Pacific Press Men Planned for Pan Pacific Organization
Plans for a permanent Pan Pacific press congress are being drafted in Columbia Missouri by Dr. Walter Williams. The aim is a biennial Honolulu gathering with papers on journalism from Pacific nations including Latin America, China, Japan, Canada and the Philippines. The first Pacific press convention is expected in 1922 with involvement from Columbia University and officials in Melbourne Tokyo and Washington.
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Honolulu
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Men of Pacific Lands
Columbia
Walter Williams
Press Congress of the World
Alexander Hiume Ford
Pan-Pacific Union
United States
Press Congress
Pacific Organization
Walter H. Pitkin
Columbia University
New York
Henry Stead
Milbourne
Australia
Pacific
Dr. Williams
Pan-Pacific Press Congress
Mainiead
Ford
Williams
Walter B. Pitkin
Stead’s Review
Melbourne
B. W. Fleisher
Japan
Mrs Myers Undergoes Operation at Guilford General
Mrs Luther Myers of Thomasville underwent an operation at Guilford General Hospital this morning and was reported to be doing well this afternoon.
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Myers
Luther Myers
Thomasville
Guilford General Hospital
Extreme Heat in Death Valley Sees 122 Degree Day
In Death Valley California a temperature of 122 degrees is not uncommon. Local readings highlight the extreme heat as typical for the region, underscoring the harsh desert climate and ongoing summer conditions.
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Death Valley
California
North Carolina Farmers Convention Set At State College
Raleigh reports the nineteenth annual North Carolina Farmers and Farm Women's convention will run from August 30 to September 1 at state college. Dr H J Webber and Dr E B McCallum headline as nutrition and plant breeding experts. Daily sessions begin at 9 with talks, demos, and exhibits on agriculture and homemaking. Events include community sings, Raleigh players, stunts, a country barbecue, and a campus concert by the First North Carolina Infantry band. College dorms are available free, meals 50 cents.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Farmers’ and Farm Women's Convention
State College
State Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
H. J. Webber
Cornell University
EB. V. McCallum
Johns Hopkins University
First
North Carolina Infantry
Wives Heroism Saves Husband in Lisbon Kneeling Pilgrimage
In Lisbon, Maria Conceino toured over two miles of streets to the church of Our Lady of Health on her knee, fulfilling a vow after her tinman husband recovered from a six month illness. Her knees bled as stones tore them during the dawn pilgrimage.
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Lisbon
Maria Conceiino
Church of Our Lady of Health
Maria
Acre
France's state telephone service records large annual deficit
Paris reports the national telephone service deficit will exceed 220 million francs this year. Louis Deschamps, former under secretary of state for the post and telephones, cites the substantial loss as the system runs at a loss while serving the public.
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Paris
Louis Deschamps
Service Reform Proposal For Telegraphs And Posts
M Deschamps argues the department of posts telephones and telegraphs requires 1.5 billion francs for modernization. If not approved the state should surrender the service to private firms for reorganization.
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Department of Posts, Telephones and Telegraphs
M. Deschamps
Greater variety of birds found in South America
A note states that South America hosts more bird species than any other region, highlighting the continent's rich avian diversity across its ecosystems.
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South America
World
Buried City Reconstruction Nears Centennial Exposition
San Juan de Teotihuacan Mexico Aug 19 A force of 3060 workers rush to complete the excavation of the buried city for the Centennial exposition next month. Modern devices dig out streets temples residences and baths around a vast plaza. Manuel Gamio leads the reconstruction claiming a former population of at least 100000 with government financial backing. London Omnibuses often stop while the conductor and driver step.
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San Juan DE Teotihuacan
Mexico
Manuel Gamio
London Omnibuses
Wife of Kronstadt uprising leader shot in Soviet report
Stockholm August 19 report states the wife of General Koslovski, leader of Kronstadt uprising, has been executed. The sole charge cited by Soviet authorities is failure to maintain a proper home for children.
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Stockholm
Koslovski
Kronstadt
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