Latin Lincoln hailed as Mexico's reformer in peon emancipation
The article notes Mexico's Calles nicknamed the Latin Lincoln for freeing thousands of peons. It describes a scientific expedition surveying Pacific islands for bird life, collecting species unseen before, warning that white settlement threatens fragile ecosystems within decades. Islands vary from rock outcrops to coral atolls, Tahiti like volcanic peaks amid reefs.
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Mexico
President Calles
Lincoln
Tahiti
Robert Louis
Whitney expedition described by Stevenson on island life
Stevenson notes that many islands suffer from freebooters and collectors, changing native life and driving tribes to extinction. The Whitney expedition is deemed crucial to survey now before it is too late. Among findings is the fairy tern, a pure white seabird with unusually large eyes and translucent wing bones seen in sunlight.
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Whitney
Letter Found In Book Shows Franklin Kite Claims True
A Cincinnati report reveals a discovered Franklin letter describing a 1752 kite experiment to prove electrical energy in the atmosphere. The document, part of a Royal Society compendium, details building a silk kite with a cross frame, a key, and a thunderstorm method to draw electric fire and ignite a phial for demonstrations. The text clarifies Franklin did not seek lightning location but energy presence, while the scene location remains unspecified.
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Cincinnati
Pfranklin
Finnie
Cincinnati Public Library
Franklin
Royal Scientific Society of London
Old Christ Church
Philadelphia
Orphans Home Day Observed With Senator Neal Speaker
Sunday event at the Orphan's Home featured Senator Ben Neal of Montezuma as the speaker. Andersonville visitors included Mr and Mrs James Maxley. La Crosse barbecue dinner attended by Mr and Mrs Rob Holloway and family and Mr and Mrs Ernest Holloway and son Murry.
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Owen Barwick
Weicross
Eva
Howard Bedenbaugh
Albany
Lizzie Bedenbaugh
Gus Smith
J. H. Rhodes
Bessie Coker
Macon
G. Aon
Henry Bedenbaugh
Oglethorstd
Watson Wicker
Gus Kitchen
Milledgeville
Julian Easterlin
Andersonville
Dallas Pennington
Pennington
J. A. Smith
E. M. Clapp
Byron
Beula Pennington
Charlie Smith
Mardelle Pennington
Ernest Coker
Rob Holloway
Frances
Robert Holloway
H. L. Brooks
Oglethorpe
I. C. Smith
Mollie Smith
Ernest Holloway
Orphan’s
Ben Neal
Montezuma
James Maxley
Murry
la Crosse
60000 Miles Is Mere Trifle For Birds To Fly
David Diet reports on Whitney South Sea Expedition findings showing birds migrate from polar regions to the equator with distances over 6000 miles. Under Rollo A. Beck, researchers study tropical Pacific islands and discover species nesting in arctic tundras and others from the Antarctic region migrating toward the equator as southern night falls.
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David Diet
South Pole
Equator
American Museum of Natural History
Rollo A. Beck
Pacific
Beck
Antarctic
Local Visitors Spend Time With Area Hosts
Mr and Mrs C C Hawkins host guests for several days at their College Street home with Mrs Hawkins sister Dr C E Murphy of Atlanta among the visitors. Miss Ruth Wootten from Miami is visiting her mother Mrs J T Wootten near Americus. Mr and Mrs Sam Coney who have been living with Mrs Henry Johnson for months are now occupying the same residence.
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C. C. Hawkins
College Street
Ruth Wootten
Miami, Fla
J. T. Wootten
Americus
Sam Coney
Henry Johnson
Mr. Powell
Harvey Advertising Agen
Anta
Garir
Spelling Bee at Thalean Friday Draws County Schools
An old fashioned spelling bee will be held at the Thalean academy Friday night. Entrants from county schools, local schools and the agricultural college compete. The faculty extends an invitation to the general public to be present.
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Thalean Academy
Agricultural College
Couple Sentenced After Hotel Arrest In Chicago
Thomas Fisher Lawrence and Mrs. Jack Gruer of St. Louis were sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction after a joint arrest in an exclusive hotel in Chicago. The case ties a social scene to a legal sanction as authorities pursued impropriety allegations.
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Chicago
Thomas Fisher Lawrence
Jack Gruer
St. Louis Society
House of Correction
Plane crashes during Ford reliability tour near Dearborn
Plane No 8 from the Ford reliability tour based in Waco and piloted by Ed G Knapp crashed two and a half miles southwest of Dearborn Missouri late Wednesday. Both pilot and passenger escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft was badly damaged.
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ST. Joseph
Ford
Waco
Ed G
Knapp
Dearborn
Residence of Mrs Louise Fain on Harrold Avenue
A brief item noting the residence of Mrs Louise Fain on Harrold Avenue. No additional context or actions are provided in the readable text.
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Louise Fain
Harrold Avenue
Walker names Elrod medical examiner
Atlanta October 1 Tr J C Elrod of Forsyth was appointed by Governor Walker as a member of the state board of medical examiners succeeding Dr W C Williams Jr of Cochran who resigned.
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Atlanta
J. C. Elrod
Forsyth
Walker
State Board of Medical Examiners
W. C. Williams, Jr
Cochran
Pape's Diapepsin Soothes Indigestion Quickly
A nostalgic ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for sour stomach, gas, and indigestion. The text claims immediate relief once it reaches the stomach and notes millions of users and universal druggist endorsement.
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Lamar S
Americus Fish
Fish & Oyster CO
Churchwell
Americus, Ga
Thalean
Elrod
Fashion Park
Royal Park
A. Cohen & Son
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