Stefansson to lead 1923 Arctic dash toward unexplored ice center
North Pole explorer Stefansson plans a 1923 expedition from New York aiming to reach the center of an uncharted Arctic ice field about 800 miles beyond any prior voyage. He expects a 15 man party to study ice and surface conditions, believing melting seas influence polar evolution.
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Pasadena
Cal
North Pole
Cilhjalmur Stefansson
Ocean
Ernest Dekeven Leffingwell
Stefansson
Northland
New York
National Electric Light Association to host vast U S program
Chicago June 1 plans for a nationwide electric light and power development program unfold at the 44th NEIA convention. More than 3,000 delegates will discuss rail electrification water power and super power networks with speakers from Chicago Omaha New York and Atlanta outlining public relations employment and utility policy efforts.
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Chicago
National Electric Light Association
National Water Power Development
Martin J. Insull
James E. Davidson
Omaha
Davidson
David Darlington
New York
James A. Perry
Atlanta
National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners
R. H. Ballard
Los Angeles
French War Orphans Honor American Hero Dead on Memorial Day
French war orphans in France will place wreaths and silk poppies on white cross graves of American soldiers buried overseas. The Vedra Poppy Movement, backed by the American-France Children's League and endorsed by France's President Millerand, funds relief for war-torn district children through poppy sales.
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France
Flanders Field
Children’s League
National Information Bureau
Millerand
America
Children's League For Relief
Drover Grace Cribb Wows Stock Country as Woman of Sales
Grace Cribb, formerly assistant credit manager in the city, becomes a traveling sales service representative for a South St. Paul commission firm. She lugs her auto between towns, discusses market quotes with stock farmers, and fixes her car if needed. She reports initial blue days give way to respect for farmers and livestock men and rejects gender prejudice in business.
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South
Cokato
Compulsory Athletics Gaining Ground in Schools
Analysis notes that higher grades in schools prompt some institutions to enforce athletics. It also points to market signals with $50 pasteboards for the Demp-Corp selling before $5 ones, illustrating consumer priorities in this period.
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Demp-Corp
Confessions of a Husband Ends in Tense Home Vexation
A husband recalls a near marital storm sparked by a missed kiss and a card game. He hides concerns about work while his wife Dorothy and Edith press for truth about his evenings at Sid’s and with the Slocums. The tension shifts as Edith questions him, revealing growing strain at home.
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Rosa
Sid
Dorothy
Pat Wdith
Tom
Dot
Edith
Hickory Phone Rates Fixed by Commission
The state corporation commission announced Hickory telephone rates set at 4 for business houses and 2.50 for residences, valid until January 1, 1922, when the company will report its financial status to the commission.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission Today
Hickory
Hickory Telephone Company
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Convention of Light Association
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Flandses Firld
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Cor
Aluminum
Sellers
Sellers Mastercraft
Peoples House
Confessions of A
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Iudith
Sid’s
Tarnmaussysle
J. H. O'Neal, Mgr
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