Rockefeller Jr. Heads to China as Secretary Prepares Rest
John D. Rockefeller Jr. travels to Pekin China for the dedication of the Pekin Union Medical College built by Rockefeller funds. His secretary Robert W. Gumbel expects a rest, joking about being busy without the son of the world’s richest man. Rockefeller aims to learn about China firsthand before returning.
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John D., Jr
China
Nent York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Far’East
Robert W. Gumbel
Gumbel
Rockefeller
Pekin
Pekin Union Medical College
Orient
Mr. Rockefeller
Boas
Gummel
Quest Prepared for Shackleton Antarctic Quest Voyage
LONDON Aug. 24 The small two masted auxiliary schooner Quest nears completion for Sir Ernest Shackleton and eighteen explorers who will probe Antarctic seas. Shackleton in Southampton docks expects to start in early August and is pleased with progress. The Quest, built in Norway, was first intended for sealing.
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London
Quest
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Southampton Docks
Norway
Shackleton’s Quest Ship Altered for Ice Exploration
The White Sea built vessel now rigged as schooner, with a reinforced hull and a forward deskhouse. It carries a kilowatt dynamo, a 1.5 kW wireless set, a 400 mile daytime radio range, and 1000 miles by night, plus a 400 mile seaplane capability slung under the boat deck. Crew includes two surgeons and two hydrographers, with a Boy Scout cabin boy, under Captain Erikson. Shackleton expects three years away and plans to discover islands and seas.
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Sealy
Bering
Capetown
Erikson
Shackleton
Discovery
Caplane
Ernest Shackleton
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimony
Mrs Phillips of Toomsboro Georgia reports severe backache and headaches with weak nervousness and irregular periods. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved enough to work and recommends it to others with similar troubles. The letter cites relief and endorses the product as most successful for nervous prostration and related female disorders.
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Toomshore
Lydia
Pinkham
C.F. Phillips
Toomsboro
Phillips
Lydia E. Pinkham
Former Austrian Emperor Plans Restoration of Crown
Paris reports former Emperor Charles with Agimi and Tungarian allies pursuing a restoration of the Hungarian crown at Jian Bury. The plan hinges on a precedent from Wingy Constantine's Greece return and papal mediation. Hungary could seek entry at the League of Nations meeting in Geneva, dissolved parliament, and hold an election with the dynastic question as main issue, potentially leading to Charles’s restoration.
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Paris
Charles
Agimiwil Hosthy
Jian Bury
Geneva
Wingy Constantine
Greece
Rome
Hungary
Assembly of the
Leamzue of Nations
Charins
Satin messaline fabric sale in two widths and prices
Strong satin messaline fabric description in 36 inch width offered in two colors with prices 1.65 and 1.95. Suitable for dresses petticoats or linings.
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