Migratory Birds Debate Sparks State and Federal Action
A letter from Winslow Backard of the Massachusetts Audubon Society urges curb of hobolink killings. The note argues birds harm crops in the Carolinas and Georgia, cites a federal migratory birds edict, and calls for stronger state protections amid declining rice crops. It emphasizes public concern and seeks newspaper support.
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Pate
Holidwa
New Jersey
Movida
Carolinas
Georgia
Water safety urged as carbonated drinks aid disease defense
Washington reports a government warning on water safety and travel. Experts from Mellon Institute advocate highly carbonated beverages to curb harmful bacteria and viruses. Pennsylvania leads a health campaign with field labs to test and label water sources, with New York and New Jersey adopting similar measures.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Piven
Ottlcias
Maing
C. la Jones
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Pittsburgh
Jones
New York
New Jersey
Radio pictures near in sight at Green estate
Boston September 20 Colonel Edward H. R. Green, heir to Hetty Green, disperses cautious boasts on radio cinema from his South Dartmouth estate. Reporters note tests sending moving pictures 60 feet and receiving on film, with hints of color transmission and future newscast pictures by wire or wireless from his estate as a nine mile camera plan nears.
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Boston
Edward HH. R. Green
Hetty Green
South
Dartmouth
W. H.R. Marshall
New York
Dr. Stratton
Technology
Green Estate
Typhoid Break Traced to Palisades Park Water
The New York City typhoid outbreak linked to polluted Palisades Interstate Park water near Englewood New Jersey, with 68 cases among motorists and hikers. Turnbull of Pennsylvania warns such pollution from roads, yards, sewers and cemeteries endangers city water, urging state health campaigns and caution about country drinking spots.
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New York City
Palisades Interstate Park
Englewood
N. J
Palisades Park
New Jersey
W. G Turnbull
Pennsylvania
Turnbull
Hearing on Cuban beauty and anti-Firpe leader at Island event
A fragmented report notes a hearing connected to the Cuban beauty Sica and Chase of Brooklyn attending. Neumann Ga and a friend near d toda are mentioned, with references to a granddaughter, a prospective matter, and a last Monday remimed hearing. The text is garbled but implies a political or social gathering with notable attendees.
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Abs Gbeichs
Een ‘Chase
Brooklyn
Vision of Wireless Photography From Lenses to Radio
A inventor shows multiple lenses and a giant 84 inch lens costing 900 dollars and envisions a future where aerial photos six miles high can be transmitted by radio to newspapers during rescues. He explains color ray theory, prism sheets, and rotating film to capture and send images, predicting radios will carry pictures on a large scale within a year.
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Cuttyhunk
Falmouth
Buzzaird
Buzzard’s ‘Bay
Robert M. la Folatte
Buttons Disappearance Case Heard In Philadelphia Court
In Philadelphia on September 20 the disappearance of buttons from Frank Lare s shirt was raised in court as Mrs. Lare faced charges of desertion and failure to provide. She admitted cutting the buttons to keep him at home, though she said it sometimes worked and other times did not.
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Philadelphia
Frank Lare
Bedding and Upholstery Act violations exposed in Pennsylvania
State investigators found widespread Bedding and Upholstery Act violations with 28 mattresses certified to out of state manufacturers and 110 secondhand mattresses destroyed for lack of sterilization. Also 40 feather beds and 20 feather pillows were discarded for similar reasons. In a separate suit, John and Richard Penn are named to show cause why 1790 mortgages totaling under $800 should not be satisfied, petitioned by Massland and Sons.
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Pennsylvania
SLE
John
Richard Penn
William Penn
Massland and Sons, Rug
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Tru Winthrop Backard
Treasure Machusetts
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Swgin, Casimir
Tan
Colonel Green
New Bedford
Fairhaver
Westinghouse Batteries
Westinghouse
Vogel Electric Co
Indiana
the Gazette
King’s
Albany
I. D. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
King's
King Razor Mfg. CO
9Th St
First National Bank
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