Himalayas list tops 75 peaks over twenty thousand feet
The Geological Survey of India reports four pamphlets on Him alayan geology and age, noting 75 peaks exceed 24,000 feet with 11 above 26,000 and one above 28,000, including Everest and Kinchinjunga. It estimates about 1,306 mountains rise over 20,000 feet, and discusses naming practices for peaks, proposing K1, K2 style regional labeling and highlighting Nanga Parbat at 26,620 feet.
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New York Sun
Geological Survey of India
Himalayas
British India
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Geological Survey
Mount Everest
Kinchinjunga L
Kinchinjunga II
Makala
Montgomerie
Karakoram
All Asia
Nanga Parbat
Indus Valley
Ocean liners convertible to armed cruisers in minutes
Analysis notes that some of the largest ocean steamers could be converted into armed cruisers in no time. The claim suggests rapid wartime adaptability of passenger ships for military use.
Teddy teache s boy to thank Mr Ringloss in tearful lesson
A mother asks her 9-year-old Teddy if he thanked Mr Ringloss for a quarter given at the corner store. The boy explains he thanked him but Mr Ringloss told him not to mention it, prompting a tense scene and sobs before the truth emerges.
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Teddy
Mamma
A Shipwrecked Sailor Seeks Help on Fifth Avenue
A woman on Fifth Avenue was approached by a tall Black man who politely asked for a quarter claiming he was a shipwrecked sailor. He said his ship went ashore near Sandy Hook three days earlier and he had been unable to find work, prompting the woman to give him money.
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Fifth Avenue
Weill
New York Times
Sandy Hook
Office over Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa
The item notes a business office located above Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa with listed telephone numbers 121 M for office and 123 J for residence. It also mentions a Mutual office line 199.
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Gamble’s Drug Store
Iowa
Mutual
Keating
Odd Fellows Temple
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