Silversword plant of Hawaii faces extermination threat
Honolulu reports depredations by tourists and souvenir hunters endanger the silversword, a rare Haleakala crater species. National Park Service moves to halt removal as Hawai i National Park safeguards the plant. Also notes Ladies Aid meeting at German Reformed church hosted by several members.
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Honolulu
T. H
Haleakala
Mau
Haleakala Crater
Himlayas
Mauna Kea
Knox's humorous tale of pride before his death
Washington December 7 Senator Philander Chase Knox shared a buoyant joke about his own stubbornness during a meeting at the Capitol. He recounted how Ambassador George Harvey coaxed him into dinners in England while he and Mrs. Knox sought simple travel, and how Lloyd George and Curryon supposedly judged him “too pre headed” for the American delegation. His colleagues relayed the story after his fatal day, noting Knox was indeed fiercely principled and wary of entangling alliances.
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Washington
Philander Chase Knox
Capitol
England
Knox
America
Harvey
Lloyd George
Senator Borah
White House
Borah
Harding
Downing Street
Senator Knox
Skull Found in Rhodesia Supports Human Ancestry Theory
Scientists report a Rhodesian fossil skull resembles the ape man and a Java specimen, with a face like the Gibraltar skull, offering partial corroboration of Africa as humanity’s origin. The discovery site, the Bone Mine, yielded animal remains and possible human traces beneath the cave floor, though much of the mine has been mined away.
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London
Africa
Northern
Rhodesia
Java
Gibraltar
Broken Til
Xinc
British and American aid urged for Russian famine relief
International News Service reports Dr Arthur Lynch urges nations with surplus to aid the famine in Russia. He praises American relief administration and Quakers for organizing aid and notes Russian authorities cooperate. He cites Norway and Britain as responders and appeals to humanity beyond politics.
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International News Service
London Ice
Arthur Lynch
Ricken
Kussa
Theo
Fompiepankey
American Relief Administration
Quakers Committee
Norway
Russa
Great Britain
New Method Eyed To Catch Holiday Shoplifters
Detectives in New York claim a new detection method will deter shoplifters, especially women, during the holiday shopping season. They note most arrests are of men but costly items are taken by women. the scheme involves exploiting charge account numbers and undercover salesroom tactics to trap culprits. The report, credited to International News Service, cites persistent losses to retailers and notes upcoming Women's Relief meeting at 2:30 PM in G A R hall on Main Street.
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Smith-Murray Co
Smith-Murray
T. Weatley International
New York
Hinetty
Elias Howe
G. A R. Hall
Main Street
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Mollan’s
Edwin C. Burt
Grover
Dorothy Dodd
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Courtland Street
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Fulton
Nero
Tiranko
W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main St
P. O. Arcade
Bridgeport
Conn
Washington and Downing Street
Tong Hooroo Chenne
Atlanta
Recoress
Organization of Lumber Cates
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KR. A. Burnett
W. Bellingham, Sr
BR. A. Crey
R. C. Morrison
H. J. Wert
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National Order of Hoo
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Lauretta Perry
Faith Hawkins
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Murray Co
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Bromley
the Smith
Chamber of Commer
Batles
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FLR
Russiaks
Tarvatn
Frank Campo
Amoues
Dononta Pan- Tin Avenue
Common Pleas
Robert Lieberthal
Bis City
Common Pleas Court
New England Pirate Glass Company
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