International Billion Meaning Claims By Nations
A historical note contrasts English and American usage of the term billion. It explains that in England a billion equals a million millions, while in America a billion denotes a thousand millions. The text discusses implications for large measures such as water capacity and references JP Morgan and his wife at boat races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Morgan
al Street
New London
Conn
Yale-Hazard
Rae
Harvard
Ellis
Maude E. Miller
Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
Idayos
Babylon
New York
Oddities and States of Knowledge Across Nations
A jumble of curiosities and trivia from many lands notes patent medicines banned in travel, methods to transmit sound, Braille and dot-images aiding the blind, and deer detecting humans. It covers marriage laws, patterns for clothing, and scientific facts about population, lifespan, and anatomy, tracing inventions and global contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Roumania
Algeria
Sierra Leone
North Sea
Great Britain
United States
Belgium
Hon
A John Ellis
Manchester
England
Escaped Suspect in $350,000 Mail Robbery Case
Peter Gusenbere, arraigned before Federal Judge Landis with Tim Murphy and others, allegedly involved in the Dearborn street mail robbery. He escaped from federal officers while being led from the government building in Chicago on July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter Gusenbere
Landis
Big Tim Murphy
Dearborn Street
Prescription Claims Rheumatism Cure by Mr James
A man named Allen suffered years with rheumatism and claims a self made remedy dissolves deposits called uric acid in joints and muscles. He says the treatment quickly banishes signs and symptoms, and offers a money back guarantee through local drug agents if no benefit is seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Allen
Wade
ATL Drug Ts
iAflenrhu
Uidersting
Durchasse
Wioni
Ship Safe in Port and Other Dispatches
A coast guard cutter reports Maud, abandoned in ice by Captain Mundser, found in the Arctic and safe in Whalen, Siberia. Pentagon debt talks: Congress nears agreement to raise the Philippine public debt from 815 million to 30 billion. Separate notes reference a New York job with Nation Magazine and a meeting attended by W. S. Metcalf. jewel findings include violet, pink, and purple rarities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
Mundser
Maud
Aggtic Ocean
Coast Guard
Whalen
Siberia
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.P. Morgan
Red Triangle Club
Loston
Peter Gusenberg
Federal Building
Sverp Bos
Washington
Tomrrow
Jan Inerease
Phil
Senate
Ef House
Willes
The
Nation Miazine
Ouse
Kin
W. S. Metcalf
Eeting. of
State Military
Ipol
Eveready Shaving
Eveready
Republic
S. Grocery
Goodyear
Fabrics
Lawfrence
Kans
Suplsar
Total
I. C. Stevenson
Geer
W.E. Wilson
Gulbraysen
Edwin Lang
Roscoe Stubbs
Buick CO
Paul Stubbs
Neeto
Speqiad
Hamilton Motor Ca
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