British film empire to build world’s largest studio
London based British corporation plans a massive studio larger than any in Los Angeles, with 200 by 150 feet floor space and a 100 foot long water tank. Six plays can be produced simultaneously under half a million candlepower electric suns ensuring bright interiors. Nearby facilities include dressing rooms factory stores baths and restaurants to speed production and rest for stars.
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London
Los Angeles
America
England
Dog Traces Owner in Town After Fatal Crash
Carlo the gardener D A Thompson owned dog searches Brawley California area after Thompson is killed in an automobile accident. The devoted dog visits stores and the high school auditorium before locating Thompson's body in an undertaking establishment and grieving beside him.
Chair of Health endowment planned at UBC
Vancouver Feb. 3 The British Columbia Red Cross plans endowment for a chair of public health at the University of British Columbia as part of its peace program. A committee is formed to develop the plan alongside training and maintaining ten public health nurses at Red Grass first aid stations by the provincial board of health.
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Vancouver
B. G
University of British Columbia
British Columbia
Canadian Red Cross
Red Grass
Provincial Board of Health
Weather report for Cheyenne area highway conditions
Weather Bureau Cheyenne reports all main roads out of Cheyenne generally good. North area near Casper shows muddy spots in Platte bottom. Lincoln Highway from Rock River to State line has heavy mud and high water.
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Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Platte Bottom
Casper High Road
Lincoln Highway
Rock River
State Ine
Three Routes Planned for Aerial Derby Around World
The Beau Mont commission acting for the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League of America outlines three tentative routes from New York to Yokohama. Contenders may use mixed transport, with referees tallying air mileage for prizes. Routes include New York to Seattle and New York to San Francisco, plus Pacific crossings via Alaska and Honolulu.
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New York
Beaumont Commission
Aero Club of America
Aerial League of America
Yokohama
Japan
Commission
Atlantic
Pacific
American
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Kamehatka
Honolulu
Britain’s Drink Bill Sees Record 1918 Estimate
Britain faces a 1918 drink bill of 259 million pounds while consumption falls and sobriety rises. Convictions for drunkenness drop from 207,471 in 1905 to 29,075 in 1948. public houses decline from 103,344 in 1895 to 84,644 in 1948.
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London
Great Britain
England
Wales
Italians Help Enemy Children Brought to Italy
Vienna reports ten thousand Austrian children are sent to Italy as winter guests with other thousands hosted in Switzerland Germany Holland and the Scandinavian countries.
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Vienna
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Army plan to place men where talent counts adopted on coast
San Francisco February 3 The army method of deploying recruits to maximize usefulness is tested by a Pacific coast nonprofit bureau led by Captain J David Houser. The group surveys major employers including three department stores and a street railway, offering tests and tailored application blanks to reduce labor turnover and boost efficiency. Directors include Wilford E Talbert of Carnegie Tech and staff experts Roy W Kelly G C Stech A S Otis and Lewis M Terman.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Pacific Coast
Army
J. David Houser
Camp Kearney
Wilford E. Talbert
Bureau of Personnel Research
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Roy W. Kelly
Harvard University
CG. C. Stech
Camps Dix
Funston and Logan
A. S. Otis
Surgeon General's Office
Lewis M. Terman
Stanford and UC Economics Professors Consult on Study
Stanford University and Dr Ira B Cross chair the economics department of the University of California as consultants on the study.
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Stanford University
Weather data for Clay region with temperature and wind
Morning and daily meteorological readings show clear conditions at Clay. Temperature ranged from 19 to 36 degrees with a mean near 28 this date and minimal precipitation since January first.
Germany Aims at Supremacy in Air Lanes
Berlin reports a propaganda drive to foster support for a revived German aerial power. Demobilized pilots are communicated with and school lectures promote aeronautics. Firms form an association to develop specific aircraft types under government approval.
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Germany
Berlin
Emergency hospital opened in Evanston for flu relief
Evanston Wyoming, February 3. The influenza outbreak has intensified prompting the Red Cross to open an emergency hospital on the second floor of City Hall. A rapid response unit is set up to treat patients and relieve local medical facilities.
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Evanston, Wyo
The
Red Cross
City Hall
Two million paid for 20 acres in Benevides Texas
In Benevides on January 8 observers report Becker No 1 may unlock a major oil field. Landowners rush to buy town lots and acreage at high prices as lease activity and drilling prospects grow. Prices reach up to 200 dollars per acre though little selling occurs. Leases near production promise profits even without oil on the land.
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Benevides
Texas
Becker No. 1
Dominion Oil Corporation
Middle States Oil Corporation
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
la Salle County
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