Great Scientist's Error Rejected Sun Earth Theory
The text notes that ancient belief in a spherical earth orbiting the sun was challenged and largely discredited through the influence of Aristotle, regarded as a preeminent philosopher and scientist.
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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
8
Pigeons Show Remarkable Flight Speed
Pigeons have been demonstrated to fly at speeds close to those of a seaplane or flying boat, highlighting their swift aerial capabilities.
Linen tracings repurposed into shirts in London office
An engineer recalls draftsmen in the London office sending large linen tracings to be boiled down by his wife who made shirts for their boys. This unexpected reuse of draftsmen work is remembered as a curious domestic detail from his civil engineering days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
E. Arden Minty
Blair
Crown Prince Hirohito to tour U S Europe and India
Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan, aged nineteen, will depart in early 1921 for a ten month tour of the United States Europe and India. The itinerary includes San Francisco Denver Pittsburgh Chicago Washington New York and possibly Boston. The dispatch comes from Tokyo and signals a break with tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Prince
Hirohito
United States
Europe
India
Tokio
San Francisco
Denver
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Washington
New York
Boston
Wilson Accepts League Mediation Offer on Armenian Conflict
President Wilson has accepted the League of Nations invitation to mediate the Armenian Turkish conflict with hostilities between Armenian forces and Kemal Pasha's Turkish Nationalists. The mediation will be carried out by a delegate named by the President, with Henry Morgenthau among possible choices and other officials named in official circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Kemal Pasha
Colby
Henry Morganthau
United States
Turkey
Tasker H. Bliss
United States Military Commission
Norman H. Davis
John S. Harboard
Paul Hymans
League
Senate
Fordney tariff bill passes House amid debate and veto talk
The House approved the Fordney emergency tariff bill 196 to 86 after eight hours of debate despite strong opposition. The measure aims to protect about twenty farm products for ten months with mixed support from Republicans and Democrats, while a Senate veto looms and leaders discuss relief substitutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
House
Randall
California
Walter H. Newton
Minneapolis
South
North
Wilson
Congress
Ellsworth
Keller
Carss
Minnesota
Rainey
Illinois
Gardner
Texas
Eerpooasneeave Garrett
Tennessee
300 Men Arrested in Dakota County Clean-Up Drive
South St Paul officials staged a surprise crackdown as forty private detectives sworn as deputy sheriffs raided three gambling dens, arresting nearly 300 men. Police stood on street corners while the operation targeted gambling and liquor law violations amid public pressure on Mayor Baker and Chief Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Dakota County
South St. Paul
B. H. Baker
Andy Robinson
Riot and executions mark Petrograd labor unrest
A Hel singfors dispatch reports a serious Petrograd labor riot with many dead or injured. The unrest ended with 105 workers executed after authorities refused demands for more food and a shorter 46 hour work week. Chicago reports a national drive against the closed shop led by William Butterworth. Armenian Soviet annuls foreign loans including the American loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Central News
Chicago
William Butterworth
U. S
Reuter
Constantinople
Irish Get Home Rule Measure Creates Senates for Two Parliaments
London reports the Irish home rule bill is safe and will be enacted with minor changes. Lords approved Commons amendments and created Senates for both the northern and southern parliaments, with 40 members and varied nomination rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
Lords
Ireland
Earl Midleton
Lord Birkenhead
Council of Ireland
Edétr
Senate
Lord Leutenant
Earthquake in Argentina Leaves Over 400 Dead and Homeless
Buenos Aires reports indicate more than 400 killed or injured after Friday's quake. Water flooding vast areas emerges from ground crevices and relief work faces many difficulties. Mendoza tents provide shelter to many displaced residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Crime Cruisers Launched Against New York Crime Wave
New York adds twenty armored crime cruisers to its police fleet. Each unit carries five officers including a sharpshooter, a uniformed patrolman, and three detectives trained in strong arm tactics. They conduct independent investigations and may shoot to kill suspects caught in the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Young Women Enter Bank Positions in Fargo School Graduates
Dakota Business College in Fargo nurtures accuracy in students Jewell Peterson and Stella Weitzel who graduate to bank jobs. The article notes about 700 banks employ alumni and promotes enrollment with a call to write F. L. Watkins at 806 Front St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Business College
Fargo
N. D
Jewell Peterson
Stella Weitzel
State Bank of
For Sale Bargain Two Duroc Jersey Beer Pigs
Buyers offered two Duroc Jersey pigs for sale described as sired by Iowa King Perfection. Address not provided in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa King Perfection
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Fordney
Miss Paz
Pamintuan
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Florentino Pamintuan
Philippine Islands
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Wolverton Hospital
W. C. Wolverton
M. D
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Leonard DU Heaume
Real Estate
North Dakota
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Enroll
Aberdeen Business College
George L. Kemper
Chas
Coventry
Stone Drug Store
Ady
Argentina
N. Y
A. C. Capelle
THE
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