Victoria Falls Seen Through Deserted Echoes of a Gorge
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, the piece details Victoria Falls on the Zambesi between southern and northern Rhodesia. It contrasts its beauty with Niagara and Iguazu, describes views from Danger Point and the Rain Forest, notes erosion as the likely cause of the falls, and explains geology of basalt lava flows and faulting shaping the canyon. The article highlights best viewing times and surrounding attractions like Batoka Gorge and the Cape to Cairo railway.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Africa
Victoria Falls
Zambesi
Rhodesia
Niagara
Iguazu
South America
Livingstone
Cuape-to-Cairo
Bulawayo
Danger Point
Rain Forest
Palm Garden
Goat Island
Cape-to-Cairo
Batoka Gorge
Falls
Great Falls
David and Goliath fight sparks public debate
The exchange hints at a large small stakes confrontation drawing attention. Mae dismisses sports coverage while Jerry recalls the biblical tale as a metaphor for a modern clash and possible scandal.
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Jerry
David
Goliath
Mae
Bheer
Taste Test Best Ice Cream Guide
Washington reports on USDA taste tests comparing butterfat content sugar levels and nonfat solids in ice cream. Fifty tasters favored 18 percent butterfat, about 90 percent preferred 16 percent cane sugar, and 80 percent chose 12 percent nonfat solids. gelatin interest drew 63 percent preferring 1 percent gelatin.
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Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
England's Iris II Flying Boat Is World’s Largest
Hull England reports the Iris II as the biggest flying boat in the world. The vast craft features a duralumin and stainless hull, 50 knot water takeoff speed, crew quarters for five, and a radio operator room. It can stay aloft 14 hours and moor nine months yearly with storage and onboard cooking.
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Hull
England
Fair and Warmer Cape May Observer Dolore Dorman
Miss Dolores Dor man aged 20 is a U S weather observer based in Cape May New Jersey. When not making observations she enjoys playing the violin horseback riding dancing and swimming.
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Cape May
N. J
Dolores Dorman
Little Fair
United States
German, failed, Says He Was French Spy in Detroit
A German native claiming to be a French spy testified before authorities in Detroit after Carl H. Fifles was arrested and arraigned on a charge of practicing medicine without a license. Fifles, who admitted to posing as Seattle physician Ernest Flehme, said he operated in North Dakota under multiple aliases and claims involvement with French intelligence at the start of World War I.
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Detroit
Carl H. Fifles
Seattle
Wash
Eifles
Ernest Flehme
North Dakota
Maximilian N. Schneller
W. D. Whepen
William Sauer
John L. Refferty
Terstel
Rudolph Young
Berlin
James A Chenot
Forty Dutchwomen refuse to vote in Zeist court
From Zeist near Doorn, forty women nationwide refuse voting on conscience grounds. Thirty eight sent a male delegate, while one woman argued her case herself quoting Proverbs, Corinthians, and Genesis. The judge fined each nonvoter fifteen to twenty florins.
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Brussels
Zeist
Holland
Doorn
Paul
Corinthians
Blackbirds Enrage New York Village
Thousands of blackbirds descend on Gowanda New York causing sleepless nights. Frustrated residents ask officials who contact the Bureau of Biological Survey. Upon guidance they set shotguns loaded with loud shells to frighten the birds each evening until they move on.
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Olean
N. Y
Gowanda
Cattaragus County
Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington
Gowande
Man Mistakenly Kills Wife In Tokyo Area
An Otomacti village resident sharpened a knife to kill his wife but killed a neighbor woman returning home by mistake. He told police it was a misidentification. authorities arrested him as the vernacular press questions the excuse.
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Tokyo
Otomacta
Neightor
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