Polar air explorations to seek unknown regions
Three nations United States Norway and Great Britain plan polar air expeditions to uncover unknown lands between Alaska and the North Pole. Donald MacMillan Roald Amundsen and Grettir Algarson lead crews with navy National Geographic backing Norwegian government and British sponsors. The efforts aim to advance science and ice drift study amid a competitive but cordial spirit. A weekly note recalls a social item about games, storytelling, and beer.
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Pole
North Pole
Admiral Peary
Cook
Peary
Crocker Land
Donald MacMillan
MacMillan
Montana
United States
Norway
Great Britain
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Alaska
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Grettir Algarson
Permissible negligence in fires and property damage
The passage argues that negligence should carry liability across life and property. It notes careless conduct harming others, fire damage limits, and the tragedy of tenement fire traps. It highlights how owners tolerate dangerous stairways, leading to avoidable deaths from fires started by unknown causes.
Fire safety in city neglect triggers costly legal action
A fragment cites Mr World on a dangerous fire trap and a man suing for $100 after a finger was broken in a car crash. It contrasts a lack of damages with a grim tally of 15 000 annual fire deaths in the United States caused by negligent property owners. It condemns Chicago as a risky murder center.
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Mr. World
Morris Trap
United States
Prohibition Agents in Illinois Face Drinking Debate
Public discussion in Illinois centered on liquor consumption by prohibition agents and the rising cost of evidence bills. Montana also faced similar issues, prompting a ruleset to curb intemperance and raise the office’s standing, while debates over how many drinks constituted a day’s work persisted and officials noted missing specifics on drink counts.
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Illinois
Montana
Prohibition Enforcement
Graduation Class Chooses Big C Over Phi Beta Kappa
Members of the largest American university's graduating class favor the Big C athletic trophy two to one over the Phi Beta Kappa key. The piece analyzes the preference, noting the allure of public acclaim for athletes versus scholarly honor. It suggests visibility and crowds influence the value placed on achievement.
Best Editorial Echoes Cicero On Law And Corruption
A Baltimore Sun editorial praises Cicero echoed by Dean Inge while criticizing Ohio and U S lawmaking. It argues excess laws breed corruption and cites enforcement bribes, aliens entry red tape, and the Mary MacSwiney visit as example of bureaucratic overreach and moral concern.
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Rome
William Ralph Inge
St. Paul's
London
Cicero
Dean Inge
Ohio
Westerville
Anti-Saloon League
Europe
Mary MacSwiney
Sint Feiner
Sentence Sermons by the Reverend Roy S Smith and Minneapolis pair
The piece presents satirical notes titled Sentence Sermons by the Rev Roy S Smith and others. It critiques money as a social handicap and its misallocation to clothing over homes, urging better funding for schools and libraries and more efficient use of resources.
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Roy S Smith
Simpees M. EB
Charen
Minneapolis
Peru Climate Change Through Ocean Current Shift
Met meteorologists study a sudden climate shift in Peru linked to a westward swing of a cold Antarctic current. The change cooled inland Andes zones, caused torrential rains, floods, rail and mine disruptions, and rising food prices while threatening Peru's copper industry and power supplies.
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Washington, D. C
Peru
Pert
Antarctic
South America
Equator
Amazor
Andes
Gulf Stream
Gulf
Pacific Ocean
Littoral
Cerro de Pasco
Seacoast
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Per
Gulf Streem
Atlantic
New England
England
Ireland
Study of Pacific Currents Reveals Data on Ocean Effects
A study on the Pacific will reveal data about ocean currents and their effects on mankind. Researchers expect findings to illuminate how currents influence climate, navigation, and coastal communities. The project aims to quantify patterns and potential societal impacts.
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Pacific
Plans for forest week and rail consolidations noted
Former Governor Lowden takes charge of plans for forest week. Henry Ford seeks authority to consolidate the Detroit Toledo and Irantan with the Detroit and Irantan. Wilbur orders aviation courses at the naval academy. Houghton address to Pilgrims Society in London praised. International Council of Women backs inclusion of all nations in the League of Nations.
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Lowden
Tltnois
Henry Ford
Detroit, Toledo and Irantan
Detroit and
Wilbur
Naval Academy
Houghton
Pilgrims Societyn
London
International Council of Women
Council
League of Nations
Creditors of Lewis May Lose Heavily
Santa Barbara California May 5 Thousands of Lewis creditors face losses as M M Luter attorney for the trustees states that even if all his assets were sold they would pay less than five cents on the dollar in his 10 million dollar bankruptcy. He claims Lewis assets reach 23 million. Hartford City Indiana robbers blow bank safe at Eaton State bank gaining 2300 dollars and escape. Phoenix Arizona R E Bledsoe son of Chief Counsel Bledsoe of Santa Fe Railway commits suicide.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
E. G. Lewis
St. Louis
Atascadero
Lewis
M. M. Luter
Phoenix, Ariz
R E. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Santa Fe Railway Company
Freud Claims Priority On Cocaine Local Anesthetic
Sigmund Freud argues in his autobiography that he was the rightful discoverer of cocaine as a local anesthetic. He states Karl Koller in Berlin was pursuing the same idea and that Freud, away visiting a girlfriend in a distant town, missed the initial announcement.
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Sigmund Freud
Freud
Karl Koller
Berlin
Koller
Arms Meet Hears Peace Statements
The conference hears assertions of peace from Mr. Burton and Japanese delegate M Matsuda. Burton argues for restraint on armaments through trade control and publicity, cites Washington arms conference gains, and notes possible Geneva clauses to curb loans for armaments. He urges broader talks on poisonous gases and ends with cautious optimism for Geneva outcomes.
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Burton
Malone
Pacife
United States
Washington
Geneva
Marry Themselves Divorce Granted in Pennsylvania Case
A self conducted wedding ends in divorce. Mrs. Josephine M. Lucas of Stonehurst Pennsylvania, and Alpine Lucas a Florida real estate operator, wed in 1911 after a Wilmington Delaware delay. They later separated six years ago and lived in Philadelphia before the divorce by Judge John Sson.
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Associated Press
Media
Johnsson
Josephine M. Lucas
Stonehurst
Alpine Lucas
St Petersburg
Fla
Lucas
Philadelphia
Thomas Fortune Ryan Takes Second Wife
Allan V A Ryan, son of Thomas Fortune Ryan and former financier, married Irene McKenna of Montreal. The wedding followed a career setback including a stock market collapse in 1922 and his prior divorce from Sarah Tuck Ryan. Mrs Ryan had just returned from Europe.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan
Associated Proes
New York
New York World
Allan Va. Ryan
Finencier
Irene McKenna
WW. OL. McKenna
Montreal
Ryan
Europe
Mr. Ryan
Wall Street
Stutz Motors
Sarah Tuck Ryan
Rockland County
New York Stock Exchange
France
Publication of crime news defends publication role
Marcellus E. Foster, editor of the Houston Chronicle, argued during journalism week at the University of Missouri that crime news should be published to prevent crime. He contended suppressing crime news causes more harm and that listening to pleas not to print would leave the world worse off.
Kennecott Copper Won't Hike Dividend Yet Says President
Stephen Birch, Kennecott Copper president, told stockholders at the annual meeting that the company cannot raise its dividend now. Cash assets pro rated from subsidiaries total $35,000,100 with $12,000 in notes outstanding. Earnings pro rated from subsidiaries run at $5.40 per share for 1924.
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Kennecott Copper
Associated Press
New York
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Stephen Birch
Answers to Questions From The Bureau of Information
A reader asks about deep sea fish bursting when brought up too quickly. The reply cites rapid pressure change harming air bladders in deep species like red snapper. Other Qs cover earth diameter 7,926 miles 678 thousandths, one armed players in majors, islands disappearing like Graham Island, Constitution effective March 1789, crop losses from insects at 2 billion dollars, Sunday elections in Germany for convenience, number of Florida Keys uncertain, Canberra capital date undecided, Mount Vernon room dimensions, and bowhead whales yielding the most valuable whalebone.
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Hayford
International Geodetic Physical Union
Pulu Rakota
Graham Island
Ferdinanden
Mediterranean
Florida Keys
Geological Survey
Canberra
Australia
Mount Vernon
Albany Baseball Pool Stop Urged by New York Governor
Governor Smith orders sheriffs in Albany Rensselaer and Schenectady counties to halted the Albany Baseball Pool described as a major lottery operation with nationwide reach. Reports claim enormous receipts and difficulty suppressing gambling as similar pools run across the country aided by newspapers printing weekly run numbers. The piece warns the gambling instinct persists, citing anecdotes of soldiers and other gambling surrogates from wartime to church hymns and ships’ bows.
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Smith
New York
Albany
Radeselaer
Schenectady
Hugh Wiley
France
Philadelphia
Dodge Deal Disapproved by Michigan Securities Panel
The Michigan Securities Commission disapproved the sale of Dodge Brothers Inc stock and authorized six percent debenture notes. The firm issued 75 million dollars in bonds and 85 million in stock, but assets backing the stock were set at 27 million. The commission did not recognize goodwill as a stock asset.
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DODGE
Lansing
Mich
Associated Press
State Securities Commission
Dodge Brothers Inc
Michigan
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Baltimore Sun
Haskin Letter
George Matthew Adage
Rational Capital
Hartford City
Ind
Eaton State Bank
Arms Meet
M. Matsuda
Japan
M. Neatsuchh
Helene
Buregi
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D
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