Venus viewed as only planet similar to Earth by Smithsonian scientist
Dr. C G Abbot Secretary of the Smithsonian writes in the annual report that Venus is the only planet with conditions most near those on Earth. He notes clouds and water vapor may allow habitability, but surface proof remains absent and rotation period and atmosphere require further study.
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Just Made
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Mercury
Earth
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Mount Hamilton
Mars
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Lanet
Dr. Abbot
St. John’s
Abbo
Miners Strike at Kimblesworth Colliery Over Chauffeur Occupation
In Durham England more than 1,000 miners march in a strike at Kimblesworth Colliery after the colliery house is occupied by a chauffeur rather than a union miner, signaling labor unrest and protest.
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Durham
Eng
Kimblesworth
King Gustav of Sweden Takes $1 Million Life Policy
Stockholm reports King Gustav recently narrowly escaped a motor accident and has taken out a life insurance policy valued at one million dollars.
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King
Stockholm
King Gustav
Sweden
Cocaine Smugglers Hide Drugs in Books in Brussels
Belgian authorities intercept smuggling ring from Germany that concealed cocaine inside books. Brussels police traced shipments tied to German traffickers, seizing narcotics and arresting suspects amid ongoing investigation.
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Brussels
Belgium
Control of Drug Supply Key to Curing Morphinism
Chicago reports quote C Edouard Sandoz, medical director in Boston, arguing a morphinism cure hinges on controlling drug sources. He notes morphinist arrests dominate drug-law violations and urges long sentences and specialized facilities to deter addicts and reduce crime. The piece also mentions Smithsonian fossil finds and solar studies, plus a drowning incident in Burns Oregon.
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C. Edouard Sandoz
Municipal Court of
Boston
Sandoz
Journal of the
American Institute of Criminal Law
Reconvening China Parliament Stirs Legal Reunification Debate
AP dispatch from Peking notes proposals to reconvene the first Chinese republic parliament as a step toward reunification. Questions focus on locating surviving members after five years and whether President Hsu Shi Chang would remain in office if the assembly met again.
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Associated Press
Peking
Chinese Republic
Hsu Shi-Chang
Yuan Shih-kai
Yuan Shihkal
Canton
Yunnan
Chna
Hsu
China
Strange fossil found by museum explorers
Washington June 24 Smithsonian Institution adds a Pliocene fossil find from Arizona field explorations. The newly uncovered specimen sheds light on little-known American animal life and enriches the museum’s collection. The discovery stems from recent expedition work carried out in the southwestern United States.
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Washington
America
Smithsonian Institution
Arizona
Remarkable American relief workers feed vast famine region
Moscow dispatches describe 150 Americans directing relief to nearly 10 million Russians across 4 million square miles. Ten divisions coordinate feeding, remittance, and supplies from Kazan to Astrakhan with 60 staff overseeing over 5 million people. Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa, Ekaterinoslav, and Theodosia power child feeding and remittance for Ukraine and Crimea.
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American Relief Administration
Army
Chicago
United States
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Kazan
Tartar Republic
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Volga
Ukraine
Crimea
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Minsk
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Russia
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Samara
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