Azizia Rises as Hottest Spot Amid Libyan War
A National Geographic bulletin notes Azizia Libya has overtaken Death Valley as the world’s hottest place with a recent 1364 degree reading. It details Azizia’s desert village layout, underground dwellings, a rail link from Tripoli, and nearby features like Gharian and the Jebel in a context of 1911–recent guerrilla warfare. A separate line reports a Rockwell City grocery theft yielding five years in prison.
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Death Valley
Azizia
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Greenland Ranch
Mediterranean
Arizia
Jebel
Sahara Plateau
Gharian
Arzizia
Simla
Honor Women in Hall of Fame in New York
New York May 23 Women receive hall of fame recognition at NYU with two portrait busts placed in the Colonnade of the Immortals on May 21 Harriett Beecher Stowe and Charlotte Cushman join the honored roster as the first year with two women honored alongside previous luminaries Sculptors Brenda Putnam and Francis Grimes created the busts Female nominees Anla Gray John Marshall and General William Tecumseh Sherman also honored this year
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New York University
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Immortals
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Charlotte Cushman
America
Brenda Putnam
Francis Grimes
Anla Gray
John Marshall
United States
William Tecumseh Sherman
Federal Court in June Opens for Pleadings I
Federal court schedules sessions on June 26 and 27 with cases including England vs Fordson Coal Appalachian, Myrtle Smith cases, Rosa Tabor vs Mutual Life, Amicon Fruit compenderfolk vs Western Rail, and others. Demurrers pleas and motions to dismiss must be filed by June 1 with pleadings argued June 16. Judge Geo W. McClintic presiding.
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Ian Coal Company
Appalachian Power Company
Andrew England
Fordson Coal Company
Appalachian Act
Myrtle Smith
Coal Company
Aye Power Company
Rosa Tabor
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Consolidated
Amicon Fruit
Western Rail Company
James C. Davis
Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
G. D. Kendrick
Geo W. M Clintic
Ace District i
Army perfects gas mask for horses in war effort
Speech notes that federal authority may settle duties if states fail. The army has perfected a gas mask for horses, designed to cover only the nostrils since a horse cannot breathe through its mouth.
Imperial Valley Faces Colorado River Flood Threats
Imperial Valley, California, relies on leveed protection as the Colorado River’s annual spring flood endangers 515000 acres in California and 255000 acres in Mexico. The Salton Sea once formed by floods is noted, and defenses including levees along the river plus rock revestment plans are described with costs and maintenance figures.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
United States
Colorado
Salton Sea
Gulf of California
el Centro
Brawley
Yuma
Volcano Lake
Salton Basin
Palo Verde
Coachella
Imperial Valleys
California
Mexico
Rickwood
California Development Company
Sais
Pescadero Cut
Arizona
Ockerson
Riverside
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Efficiency Experts To Feed Eight Thousand
London May 30 An office fashioned after a battleship conning tower is to be used for the direction of a vast conference. Officials said the design would symbolize precision and discipline as thousands of efficiency experts gather to review productivity measures and share best practices.
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London
Great Banquet Planned by United Grand Lodge of England
A grand banquet under the United Grand Lodge of England with the Duke of Connaught presiding will entertain 8,000 Freemasons in regalia. The event promises the largest single gathering yet, with 1,600 waitresses and 60,000 plates, 24,000 glasses, and 100,000 pieces of cutlery. The complex coordination is to be managed from an electrically fitted conning tower in the great hall. Previously London’s record was 7,000 served in 1922.
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United Grand Lodge of England
Duke of Connaught
London
Novel diet for doggies gives surprising results
London reports veterinary surgeon A B Kennard fed Borzola and Pomeranian puppies with a fruit salad diet alongside a control group on standard dog food. After three months the fruit diet produced visibly healthier, larger, and stronger dogs with rapid recovery from mild illness, while meat fed pups lagged and some died or developed rickets.
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London
A. B. Kennard
Mrr. Kennard
Police to Station Plain Clothes Speed Detectives on Buses
Tokyo police plan plain clothes detectives on each bus to deter speeding and racing with other cars after a spike in accidents. The initiative aims to curb dangerous driving by monitoring bus operations and driver behavior.
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Tokyo
ALJ Moves to Enforce Traffic Rules with State Police Support
Charleston reports a change in law ends use of special traffic officers by the State Road Commission. Starting May 31, state police and local officers will enforce highway rules directly, removing officers who previously arrested for fees. Officials say cooperation will safeguard public welfare without the special force.
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State Road Commission
B. Hiner
Hiner
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