Atlantic Ocean Flight and Global Affairs Roundup
News review highlights the ocean crossing by Capt. Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams in the Pathfinder, their Rome reception, and Mussolini's welcome. It notes amphibian planes, transcontinental air routes, and international tariff protests plus new U.S. small bills and diplomatic talks on reparations and naval disarmament.
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Edward W. Pickard
Atlantic Ocean
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Santander
Spain
Rome
Bellance
Littorio Field
Mussolini
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Ber Nn
Greenland
Iceland
Hudson Bay
Labrador
Port Burwell
New York
Los Angeles
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus
Ohio
California City
Santa Ire
Alton
Kansas City
German seaplane wowed by size and capacity
ORNIER. in Germany completed a colossal seaplane said to carry 100 passengers and three times the size of the NO-4. It features three decks and a navigator bridge. Pilots act on captain's orders while crew and chief engineer handle all motors and repairs at sea.
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Ornier
Germany
Dornier
Atlantic
British Sub H-47 Sinks After Collision In Irish Sea
During naval maneuvers in the Irish Sea the British submarine H-47 collided with the larger L-12 and sank to a depth of 800 feet. Of 23 crew members on H-47 all but two perished. Resupply attempts failed due to depth and bad weather. rescue was impossible. A submersible searched the wreck and attempted bell code signals but received no response.
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Uring
Irish Sea
Protests From 88 Nations On House Tariff Proposals
Protests against rates proposed in the house tariff bill have been received from 88 nations, signaling broad international concern. Foreign delegations expressed worry over potential economic disruption and trade tensions as the measure advances through legislative review.
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Senate Finance Committee
Denmark
Belgium
France
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Great Britain
Mexico
Uruguay
Hoover Disturbed By Post Office Deficit Projection
President Hoover seeks an exhaustive survey of the Post Office to locate causes of a projected 137 million dollar deficit for 1920. The report notes losses rising from 13 million in 1924, including 42 million owed to railroads after a court of claims decision.
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Hoover
Brown
Post Office Department
Court of Claims
Postal Department
Poincare Faces Ratification Battle In French Parliament
In Paris the debate over ratifying debt pacts with the United States and Great Britain opens. Poincare seeks outright ratification to uphold France’s debt payments while reservations aim to limit reparations, with opposition divisions and ultra nationalists moving signals.
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Remier Poincare
United States
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Foreign Relations Committee
France
Germany
Louis Marin
America
England
Tense Uprising Fears in Manchuria Over Rail Control
Chinese Harbin authorities arrest 174 Soviet officials tied to the Chinese eastern railway and deport 87 across the Siberian border. Russian banking and trading firms are shuttered as Chinese officials replace Russians in key posts after a raid on the Russian consulate general. The crackdown follows evidence of Soviet propaganda aimed at disrupting Chinese unity in northern Manchuria.
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China
Russia
Harbin
Siberian
Trading Commission
Manchuria
Diplomatic baggage seized in San Francisco opium case
Customs officers tore open seven trunks and four suitcases of Mrs Ying Kao wife of the Chinese vice consul upon arrival from China and seized opium valued at a million dollars. The search was conducted with State Department permission amid claims of diplomatic rights. Mrs Kao said the items were gifts from friends in China brought under her diplomatic privileges and later understood as presents for associates in the United States.
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San Francisco
Ying Kao
China
New Orleans Street Car Strike Sparks Clashes
EW ORLEANS faces violent clashes as strike sympathizers are killed and wounded. Cars and property are destroyed while the street car company secures a federal injunction. US marshals armed 200 deputies to guard property as conciliators seek a settlement and talks propose worker return with union recognition.
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Orleans
United States
Hoover era ambassador picks revived aims in Rome Paris
Washington reports revive CUSI talk on Hoover selections with John N Willys of Toledo eyed for Rome ambassadorship while Hubert Work is offered Tokyo post and Senator Edge of New Jersey slated for France. Madrid and Berlin posts remain unsettled.
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Washington
Hoover
John N. Willys
Toledo
Rome
White House
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Japan
Edge
New Jersey
France
Madrid
Berlin
Careless Campers Spark Forest Blaze Near Elkhorn
A forest fire near Elkhorn burned about 80 acres of timber along Blue Creek after a camper is believed to have started it. Ranger Camas Nelson organized a crew of 10, later reinforced by 10 more, who controlled and extinguished the flames. A second fire was put out by Ike Rife Jr and his group. Foresters credited for prompt action and urged campers to follow fire safety rules during the dry spell.
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Blue Creek
Elkhorn Springs
Camas
Nelson
Ike Rife, Jr
First Confederate veterans parade precedes Hoover inauguration
A large body of Confederate veterans marched in an inaugural procession before Herbert Hoover’s inauguration, marking the first such organized appearance of its kind in the ceremonial sequence.
First American Mint Opens in Boston 1787
The first Colonial mint building stood on Washington Street in Boston in 1787 with Joshua Witherle serving as mintmaster, a master of coinage and police smith duties.
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Washington Street
Boston
Joshua Witherle
Snob Professor Robert E Rogers Sparks Senior Class Debate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Robert E Rogers drew attention by telling seniors to adopt snobbish attitudes to achieve success. The remark prompted discussion about class and ambition at the university.
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Robert E. Rogers
Masssachusetts Institute of Technology
Diplomatic Efforts Rally Prospect for 1932 Rally
A fragment notes Pen D Young shaping a new reportions accord amid Democratic leaders in Washington. It hints at his presidential candidacy in 1932 and signals renewed party unity through his diplomacy.
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Pen D. Young
Washpeat
Ciucacy
Unusual World Dishes Highlighted by National Geographic Bulletin
A National Geographic Society bulletin describes the world’s unusual dinner table fare. It lists uncooked monkey brainy on the half skull pickled water beetles fried locusts cobra and python steaks among rare specimens showcased in global cuisines.
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National Geographic Society
Immortal Melodies of Chopin Voices Power and Hope
The London Times notes Chopin could craft powerful passages in the Revolutionary Etude and the Sonato in B Minor. It highlights the funeral march in the latter, a journey from despair to a resounding hymn of hope, praised as one of the finest melodies in music.
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Chopin
London Times
Ancient church of St Mary Magdalen becomes monument
The ruinous church at Ripon England St Mary Magdalen has been scheduled as an ancient monument by the office of works. In earlier years piggery buildings were added at the west end and the front served as a pig trough.
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St. Mary Magdalen
Ripon
England
The
Office of Works
Bound to Come Right There Plan Works in Our Lives
A reflective line on inner hope and collective effort. It suggests harmony when hearts stay quiet and eyes open, or conflict when unity falters, believing eventual resolution or exchange will occur.
Arrowroot Monopoly in St Vincent Trade
Arrowroot, a starch source, is produced commercially only on the island of St Vincent in the West Indies, highlighting its unique monopoly in the region.
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Island of
St. Vincent
West Indies
Fate the Great Arbiter
A brief line from the Washington Star quotes Hi Lo the sari of China town declaring fate governs sport and will not treat Ife the same way, framing a dramatic oracle about destiny and sporting fortune.
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Hi Lo
Chinatown
Washington Star
Geologists Outline Four Earth Epochs With Interglacial Warmth
Geologists contend earth’s history includes at least four climatic epochs separated by interglacial periods during which the climate grew mild. They suggest Alaska and the North Polar regions may have been distinctly warm in those interglacials.
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Alaska
North Polar
Fingers Guide Ships Through Fog on Lake Ammer
Tests in Bavaria aboard Lake Ammer show a new device for fog safety. Two automatic fingers suspend over a map and, via wireless control, continuously indicate each vessel's position to guide navigation.
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Lake Ammer
Bavaria
Boxing the Compass Names 822 Points in Proper Order
The article explains boxing the compass as naming the 822 points on the mariner’s compass in order from North. It lists parts of the sequence such as North, North by ast, North North East, North ast by North, North East, North-East by East, Hast North by North, East by North, and continues with the remaining points.
Asbestos Named by Greeks Fireproof Fiber History
The ancient Greeks coined the term asbestos meaning unburnable. The mineral can be separated into fibers woven into fire and acid resistant fabric. Charlemagne reportedly owned an asbestos tablecloth cleansed by fire.
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Charlemagne
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