End of World's Longest Flight Marks Luther Habitat Tour
Washington DC National Geographic report notes Chamberlin and Levine landing in Eisleben after the world’s longest flight. It traces Luther’s life from Eisleben birth to death in 1546, with nearby towns Eisenach Erfurt and Wittenberg cited for reformer ties. The piece highlights Eisleben’s relics and the invention links, plus Weimar’s postwar role and Goethe Schiller ties.
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Germany
Chamberlin
Levine
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Martin Luther
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Erfurt
Wittenberg
Luther
University of Wittenberg
Ehisleben
Friedrich Konig
Paris Chef Montagne Leads French Culinary Art
Paris June 9 The undisputed leader of French dining is Prosp Montagne of Paris a poet turned chef with a studio like restaurant where diners come to dine with Montagne He trained in Monte Carlo and served front line troops during WWI He later devised meat wrapped in gelatine for transport to Europe and counts royalty such as Edward VII and Leopold I among patrons He praises American cooking but notes Europeans dislike of garlic and his southern French roots.
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Paris
France
Prosp
Montagne
Monsieu Montagne
Carcassonne
Monte Carlo
Chicago
Europe
Edward VII
England
Leopold I
Belgium
Cher
Franklin and Marshall plans aerial campus in Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster announces a plan to offer a large strip of ground adjacent to campus for a joint landing field with civic officials. Dr H H Apple says he will confer with aviators to determine adequacy and seek college approval if suitable.
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall College
H. H. Apple
Thirty Billion Stars in Heavens Reported by Smithsonian Expert
Washington reports Dr. O. G. Abbot of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory estimates 30,000,000,000 stars in the heavens. The calculation uses star brightness magnitudes from photographed survey areas and extrapolates beyond telescope limits to total stars.
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Washington
INS
O. G. Abbot
Astrophysicial Observatory
Smithsonian Institution
Fundamentals of Astronomy and stellar distances by Abbot
In cooperation with A Mitchell of the University of Virginia Dr Abbot describes new astronomical methods. He estimates the Galaxy at 20 000 to 100 000 light years across and notes the sun near the middle of brightness among stars. He compares sizes of Betelgeuse, Antares, Sirius and the sun and discusses star densities and the dense companion of Sirius.
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A. Mitchell
University of Virginia
Abbot
Rigel
Antares
Dr. Abbot
Eddington
Sirius
Modern Chivalry on a crowded tramcar
Two men sat in a tramcar crowd when one noticed the other with eyes closed. He asks if the other is well and replies he is fine but notes there are ladies standing nearby. The Dartford Chronicle reports this light exchange as a moment of courteous restraint.
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Bill
Dartford Chronicle
Future development of aviation to be discussed at St Joseph conference
In St Joseph Missouri on June 6 and 7 the National Aeronautic association will hold a conference to organize immediate development of American Airways and airport improvements. Attending are Maj. Gen Mason G Patrick and Porter H Adama among others as efforts are made to level American aviation with Europe. Parachutist admits fright in Royal Air Force jump, sparking scientific interest.
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INS
National Aeronautic Association
Timenes
American Airways
United
Mason G. Patrick
Army Air Service
Porter H. Adama
The
Aeronautical Assorciation
William P. McCracken
Turbee Davidson
E. P. Warner
London
Royal Society of Arts
F. C Soden
Royal Air Force
Man Seeks Job at 90 in New York City
An elderly man of 90, married 60 years, seeks employment after being fired. He has never been without work, spent 24 years at his last job, and believes there is still work for him in New York City. He plans to pursue other trades and remains hopeful.
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Tosard
Toe
Base
New York City
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