Apples All Year Under New Plan
Louisville report on the International Apple Shippers Association convention describes a year round apple supply. Samuel Fraser notes steady fruit availability with population growth, rail and truck movement expansion, and global demand. The association, with 1200 firms across multiple countries, acts as a clearing house from orchard to wholesale, issuing crop, storage, and movement reports to stabilize trade.
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Louisville
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Samuel Fraser
Geneseo
N. Y
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Scandinavian Countries
Germany
Spain
Finland
Italy
Tasmania
Australia
Rochester
London
England
Continent
Phillips
Van Dyck Murillo Treasures Reappear in Lima Peru
Three long hidden art treasures from Marquis de Villafuerte y de la Puente reemerge in Lima Peru valued at about 1.25 million dollars. The Murillo Saint Joseph and the Infant Jesus is worth 1 million dollars, with two Van Dycks including The Repentant Magdalene Distributing Her Jewels and The Worship of the Golden Calf valued at 150000 and 100000 respectively. The owner offered all three works to the British Museum.
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Lima
Peru
van Dyck
Murillo
Senor
J. I. Irivarren de la Puente
Marquis de Villafuerte Y de la Puente
Iheophilus Castillo
Joseph
Jesus
van D
British Museum
Psychic phenomenon debunked by physicochemical test
Dr Julius von Ries reports a Geneva woman claiming animal magnetism laid hands on a photographic plate. A hand, a rubber glove with water, and a clock yielded the same luminous print, proving the effect is physico chemical, not psychic.
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Science Berlin
Julius von Ries
Geneva
von Ries
Crimea Palace Repair Shop for Worn-Out Reds
In Yalta Crimea the bolshevik authorities convert the former Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevitch palace into a "repair shop for worn-out revolutionists" where communists from around the world rest from imperialist oppression. They roam the halls and lounge on cushions and Persian rugs, escaping grim dungeons and bourgeois persecutions.
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Yalta
Crimea
Lenin
Peter Nikolaevitch
Welshman Speaks Only Welsh in London Court
David Jones of Triael Blaenpennal Lisnilar Cardiganshire testified in Welsh before the king's bench division in London. He could not understand questions and a Welsh interpreter was needed. The case highlights a revival of the Welsh language amid London's disbelief.
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London
David Jones
Triael Blaenpennal
Lisnilar
Cardiganshire
Jones
King’s Bench
Wales
Largest telescope found unnecessarily large
Pasadena scientists report the Mount Wilson 101 inch reflector housed in a 100 foot dome is overbuilt by about 60 percent. Dr. G W Ritchie says a 40 foot dome could have housed a 60 percent smaller instrument, with no loss of effectiveness, and plans for an 800 inch mirror telescope estimate a $12 million cost.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mount Wilson Observatory
G. W. Ritchie
Mount Wilson
F. G. Pease
Ritchie
Pease
Doctor Pease
Discover White Race Living on Jap Island
Tokyo delegates at a scientific congress show strong interest in a reported white race in Japan called the Tino. Isolated on Hokkaido, they are described as shorter than Japanese but heavier, with white skin, thick wavy hair, and non Mongol slant eyes.
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Jap Island
Tokyo
Japan
Hokkaido
Tino
Fire Chief Lutz Wins “Prettiest” Fireman Medal
Wilmington Delaware Fire Chief Lutz won a medal for the most attractive man among 125 husky firemen in a bathing beauty contest staged by the Second Alarmers' association. He was chosen as the prettiest and most shapely on the reviewing stand in bathing suits.
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Wilmington
Del
Lutz
Second Alarmers’ Association
Pot of Hyacinths Brings Mira Love At Last
Mira Weston buys pink hyacinths, loses them in an accident, and longs for a past romance with Will Kelly. A chance meeting rekindles memories and a surprising reunion as Horace Lasher fades from her life and Will returns to claim a future with Mira. Lucy sides with Mira, glad for the shared happiness.
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Ira Weston
Todd & Son, Realtors
Mira
Lucy
Will Kelly
Fred
Horace Lasher
Todd & Son
Horace
Will
Mr. Lasher
Fred Peck
William Kelly
From Firing to Erie Railroad President
A young man named Bennet was fired as a blacksmith's helper for being unreliable. He learned telegraphy, rose to telegrapher, assistant train dispatcher, chief train dispatcher, tranmaster, and assistant superintendent, eventually becoming president of the Erie Railroad. Capper's Weekly notes this ascent from dismissal to the top as a kick upstairs.
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John Bernet
Bernet
Bennet
Tranmaster
The
Erie Railroad
Capper
Indisposed Professor Posts Purgatory Note
A divinity school professor and notice posted after morning chapel says seniors may continue through purgatory while the middle class proceeds into hell until further notice. The source questions whether the notice reflects old fundamentalist views or newer scientific approaches.
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Boston Globe
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Chicago-Dallas Air Transportation
Corbor
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Air National Air Transport Company
Chilane
Cage Municipal Field
Ed Matucha
Crimea Palace
D. J. Walsh
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