Pan American Railway Progress across South America
The completion of a 124 mile Bolivian to Argentine border link at Atocha joins Bolivia’s system with Peru and Uruguay networks, advancing the Pan American Railway dream. The project spans 10200 miles Washington to Buenos Aires with multiple nations contributing routes and surveys across mountains jungles and capricious terrain.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Argentina
Atocha
Washington
Buenos Aires
Guatemala City
Central America
South America
Cuzco
Peru
Lake Titicaca
Pacific
Alaska
Patagonia
Americas
Globe
Paris
Peking
Cape-to-Cairo
Asia Minor
Mexico City
Mexcan
Esperanza
Orizaba
Guatemala
Santa Maria
Salvador
Ty Vere
Prac
Ecuador
Quito
Alausi
Loja
Sabanilla
Cerro del Pasco
Huancayo
Republic of Bolivia
la Quinca
Bolivia
Uruguay
Brazil
Pacific Coast
Lake Titicara
Antofagasta
Arica
Andes
Switzerland
Constitution Starts Citizens Off in the Race on an Equal Footing
The speech argues the US Constitution starts all citizens equal before the law while differences in inheritance and environment drive social inequality. It cautions against class hatred and urges peaceful reform, sustained attention to self-government, and citizen political duties.
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Constitution
United States
Junior High Schools In Experimental Stage
The junior high school remains experimental in aid and method with uncertain long term value but potential for differentiated curricula and reform. Dangers include economy driving down service and salaries, so teacher qualifications must match senior high standards for a fair appraisal.
The Happy Home Lessons for Young Makers
The article argues that training a home maker starts in childhood with mothers modeling tidy habits. It details bed making and bedding care, including proper sheet lengths, folds, and concealment of blankets. It stresses smooth beds, regular mattress turning, and daily airing of bedclothes for health.
Why Is It Proposed to Take Obey Out of the Marriage Service
A columnist argues modern society rejects the word obey in marriage as a sign of servility. The piece asserts the husband as head of the family reflects duty to provide and protect, and warns replacing obedience undermines biblical ideals and church aims.
True International Mind Upholds Patriotism in Global Cooperation
A discussion argues that European progress hinges on security and judicial settlements followed by armament limits. It asserts that war can be avoided not by denying patriotism but by teaching nations are moral beings with duties to others, elevating patriotism to support cooperative international service.
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Europe
Transforming High Windows in City Rooms
An essay on redesigning tall home windows to reduce tomblike effects. It describes removing high windows or shading them with short paneled wainscoting, heavy draperies, and arching light to preserve light and graceful lines. A New York living room example shows how to keep the arch while altering height perception.
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Spa
New York City
Beekeeper Truck Line Granted in Arizona Franchise
Arizona corporation commission grants Phoenix firm a franchise to run a motor truck line exclusively for transporting bees between feeding grounds. The report notes U S copper production and rubber boot manufacture shares, highlighting Massachusetts as a major producer.
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United States
Massachusetts
Arizona Corporation Commission
Phoenix
Soviet Move Aims to Tame Gypsies Across Europe
Soviet Russia seeks to reform gypsies of East Indian origin who travel Europe since the fifteenth century. A newly recognized juridical body plans to end nomadic fortune telling and horse trading and settle them in farms or industrial communities. A Budapest paper cites a failed Hungarian gypsy program as a warning.
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Soviet
Russia
Europe
Moscow
Budapest
Employment rates for minority women in the United States
The data shows fifty four percent of the female Negro population are gainfully employed, with seventeen point one percent of native white of native parentage and sixteen percent of the Indian population also employed. The figures reflect early twentieth century labor participation trends.
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United States
Indian—Science Service
Dreams as Idle Brain Children of Vanity
A reflective line notes that dreams spring from an idle brain and are born of nothing but vain fantasy. It attributes the idea to Shakespeare.
Flying Couple Marries Aboard Airplane Over Europe
A young Swedish couple wed mid flight as an altar rose in the cabin at 1500 feet aboard an airplane. A Swedish clergyman conducted the ceremony with a lawyer and his wife as witnesses. They shared a champagne breakfast before landing at Hamburg. The couple continued to Amsterdam for their honeymoon.
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Hamburg
Amsterdam
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Colombia
Sucilo
Carmajata
Cauca
Medellin
Popayan
Charles Evans Hughes
New York Times
F. G. Stecker
American Federation of Teachers
Weleoe
Margaret Bruce
WIU Service
I. P. Johnson
Episcopal
Colorado
Nicholas M. Butler
Columbia University
Sane Ada Iden
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Uality
Monarch
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