British film studio to challenge Hollywood in world market
London reports a British corporation forming to outproduce American film firms. A new studio complex will rival Los Angeles facilities, measuring 200 by 150 feet with a 100 foot long water tank. Six films can be shot simultaneously under electric lights brighter than daylight, with attached dressing rooms factories and a large restaurant and recreation areas.
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London
Los Angeles
America
England
Dog Searches Until He Finds Dead Owner
Carlo, a dog owned by D A Thompson, a gardener killed in an automobile crash, searched the town until he found his master's body in an undertaking establishment. The dog visited stores, then the high school auditorium where a lecture was in progress before locating Thompson and grieving.
Chair of Health plan outlined at Red Cross unit
Vancouver, Feb 3. A plan to endow a chair of public health at the University of British Columbia is part of the BC Red Cross peace program. A committee was appointed to develop the endowment. The society will also train equip and maintain ten public health nurses for Red Grass first aid stations set 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
Highways Weather Report Near Cheyenne Wyoming
Weather bureau Cheyenne notes road conditions February 3 in the vicinity. All main roads out of Cheyenne generally good with muddy Platte bottom north near Casper and flood on the Lincoln Highway from Rock River to State Line. Heavy mud reported on Lincoln Highway.
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Weather Bureau
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Platte Bottom
Casper High Road
Lincoln Highway
Rock River
State Ine
Three tentative routes announced for aerial derby around world
The Beau mont commission appointed by the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League of America outlines three routes from New York to Yokohama for the First Aerial Derby Around the World. Contestants may use multiple transport modes and are guided by referees, with prizes awarded for the fastest average air mileage.
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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 for Last Year
London reports Britain’s 1918 drink bill nearing £259 million though pub closures and reduced alcohol consumption show a trend toward sobriety. Convictions for drunkenness fell from 207,471 in 1905 to 29,075 in 1948, while public houses declined from 103,344 in 1895 to 84,644 in 1948.
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London
Great Britain
England
Wales
Italians Care for Children of Enemy
Ten thousand Austrian children are guests of Italian municipalities for winter. Many thousands more are in Switzerland, Germany, Holland, and the Scandinavian countries seeking refuge from the conflict.
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Vienna
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Army plan to put men where talent counts adopted
San Francisco February 3 The United States army method of placing recruits where they yield the most good is tested on the Pacific coast by a nonprofit bureau led by Captain J David Houser. The group surveys large firms offers to test employees and applicants and to prepare scientific application blanks to reduce labor turnover. The staff includes Wilford E Talbert Roy W Kelly G C Stech A S Otis and Major Lewis M Terman all linked to industrial democracy profit sharing and employee motivation efforts.
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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 University and Dr Ira B Cross Lead Economics Talks
Stanford University and Dr Ira B Cross chair the economics department at the University of California as consultants.
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Stanford University
Weather data brief from Clay county station
The report lists 6 am 28 28 p m temperatures with a normal 25 degrees and actual mean 28. It records highest 36 at 3 40 pm and lowest 19 at 5 15 pm. Precipitation since Jan 1 totals 0.20 in with 0 for last 24 hours and no melted snow.
Germany Aims at Supremacy in Air Lanes
Propaganda in Germany seeks to boost support for becoming a great aerial power. Demobilized pilots are connected with the government, lectures and school demonstrations promote aeronautics, and an association of aircraft firms coordinates government approved development of specific aircraft types.
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Germany
Berlin
Emergency Hospital Opened in Evanston City Hall
The influenza crisis in Evanston Wyoming grows acute as the Red Cross opens an emergency hospital on the second floor of city hall to treat patients.
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Evanston, Wyo
The
Red Cross
City Hall
Two Million Paid for 20 Acres in Benevides Texas
Benevides Texas January 8 reports locals believe Becker No 1 well will open a large oil field. Real estate prices rise as buyers seek acreage and town lots near the well with prices up to 200 per acre. Leases near drilling activity gain value, encouraging near production investments before prices climb.
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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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Empire
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Pittsburg
L. R. Pugh
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Citizens National Bank Building
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Colo
Twogood
United States
Chicago
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Midland Cereal Products Co
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