McMillan expedition eyes blue goose eggs in Baffin Land
Boston news reports the Donald 5. McMillan Arctic expedition plans a search for blue goose eggs in Baffin Land. Scientists hope to observe the bird of mythic nesting, with a likely two year stay aboard the Bowdoin for field study amid 158,000 square miles of largely unexplored interior and Eskimo descriptions of six day journeys.
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Boston
Donald
McMillan
Baffin Land
United States
Arctic
Aenis
Natural History
Bowdoin
Baffin
Movement to carve a new state from Idaho and Washington
The Territory of Walla Walla notes the push to create a new state dating to 1361 with a memorial to Congress. The effort has persisted with fluctuations, once stalled by presidential opposition. Initially considered naming the state Walla Walla, Lincoln is now favored as the potential title.
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Idaho
Washington
Congress
Clere- Jara
Walla Walla
Lincoln
Bridal Parade in Japan Marriage Rite Details
In Japan the marriage ceremony always takes place at the house of the groom. The bride is taken there by relatives and friends. Her trousseau and household provisions accompany her on sheets borne by men who follow the bridal carriage as the procession moves along.
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Japan
Rain and wind end hot spell across the region
A fierce thunderstorm drenched the city after a hot spell as a barn burned from lightning. Outbuildings protected, hay saved. a dwelling roof struck in Catherine Street. One man, James Powers, suffered heat exhaustion. Northwestern towns faced widespread telephone outages and darkness from a lightning storm, with several properties hit and trees down.
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Southport
Telephone Company
Catherine Strest
James Powers
Howard Avenue
State Street
Ife
Lightnias
Winsted
Conn
Connecticut
Lakeville
Canaan
Norfolk
H. Fivendcock
Dle Athletic Association
Half Breed Seeks Share of Fortune in Michigan Woods
June 24 report from Baraga county details Peter Girard, Detroit family member, who wed a half Indian woodland bride. A daughter born to the union prompts claims against the Girard fortune by Agnes Velis Poole and Caroline Foote. The case centers on desertion and alleged legitimacy as heirs.
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Peter Suson
Detroit
Michigan
Teughi
Lhe Girard
Mra
Agnes Velis
Poole
Iis
Ilault
Curanan Girard
Peter
Mary M. Pierce
Teter Marine
Caroline Ikhermaine Foote
Paule
Peter Girard
Cannon's Creek
Merroiz
Baraga County
Christopher Girard
Julia Countwai Tebeau
Iline
Ade Jond
Sole
Pete
Pole Ag
Daugh
Laid
Man Is Trinity Health Gospel of Greek Physician Gurdjieff
June 23 report on G. T. Gurdjieff introducing a three persona theory of man and harmony between mind heart and appetite. He teaches dances from Persian mosques and Indian temples, advocates bread and water regimens, and aims to westernize his self development system with a fourth dominating consciousness to unify the three parts.
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Gonstantinople
Dark Man
G. T. Gurdjieff
India
United States
Rej Burdied
West
Gloom Movies Sweep Germany as Laugh Stimulus Rise
A wartime style critique notes gloom films dominate German screens, offering shocking plots of betrayal and death while dull on comedy. It mentions a propaganda picture showing occupation troops and a white girl in peril, with audiences craving real laughs and cleaner fun from American and British imports.
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Germany
Tim
Surat
Anement
Praganda
Rhineland
Kina
Garman
Harrerg
John Bunny
Charlie Chaplin
Pnb
Bistarien
Armerican
Doug
Mary
Banks Urged to Be Liberal to Farmers in Crisis
Governors and bankers push for greater agricultural support as U S financial policy shifts to aid farmers. Federal Reserve officials acknowledge farming as core to prosperity and urge rediscount rate relief to boost credit for producing and marketing crops, pressing banks nationwide to offer more favorable terms to farmers.
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Washington
WP. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Hardinze
JAP Press Warns of Commerce Dangers in Asia
June 23 report from JAP Press warns of dangers from Japanese expansion through American merchants toward China and the South Seas. It cites Tokio Hook Shimbun figures showing U.S. exports to China at 0.009 and imports at 182,009,000, with large gains since 1919, while Japan’s exports to China fall by 27,000,590 yen and imports drop by 102,900,008 yen.
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Hocai
Tie Ameri
China
Japan
International Memorial Day Proposal Across Nations
A World War Memorial Day proposal seeks a global observance on May 30. Opbot Ward and others back the plan, urging allied veterans groups to adopt a unified memorial day with a five minute world observance at noon. Support letters arrive from St Paul, Paris, and Stockholm, with European editors and officials endorsing the idea.
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FT Pao
Opbot Ward
Edvard Wavrinsky
Holm
Interpmentary Union
Mr. Hamilton
Bolsheviki Active in Great Britain Reported
June 25 London reports say the British Home Office is probing Bolshevik propaganda activity in London and Scotland. Scotland Yard raids target alleged meeting places and offices, with sensational finds including a casket said to contain ashes of Rosa Luxemburg, the German socialist killed in 1919.
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London
British
Home Office
Daily Sketch
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Faung
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa
Kari Liebknéent
Moonshiner Plane Revealed in Virginia Cave Hideaway
Dry squad detectives traced a moonshiner’s plane through a dog trail to a cave near Carrotlton Virginia. The craft was fully equipped and said to have operated for 330 years, supplying liquor across sides during the rebellion.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Carrotlton
Memorial Day moves toward national observance
Mr Hamilton seeks Southern senators to push Memorial Day for national recognition through Congress. The effort aims to transform a silent tribute to a nationwide observance, reflecting a postwar push for unified remembrance across regions.
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Hamilton
Congress
Beer Bill Nears Passage After Judiciary Committee Action
Washington June 23 The House Judiciary Committee unanimously reports the Wills Campbell bill to re enact anti liquor regulation provisions struck down by a Supreme Court ruling The measure covers manufacturing taxation and traffic in intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes and would be enacted to restore existing revenue laws for beer and beverages The proposal aims for rapid passage by Congress with strong support from leaders
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Washington
House
Internal Revenue
Wolstes
Suprem Court
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