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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
4
In London I joined Lord Rothschild for lunch where he steered a discussion of wealth. He and peers probed American fortunes from $100 million up to Rockefeller estimates exceeding $1 billion, while the Rothschilds showed unenvied international calm.
The piece contrasts human aviation with natural fliers. It notes aviators cover 1 200 miles with fuel stops and cross the Atlantic at its narrowest, while an albatross tracked a steamer for six days and nearly 8 000 miles. It concludes endurance favors birds, though speed and altitude favor humans.
The piece discusses Schopenhauer’s view that genius requires pessimism due to intensified will and intellect. It contrasts Shakespeare, Buddha, and modern thought, noting Buddhism and the Tagore influence rising in interest and shaping recent philosophy and research. An offer to obtain the piece by contacting Bert Hiatt’s home is included.
The Washington Post cites the Congressional Record as a vast compilation of debate, facts, and insights. It notes that even errors in debate aid pursuit of truth and that future generations will value the Record as a repository of life in our era.
The German army reportedly used a ground telegraph method a compromise between wireless and one wire telegraphy. A wire along the front carried current from a Ruhmkorff coil into the ground with a parallel induced wire for signaling. Ground acted as the medium, avoiding exposed wires but risk of tapping remains.
The 1920 census committee reports 3,427 sanitary districts in New York City with over 250,000 people per square mile. In 1910, 66 districts covering 2,866 acres housed 1,298,657 people, about 453 per acre, but now the density in congested districts has fallen to 302 per acre, signaling a change in urban crowding.
A fire at All Saints' Pelham near Canterbury led to wall examinations. Paintings of two consecration crosses, likely 13th century, were found under plaster. Detailing aims to date the church consecration, officials plan careful plaster removal for further archaeological discoveries.
A planned university library at Ann Arbor will house the world’s greatest Americana collection. William Clements, regent, donated art and rare books, with volumes valued around 300000 dollars. The library aims to exhibit material from the early American period and complement the University of Michigan.
The piece recalls ancient reverence for the oak trees from Pliny to Tacitus and mythic halls, noting how oaks symbolized immortality in Germ an forests. It also recounts a Metamora courtroom moment where Lincoln advised a prominent citizen on a legal matter and pig dealings.
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