Masters of the Violin Without Formal Education
The article argues that lifelong devotion to violin craft surpasses formal schooling. It cites Paganini and Stradivarius as examples of genius achieved with little education, while noting young stars Huberman Vecsey Heifetz achieved mastery at age twelve without significant schooling.
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Victor Kuzdo
America
Napoleon
France
Paganini
Huberman
Brahms
Vecsey
Joachim
Heifetz
Physical chemist replicates mountain formation in lab
Dr. L. H. Adams of the Carnegie Institute geophysical laboratory reports he applied over 150000 pounds per square inch to rocks and minerals to study deformation. He says lab results explain how mountains were made and that geology centers on warping and folding of earth’s crust. He notes lab conditions are more exact than natural processes because pressures are precisely measured and controlled.
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Nature
L. H. Adams
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institute
Washington
Doctor Adams
Thunder-Clouds as Vast Electric Generators
A Royal Institution lecture by C. T. R. Wilson describes thunder clouds as short lived vertical energy sources. Upward air rush generates electrical energy, seen in colossal hailstones. The cloud forms a gap between conductors with the earth as one plate and a 25 mile high atmospheric layer as a conductor, raising questions about charge separation mechanisms.
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Royal Institution
C. T. R. Wilson
Military road rerouted to spare sacred Hawaiian stone
A Honolulu correspondent reports that a military road behind Schoefield barracks near Honolulu detoured to avoid an ancient Hawaiian sacrificial stone perched on Kolekole Pass. Under orders from Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton, the engineers altered the route to preserve the stone and the sacred site.
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Schoefield Barracks
Honolulu
Kolekole Pass
Waianae Range
Charles G. Morton
Hawaiian Department of the Army
Soviet Owes Switzerland Large Debts in Multiple Currencies
According to Swiss statistics the soviet government owes 466,000,000 rubles 129,000,000 Swiss francs 6,000,000 French francs £4,500,000 38,000,000 marks and other smaller sums. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the debt spans many currencies as reported.
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Soviet
Russia
Switzerland
Philadelphia Inquirer
Armor mixup at the Metropolitan Museum exhibit
A veteran touring armor displays at the Metropolitan Museum of Art notices a tin hat worn by an American armor mannequin. He objects to the label Experimental Armor saying it implies non use while an attendant defends the sign. The veteran vows to protest.
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A. BE. F
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Legion
New York Sun
School for Girls on Papaelise Island Among Coral Reefs
On Papaelise in the Ellice group north of Fiji a Robinson Crusoe style school educated girls in both standard European subjects and practical skills. Founded in 1912 by Englishwoman Miss Joliffe, the girls built houses and dormitories with minimal help, tending about 2000 coconut trees with one old man kept for coco plantations.
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Fiji
Ellice
South Seas
Papaelise
Red Grass Protest in Moscow Overpainted Vegetation
A story cited by Professor Roerich recalls Moscow authorities ordering red painting of grass and trees near government buildings to create a dramatic effect. Workers and soldiers protested, and the city relented, preserving natural vegetation from the decorative scheme.
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Roerich
Moscow
Mars
Christian Science Monitor
Dangers of Opening Black Powder Kegs Highlighted
The United States Bureau of Mines warns that opening wooden kegs of blasting powder with a wooden tool is hazardous. Accidents followed when a hardwood spike was driven through the head, sometimes igniting the powder. The magazine urges extracting powder only via the bunghole to avoid risk.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Popular Mechanics
Magazin
Immigrants swell American population reaching new heights
Edwin Grant Conklin notes in Scribners that millions seek entry to the United States, bringing a vast mix of races and tongues. Since 1900 over thirteen million have entered, with immigrants and their children making up about one third of the national population and substantial shares in New York and major cities.
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France
New York State
America
Great Britain
Edwin Grant Conklin
Scribners
New Parisian Dances Bring Futurist Steps to Floor
A Parisian poet unveils three futurist dances the machine gun the shrapnel and the airman’s dance. The airman’s dance mimics a monoplane takeoff and flight while the shrapnel dance evokes a creeping barrage. The machine gun dance puzzles observers who doubt a true likeness to rapid fire.
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Paris
Jazz dies in London says expert on dancing
P J S Richardson an authority on dancing says jazz will not spread this year while fox trot one step and tango will be standardized to a common framework. He notes earlier teaching variance caused dancers to be “at sea” and that light gymnastic forms of jazz are fading away.
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London
P. J. S. Richardson
Sees With His Ears Blind Lawyer Hears City Walls
Paul Donehoo, a blind lawyer and musician visiting from Atlanta, travels across Providence and the United States by sound. He says he can follow walls and posts, judge sidewalk width, and navigate corners without help, using a heightened sense he calls sound. He notes overwhelming noise can impede this ability.
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Paul Donehoo
Atlanta
United States
Mr. Donehoo
Providence Journal
Over the Shoulder of the Earth Guides Long Distance Travel
The Nebraska State Journal notes air and sea routes will favor curved paths over direct lines. Fliers will hug northern areas to save distance when crossing oceans, using the Aleutians and multiple landings for efficiency as earth charts routes for future air travel.
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Nebraska State Journal
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Aleutian Islands
Man Returns With Checks To Repay Old Creditors
Chester readers were stunned as L. T. Layton a Philadelphia visitor and former broker repaid creditors after years of loss from Layton & Co not legally indebted. He presented 800 to 900 dollar checks to doctors and others, though releases had already cleared him. The tale blends hazard and hope as locals questioned the hoax notion before confirmations emerged.
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L. T. Layton
Philadelphia
Layton regrets missing patrons as debts are repaid
During settlement Layton expressed his greatest regret was not locating some former patrons. He explained he was broke and had to leave, but he insisted he did not owe anyone more and is now paying back what is due.
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Layton
Abingdon Community Briefs Highlight Harvests and Hardship
Abingdon residents attend Wallace's show and Aid quilt for Mrs. Nelson. Rex Wilson closes Perry Snider’s store. Rolla DeGood becomes clerk. Mrs. Frankie Steel confined. heat and rain mark a hot June. Early oats ready, corn needs cultivation. storm blew down crops. Families affected by smallpox. several harvest workers away. Ford tops and local health concerns noted.
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Wallace
A. D. Smith
Ray Nelson
Rolla DeGood
Perry Snider
Rex Wilson
Frankie Steel
Raymond McCreery
Claude Estes
Missouri
Wallace Nelson
Frankie Steele
Elmer Davis
Lather Sparks
Gilbert Smith
Linby
Ralph DeGood
Fremont
Ralph
Doan's Kidney Pills Praise From Fairfield Citizen
Fairfield resident R. W. Phillips of 804 W Washington St testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back strain and kidney troubles after dizziness and dark specks. He endorses the remedy as the best he knows, priced 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufacturers.
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Doan
Fairfield
R. W. Phillips
Washington St
Mr. Phillips
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Blackhawk Sunday with Brown and Rice ends in mishap
W D Brown and Vet M C Rice were unloading hay when a trip rope broke sending a load to the ground. John Coffin suffers blood poisoning in his right hand. A daughter is born to Lester and wife at Winfield. Several Leathers families visit and relatives gather at S Leathers home. Mrs Jeanette Bryan and Mrs Werner visit Frank Scott. Woolverton loses a horse by overheating last week.
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W. D. Brown
M. C. Rice
Lester Liggett
Winfield
E. L. King
Robert
Robert King
John Coffin
S. S. Leathers
Jess Leathers
Wm. Leathers
Fairfield
James Leathers
Davenport
Jeanette Bryan
Werner
Frank Scott
Woolverton
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