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The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Verified Real 1954Dallas, Tex. (AP)—A woman reported to police that her husband had disappeared with her Chihuahua puppy. 'I don't care if my husband ever comes back,' she explained. 'I just want to find my dog.'
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American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movements of troops by train.
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The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes place.
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In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
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Page 8 · mentions "anti-noise popcorn"
“Page Eight Health Talks MKTS THE PHYSIOLOGY OF REST THE SEVEN SECRETS OF SOUND SLEEP There are really five essentials of healthful sleep but well list them under seven heads in order to har monize with the deadly sins th…”
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