Arctic Fish Expert Koelz Leads National Geographic Expedition
Dr Walter N Koelz a leading whitefish specialist with the MacMillan Arctic expedition for the National Geographic Society describes his work in classifying the whitefish in American waters. He has described ten species and collected 30000 specimens for the University of Michigan Museum Ann Arbor.
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Washington
Walter N. Koels
MacMillan
National Geographic Society
Whitefield
Koelz
Waterloo
Web
Chelsea
Michigan
University of Michigan
Sta
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Great Lakes
Doctor Koels
Doctor Koelz
United States
Canada
Dertor Keelz
University of Slehigan
Ann Arbor
Winnipeg
Placiologists
Lalw Agassiz
Tyetor Koelz
Ruile
Radio Home Hunt In Spokane Ends With Purchase
Frank Stoop of Spokane bought two residences after weeks of radio assisted searching. He inspected by daylight then returned at eight with a radio to test reception. After testing more than a dozen neighborhoods his choice finally clicked and he secured the ideal radio home.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Stoop
Witlett
Hug
Stoop
Ancient Court May Sit Again in Oxford University History
An Oxford under graduate court may be tried by ordinary assize courts over a fatal motor vehicle incident. The university court, dating to 1404, could judge students for felonies, with juries including university members. The chancellor and vice chancellor oversee courts limiting powers. colleges appoint jurists to sit with the vice chancellor.
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Oxford
England
Assize
Lord High Steward
Fanitier
Gelor
Hlaposton
Berkshire
Six divide twelve million at Detroit Eureke party
Six men at the Detroit Golf Club divided twelve million dollars in profits from the Eureke Vacuum Cleaner company, founded by Fred Wardell in 1908. The celebration dinner honored the company’s accumulated profits.
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Detroit
Mich
Detrot Golf Club
Eureke Vacuum Cleaner Company
Fred Wardell
Farmer Shell Demands Damages Over Cotton Damage in Langley Landing
Washington D C and Langley Field Virginia report a North Carolina farmer Mr Shell alleges a WW II era airfield landing damaged his cotton crop. He seeks compensation up to 140 dollars after an army airlift forced landing. Senator Simmons office says Shell is pursuing the case. Shell long served as engrossing clerk in the North Carolina Legislature.
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Washington
Shell
Brown
Langley Field
Virginia
Meshellus
Simmong
Plot Brown
Idi
Sonntur Simmons
War Department
Shelf
North Caroling
Pioneer of Dawson Bar To Rest In Coffin Made From Mob Bar
Giliay, famed Dawson and Nome figure from the Yukon era, dies after three years illness. He once owned the Gold Saloon in Dawson and preserved the mahogany bar during prohibition. He wished the bar be made into his coffin, a personal note reflecting his benevolence and local renown.
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Nome
Alask
Harney
Dawson
Yukon River
Noma
Teller
Bird Dog Has Trout Catching Talent At Saranac Lake
J W Joy of Schuster Falls owns a dog famed as a muskrat catcher who now turns to trout fishing. The dog, able to swim like an otter, brought home a three pound rainbow trout found near Salmon River after excited days at Joy's residence.
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Saranac Lake
Chapple
J. W. Joy
Schuster Falls
Adirondecks
Inaester
Salmon River
Joy
Little Boy Sacrifices Life for Mother in Fire
In New York a five year old boy, Tommy Daly, burned to save his mother during a kitchen fire caused by a gas burner. His mother Mrs Daly and sister Itita were severely burned, while Tommy and his father Patrolman Thomas Daly aided neighbors before the flames and smoke overwhelmed them. The boy died at Union Hospital along with injuries to his mother and sister.
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New York
Umtus Daly
Union Hospital
Itita
Daly Sonie
Thomas
Daly
Chinatown
Tommy
Tommay
Lieberles
Thalys
Tufa
Wild avalanche chase nearly claims rider in Wyoming tragedy
Jackson resident Gal Hult recounts a landslide near the Nile River valley that tore through a ranch area. A moving wall of debris narrowly missed his horse and rider as he fled to safety with his wife and child. Cattle losses were reported and nearby ranches were destroyed. The floodwaters submerged his home.
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Hulf
Ile
Huff
Dental Theme Painful Girl Dodges School in New York
Carmelia De Count, fourteen, avoided school after a dentist visit. Attendance officer Miss Margaret Manning testified in Flushing police court that De Count skipped classes since being asked to write about her dentist experience. A prior dental examination prompted the essay assignment, which she refused, choosing to stay home.
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New York
Carmelia de Count
Margaret Manning
Board of Educdition
Flushing
Flenlth
Heroic Youths Die Amid Mississippi Rescue Attempt
In Minneapolis two boys Engeny Smith ten and Marcel Lee seven tried to rescue a chum from a sinking leaky rowboat in the Mississippi. Smith swam to shore and Lee stayed with the boat, both entangled in submerged tree branches. Smith later perished and Lee also drowned as rescuers recovered the bodies.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Engeny Smith
Marcel Lee
Smith
Lee
Move On After Earthquake and Fire in Desolate City
A survivor recounts the city after disaster, weathering hunger and ash as people are forced to move on. A mother walks with her children among ruins while a dead baby is laid on a burning pyre, the scene framed by embers and warning orders to keep moving.
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Chios
Wren
Mrk
Vallejo
Oakland
Hat Netion
Speed on the Cable Opens New Link to Italy
A new transatlantic cable from New York to Italy was officially opened. Using permalloy around its copper core, the system can transmit about 1,700 letters per minute, far exceeding the 250 letters per minute of ordinary cable time.
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New York
Italy
Tima
Wyoming News Briefs Echo Frontier Activities
A digest from towns across Wyoming notes Dawes as a Sioux chief name, Riverton talks colonization, 400 American Legion attendees eyed for Lander convention, and Warren nominating candidates for military exams. Casper reports 800+ autos on Yellowstone highway, Rawlins man ends life, and Caspar. county funds relieve financial strain. Casner and Sheridan announce fair stand expansions, plus mining, tax sale, and local incidents.
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Cheyenne
Charles G. Dawes
Riverton
Riverton Valley
Lander
American Legion
Wyoming Department
Warren
Thomas Kent
Samuel Leckie
Thomas Bruce Nimmo
Rock Springs
Union Pacific
Casper
Wyoming
Yellowstone Highway
State Highway Department
Carl Swanson
Rawlins
Casner
Natronaluunty
Nellie T. Ross
Buffalo
Billy Creek
Carter Ofl Company
Standard 631
New Jersey
Sheridan
Sheridan Courtly Far Grounds
A.jliam
The
Fair Board
Uie
Septemder
Scavalion
Gaylord
Joe Ohtaveras
Red Desert
Old Mexico
Kemmerer
John Roltz
Frontier
Bishop & Son
Wheatland
Charles W. Carter
Platte County
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Oxford University
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Thomas Rosa
Long Island City
Thomas, Jr
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