Russia China crisis looms as Manchurian rail dispute heats
The article details rising tensions between Russia and China over the Manchuria railway seizure, with Moscow warning China and Beijing sending an envoy to discuss terms. Both nations deploy troops on the Machurian Siberian border, while Chiang KaiShek vows resistance and depictions of broader imperialist aims surface amid calls for peace and warnings from various officials.
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Tina
Russia
Gulf
Kellogg
Manchuria
China
Nanking
Moscow
Soviet Union
Machurian-Siberian
Nationalist Party
Chiang Kaishek
Turkey
Atlantic air races end in tragedy and relief
Reports recount multiple aviation incidents from Paris to the Azores. Marshal Pilsudski perished after a forced landing on Graciosa. Maj. Ludwik Idzikowski died in the crash and Maj. Casimir Kubala was severely injured. The French crew of Question Mark survived after cloud and wind delays. Other flights faced dangers or completed journeys with mixed outcomes. President Hoover addresses the Farm Board’s start and goals to aid farmers via cooperative marketing and stabilizing production.
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Jacques Bellonte
Azores
Paris
Williams
Yancey
Rome
Antin
Bowler
Chicago Tribune
Hudson Strait
Greenland
Iceland
Berlin
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Legge
Editors Seltzer and Matson Sentenced for Contempt in Press Case
Otis B. Seltzer and Carlton K. Matson, Cleveland Press editors, were sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 500 each for contempt of court after printing an editorial denouncing Judge F. P. Walther of Cleveland. Judge Walther brought the charges. Newton D. Baker defended them and an appeal was filed. They were released on bail after an hour. The case stirs debate on press freedom and criticising public officials.
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Cleveland Press
Carlton K. Matson
Common Pleas
F. P. Walther
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Buker
Betsy Ann and Tom Greene Win River Race Up Ohio
Spectators cheered as veteran paddle wheelers Betsy Ann and Tom Greene raced 20 miles from Cincinnati to New Richmond for the championship once held by Betsy Ann. Tom Greene pulled ahead late, winning by about five feet.
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Betsy Ann
Tom Greene
Ohio
Cincinnati
New Richmond
Storms Sink Abtao and Floods Wreak Havoc Across Regions
In Chile the army transport Abtao sank near Valparaiso during a coastal storm, with 41 of 43 crew drowned. A Rock Island train near Stratton Colorado collapsed a weakened bridge, nine dead. Trebizond district floods may have killed around a thousand, with villages submerged and 50 square miles of crops ruined.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Landsman Creek
Stratton
Colo
King George undergoes operation to drain lung abscess
The English monarch underwent another operation and after a period of anxiety he recovered well. Surgeons removed parts of two ribs to aid drainage of the abscess on his majesty's lung.
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Ing George
England
Veterans of the Rainbow Division Meet in Baltimore Parade Reviewed
Veterans of the Rainbow division A E F held their annual meeting in Baltimore. The parade was reviewed by President Hoover General Gouraud French Ambassador Claudel and other notables. General Gouraud is honorary president and attended for the reunion.
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Rainbow Division
Baltimore
Hoover
Gouraud
France
Claudel
Gouvraud
End of a Perfect Picnic in the Park
A family scene closes a sunny picnic day with Ma asking the children to tidy up. The chorus replies in unison and tasks are assigned to scatter papers mix jam on a bench break bottles and trample down flowers before tearing down a fence and heading home.
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Johnny
Martha
Tommy
Charley
Sammy
Birds on the Wing THlere in America man appears to have reverted to the ancient nomadic strain
We flit from one apartment to another on moving day. We move from city to ceily as our business beckons. We peregrinate between town, seashore and lakeside. Our savage forbears chased the herds, we chase Mie sunshine. In us, as in them, 18 a restless longing for change of scene.
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America
Death by Own Action in Rotorua Pool Tragedy
An elderly man jumped into a boiling pool at Rotorua New Zealand and survived briefly before spectators could not intervene. He was bailed alive and later recovered with grappling tongs as officials described the harrowing scene.
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Rotorua
New Zeland
Interior of the Earth Not Expected to Cool Completely
Geological facts suggest the earth’s interior remains solid but exceedingly hot. It would melt under normal conditions, yet remains unmelted due to the weight of the crust. Understanding the interior state of heated rock is a fundamental, unresolved geology problem.
Planets Named for Ancient Deities
The planets were named for ancient gods and goddesses: Jupiter supreme deity, Mars god of war, Venus goddess of beauty and love, Neptune god of the sea, Saturn god of agriculture, Uranus personification of heaven, Mercury god of trade and messenger of the gods.
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Mars
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Heaven
Mercury
King’s English Phrase Roots in Island Governance
The saying It is the king's English reflects the tight control of the realm where all in the isle are subject to the king. Though sometimes linked to Shakespeare for use in The Merry Wives of Windsor it predates him and embodies authoritative language across the country.
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Little Isle
The Great English Derby and Kentucky Derby Link
Colonel M Lewis Clark patterned the Kentucky Derby after the English Derby. He was nephew of John and Henry Churchill, owners of the land forming Churchill Downs, hence the Derby’s name.
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Epsom Downs
M. Lewis Clark
John and
Henry Churchill
Churchill Downs Race Course
Worker Not Understood In This Short Life
Quote from Parkman on effort and focus. It argues that those seeking great deeds must concentrate their energies, while idle spectators mock with looks of insanity. The message contrasts diligent work with frivolous living.
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Parkman
Short Time to Repent A Romanian Woman at 118
A brief Northern Tribune item notes a Romanian woman aged 118 weighing marriage, considering wedlock quickly despite doubt about repentance. The quirky item reads as a human interest quip on aging and matrimony.
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South Pend Tribune
Highest Form of Power in Moral Change
Quotation emphasizes regeneration as evidence of power in moral nature and the ability to create anew rather than originally. William Arthur notes the transformation acts at the highest sphere, shaping nature toward the greatest outcome.
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William Arthur
Targum Of Onkelos The Babylonian Pentateuch
A fragmentary note describes the Targum Of Onkelos as an Aramaic paraphrase or translation of portions of the Old Testament, identified as a Babylonian Targum of the Pentateuch.
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Judea
Onkeloss
Definition Biography: A compilation of serial left out of the autobiography
Detroit News profiles a collection of serialized biographical sketches omitted from a larger autobiography. The items tease lesser known chapters, highlighting personal histories, career milestones, and social context tied to Detroit figures and eras.
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Detroit News
Tea and Coffee Consumption in the United States
Cyrus F. Blanke reports that over 73.9 million Americans drink tea or coffee. Last year’s beverage bill surpassed 500 million dollars. Ninety percent of people over age 15 drink one or both. Coffee averaged two cups daily, tea a half cup daily. Total consumption reached 44.5 billion cups of coffee and 11.25 billion cups of tea.
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United States
Cyrus F. Blanke
Mr. Blanke
Denotes Solid Silver on Old Silver Spoons Meaning
The phrase I'ure coin marks old spoons as solid silver not plated. Such silver was not as finely refined as sterling, indicating a basic quality level in silverware.
Submarine Depths Reach Far Beyond Usual Safe Meters
Submarine capacity and depth figures note 200 feet as the common safe submerged depth. Records indicate vessels have descended to 7300 and 8t0 fort, illustrating extreme depths reached beyond typical limits.
Hamburg Station Mail Boxes Serve Outgoing Trains
A Hamburg way station houses mail boxes with letters posted there. As the car passes the station these boxes are opened and the mail is immediately dispatched on the first outgoing ma train. Street cars near the main station cooperate with the process.
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Way
Hamburg
Two Faced Coal Cleanups and Soap Production
A short note describes coal as an obedient child of science capable of producing soap and enabling self-cleaning efforts. Itay outlines a plan to use coal derived soap for cleaning up after itself. The piece highlights the dual nature of coal as both resource and cleaner in a mechanistic context.
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