World Happenings Roundup Highlights From Many Lands
Aviator Eugene Ely completes a land to ship deck flight in San Francisco. Massachusetts reelects Henry Cabot Lodge to the U S Senate by a narrow margin. New York and national figures discuss banking reform and tariff revision while international events include strikes in Portugal and a murder plot verdict in Tokyo.
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Eugene Ely
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Henry Cabot Ladece
Massachusetts
United States Senate
Charles M. Seawat
William 2. Corey
United States
New York
New York City
Duke of Vizeu
Prince Miguel of Hreganea
Antto Stewart
August W Leese
Frederick A. Cook
Norway
National Women's Council of Vaters
Tacoma
Wash.i
J. K. Brady
Daho
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Brady
Two Girls Die by Fire in Jemont Jail Cell
In Jemont Illinois suburb of Chicago two teen girls, fearing exposure as thieves, burned themselves to death by setting fire to their clothing with matches found in their cell. The incident occurred as a final act in the jail.
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Jemont
Chicago
California
Assemblyman Hall
Hakersfield
Washington
Wiliam F. Sleetan
New York
United States
Chauncey M. Nepow
Miles Poindexter
James £. Martine
New Jersey
Plalofield
N. J
Grip
Tt. M. Brooks
Fort Worth
Tex
Mary Binford
King to wear Cullinan diamonds on crown and scepter
The crown jewels restored to the Wakefield Chamber in the Tower of London for the coronation at Westminster Abbey. The Cullinan Star of Africa is set in the scepter head and the smaller Cullinan stone sits in the crown front. The crown is enlarged with two sapphires, 66 brilliants and 62 rose diamonds. both Cullinans can be removed for queenly wear.
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Ondon
Westminster Abbey
Wakefield Chamber
Tower of London
United South Africa
George
Star of Africa
Calcutta Supplied Elephants Spark Mutiny Talk on Ship Parisiana
William Blake nan, a shipworker aboard the Parisiana, bought two carved elephants in Calcutta as souvenirs for his children. On leaving port the crew encountered friendly salutations from local Indians, but later a mutiny rumor arose after an accidental jostling of meat offended Muslim code aboard the ship.
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Calcutta
New York
William Blakenan
Siam
Calcutta Ghosts and Elephants On a Calamitous Voyage
Erratic recollections describe a chaotic sea voyage with armed officers and elephants aboard a freighter. The narrator recalls a tense scene in Calcutta where elephants elicited respect from locals and a brief display in the ship’s saloon before calmer seas.
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Cingalesa
Eluba
Calcutta
Calcutt
New Use for Alcohol Proposed for Pneumonia Treatment
London reports Prof Leonard Erakine of the London hospital describes an apparatus that delivers a vapor of oxygen water and alcohol directly to the lungs to stimulate the heart via the coronary arteries. The method aims to reach the heart when diseased lung tissue limits breathing, potentially improving outcomes in pneumonia.
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London
Leonard Erakine
Hill
London Hospital
Stokers Lead in Personal Crisis Reports
London reports from the board of trade indicate seamen face higher personal crisis risks. The data show stroke and other issues are far more common among sailors, with drink-related losses much rarer in the general population.
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London
Stoke
Board of Trade
Memory Returns to Father Reunites With Sons
In Denver four years after Jeremiah Warwick lost memory of his two sons aged eight and five, a brain tumor operation restored memory and speech. He inquired for the boys who had been placed in a home for dependent children after his initial visits ceased. A state search led to a reunion with his sons.
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General Assembly
Lorimer
Burrows
Senate
Washington
Senator Lorimer
Susquehanna Valley
Binghamton
N. Y
Aldrich
Reserve Association of America
Western Railroads
Lois D. Bran- Nels
interstAate Commerce Commission
Champ Clark
Joseph A. Batley
Texas
Baltimore
Clark
Bailey
Hay
Ben
Knox
Spokane Council
United States
Italy
Justice Crain
New York
R. W. McLean
Mount, Clemens
Mich
First Baptist Church
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Wickersham
John C. Johnson
The
Oil Corporation
Denver
Illinois
Missouri
Harry Miller
Joinville-le Pont
Paris
France
Atlantic
Virginia
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bronx
Hudson River
State Department
Cabrera
Guatemala
Honduras
Cavilla
Guatemala City
Peter Bubee
Knife River
Minn
Fitzgerald
Dem
Republic of Portugal
Portugal
Europe
Col
Jeremiah Warwick
Warwick
His Mules Are Too Fat in Glen Ridge Case
Chief Higgins of Glen Ridge New Jersey scolds Charles Miller of Newark as his mules are deemed fat by a dissented owner. A pink scented note from a woman complains cruelty in driving the animals and warns of possible legal action.
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New York
Charlie
Higgins
Glen Ridge
N. J
Charles Miller
Newark
Miller
Sleeping with clothes. Is undressing necessary for bed
A physician writing as Lawrence Heegley argues against nightly undressing. He cites travels from shipboard to deserts and cold climates, claiming sleeping in clothes is common in travel yet impractical in civilized life. He notes unease with removing garments and prefers sleeping in outfit with less preparation.
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London
Lawrence Heegley
Tropics
Canada
Arabia
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General News
Cullinan
Poate
Georges Scepter
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
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