Quake Triggers Seismograph Shutdown at Georgetown
Washington reports a major earthquake felt about 8:26 am, intensity likely Earth's strongest in the area for miles, disabling seismic instruments at Georgetown observatory and the Weather Bureau. Father Tondorf and Rev Francia Tondorf note the tremors lasting about an hour before discovery. A Harvard station also recorded a violent shock causing temporary instrument failure.
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Father Tundorf
Weather Bureau
Francia Tondorf
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University Seismographic Station
Seismograph Records Severe Earthquake Across United States
Reports from Chicago Denver and New York describe a severe earthquake detected by multiple seismographs. Chicago logged first wave at 7 23 am with a later 7 82 am reading, Denver noted a stronger quake than San Francisco, and New York geologists traced the origin along the northern coast of South America between the Panama Canal zone and Ecuador.
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University of Chicago
Denver
Colo
Regis College
Father Forestal
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San Francisco
New York
United States
South America
Panama Canal Zone
Scuador
Fire damages Great Northern ore dock in Superior
A large fire at the Great Northern ore No. 2 dock in Allouez Superior damaged the wooden structure, with losses reaching about 2 million dollars. Firemen from Superior and a Duluth crew battled the blaze after it started Monday night from unknown causes. The heat melted ice on Lake Superior nearby and oxygen gas in ore pockets repeatedly exploded, posing added danger.
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Superior
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Duluth
Lake Superior
County Boys 2 Machine Guns To Fight Yeggs
PITTSBURGH PA The Allegheny county commissioners authorized the purchase of two machine guns and an automobile to mount them. The guns cost 450 each and the car 4000, funded from the attorney general's budget. The move follows the Grafton bank robbery where robbers killed the agitatant cashier and escaped, with the weapons to aid in combating bandits.
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Pittsburg
Alleghany County
Grafton
Attorney General's Ofice
Methodist-Ov Church Heads 10 Review Works
Missionary leaders from the Methodist Episcopal Church South held informal prep meetings in Memphis to open a church wide conference of bishops elders and boards. Bishop A W W Darlington will preside as they plan to boost centenary pledges and finalize the campaign funds before Hot Springs in May.
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South
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Huntington
W. Va
Hot Springs
Dr Gulick on Japan as Leader of the New Asia
Dr Sidney K Gulick, secretary of the commission of international justice and goodwill, addressed Athens students and citizens in the University chapel on The Japanese Question. He outlined Japan as leader in Asia through war, commerce and scholarship and noted his role with the Orient relations committee of the American Council of the World Alliance.
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Commission of International Justice and Goodwill
Federal Committee of the Churches of Christ of America
Athens
University Chapel
Guilck
Japan
Asia
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Soule Attends Washington Meet For National Ag Leaders
President Andrew M. Soule of the State College of Agriculture attends a national meeting in Washington with agricultural leaders. He has been in the city since Monday and will travel to Arkansas to help develop a more unified state college system. He plans to be away about two weeks or longer and will then spend a few weeks in Athens before another trip.
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State College of Agriculture
Washington
Tueasay
Soule
Arkansas
Way Down East to Open at Palace Theatre
The city hosts the moving picture Way Down East on Monday and Tuesday February 4 and 7 at the Palace with matinee and night shows. Billed as Griffiths epic masterwork, it surpasses The Birth of a Nation in scope with a notable cast and a 12 piece orchestra to accompany both performances.
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D. v. Tarintiens
Way Down East
Palace Theatre
Lottie Blair Parker
Joseph Grismer
Griffith
Anna Moore
New England
River Lee Gorge
Mae Murray in Peacock Alley at the Palace
Mae Murray stars in Peacock Alley at the Palace theater on Thursday and Friday. The romance follows a Parisian dancer who shuns a small town American, scandal erupts, and the couple pursue their fortune in New York with Monte Blue and a notable cast in lavish costumes and settings.
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Peacock Alley
Palace Theatre
Alley
Robert Leonard
Edmund Gouldine
Ouida Bergere
Motron Pictures Corporation
Mifany Productions, Inc
Dalter
Corbett to Plead Former Jeopardy in Supreme Court Appeal
Orangeburg South Carolina solicitor Andrew Hydrick said the state will move to dismiss Carlos Corbett's appeal to the U S Supreme Court at a February 17 hearing in Washington. Corbett, acquitted on one killing, is charged with three killings in a county shooting affray. Colgate Hoyt Dead at Oyster Bay Banker and railroad director Colgate Hoyt died Monday at his home. born in Cleveland in 1849.
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8. C
Andrew Hydrick
Tueaday
Carlos Corbett
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Corbett
Colgate Hoyt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Cleveland
Ohio
Trade Balance Flips Favor Spain in December
Madrid reports Spain led by a shift in December as the United States bought more Spanish olives olive oil nuts fruits and herbs while Spain increased demand for American cotton textiles and machinery. The high dollar had slowed imports earlier but depreciation improved Spanish demand and boosted trade between the two nations.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Portugal
Mills Use About A Thousand Bales Of Cotton Daily
The article notes Ish mills consume roughly 1,000 bales of cotton each day with about 95 percent grown in America, while the Spanish government, having revised its fac ff, plans to use it in the future.
Unclear excerpt on ad velorum duties and Madrid office
Fragmentary text discusses expanding ad velorum duties and establishing a Madrid office to set values for invoices, contrasting with existing readeres for invoice values.
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Madrid
Central of Georgia Railway Passenger Service Standards
The Central of Georgia Railway highlights steel or vestibuled cars and well maintained track as key for passenger safety and comfort. In 1921 it operated 33,899 trains over 1914 miles with a high on time performance, reflecting pride in locomotive condition and consistent service.
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Central of Geo Railway
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Central of Georgia Railway
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Central of Georgia Railway Promotes Courtesy and Service
The record by months for the two years follows. The patrons of the Central of Georgia Railway find courteous and sympathetic attention in every department. Employes take great pride in our reputation for courtesy.
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Central of Georgia Railway
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