A Moral Renaissance And Its Global Call For Change
The piece argues for a moral renaissance as the root of world peace and national progress. It cites Lord Salisbury and President Roosevelt, signaling a shift from economic fixes to God guided values, and notes Babson’s call for a spiritual awakening to sustain any revival.
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House of Lords
Marquess of Salisbury
Oxford Group
House of Lords of Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Roger Babson
Babson Statistical Organization
Boston aviator’s log book holds over 50000 signatures
Capt. William H. Wincapaw of Boston keeps a passenger log book where every passenger signs before flying. The log now contains more than 50 000 signatures and records an unusual 11 passenger flight with all travelers aged 83. It’s not the hours you put in that count but what you put into the hours.
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William H
Bill) Wincapaw
Boston
Massachusetts
Wincapaw
Secret Ten Pounds Hidden Cheer Ends Honeymoon
Not So Cheering Mr and Mrs Newlywed travel home after their honeymoon. Mr Newlywed is broke and payday is two weeks away. The wife reveals she hid ten pounds in the larder to cheer him up. He already found it.
Tornadoes Peak Noon to Six P.M. In U.S.
Weatherwise note shows about eighty percent of U.S. tornadoes occur between noon and six in the evening, highlighting time of day as a key factor in tornado activity and risk awareness.
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United States
China Establishes Zone Rates for Airmail
China announces new zone based air mail rates affecting international parcels. The change introduces tiered pricing by destination zone and applies to all air mail shipments from today. This adjustment aims to standardize costs and streamline postal services.
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China
Early Women of Western Canada Highlight Pioneering Roles
Local historian E A Corbett notes Marie Galbourg as the first white woman to reach the plains, Red River in 1807, and Edmonton, while praising overlooked wives of fur traders and explorers. He cites Mrs Thompson born 1785 at Tre-a-la-Crosse and the unrecorded contributions of Alexander Mackenzie’s wife and Selkirk Settlers' spouses.
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Plains
Western
Canada
Marie Galbourg
Red River
Edmonton
E. A. Corbett
Saskatoon
Corbett
David Thompson
West
Thompson
Tre A la Crosse
Patrick Small
Churchill River
Alexander Mackenzie
Selkirk
Rowland
Old Fort Edmonton
asphalt from petroleum could pave roads via vacuum method
Dr. Sidney Born demonstrates a vacuum distillation process at the International Petroleum Exposition. Petroleum is heated to 6500 degrees in tall steel towers under near vacuum, causing asphalt to precipitate as pure coal black rain, offering a new paving material from oil wells.
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Sidney Born
Petroleum Research
University of Tulsa
Collar Days At King’s Level Levee Mark Birth of Queen Mary
Officials noted collar days when decorations are worn at St James Palace during the king’s second levee. May 26 was proclaimed a collar day for Queen Mary’s birth anniversary. Collars replace ribands on orders like the Garter and Bath and are worn under uniform epaulets with satin bows.
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St. James’ Palace
New Northern Sea Route Opens for Soviet Shipping
Soviet navigators opened a new sea route to the Far East along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia after three years of work. An icebreaker fleet kept channels open and more than 100 Soviet merchant ships sailed the route without incident as five radio stations relayed weather and ice data.
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Far East
Europe
Asia
Nansen
Soviet Mercantile Marine
Note for a Friend Opens First Lesson in Experience
A brief saying notes that the initial lesson in experience is to sign a note for a friend. No specific people or places are named. The remark emphasizes simple trust and practical ethics as a life lesson.
Practical Training In Jacksonville Plan Helps Students
In Jacksonville Florida high school students train on the job in 43 fields while attending school. Since the Jacksonville Plan began about two years ago 86 percent of vocational pupils have jobs after graduation. Graduates say they gain real work experience in banks auto shops and other local employers to prepare for college and careers.
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Jacksonville
Florida
cChristian Science Monitor
Britannia Cutter Rumor Quashed As Hull Left In Storage
The King becomes Admiral of the Royal Yacht Squadron with 1901 marking the first holder. The Britannia hull remains, sails and rigging to be sold while the rest is stored. Built in 1893 for the Prince of Wales, the cutter earned 231 first prizes and 129 other awards across 625 races over 43 years.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Edward VII
Britannia
Prince of Wales
Future Of Quintuplets Hopes Rest On Education
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe and guardians plan to shape the lives of the Dionne quintuplets until they reach 19. He says health fears are dwindling and normal development depends largely on how women educators influence the famous babies now two years old.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Dafoe
Canadians Lead World in Telephone Use Says Montreal Report
A Montreal release shows Canadians averaged 213.4 telephone conversations per person last year. The United States Denmark and Sweden followed in the ranking. Canada has 11 telephones per 100 persons.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
Denmark
Sweden
Largest Shoes Made for Wadlow in Findlay
A size 39 pair costing 88 dollars was crafted in Findlay Ohio for 18 year old giant Robert Wadlow of Alton Illinois. The shoes were likely the largest ever made but were returned after Wadlow said they pinched his feet.
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Findlay
Ohio
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Ill
Wadlow
Garlicn Emerges From Onion and Garlic Crossing
A farmer reports creating a new vegetable called garlicn by crossing onion and garlic plants. He claims the hybrid inherits the best traits of both, offering a novel culinary option.
More Scholarships Urged by Queen’s University Leader
Dr. R. C. Wallace announced in Ottawa that Canada needs more scholarships for students. He, as Queen’s University principal and University of Alberta president, urged equal access to education and commented on the role of sports, saying universities are not founded for sports.
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R. C. Wallace
Queen's University
Ottawa
Canada
Wallace
University of Alberta
W. Hamilton Fyffe
Aberdeen University
Selected Recipes Shortbread Cookies with Raisins
Cream butter and sugar then mix in chopped raisins and spices. Add well beaten eggs then sifted flour with baking powder. Roll dough and cut with a small cutter. Bake in a moderate oven about ten minutes.
Electric Man Teynham Farmer Survives with 150 Volt Tolerance
T Lintott a farmer from Teynham England gained the nickname the electric man after a rheumatic fever ended his army service. He routinely works on repairs without disconnecting wires and can withstand 150 volts without effect. He left the army threw away his crutch mounted a motorcycle and learned to ride unaided.
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T. Lintott
Teynham
England
World’s Only Dwarf Elephant Debuts in France Circus
Nine year old Auguste, the smallest adult elephant, arrived at St Nazaire in France to perform with a circus. He stands under five feet tall and weighs 1760 pounds, born normal but stopped growing. He arrived in a crate labeled Fragile dont turn upside down.
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St. Nazaire
France
Auguste
Russians Claim One Million Three Hundred Thousand Guard Borders
In wartime rhetoric the Union Jack evokes solidarity with allies. Russia asserts that 1,300,000 soldiers are deployed to guard the Soviet frontiers.
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Russia
Noted explorer Harry Whitney dies in Montreal hospital
Harry Whitney of New York, noted explorer and big game hunter born in 1873, died in Montreal. He stirred Arctic pole controversy after 1909 claims by Peary and Cook. Whitney said Cook told him of reaching the pole and sworn secrecy, while Whitney’s later Arctic trips continued through 1930.
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Harry Whitney
New York
Montreal
North Pole
Mr. Whitney
Admiral Peary
Frederick A. Cook
Arctic
Dr. Cook
Peary
Whitney
Roosevelt
Cook
Bartlett
Reproduction of Old Shop Exhibits Silk Stockings for Queen Victoria
A New York Fifth Avenue shop recreates an 1827 era store with antique fixtures and merchandise from a century ago. Proceeds go to the Fresh Air Fund. Notable items include Queen Victoria era silk stockings and an embroidered 1847 wedding hose, plus a pearl and goldleaf handbag made from a priest's robe fabric.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Fresh Air Fund
May Live In Palestine Palace Linked To Exiled Ruler
A palace on the Mount of Olives built by an emperor now in exile could become the home of Haili Selassie the fugitive sovereign. He may reside in the Kaiserinhof palace once built for Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria after a Jerusalem visit at century's end. The palace, now a monastery, was seen during the Negus visit.
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Mount of Olives
Haili Selassie
Kaiserinhof
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Augusta Victoria
Jerusalem
Palestine
Unusual Companions on Modoc County Farm
A Canadian honker goose and a lamb on a Modoc county farm near Berkeley form inseparable companionship. They communicate in perfect species harmony with the goose honking for company and the lamb bleating in response, each always replying to the other.
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Modoc
Berkeley
California
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