Gennadeion Dedication in Athens Honors Greek Patriot
The Gennadeion library in Athens, housing vast Greek books and manuscripts, is dedicated as a memorial to George Gennadius. Funded by Carnegie and gifted by Johannes Gennadius to the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, it will serve scholars worldwide. The project marks a cross Atlantic gesture of friendship between Greece and America.
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London
Grosvenor Gardens
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Edward Capps
Odysseus
Lence
America
Hellenbeek
Broadway nar cotias squad’s real life western rep hits the big city
In New York Joe Murphy is described as a “type gun man” attached to the Broadway narcotics squad. He supposedly roams night clubs and theater lobbies scanning crowds for dope peddlers and other suspects. The piece contrasts his image with old west legends of Billy the Kid and Deadshot Pete.
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New York
West
Billy
Kid
Pete
Great White Way
Fortieth Street
Harlem
Joe Murphy
Two Gun Man Recalled In Folklore And Theater Gossip
A lively column recalls the “Two-Gun Man” persona in Broadway anecdotes and Irish tale spinner Murphy’s colorful exploits across Harlem and Central Park. The piece touches on violin prices in Manhattan and quotes Ben Bernie on make and price of famous violin makers. It also notes a Greek library gift intended to foster study of Greek history and church history in Athens.
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Large non navigable rivers listed in Q and A format
The document records Q and A entries about geography and other facts. It notes the Platte River and its northern fork as about 1250 miles long and non navigable in the United States, and mentions the Orange River in South Africa at about 1100 miles as a potential next longest non navigable river.
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Platte River
Orange River
South Africa
Library of Congress
RK. T. A
Librarian of Congress
Samothrace
Louvre
J. E
T. A
F. B. Tarbell
A Thought For Today on Pride and Wisdom
A short reflection notes pride leads to contention while wisdom comes from well advised counsel. It contrasts men driven by pride with those who let reason guide their actions.
Use Your Head Safety First Week Emphasized
Safety first is a shared rule for all workers and the public. Everyone must practice caution whether driving walking or operating machinery. While not preventing all accidents, it reduces those caused by carelessness haste or thoughtlessness.
Six Hours Per Baby Highlights Maternal Time Study
The Bureau of Home Economics finds that caring for one baby consumes about 5 hours 41 minutes daily, with the remainder of the day a part time task for the mother. Modern labor-saving devices help, but additional children or duties raise the burden, implying many fathers would strike if forced to work such hours.
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United States Bureau of Home Economicas
A Venerable Optimist Chauncey Depew Turns 92
Chauncey Depew, at 92, remains active as chair of a major railroad board and attends dinners. He defends democracy and modern institutions, notes improving society and technology, and cites moderation in all things as the secret to long life.
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China
Fewer Shoes As Cars Reduce Foot Traffic
The article notes rising auto use lowers shoe wear as farmers and city residents walk less. Trucks shorten daily steps, threatening shoe sales. It questions potential health impacts from less walking but suggests some people compensate during holidays by walking at golf courses.
Mauna Loa Eruption Captured In Groundbreaking Film
International News Reel presents the first images of Mauna Loa’s latest eruption showing smoke and lava flows. Though initial rock forms harsh terrain, natural processes over centuries create soil, grasses, cattle, and human advancement from volcanic fertility.
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Mauna Loa
End Rubber Planter Proposal for Panama Canal
San Francisco resident E. J. Evans proposes planting rubber trees along both sides of the Panama Canal as a government enterprise. He argues the plan would end crude rubber worries, but says the administration rejects government projects that private industry can handle. He notes European nations rely on government enterprises, contrasting with American policy.
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San Francisco
United States
Panama Canal
Romulus
Remus
Rubber growth abroad offers path to industrial independence
The writer notes Mexico has ideal soil and labor for rubber, while Ford, Firestone, and other tire makers seek supply. He argues rubber production abroad could boost industrial independence, expanding beyond political independence and linking manufacturing with resource access.
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Mexico
Ford
Firestone
Thomas Jefferson
Diabetes Fight Through Pancreas Regrowth Research
A Chicago professor demonstrates destroying and restoring a rabbit pancreas. Diabetes treatments advance with insulin and pancreatic extract. New science explores pancreas tissue regrowth to combat diabetes, aiming to heal after injury similar to lizard tail regrowth.
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Beasley
Chicago's
University
No such thing as disease denial cannot cure diabetes
The text argues against denial of disease and claims acknowledging illness may lead to cures for diabetes that kills millions, emphasizing the importance of confronting illness rather than theoretical comfort.
Mayor Dever Warns Prohibition Enforcement Challenge
Chicago Mayor James Dever tells the Senate that enforcing prohibition would force the law on an unwilling people, comparing it to historical cautions about coercion. He notes that forcing laws on dissenting publics is rarely easy, citing remarks by Lord Northcliffe and a French king’s shoe anecdote to illustrate public resistance.
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Dever
Chicago
Senate
Lord Northcliffe
France
Japan wrestles with communism in schools amid changing beliefs
In Japan high schools face an effort to root out Communism while many students hold mixed beliefs ranging from reverence for traditional Mikado era ideals to interest in Marx and Lenin. The text contrasts American bootleg concerns with Japan's ideological shifts among youth.
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Japan
Karl Marx
Lenin
American anti evolution method in Japan debate
The excerpt criticizes Japan and American policy, arguing that fundamentalists ban evolution in schools while others may still study it at higher levels. It contrasts Japan’s limits on social science for high school students with selective university instruction, implying a classist bias under the Mikado myth and the elite.
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Japan
Prohibition Prompts Vineyards to Replant in California
The text recalls farmers tearing up wine grape vines after Prohibition was added to the Constitution. Owners faced low demand and sold grapes for twenty to thirty dollars a ton. Anticipating the end of Prohibition, they shifted to different crops.
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California
Grapes And Grape Juice Sold As Prohibition Loophole
A few owners keep vineyards and sell grapes at two hundred to four hundred dollars a ton. It is legal to sell grapes and grape juice before the laws of nature begin working and put a kick in it. What happens after distribution, each can guess for himself.
Byzantine Greek Works and Rare Modern Greek Literature Catalog
A listing of fine copies and sumptuous editions of Byzantine writers Greek travelogues on Greece and the Levant illustrated works on Greek archaeology early and rare modern Greek literature exhaustive Greek language series rare modern Greek history volumes and periodical publications.
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Greece
Levant
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