Demon Star May Be Four Separate Stars
Astronomers at AAAS meeting discuss Algol in Perseus as a multiple-star system. Dean McLaughlin explains radial velocity data show Algol consists of three, possibly four bodies revolving around each other with a two day light variation due to an eclipsing pair, plus a suspected third dark body with a near two year orbit.
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Perseus
Dean B. McLughlin
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
McLaughlin
Earth
No Mercy Shown at Altar as Bridegroom Faints
The bridegroom collapsed at the ceremony and was rushed to a hospital. He was revived on the spot so the wedding could proceed as planned.
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Clara
Claude
Had Sold Many Curios Henry Stevens Die at 82
Henry Stevens a senior British auctioneer and curio king died at Addlestone England aged eighty two. His sales included President Kruger's hat King Charles II waistcoat Lord Derby's animals Napoleon's death mask Queen Victoria's wedding cake Gordon's spear and Dick Turpin's pistol among others.
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Henry Stevens
Britain
Addlestone
England
Kruger
Charles II
Stevens
Lord Derby
Napoleon
Queen Victoria
General Gordon
Dick Turpin
Fish Drown in American Lake Report Stuns Washington
Dr Hinton Jonez Pierce county health officer confirms parasites in American Lake water attack gills of silver trout from salt water. The parasite infection slowly renders the transplanted fish useless, raising concern over lake fish health and conditions.
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American Lake
Washington
Hinton Jonez
Pierce County
Buzzards Implicated in Spread of Anthrax
Missouri authorities concluded buzzards carried anthrax germs from infected livestock areas to new herds. A herd previously distant from the disease developed anthrax after exposure, supporting the carrier theory.
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Missouri
Redemption Projects Funded by Congress Reclamation Bids
Congress appropriated last winter to new land reclamation projects with costs estimated between fifty million and sixty million dollars. Several contractors competed for the work, with bids expected to be opened in the coming weeks.
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Congress
English Roads Crowded Prompt Drivers This Season
Crowded highways push motorists to slow up and honk at every cross road as English automobilists face busy travel periods this season.
Will Seek to Solve Mystery of Mackerel
The United States Bureau of Fisheries acts on fishermen complaints by tracing irregular mackerel movements. The plan targets understanding why the fish migrate unpredictably and appear simultaneously at multiple coastal sites. C I Setto leads the inquiry from Woods Hole Marine Biological Station in Massachusetts.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
American
North Atlantic
C. I. Setto
Division of
Fishery Industry
Woods Tole
Mass
Lucky Girl Marries Real Estate Man
A playful verse notes a woman nicknamed Lucky Girl who marries a real estate man. She receives affection when she desires it, as he offers lots of attention and property.
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Minnie
Pictures on Tour Preview of Pittsburgh exhibition and touring canvases
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes the success of this year’s show in Philadelphia New York and other cities and confirms the international exhibition will tour to Pittsburgh next fall with twelve European nations represented and 130 canvases by living American painters Ample opportunity exists for serious artists to compare notes and for the public to see current achievement under favorable conditions.
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Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Dangerous for Women Travelers at Kansas Camp
Two men watching women travelers pitch a tent at a Goodland tourist camp warn that it is dangerous for women to travel alone. One man notes the risk as the woman produces a large blue revolver from a satchel and oils the weapon while the second agrees it is mighty dangerous.
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Goodland
Kan
Kansas City Star
Lipstick in Garage Traps Mice After Brand Discovery
A Lankershim California garage worker tested lipstick as bait after mice ignored other lures. His sister’s lipstick was dropped in the garage, mice fed on it, he bought that brand, set traps, and found the traps full of mice the next morning.
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Lankershim
Cal
Radio fans in Brazil urged to join station fund drive
In Rio de Janeiro the principal broadcasting station uses listener honesty as a basis for raising operating funds. Listeners with radios are asked to enroll as members at five dollars a year. There are now two thousand members.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Real Love Marriages Arranged by Brokers in Berlin
Berlin hosts over 1000 marriage brokers in three classes from high society to workers. A leading female broker boasts 36 matches in three years and says client photos rarely stay in her album beyond a year. She notes dowries and beauty do not always match fortunes.
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Berlin
Lone Dow
Sen
Moth and Flame Flirtatious Evening Sparks Laughter
A playful scene unfolds as moths pursue a humorously dramatic performance around a candle. Old Lady Candle observes the antics while the narrator comments on the comical failed advances and the whimsical nature of the encounter.
Princeton Gunboat Crumbling at Seattle Area Wharf
The historic gunboat Princeton once with Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay is deteriorating at a Lake Washington wharf opposite Seattle. Built for $250000 in 1890s currency, later sold for $36000 in 1919, it saw service in Samoa after the Spanish American War and later became a training ship at the University of Washington.
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Princeton
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Lake Washington
Seattle
Camden
Baughter
Pacific
Samoa
Tutuila
University of Washington
Multilingual Kansas City Policeman Fluent in Seven Languages
Joseph Cigich a Kansas City Kan police sergeant speaks seven languages English Croatian Servian Polish Slovak Bulgarian and Russian He is forty years old Croatian by birth and has lived in Kansas City for twenty four years having completed citizenship papers He is the father of nine children and learned languages from associates in his youth.
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Joseph Cigich
Kansas City
Kan
Cigich
New Star Sighting Shines Bright in Southern Skies
An unusually bright new star, discovered May 25 in southern skies, outshines the pole star. Amateur R. Watson of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa reported the discovery to Harvard University and is credited as the discoverer.
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R. Watson
Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
Harvard University
Oklahoma Historical Society Probes Big Mouth Cave Find
The Oklahoma Historical Society explores Big Mouth cave on Honey Creek near Grove to trace early human inhabitants. Researchers are aided by university students and geologists review discoveries led by J B Thornburn.
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Tut
Oklahoma Historical Society
Big Mouth
Honey Ereek
Grove
Okla
United States
J. B. Thornburn
London at Midnight Crowds See Highways Packed
During a recent heated period in London night motoring grew popular as late traffic surged, with roads crowded as they are at noon and drivers taking to streets after dark.
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London
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