Rock Made Waves Destroy Norwegian Fishing Hamlets
A National Geographic Society bulletin recalls Tafjord Norway as rock floods overwhelm two fishing hamlets and claim nearly 60 lives in a disaster rivaling historic Norwegian tragedies. The fjord’s narrow inlets, deep waterfalls, and remote villages amid sheer cliffs showcase dramatic scenery and fragile coastal life.
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Norway
Storfjord
Dagen
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Platen
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Skerry Guard
Columbus Found Pacific Ocean, Says Frenchman Taris
French biographer Maurice Privat challenges standard Columbus lore. He argues Columbus did reach the Pacific earlier, that Columbus was likely Juan Colon of Mallorcan origin, and that his voyages were planned but driven by a search for Solomon’s treasure in Central America.
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Maurice Privat
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Colon
Wis
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Thia
Lory
Snain
Solomon
Central America
M. Urivat
Hilda Aladentity
Women's Painting Is Just Old Custom
London reports that modern art of cosmetics is an ancient Egyptian practice. Archaeologists say facial pigment adornment was common among women 4,000 years ago in the Babylonian city Ur of the Chaldees. 0 Leonard Woolley returns from excavations in Ur with findings on cosmetics and powders.
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London
Leonard Woolley
Tears Move Jury to Award Damages in Elmira Case
A Federal court jury in Elmira award Lovell Short of Tattle Marsh Pennsylvania $3500 against Howard Gilliland after Short was injured in an automobile accident that left him unable to stop crying tears.
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Howard Gilland
Elmira
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Long Running Sunday School Attendance Race in Missouri
In Missouri a weekly Sunday school attendance race unfolds across Mexico and St. Louis. David Owen in Mexico claims a ten year handicap against Hendry of St. Louis who seeks the record. Hendry cites fifty years of continuous attendance with certificates from Georgia churches and plans another half century.
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Ndistnat
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Kentucky
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Arkansas
Kingas
Randolph County
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Hymn Singer Trapped Leads to Clergyman Arrest
Chicago police sergeant recalls hearing a hymn in a restaurant and learns a dishwasher overheard a plan to carry a pollen bulletin to the church. He places Carl Anderson of Windsor, Connecticut, under arrest for alleged wife and child desertion.
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Harry Schulfer
Schuller
Ketvheon
Carl Anderson
Wunslington
Conn
Pastor Dies During Sermon At Fordham Manor Church
In New York a pastor identified as Rev. Qiver Paul Barnkwl collapsed and died moments after telling his congregation not to pity the dead because they are home. The incident occurred at Fordham Manor Reformed Church, with details limited.
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Qiver
Paul Barnkwl
Fordham Manor Reformed Church
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Cuba
Men Gleta
Ohio boys plan three year world cruise from Maine
Three Toledo youths Don Woodrey William Slechschultie and John Michie, college graduates, have bought the sloop Nebro York and will sail in a three year voyage. They plan a route down the Atlantic coast through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific, the vessel being fitted out in Camden Maine.
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Maine
Toledo
Don C. Woodrey
Willam Slechschultie
John A. Michie
Atlante
Panama Canal
Pacific
Turkish Woman Elected Village Headman in Emiril
A Turkish woman named Umnit Manu has been elected headman of the village Emiril near Istanbul. She is the third woman to occupy such a post in Turkey, and she distinguished herself in the War of Independence fighting close to her village. Atty, strong and vigorous, she is noted as a good speaker and a former participant under Mustapha Kemal.
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Turkey
Emiril
Umnit Manu
Mustapia Kemal
Herotsm
Fir Graws Tall Chehalis World’s Highest Douglas Fir
A Douglas fir near Wildwood in Chehalis county claims the world’s tallest tree status at 3424 feet high. Local officials report measurements place the tree as the tallest in the region, drawing attention from residents and visitors alike.
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Chehalis
Lowiy County
Clain
Insull Returns to Face Trial Amid Foreign Escape Controversy
SAM McLinsull, once a dominant figure in public utilities, is brought back to face trial for alleged sins after fleeing abroad. The Exilona landed off Fort Hancock, New Jersey, where the coast guard ferried him to open sea, then he rode to Princeton Junction and was sent to Chicago. Insull declared he fights for vindication, blamed the panic for harming his companies, and claimed no dishonesty, only errors in judgment.
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Fort Hancock
N. J
Insull
United States Coast Guard
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Princeton Junction
Samuel Insull
Chicago
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