Plans to save redwood groves from lumber threats
California conservation leaders and nature lovers meet in San Francisco at a Save the Redwoods League conference to defend primeval redwood forests in Humboldt County. The league aims to create state and national parks, guided by a report from the Red Woods Investigation Committee led by experts including Stephen T. Mather, amid growing highway access and lumber demand.
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California league conference speakers announced
The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California directs conference plans. Dean John C. Merriam of California, chair of the executive committee, will be among the speakers at the gathering.
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Magnificent British Ceremony Next May
London reports a solemn Installation of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath to be held in Westminster Abbey in May. The ceremony will include an outdoor procession from the House of Lords, crimson robes and white plumes, Te Deum, sword redemption, sovereign installation as grand master, and the solemn oath.
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How Much is One Billion Marks Now
Berlin report outlines the value of former emperor and family estates could reach into the billions of marks. Appraisers struggle to separate crown property from private holdings accumulated over five centuries. The Prussian Diet supported paying 400 million marks to the former emperor and allowing him to keep several properties.
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75 000 Graves of Soldiers Photoed
Helena Montana February 27 Approximately 75 000 graves of American soldiers in France Germany Italy Belgium and England have been photographed by the American Red Cross Miss Bessie Little of Helena says she helped in France since December 1917 Many bodies have been moved from battle sites to concentration cemeteries Arsenne burial place the largest contains 22 000 graves.
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Gonzalez Tells Mexico of Peaceful Election Pledge
General Pablo Gonzalez, former southern Mexico military commander and current presidential candidate, issues a manifesto from Mexico City promising peaceable acceptance of July election results. He calls for amnesty after rebellion, reduced army size, civil service autonomy for cities, fiscal honesty, and a restrained press.
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Universal suffrage movement spreads in Japan and Korea
Tokio students push universal suffrage across Japan and reach Korea and Manchuria. Police restrict suffrage agitation as two opposition parties in the Diet introduce a universal suffrage bill in the chamber of deputies.
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American Legion pushes nationwide naturalization drive
The American Legion under Franklin D Olier orders state commanders to rally 8000 posts to naturalize thousands of ex service members who served in the war. The campaign urges eligible men to secure citizenship now and embrace 100 percent Americanism as they reintegrate into civilian life.
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German Antij English Feelings Stirred by British Officers
In Kiel on February 10 intense German feeling toward England appears as British officers accompanying the inter allied forces are met with demonstrations and hostile reactions amid wartime tension.
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Germans and civilians react as Allied control visitors tour town
The town crowds watch the Allied Commission of Control visit with German sailors clean and smart in dress. Civilians stare and mutter Gott Strafe England while children echo the cry on Kiel Canal banks. Trade remains brisk as the mood shifts between optimism and hostility.
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Caltech Studies Earth Tides by Dr. Michelson
Pasadena researchers at the California Institute of Technology, led by Dr. A. A. Michelson, are studying the earth’s tides. Preliminary work was conducted earlier by Michelson in Chicago, reflecting his status as a Nobel laureate in 1907.
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Montana plans two new highways to span region and link cities
Great Falls and Helena clubs propose a north south auto road from Banff to Salt Lake City via Yellowstone and Glacier parks and a Great Falls Helena link through the Missouri river canyon. Preliminary work hoped in 1920 for construction around 1924, aiming to connect major routes and scenic wonders.
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Offer George Six Cents for His Coal
Cardiff report says George Morgan a miner who found a land seam with an estimated 2,000,000 tons of coal has received a bid of 70,000 pounds for his rights.
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Vicks Vaporub Promoted For External And Internal Use
The article touts Vicks Vaporub for respiratory ailments, detailing internal inhalation and external chest application. It advises hot towels, fresh air, and cautions against treating asthma as a cure, urging physician consultation for pneumonia and influenza. It notes widespread consumption and claims rapid, home-based relief.
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