Sugar’s long voyage from cane to common sweetness
A Central Press overview traces sugar's journey from ancient Arabic refining to European demand and the beet beetroot push spurred by Napoleon. It notes early uses as medicine, Columbus’s era, Venice’s 1430s refinings, price quotes in 1482 London, Hawaii imports, and modern major users from bakers to canneries and confectioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Egypt
Africa
Spain
France
Europe
Venice
London
Tunnel Dream Persists For Britain France Channel Link
An Anglo French study group revisits plans for a Channel tunnel, weighing costs from 200 to 500 million dollars. British and French engineers discuss options including twin rail tunnels or a single mammoth tunnel, with completion projected in five to ten years and possible annual profits of at least five million dollars shared equally.
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Calais
Ins
Napoleon
English Channel
Channel
Dover
Polio Spreads By Multiple Pathways Says Conference
At the International polio conference in New York scientists outline home as the riskiest environment for transmission with carriers spreading the disease among intimate circles. Hospitals and improper sewage accompany spread. new electrical stimulation devices show promise for infantile and other paralysis. Basil O'Connor notes wartime limits on comparative polio knowledge.
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New York
University of Michigan
Robert Wood
New York University School of Medicine
Northwestern University School of Medicine
General Electric Company
G-E Xray Corporation
Hines Veterans’ Hospital
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O'Connor
Oregon Territory Shaped Later States and Regions
The Oregon territory encompassed a vast area that was later subdivided to form the states of Oregon and Washington, plus Idaho and portions of Wyoming and Montana.
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Oregon Territory
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Staggering Coal Cost In British Nationalization
The National Coal Board is expected to report a 1947 loss near 160 million dollars as the first year of nationalization ends. Senior officials in Yorkshire estimate the figure before official confirmation.
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London
National Coal Board
Yorkshire
Notables Meet Papal Nuncio During European Tour
Louella Parsons, motion picture editor for International News Service, met with the Papal Nuncio Dr. Pascal Robinson in Dublin. She is on a Europe tour and also called on Prime Minister John Costello.
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Dublin
Louella Peresons
International News Service
Pascal Robinson
Hollywood
Europe
John Costello
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Central Press
United States
Christtopher Columbus
Santo Domingo
West Indies
Nearchus
Indus
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Charlies Martel
Hawaii
Utah
Resings Wen
Great Britain
Britain
C. N. Shawcross
Atlanta
BY Howard W. Blakesler
Associated Press
Science
Yale University
Penney
Sai Ae
Rae Ee
Children’s Sun Suits
Uae
Childers
Gummer
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