Explorers Set Out to Find British Guiana Diamond Chimney
Two young Americans depart New York for Georgetown to join a third explorer in a Harvard and Smithsonian backed expedition. William J. LaVarre Jr leads the party aiming to hunt diamonds along the Essequibo and Zaruni rivers for over a year, study inhabitants and geology, and collect specimens for the Smithsonian.
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South America
British Guiana
Georgetown
Paris
Harvard University
Smithsonian Institute of Washington
William J. LaVarre, Jr
Harvard
James MacDonald
Lima
Ohio
Dudley Lewis
Springfield
Mass
Smithsonian Institute
Uberaba
LaVarre
Central America
Andes
Essequibo
Mazaruni River
Sierra Pacaraima
Venezuela
Mr. LaVarre
Guiana
Washington Zoological Garden
War scare ends as Costa Rican army surrenders
Washington reports the Panama legation says the threat of war between Panama and Costa Rica is averted with the surrender of the Costa Rican army in Coto. The notice came to the foreign affairs office today.
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Panama
Costa Rica
Coto
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Farm Loan Act
The Supreme Court ruled the federal farm loan act constitutional. The act authorized land banks to provide loans to farmers and support agricultural credit nationwide.
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Georgetown Game Sparks Mumps Outbreak in Kentucky Town
In Georgetown Kentucky on February 28 health officials report several mumps cases linked to a high school basketball game between Georgetown and Nicholasville. The Nicholasville team lost the contest but attracted attention for the outbreak.
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Georgetown
Nicholasville Five
Remarkable Remarks From Diverse Voices Across Worlds
A collection of quotes spans topics from publishing and policing to democracy and fashion. Notables include George H. Doran on a world history project, Kansas City’s Matthew A. Foster on safe policing, Dr. Russell H. Conwell praising conscience, Charles Kurzman on Paris fashion, and Rev J Dixon Hyannis planning moving pictures in church work.
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George H. Doran
Matthew A. Foster
Kansas City
Russell H. Conwell
Philadelphia
Paris
Charles Kurzman
Charles Kurzman, Fashion Authority
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rev. J. Dixon Hyannis
Mass
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