Bear Mountain Outdoor Museum Planned for Harri man Park
A new outdoor museum at Bear Mountain in Pinyan State Park will display native trees shrubs and herbs in natural settings and host a Hudson Highlands animal collection. A $7500 building plus open-air facilities will support floral and fauna exhibits as part of a national outdoor nature study program funded by Rockefeller Memorial and led by the American Association of Museums.
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Pinyan State Park
Harriman State Park
Hudson Highlands
Bear Mountain
American Association of Museums
Yosemite National Park
California
Grand Canyon National Park
Deacon Tubbs and the Five Wives
The oldest inhabitant of Ten Degrees notes deacons often marry or bury wives. He mentions Deacon Tubbs paying for a funeral and having five wives over time, then hints he may marry again if someone will have him. Audrey jokes that the poor man feels short of wives.
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Tubbs
Little Audrey
Kansas City Star
Getting the Right Job Niche fits each person and task
A Psychology Magazine quote argues work should suit individual talents and provide unique value. It notes some suited for lawmaking while others excel in jobs like driving, stressing confidence, initiative, and dignity as key.
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Pasychology Magazine
First Five-Dollar Bills Alleged in Illinois Vault
The fragment claims the first five dollar bills were printed in Illinois at Green County State Bank. It says David E B Pierson, a Lincoln ally, was in Washington when issued and obtained the first 200 five-dollar notes from the Treasury. The bills supposedly remain in the bank, never circulated.
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Illinois
Green County
David EB. Pierson
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
United States Treasury Department
Whalers Embrace Wireless Telephony Advancing Antartic Hunts
Wireless telephony reshapes whaling by enabling Antarctic crews to cruise farther and employ new tactics for locating and killing whales. The intercommunication advances expand reach and efficiency for modern whalers.
Japanese Women Lawyer Bar Admission Endorsed by Committee
The imperial legal investigating committee of Japan voted to commend to the diet revisions to license ceuus attorneys allowing women to join the bar. Currently no woman is eligible to practice before the Tanita courts.
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Imperial Legal Investigating Committee of
Japan
Hefara
Veterans Skilled in Art of Doing Nothing
Sir Austen Chamberlain commented on the Saar defense force noting they would have little duty and time would hang heavy. The piece contrasts seasoned soldiers with restless younger troops and cites a quote about doing nothing versus action from the front line.
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Austen Chamberlain
Saar
Rainbow Division
Jack
Immense Power Plant on Saluda River Details
A new 20 million dollar hydro electric development on the Saluda river in South Carolina is planned to become the nation’s second largest. The dam will rise 188 feet and stretch 8000 feet, creating America’s largest artificial lake and a 200000 horsepower generating capacity.
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Saluda River
South Carolina
Niagara Falls
America
New Preservative Keeps Fruit Fresh Months
An English scientist develops a coating that preserves fruit for months without affecting taste. Fresh eggs treated with the liquid were kept for fourteen weeks and nearly all hatched when placed in an incubator.
Italian Custom Revived Encouraging Traditional Attire Widespread
The Italian government moves to revive regional dress with steps to have parish priests Alpine club and Italian Touring club study ways to safeguard costumes for girls and brides. The policy aims to preserve regional attire in northern and southern mountains and on Sicily and Sardinia.
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Italy
Sicily
Sardina
Minister of Public Instruction
Alpine Club
London Observer
Hamburgs New Skyscraper Inspired by Flatiron Style
A German skyscraper in Hamburg mirrors the Flatiron building in New York with a sharp corner resembling a ship prow and an elevated sidewalk. Upper floors feature outside promenades for office workers, marking the closest German attempt at the American skyscraper in design.
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Hamburg
New York
Germany
Berliner Solves Acoustic Problem on Golden Anniversary
Emil Berliner announces a solution to a long standing acoustics problem on the fiftieth anniversary of his microphone invention. He notes acoustics depend on cell structure in materials and proposes fireproof substitutes that mimic wood’s echo properties as in halls.
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Emil Berliner
King Solomon’s Temple
Berliner
Her Daily Dozen He Couldn’t You Spare Me A Kiss
A playful exchange contrasts a man seeking a kiss with a woman asserting she already met her daily dozen. The dialogue hints at flirtation and routine banter in a lighthearted scene.
Council debate on influenza deaths perplexes new district councillor
The new district councillor listened to the medical officer's report with grave attention. He puzzled over the monthly death rate quoted as fifteen point five, asking a veteran councillor who explained that it meant fifteen dead and five at the point of death.
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London
Senate ratifies Isle of Pines treaty in 1925 vote
The Isle of Pines treaty, pending in the Senate since 1904, passed 63 to 14 on March 18 1925 with ratifications exchanged March 23. It relinquished U S claims to the island to Cuba and confirmed Cuban sovereignty while preserving American citizen rights.
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Senate
Isle of Vines
United States Senate
Cuba
United States
Isle of Pines
Throws Long Stream Paris Claims Record Fire Engine
The Paris based device claims to be the most powerful land fire fighting machine with a water stream over 400 feet and a pump capable of two-thirds of a mile. It requires two operators to handle the nozzle and the pump weighs six and a half tons.
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Paris
Notre Dame Cathedral
Clocks Set to Warn of Frost in Washington Orchards
Clocks arranged to trigger alarms and light smudge pots in Washington orchards, windows ready to ward off frost. The mechanism uses low temperatures to activate alarms and fire the pots as frost protection in the fruit-growing state.
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Washington
Government Printing Office Largest Print Shop in World
The Washington government printing office is described as the largest print shop globally, distributing over 60 million books papers pamphlets and bulletins this year across hundreds of subjects.
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Government Printing Office
Washington
Tvast
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