Sanitation saves lives of Chilean infants
United States aid and Chilean sanitary reforms cut infant mortality in 1925. Dr J D Long remains as adviser to Chile's hygiene ministry. National Geographic notes a program across ten zones, quarantine rules, and water sterilization in major cities to save thousands of lives.
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Washington
Santiago
Chile
United States
New York
Singapore
Bulletin
National Geographic Society
Tropics
Tarapaca
Tierra del Fuego
South America
National Health Service
Istands
Log Leones
San Antonio
Talca
Valparalao
Old New Orleans A Quaint Spot For Visiters
New Orleans historic quarter Vieux Carre draws strangers with its perfumed antique shops along Royal street. Towers of relics from early settlers fill the displays as descendants of old families welcome buyers and lookers. Southern perfumes such as magnolia jasmine and orange blossom entice feminine visitors as they explore the enduring charm of this old quarter.
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New Orleans
America
Atranger
France
Royal Street
New England
New Orléans
Nouvelle Orleans
Woman seeks kin in long ago Philadelphia voyage
Mrs. Thorp asks the Bureau of Missing Persons to locate any surviving Crawshaw relatives in the vicinity. She dates her search to 1828 when her great grandfather Samuel Crawshaw and family sailed from Ireland and landed in Philadelphia on October 2 1828. The motive appears to be locating heirs for a long‑standing estate.
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Philadelphia
Tse
Lewis Thorp
Bureau of Missing Persons
Lord Beatty and Wales Have Tilted Hats
Lieut. Gen. Sir William Furse tells Church Lads brigade boys that only two officers may wear hats slanted. He notes Admiral Lord Beatty and the prince of Wales as examples and warns the prince will judge adherence to proper hat etiquette during the June inspection.
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Lord Beatty
Wales
London
England
Prince of Wales
William Furse
Church Lad
Empire
Willan
Prime of Wales
Needed Reform News: Haya Targets Misleading Advertising
Will Haya advances in halting deceptive ads across industries. He cites upcoming shows and films including a children's matinee for a "Black Queen," a revival of "A Doll's House" for families, and "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" as another major cowboy drama to clarify and regulate promotional claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Will Haya
Tovse
Sioux Seek Multimillion Claim Against U S Over Black Hills
Sioux demand millions from the United States in a Court of Claims action seeking compensation for the Black Hills taken in alleged treaty violations. The tribes value the tract at 156.5 million with interest dating to 1851, while direct claims total about 217 million for tribal funds and 5 million for bands, plus larger interest. The case also includes claims for hay, wood, education, and farming implements tied to historic treaties and military expeditions.
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Pierre
Dakotaa
Court of Claims
Black Hills
Missouri
Irish centenarian walks mile for pension in Down
William Smith of Dromare County Down, aged 125, marks his birthday by walking a mile each Friday to claim a pension. The note places him among long lived individuals noting gender longevity gaps and cites a 207 year old Londoner as a supposed record.
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Fae Wreddend
William Smith
Dromare
County Down
Treland
British Isles
Thomas Carn
St Leonard's Church
Shoreditch
Fear, Love, and Cow in Sing Sing Escape Drama
Fear and love dominated the tale of Lawrence Hawthorne's prison escape from Sing Sing. He fled after fearing a fellow inmate, survived ten days hidden in woods with aid from a cow that provided food, then went to Hollywood for work in movies before returning to finish a 39 year sentence.
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Ossining
Lawrence Hawthorne
Sing Sing
Hawthorne
Hollywood
Cal
To Save Burgos Cathedral Funds Backed by Government
A government vote provides funds to preserve Burgos Cathedral, a landmark begun in 1221 that has long threatened ruin. The move aims to stabilize the structure and safeguard the historic church for future generations.
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Burgos
Rome plans 306 electric clocks citywide
Governor Cremonesi orders a system of 306 electrically controlled clocks installation across Rome to standardize timekeeping and city operations. Local authorities will coordinate setup and maintenance under municipal control.
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Cremonesi
Rome
First U S Hiker Recital in Pomona Library Collection
A rare volume in Pomona College's William S. Mason Western Americans collection recounts the journey of Cebeca de Vaca, detailing a 1527 Florida to Louisiana voyage, a wreck off Florida, survival, and Vaca's later governorship and travels to Mexico City.
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Claremont
Cal
North America
William 5. Mason
Pomona College Library
Cebeca de Vaca
United States
River Plata
South America
Vaca
Spain
Florida
Louisiana
Pitty
Texas
California
Mexico City
Rio de la Plata
Africa
New York
British Museum of London
Centenarians to be Common in Next Century London
Sir Kingsley Wood predicts in Parliament that by 2026 many will live to 100 and participate in business and society. He says life expectancy may reach 100, making 75 seem young, and urges more exercise for MPs to improve health and temper and reduce suspensions.
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London
Kingsley Wood
Ministry of Health
Sir Kingsley
House of Commons
New Painfree Childbirth Method Proposed by Dr Gwathmey
Dr James T Gwathmey described at a New York state medical society meeting a three injection childbirth method claimed to eliminate pain and nausea. He stated it uses two magnesium sulfate injections and a third mixture of sulfate with morphine and quinine, offering less danger than twilight sleep.
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New York
James T. Gwathmey
Doctor Gwathmey
Medical Society of
New York State
Gwathmey
Polar expeditions well worth while
New York reports justify the costs of three American Arctic expeditions led by Robert Anderson Pope to seek a northern landmass north of Alaska and eastern Siberia. Lieutenants Leigh Wade and B H Ogden head the effort as they map a possible new polar continent spanning about 1,000,000 square miles per the National Geographic Society.
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New York
Robert Anderson Pope
Aldmo
Leigh Wade
B. H. Ogden
United States
Alaska
Siberia
National Geographic Society
Alaskan
Siberian
Mr. Pope
Pole
Spitzbergen
Franz Josepbland
RH. W. Nelson
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Hooker
Corwin
Wrangell Island
Grant Land
Crocker
North Atlantic Ocean
Greenland
Spitsbergen
Bennett Island
Point Barrow
Harris
Beaufort Sea
Tee
Moveable glass eyes fitted by Dr. Carl Bueler of Jena
Doctor Carl Bueler reports success in fitting moveable glass eyes that are difficult to distinguish from natural eyes. By attaching a connective muscle sleeve from animals to the glass eye and grafting to remaining eye muscles, the operation takes about an hour with 80 to 90 percent success. Results depend on the socket condition after eye loss.
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Carl Bueler
Jena
Mueller
New Haven Suburb Names Emanuel as Bush Attendee
A fragmentary report notes New Haven residents consider Emanuel as a Bush ally while discussing justice themes. The text includes garbled phrases and unclear quotes but centers on political alignment and civic discourse.
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New Haven
Emanuel
Uel B. Adil
French War Losses Statistically Measured in Population
A Paris Statistical society figure, cited by Gaston Cadoux, estimates World War I French casualties show 1,863,000 dead out of 6,860,000 mobilized. The analysis notes large losses across occupations and regions, including Alsace Lorraine, with population decreases from 89.6 million to 89.2 million after the war.
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Porto
Ually
France
Gaston Cadoux
Paris Statistical Society
Meade
Francé
San Francisco
New York
M. Cadoux
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
United States
Ecclesiasica
Alsace-Loraine
Records Show German Soldiers Were Sold Berlin
Investigation reveals how fortunes of former German royal houses funded warfare. Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig hired 4,800 troops at 98 dollars each with indemnity for each death. Landgrave Frederick of Hesse paid 12,000 Hessians at 75 dollars per head plus a rental fee of 100 dollars. A letter to Baron Hohendorf discusses casualty tallies from the Battle of Trenton and urges an itemized loss statement to London.
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Berlin
Germany
Eflon
Epgiba
Karl Wilhelm ‘Ferdinand of
Braunschweig
England
Frederick of Hesse
Hegsen-Caniel
Hohendorf
American
Landgrave
Peeta
Trenton
London
Mindort
Tokyo Girls Object to Marriage Customs
A canvass at a girls high school shows modern Japanese girls oppose arranged marriages. Three favor choosing partners, sixteen oppose a go-between, and ten object to the use of intermediaries. The group agrees the marriage question should consider the sentiments of those to be married.
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Tokyo
Danzerom Sizteen
Ten
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U.S
Janiculum
U. S
de Vaca
Richard A. Granville
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