers Possible Code For Recent Sounds

The mysterious “signals from Mars” have been read! A local man, a retired and retiring sea captain, has a theory concerning the sounds, not of earthly origin, recorded on radio Instruments during the recent approach of Mars to the Earth, and in view of the fact that scientists themselves are disputing as to what these noises may be, his theory is as good as any other.

“Old Salt,” as the originator of the theory prefers to be known, started from the fact that the sounds consisted of four dots and five dashes, often repeated. He then proceeded to number the bodies in the solar system, starting with the Sun as No. 1. Mercury No. 2, Venus No. 3, Earth No. 4, Mars No. 5, and so on.

Posted inMaritime & Naval History US Civil War

September 2, 1861 – Important News from Coast of North Carolina

The Federal Fleet Attacking Two Sand Batteries—Their Capturing Six Hundred Prisoners, &c.

Capture of the Forts at Cape Hatteras inlet. Alfred Waud, artist, August 28, 1861

The steamer Louisiana, Capt. Cannon, from Old Point, arrived Sunday, A. M., and brings the following important advices from the Federal fleet, which sailed from Old Point on Monday last. The steamer Adelaide had returned from the fleet and proceeded to Annapolis on Saturday, having on board Major General Butler and fourteen wounded Confederate prisoners, bound to Washington. We understand that the entire fleet, consisting of five war vessels, surrounded and engaged two sand batteries on the beach, at the mouth of Hatteras Inlet, and after considerable firing on both sides, a shell from the frigate Minnesota, caused the explosion of the Confederates’ magazine, when the entire body, said to number six hundred, were forced to surrender, from loss of ammunition and no means of retreat. Included among those taken prisoners, was Com. Barron. They were all sent to New York.