Amundsen May Still Be Alive Near Spitzbergen Cache
The article reports a two ton cache near Rudolph Island northwest of Spitzbergen left by 1905. Roald Amundsen’s 1928 Nobile rescue flight could have reached the cache and he might still be alive, though no definite sighting confirms it.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Amundsen
Umberto Nobile
Tromsoe
Norway
Duke of Abruzzi
Franz Josef Arch-Ipelago
Anthony Fialy
Esie
America
Fiala
Duke of the
Abruzzi
South Pole
Tromsie
Nobile
Af Spitzbergen
Rudolph Island
Unclear text fragment on 2 million gold francs loan to innkeepers
Fragmentary report notes a loan of 2 000 000 gold francs about 600 000 dollars to a syndicate of innkeepers. The ten year loan carried no interest and was repaid from earned deutschmarks and francs flowing into the country since 1920.
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Alpe
Blus
Gevarasnant
Medicinal Soap From Coal Gas Reported By Ohio State
Dr Emery R Hayhurst reports a soap made from a form of sulphur derived from coal gas. The soap contains 25 percent sulphur mixed with castile soap and was tested on his family and other scientists with no harmful skin effects, though slight chapping occurred in a few cases. The work was presented to the American Chemical Society's medical section.
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Ohio’State University
American Chemical Society
Emery R. Hayhurst
Koppers Research Co
Castile
Hayhurst
Keir
Renomination races in the Georgia primary
In Georgia the Democratic primary yielded Senator Harris's renomination to a third term with 34 385 votes to Slaton's 23 880 and 304 county unit votes to 4. Governor candidates Russell Carswell and Slaton contested the gubernatorial nomination as results varied by county.
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Harris
Atlanta
William J. Harris
Richard B. Russell, Jr
George H. Carswell
John M. Siston
Slaton
Georgia
Prohibition Fight Shapes Senate Primary Outcomes
After strong showings of wet and dry candidates in ten states, anti prohibition forces gain ground with Governor Roosevelt backing repeal of the eighteenth amendment in favor of state control. Dry incumbents lose in New Hampshire and Vermont while Washington sees mixed results. Michigan and Michigan Attorney George B Shaw present anti soda league dynamics, with wets scoring key wins in several races.
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Roosevelt
New York
Louis C. Cramton
Grant M. Hudson
Michigan
John F. Miller
Washington
Ralph H. Harr
Miller
Seattle
Harr
New Hampshire
Vermont
Colorado
George H. Shaw
State Wheat Output Rises Above Normal
State grain data shows wheat production above normal with a 73 percent condition rating up from 72 percent last year. Figures cited include 64,982,000 for the current year and 71,671,600 for the average. Local conditions appear steady as data concludes.
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Iast
Thrift Tourists Swarming Alps Boost Swiss Hotels
Geneva remains a magnet as League of Nations hub and lakefront lure. British and German visitors join French travelers keeping Geneva’s hotels busy despite a June slump and a postwar downturn in Swiss trade. The schoolteacher and French auto-tourist crowds fill modest inns as imports and exports dip from the prior half year.
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Sy FB
Lipsey
Geneva
Switzerland
Wall Street
Republic
Senco
League of Nations
League
What A Woman Of 50 And Over Should Weigh
A fragmented fitness advisory claims weight targets for women over fifty. It suggests avoiding fat and offers a diet plan with lean meats vegetables and fruit. The text oddly references Kruschen and odd measurements.
Drought Signals Weak Crop Outlook Across States
Government reports yesterday indicate continued drought ending a stretch of low food production with shortages in corn and potatoes. The forecast for the national corn crop drops to 1 983 008 000 bushels the smallest since 1907, marking a 10 percent decline from August estimates.
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Waa
Agricultural Outlook Shows Large U.S. Wheat Crop and Drought Impacts
The report highlights a national wheat total near 700 billion bushels with South Dakota leading. Prospects indicate reductions in hogs and dairy output as drought drags on livestock and crop yields. Soybeans, corn, and vegetables face declines, with milk and egg production per cow and per hen also dipping from the prior year.
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South Dakota
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