Army Mask With Speaking Device And New Gas-Proof Features
The Army unveils a new gas mask enabling speech while worn, aiming to allow officers to issue orders without removing the mask. It adds a diaphragm to reproduce voice at about 80 percent efficiency, and a new canister protecting against typical chemical agents, ammonia, and carbon monoxide. Edgewood Arsenal has ordered large-scale production. The design reduces air resistance, eliminates nose and mouth pieces, and directs dry air over glasses to improve visibility. It also carries the chemical case under the arm for freedom of movement. Experimental work continues on cloth burn-resistance while allowing body moisture to escape.
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Washington
Chemical Warfare Service
Army
Edgewood Arsenal
Spectacles Over 125 Years Old Found in Piqua Farm Home
In Piqua Ohio a discovery of three eyeglasses more than 125 years old was made in the home of Mrs. O R Mullendorn. They belong to her great great grandmother Mrs Jane Brown Patterson who moved from Ireland with husband Robert Patterson to a farm near Piqua in 1818. Two glasses are German silver and one is brass. they magnify the targeted object. Mrs Mullendorn continues to occupy the Patterson farm purchased from the government.
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Piqua
O. R. Mullendere
Jane Brown Patterson
Robert Patterson
Ireland
Japanese Women Drop Out of University Lectures
Tokyo authorities question women’s commitment to higher education after the imperial university announces lectures open to women and many applications for admission fade as dropouts appear.
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Tokyo
Imperial University
Japan
Decline in Women Pursuing Granted Privilege This Year
The article notes that of 90 women granted the privilege, all but a few dropped out, and this year there were very few applicants seeking the same privilege.
Fox Fur Auction Brings High Prices in Leipzig
The Leipzig fur auction, held for three weeks, closed with many American buyers paying above usual rates for raw fox furs, reflecting strong demand for this class of pelts.
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Leipzig
Louisiana Tree 2 500 Years Old
A 2500 year old Edenborn cypress in Winn parish Louisiana is cited as the fifth oldest living tree globally and third in North America. Researchers place its age at 2500 years, with historic milestones noted from Nebuchadnezzar to Columbus. William Edenborn offered the tree and two companions to the conservation department, which plans a highway to improve tourist access.
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New Orleans
North America
Winn Parish
Carleton F. Poole
Louisiana State Conservation Department
Herman Schrenk
St. Louis
Santa Maria del Tule
Oaxaca
Mexico
Orotava
Island of
Teneriffe
California
Senegal
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Merathon
Thermopylae
Assyria
Rome
Christ
Bethlehem
Britain
Columbus
Atlantic
William Edenborn
Edenborn
Conservation Department
Iowa
Ottumwa
C. J. Saunders
Fort Dodge
Iowa Falls
Des Moines
Jefferson Highway
Humboldt County
Sac County
Carroll County
Rockford
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Clear Lake
Garner
Charles City
Black Hawk County Holstein Breeders ‘Association
Postal Civil Service Commission
Muscatine
Wade
Donald Warfield
Mason City
Iowa State College
Vocational Education Department
Father Marquette
Iowa Territory
Bluff Park
Keokuk
Nauvoo
Ames
Lincoln Highway
Highway Commission
Webster City
Davenport
Galt
Blink
Galt Bank
Steinblock Hardware Store
Fred Randan
Randanl
Clarinda
Horticultural Department of
College Spring
Page County
Clifford Solon
Shenandoah
Kendall
Solon
Continent Drift Theory Sparks British Debate
British scientists debate Alfred Wegener’s claim that Earth's continents drift westward on a lighter crust. P Lake of the Royal Geographical Society challenges his map based reconstruction and Himalaya exaggeration, while Jolly of Trinity College hints Wegener may be right.
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Lendon
Alfred Wegener
P. Lake
Royal Geographical Society
Wegener
Globe
North America
Europe
India
Africa
Australia
South America
Mr. Lake
Himalayas
Lake
J. Jolly
Trinity College
Dublin
Nature
Village Bars Domino Games on Sundays
Dunbar West Virginia enforces blue laws. Mayor R H Garrett published a notice forbidding playing dominoes in any public place on Sundays after a recent incident. The order closes Sunday gatherings to keep the Sabbath quiet and orderly.
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Dunbar
W. Va
R. H. Garrett
B. H. Garrett
Gang Loot Found After Rochester Dance Night
Police in Rochester, New York, closed their annual dance with the band playing Hail Hail the Gangs All Here. When revellers left the cloak rooms the gang had fled, taking furs overcoats and wraps worth four figures.
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Rochester
N. Y
Theory of continental drift gains strength with direction
The discussion centers on a theory of continental drift. The speaker notes the theory gains probability when evidence suggests an easterly drift in addition to a westerly drift.
Cremation Residues Weigh About Two Pounds For Adults
An adult human body cremation yields a residuum of gray ashes weighing roughly two pounds. The remaining powder includes bone fragments and mineral content, reduced from the full body.
Navy pushes gun elevation to match Britain under treaty
President Harding may approve a plan to raise gun elevations on U S battleships arguing the move complies with the Washington treaty and is needed to keep the fleet equal to Great Britain. Rear Admiral W L Rogers says modernization is essential and not forbidden by the treaty.
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United States Navy
United States
U. S
Great Britain
Rise of Perfume and Cosmetics as Flapper Trend in 1921 Census
Census Bureau figures from 1921 show perfumery and cosmetics rising to 72.5 million dollars, a 22 percent gain since 1919 and a 329 percent rise since 1914, while druggists preparations and patent medicines decline. Factories grew from 276 in 1914 to 422 in 1921 with 9,867 workers.
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Census Bureau
Flapper
Naming the Nation Aboard The Geographic Board
The Geographic Board, led by Okefenokee Hays, settles on official map spellings. Since 1890 it has made about 25 000 decisions to simplify and standardize names for government maps and postal guides. It discards unpronounceable or lengthy forms in favor of single word, clearer names.
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Will Hays
United States Geographic Board
Geographic Board
Okefenokee Swamp
Government board standardizes place name spellings nationwide
The geographic board notes dropping possessive forms in names like Longs Peak and Pittsburg, favors American center spelling, and avoids duplicate post office names within states. It records many town names honoring presidents and assists War Navy land office Indian affairs geologic surveys and census with correct geographic nomenclature.
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Pittsburg
Center
Centre
Board
War and Navy Departments
The
Land Office
Office of Indian Affairs
Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey
Census Bureau
Lansing Ishii agreement cancelled and equal China status restored
The State department announces the Lansing Ishii exchange of notes of 1917 is cancelled and of no force. A Washington Tokyo joint statement states both governments agree to the cancellation and confirm parity with Great Britain France Portugal Italy Belgium and the Netherlands under the nine power treaty regarding open door and equal opportunity in China.
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United States
Japan
State Department
Tokyo
Washington
Hughes
Masanao Hanihara
Hanihara
Hanibara
China
Great Britain
France
Portugal
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
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House of Correction
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South Dakota
Emma Lundin
Springfield
State College At Brookings
Hazel Chrisman
Hawkeye
State News
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