Oldest City Claim Shakes Trans-Caucasian Nakhichevan
A National Geographic bulletin describes Nakhichevan as the tiny Soviet autonomous republic capital near Mount Ararat. It notes salt mines, Aras River setting, and a history of conquest by Cyrus to Hannibal, with Noah's tomb a local veneration site.
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Washington
Nakhichevan
Mount Ararat
Russia
Persia
Turkey
National Geographic Society
Azerbaijan
Republic of
Caspian Sea
Ivan
Armenia
Lenin Galt
Soviet Union
Aras
Holy Land
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Leg Broken Thrice Within Six Months
Hutchinson Kansas George Hall eighteen has broken the same leg three times in six months. He first suffered a motorcycle collision last fall when struck by an auto then broke the leg in a fall on steps. Recently a woman driver crushed him on his motorcycle leading to the third fracture.
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Hutchinson
Kan
George Hall
Pets Welcome at Church Services in London
The Rev Basel Bourchier of Saint Anne's Soho and a neighboring Catholic priest declare dogs will be welcomed at services if well behaved. Bourchier jokes he would rather have dogs than snoring parishioners as the Catholic priest notes his St Bernard attends daily and lies at the altar foot during worship.
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London
Basel Bourchier
Saint Anne's
Soho
Bourchier
16th Century Furniture Styles Are Coming Back
Chicago reports a trend toward Sixteenth and early Seventeenth century English furniture in modern homes. Dealers at the National Furniture Market note Old English styles gain ground while Early American remains dominant. Oak reproductions echo the period's massive originals but scaled for contemporary rooms.
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Chicago
American Furniture Mart
Heras
Misplaced Semicolon Fails to Alter Penalty
San Francisco California Circuit Judge William H Sawtelle ruled that a semicolon position did not change Hugh McLeod a British alien s deportation case McLeod had been sentenced in 1924 for jewel theft and deportation was ordered in 1930 the judge upheld the order after review of the punctuation issue.
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San Francisco
Calif
William H. Sawtelle
Hugh McLeod
McLeod
Sawtelle
Tuberculosis in Cattle Down Under Federal Efforts
Washington reports a marked decline in tuberculosis among cattle and swine slaughtered in federally inspected plants since eradication efforts began. The Agriculture Department notes only 0.2 percent of reactors lack tuberculosis, while 99.8 percent of reactors are tuberculous.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Flag star pattern shows states by admission order
The article describes Taft's executive order establishing a 48 star flag pattern. It assigns each star to a state, arranged by rows starting with Delaware and Pennsylvania in the first row and ending with New Mexico and Arizona in the sixth row, reflecting admission order and ratification sequence.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Taft
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Vircinia
New York
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Vermont
Kentucky
Tennesser
Onta
Tourstina
Indiana
Mississippi
Tlllinois
Alabama
Maine
Missouri
aArkansas
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Calfornia
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia
Neva
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Tahoe
Wyoming
Utah
Oklahoma
List of Active Members in League of Nations
The League of Nations counts 34 member states including Albania Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Bulgaria Canada Chile China Colombia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Dominican Republic Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary India Irish Free State Italy Japan Latvia Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Romania El Salvador Siam South Africa Spain Sweden Netherlands Antilles Uruguay Venezuela and Yugoslavia. Members not listed include Afghanistan Brazil Costa Rica Ecuador Egypt Hedjaz Nejd Mexico Soviet Russia U S R Turkey and the United States.
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League of Nations
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Bulgarian
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Dominican Repub- Ne
Esthenia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Brittain
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Tonduras
Hungary
India
Irish Free State
Ttaly
Japan
Latvia
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panamac
Paraiguay
Persia
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Rumania
el Salvador
Siam
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Awitverland
Uruguay
Venezuela
Jugoslavia
Afghanistan
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Egypt
The
Hedjaz
Nejd
Mexico
Soviet Russia
U. S
Turkey
United States of America
Cylinder Air Pump Turns Cars Into Sprayers
A new device threads into a spark plug hole turning a car cylinder into an air pump. It draws in air on the piston’s down stroke and feeds a storage tank on the up stroke, delivering two and a half cubic feet per minute. Two devices can double output, designed to run at about 20 mph.
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Popular Science
Budapest Zoo Hatches Baby Whales for First Time
A London Sunday Observer corre spondent reports Budapest zoo has hatched four baby whales in an incubator. The youngsters frolic in a small pool as Balaton lake could not harbor full grown whales. They are expected to be sold once they outgrow their cradle.
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London Sunday Observer
Budapest
Hungary
Balaton
London
Courtesy Remains Even When Life Feels Short
Quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasizes that life is long enough for courtesy and polite behavior despite busyness. The message frames civility as a lasting value guiding everyday conduct.
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Emerson
Feel 100 Percent Younger With Fellows' Syrup
Advertisement touts Fellows' Syrup as a tonic to fight weakness and restore vitality. It claims immediate appetite improvement, better sleep, and renewed stamina after a few doses, urging readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
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Frank du Vall
Grace Jones
A. Edwin Keigwin
Nakkhichevan
Noah
Trans-Caucasia
Antil
England
David Edward Hughes
Hughes
the Union
Dr. Peery
Daisy Fi Miller
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Cardus
Nat Howard
Quilan
Cardui
St.Joseph’s
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
N.Y
A. Hiscox Chemical Works
Houston
Galveston
W.N. UL
Syrus
Potter Drug & Corporation
Malden
Mass
Crean
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