Mission from Thibet Opens Relations with St Petersburg
A four person mission led by the Dalai Lama's second secretary arrives in St Petersburg to seek friendly ties with Russia. The visit signals broader Russian ambitions in Asia and hints at easing barriers to western contact with Thibet, a land famed for its theocratic government and high plateau.
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St. Petersburg
Thibet
Europe
Delai Liama
Russia
Forbidden Land
Buria
Transbaigalia
Ekhorambo Atchwan Dorschieff
Dalai Fiama
Livadia
Dalai Llama
Dorshieff
Count Lamsdorff
Dalai Liama
France
Indian
India
Yang-tse-Kiang
Central Asia
Kwenlum Mountains
China
Himalaya Mountains
Kashmir
British India
Turkestan
Indus
Thibet Should Be Called “the Unknown Land
Savage Landor
Landor
Asia
Asia Minor
Comorin
Himalayas
Chang
Thibetan
Hamilton Bower
New Beach Erosion Shield Using Fibrous Mattresses
A new protection method for storm ravaged beaches uses interconnected fibrous mattresses held by warps and bars. Placed diagonally along the shore these units break wave force to shield the coast and preserve sands. Experiments claim effectiveness in preventing beach wear.
Revered Beehive publican Mary Lee celebrated jubilee
Mary Lee of the Beehive White Waltham near Maidenhead is the oldest licensed victualer in Berks. She reads a Bible in the taproom each Sunday evening and dispenses moral instruction while expelling unruly patrons.
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Mary Lee
White Waltham
Maidenhead
England
Berks
Iron Shortage Drives Filipinos to Reuse Scrap Metal
In the Philippines iron is scarce as wheelwrights, mining engineers, and sugar mill owners seek iron for tools, vehicles, and machinery. Cassier's Magazine notes buyers offer high prices for iron, steel, and metals, yet new iron is hard to obtain. Native workers repurpose old springs and wagon tires into hundreds of metal parts and implements.
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Philippines
Cassier
Islands
Potatoes Could Reach 200 Bushels Per Acre With Better Care
The article notes U S potato yields average about 100 bushels per acre and claims with improved treatment yield could double to around 200 bushels. It emphasizes care and management to boost production.
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United States
Not On Honor's Roll
A commentary notes many men who see themselves as public spirited will not have their names read on the roll of honor. The piece argues that true service is unseen and unrecognized by such individuals.
Love and the Law in a Sweltering Office
Tom Hamlin, a staid lawyer, pursues a dream of sea spray and romance with his silent assistant the weary typewriter, who harbors quiet illness. A heat wave, shared glances, and a bold confession threaten to break years of professional restraint and reveal true affection.
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IF. H. Lancaster
Dailey Story Pub. Co
Tom Hamilton
Hamlin
Tom Hamlin
Ship's Negro Captain Leads Pineapple Trade Vessel
Captain Robert G. Sawyer of Savannah Sound Eleuthera Island Bahamas has been named master of the British schooner Sarah E Douglass, now in port with a West Indies pineapple cargo. Sawyer, 6 feet 6 inches tall and 214 pounds, educated himself in navigation and math after eight teen years at sea, previously serving as navigator on West Indian vessels Brothers and Sarah E Douglass.
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Sarah E. Douglass
West Indies
Robert G. Sawyer
Savannah Sound
Eleuthera Island
Bahamas
Captain Sawyer
Brothers
Baltimore
Douglass
Sawyer
J. W. Culmer
Nassau
Baltimore American
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Knight
Himis
Satan
Church of Rome
Lhasa
Forbidden City
Atruane
Ife
Love and the Law
Tiamlin
Aways
Ned
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