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1927Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple (died 2001)[†]
Sivaya Subramuniyaswami was an American Hindu religious leader known as Gurudeva by his followers. Subramuniyaswami was born in Oakland, California and adopted Hinduism as a young man. He was the 162nd head of the self-claimed Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara and Guru at Kauai's Hindu Monastery which is a 382-acre (155 ha) temple-monastery complex on Hawaii's Garden Island.
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Greece invites bids to arise $50,000,000 in sunken ship in Navarino Bay
D McHenry, Vice Pres, confesses to payroll hold-up
The transatlantic wireless telephone service between New York and London, preparations for which have been going on for some time, will open on Friday, Jan. 7. The announcement was made yesterday by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company with the declaration that the rule of first come, first serve, will be in effect, and that applications for calls will be accepted beginning at 8:30 o'clock this morning.
Explanation of his attitude, which favors control of N Y C problems by 3 designated resident members of Metropolitan Div of Public Service Comm
Debated in House; Repr Tilson may offer amendment to provide fund for 3 cruisers to quell revolt
Mob seizes British concession at Hankow while native police are in charge, British forces having been withdrawn by agreement; home of British Consul is guarded by Chinese troops; Amer forces are being moved toward Hankow as precautionary measure
LONDON, Jan. 4 (AP). -- Hopes that King George and President Coolidge would talk across the ocean to inaugurate the transatlantic radiophone service were given up today, when it was announced that lesser lights would officiate.
New aspect given to U S policy by White House spokesman's assertion that U S interests in proposed interoceanic canal and naval station at Fonseca Bay are involved; menace to U S interests denied by T S Vaca, Sacasa's agent in Wash; resolution offered by U S Repr Fairchild pledging support for Pres Coolidge; press comment
Sen passes Edwards's resolution asking Sec Mellon to show what part W B Wheeler and Anti-Saloon League had in fixing poisonous denaturants