Barcelona the workshop of Spain Catalonia and its pride
The article surveys Catalonia atop Spain’s economy and culture, focusing on Barcelona as its industrial heart. It notes Catalan language and identity, two police forces, the region’s independence history, and Barcelona’s mix of old street charm with modern factories, port activity, and political unrest.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Atalonia
Spain
Catalonia
Barcelona
Madrid
Ireland
England
Irish Sea
Seville
Catalin
Ebro
Pyrenees
France
Mediterranean
Marshal Joffre
Roussillon
French
Eider Duck Comeback Boosted By Law Protection
The American Nature Association reports eider ducks near extinction in Canada are rebounding due to government protection. Arthur Newton Pack cites sightings of 2,000 breeding birds in Labrador over ten days and many in four sanctuaries.
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Washington
American Nature Association
Arthur Newton Pack
Nature Magazine
Vincent Massey
Howard H. Cleaves
Wolfbay
Que
Cleaves
BLYS
Canadian
Labrador
Pack
Miussey
New England
Mind Reader Dunninger Tries Traffic Court
Joseph Dunninger the vaudeville mind reader faced Magistrate Macrery in Traffic Court claiming he would be fined five dollars or jailed for parking near theatres at rush hour. The magistrate staged a demonstration confirming the prediction and imposed the suggested sentence.
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New York
Joseph Dunninger
Macrery
West Forty-seventh Street
Parker
Dunninger
British Service Men Create Painted Fabric for Frocks
Disabled former service men decorate fine cloth for rest gowns day frocks and evening gowns. Princess Mary bought three dress lengths of the painted fabric, including a soft blue inlet with lavender borders, a rose pink medieval design, and an apricot shawl.
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London
Princess Mary
Turkish Dogs Spend Summer on Boats
In Turkish villages along the Bosporus a dog's life is that of a sailor. When a village is overrun with stray dogs, the town leaders, bound by religious kindness, board a ferry to ship dogs across the straits to a opposite shore village. The exchange continues as each side ferries back the others, creating a yearly cycle of dog relocation between Europe and Asia.
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Scutari
Turkey
Bosporus
Europe
Asia
Shadowy Hand Disturbs Italian Town
In Aosta Italy priests exorcisms and a local medium probe a shadowy hand haunting the home of Giuseppe Della Villa his wife and four children. A deceased brother’s photographic portrait accompanies nightly apparitions suggesting a spirit message. The hand appears near the photo and lately persists despite rituals.
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Aosta
Italy
Giuseppe Della Villa
Della Villa
Plan to Strengthen Plane Wings Found
Washington reports that work at the Bureau of Standards is developing a corrosion resistant all metal wing concept. Duralumin alloy coated with pure aluminum by spray could resist salt water exposure for a year, enabling lighter steel or aluminum frames and potentially fireproof durable all metal aircraft.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Exhume Shakespeare for Science Sparks Debate
London reports a push to exhume William Shakespeare for a reverent scientific study of his grave and skull measurement. The Antiquarian notes similar done to Ben Jonson Milton and Cromwell, contrasting respectful and invasive disinterments of famous bones.
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London
William Shakespeare
the Antiquarian
Ben Jonson
Milton
Cromwell
New Problem in Cities with Colored Traffic Lights
Officials confront color blindness among automobile drivers as a new issue in cities using colored lighting for traffic control. The problem challenges how drivers perceive red yellow and green signals and may prompt policy reviews.
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Washington
California Once Was Porpoise Playground
A fossil find reported by Dr William Gregory and Dr Remington Kellogs of the American Museum of Natural History links ancient California with southern South America. San Diego naturalist Charles K Sternberg uncovered bones resembling a group of porpoises now found only in southern South American rivers. The teeth are shaped like battle axes.
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California
Porpoise
New York
Little Brothers
William K. Gregory
Remington Kellogs
American Museum of Natural History
South America
San Diego
Charles K. Sternberg
Young Brooklyn boy travels to Paris and back on nickel
Herbert Avram fourteen-year-old stowed away to Paris aboard the La Savoie and returned as a third class passenger with privileges of cabin travelers. The French line billed his father for half fare but kept him in custody with his sisters in Paris until the ship’s return.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Herbert Avram
Paris
Lingbergh
la Savoie
Hierbert
Morris Avram
Manhattan
Herbert
Alexander O'Hara
Bunk
Lindbergh
Edie Vasco
la Sw Voie
Marguerite
Violet
Hlu
To Applaud or Not to Applaud Stirs Musicians
London debates whether audiences should applaud during performances. Sir Thomas Beecham urges expressive clapping in the right moments while Sir Landon Ronald defends applause as essential for artists, noting silence after a performance feels unnatural.
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London
Paderewski
Thomas Beecham
Landon Ronald
Beecham
Ronald
One Auto in U S for Every Five Citizens
The automobile division of the Department of Commerce reports a U S figure of one car per five people. World totals show 27,650,267 cars in operation, about one per 66. Canada and Hawaii average one per 11, New Zealand one per 12, Australia and Denmark one per 17, Great Britain one per 43, Argentina one per 45, France one per 46. About 95 percent of operating cars are of American origin, though many were assembled abroad in American plants.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Canada
Hawai
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
Great Britain
France
Seek Beetle Parasites for Planters in Hawaii
Honolulu. T H F C Hadden of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters association is traveling to Formosa to collect parasites to control the Japanese beetle. The beetle, an epidemic in southern China, is kept in check in Formosa by natural enemies. The aim is to introduce the Formosan parasite into Hawaii to curb the pest.
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Honolulu
T. H
F. C. Hadden
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Formosa
China
Hawai
Drove Hard Bargain
A college student narrates a street encounter where a stranger offered a found ring for sale. After bargaining, the price drops from 85 cents to 25 cents. On campus he discovers others had bought similar rings for 10 cents to 4 dollars, undermining his display of wealth.
Family feud sparks sharp exchange on illness
In a family dispute Mrs. Blackstone laments a woman's sickness while her husband retorts with a biting quip about lockjaw, reflecting a tense domestic moment captured in humor.
Fast Air Mail Schedule Bridges Coasts by Night
Airplanes will depart New York or San Francisco after dark and deposit mail at the opposite coast for early delivery on the second morning. The plan aims to speed up transcontinental mail service with night departures and prompt morning arrivals.
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New York
San Francisco
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Pain Relief Foot Care
A patent medicine advert promises Moone's Emerald Oil will end foot pain soreness and odors with a money back guarantee if not effective. It claims to ease corn callous and even swollen varicose veins, letting users walk with comfort and freedom.
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Moone
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