Ice Patrol Keeps North Atlantic Lanes Clear Amid Drama
Century passes since locomotive era and Coast Guard cutters guard ice gaps in the North Atlantic. The National Geographic Society notes the International Ice Patrol began after the Titanic disaster in 1912 to warn ships and travelers each spring, with the Modoc and Tampa legends guiding crews through gales and ice.
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Ashington
D. C
North Atlantic
United States Coast Guard
Washington D.C
National Geographic Society
Europe
America
Cape Race
Modoc
Tee
Fee
Gulf
Bach
Labrador Trent
England
Labrador
Cape of Kient Hope
Seven Seas
Halifax
Tampa
Old Ironsides War Hero To Be Restored For Schools
A campaign to rejuvenate the USS Constitution seeks 759000 in funds via pupil and civic donations. Plans include selling prints of Gordon Grant oil and starting repairs in April to preserve the historic frigate in Boston Navy Yard.
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Georgia
Massachusetts
U. Navy
Constitution
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston Navy Yard
Betsy Ross
Paul Mevere
Roe Mass
Campatign
Ays
Philin
Navy
White House
United States
Oxford Students to Mark Cars with Green Lights
Oxford undergraduates ordered to place small green lights on their motor cars to distinguish them from townspeople as a war regulation aimed at enforcing a bobbed hair ban and other youth demonstrations. Tientsin authorities impose fines on girls over fourteen with bobbed hair and allow police to confront offenders.
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Oxford
London
Townspool
Wes
Tewel Road
Dom
Young China
Ch Yu-pn
Tientsin
China
Chu
American Women Block French Pantalette Styles in Paris Promenade
New York dispatch notes American women rejecting French couturiers who tried to introduce frilly modifications to trousers. Paris frocks with trimmed sabettes peeped from under shirts, while merivan designers faced doubt about trims on skirts. Authorities said modern trousers were preferable to fringe styles for women.
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Paris
Sajettes
Merivan
Madela
New York
1928 Licenses To Feature Dark Blue White Plates
New automobile license plates for 1928 approved by Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown feature a dark blue background with white lettering. About 1,700,000 plates will be distributed state wide starting around November first, with 12 hundred tons of steel and 150 barrels of paint used in production.
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Secretary of
Clarence J. Brown
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Chalmers R. Wilson
U. S. Guage
Ohio
Kansas
Buckeye
Old engine De Witt Clinton retired from Grand Central view
Old engine De Witt Clinton, first to haul passengers in New York, is placed on a balcony at Grand Central to remain a historic display. The 1831 Mohawk and Hudson locomotive faced repeated moves, renovations, and public expositions as it nears a century old while a new highway nears completion and viewing access shifts.
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New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Station
New York
Depew
Kaener
N.Y
West Point Foundry
New
Mohawk & Hudson Railroad
New York Central
Albany
Schenectady
Mohawk & Nudson
Robert Fulton
John Bull
George Stephenson
Fally
Robin Wait
Army of Heavy
Art Society
Sussex
Capt
Watt
Challey
Bryan
Bobbed Hair Taxed as Winners For Girls
Velvety reports that church leaders in Altdorf impose a sixty cent tax on women wearing bobbed hair. Swiss women applaud the ruling, interpreting it as recognition of the bobbed hairstyle. The piece highlights the mixed reaction and celebrates the girls who embrace the trend despite taxation.
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Velyey
Uttil
Ecclesiastical Commission
Altdorf
Switzerland
Labor Banks Rise Across United States
The Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University reports thirty four labor banks operating nationwide with resources near four hundred twenty two thousand dollars. The figure reflects growing organization and access to funding for labor groups across communities.
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Princeton University
United States
Poor fish get help at Rogue River devices
At Oregon's Rogue River near Roseburg, a new automatic device using elevators and hydraulic pressure helps salmon circumvent waterfalls to reach their spawning grounds. Implemented at Greton and other power plants, the system aims to preserve fish populations by enabling upstream passage and protecting the eggs despite dam and turbine barriers.
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Oatland
Ore
Rogue River
Roseburg
Finny
Oregon
Streama
Pacific
Greton
Spawa
Restoring French Churches Prewar Shrine Arts to Berlin
Restoration progress for damaged French churches continues after war. Assyrian antiquities from Assur reach Berlin as John D. Rockefeller Jr funds $4,000,000 treasure transport via the Tigress to Bagdad. Efforts under Dr Andrae, Mgr Julien, and international agreements seek rebuilding and bells for parishes in Meurthe et Moselle and Pas-de-Calais, with loans and cooperative financing aiding recovery.
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Berlin
Assons Cooperative Financial
Assur
Lorient
Walter Andrae
Afterheims Cathedral
John D
Rockefeller ,Jr
Tigress
Bagdad
Tate
M. Deneux
Lisbon
Isoon
Portugal
Trocadero
Ernst Boretsch
Quentin
Department of Meurthe
Moselle
Mgr
Julien
Brotherhood of Sol
Comotive Engineers’ Trust Company
New York City
Baltimore and Ohio Pioneer Rail Route Centenary Story
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the East’s pioneer line born a century ago, marked its entry into this city in June 1827. The history traces the road’s early linkages with the Marietta and Cincinnati line, the Belpre ferry, and the eventual Ohio river bridge development, amid rivalries and political resistance. A centennial celebration theme recurs as the narrative recounts surveys, routes, and the road’s role in connecting New York to St. Louis and shaping regional industry.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Ohio
Marietta
Cincinnati
Athens County
Onis and Mississippi
St. Louis
New York
M. and C
Belpre
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Wheeling
Athens
Hare
Canaan
Baltimore and Ohio ‘Railroad
Baltimore
Old National Turnpike
Maryland
Ln America
Galthmore
Fittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Parkersbburg
W. Waa
Swallows Glass: Doctor Reports Postmortem Findings
R Livingston of Barrow England reports to the British Medical Journal a astonishing autopsy list from a 35 year old patient. The postmortem reveals swallowed items including slate pencils portions of an iron bootheel iron plate lead piping a knife blade needles nails and various pieces of metal and glass.
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R. Livingston
Barrow England
Romanian workers plan a bank of their own union
At a recent national convention the Romanian Federation of Labour decided to found a workers bank with capital of 20,000,009 Ne. the move mirrors unions in the United States, Germany, and Austria. An expert reviewed the plan and advised on repacking and organization efforts.
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United States
Germany
Austria
Rumania
Uae
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Great Britain
Iuf
Issaac Hull
Feabiner
Pepetna
Baris
Theresa Moser
Jersey City
Joseph II
Creuuet
Gordon Grant
Philip Andrews Usn
HIVE
Labor Banks
Rockefeller
Rheims
Cas- Cathedral
Tomhouse
Pioneer
Parckersburg
Slingish
Bank For Labor
A. Bank
Des Walter
Andra
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