Medical radio aid at sea saves life on freight ship
Report on how a merchant ship in distress received remote medical help via radio. A patient with a severe facial swelling was treated after radio doctors advised hot water packs and iodine, then praised by the responding captains. The article traces the growth of the Seamen's Church Institute radio medical service from 1920 onward, expanding through the RCA network and public hospitals to international reach.
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New York
Seven Seas
Radio Medical Service
Captain Huntington
Seamen's Church Institute
Mansfield
Lcense
KDKAF
KDI
Dutter
Kdiep
S. O
KDKP
Public Health Service
Marine Hospital
Hudson Street
New Fork
Seaman's Church Institute
Radio Corporation of America
Norsk Marconikompart
Christiania
Norway
America
Radio medical service aids ships worldwide through stations
The piece describes free medical aid for ships of all nationalities via radio stations in Norway, Sweden, and the United Fruit Company hospitals in tropical Americas. It notes the Chatham coastal station WIM and powerful WIA handling Atlantic messages, with cases of remote diagnosis and treatment, including ptomaine poisoning and other illnesses, illustrating radio’s humanitarian role alongside entertainment and commerce.
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Norway
Sweden
Huntington
Radio Corporation
Globe
Chatham
WIM
Lstens
Boston
WIA
Atlantic
Europe
Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic
North Pacific
Caribbean Sea
United Fruit Company
Tropical Americas
O. K
United States
America
Government buys Vergil's tomb for restoration in Naples
Rome reports the government has purchased Vergil's tomb in Naples and will spend a large sum to restore the resting place as part of this year's celebration of the Latin poet.
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Vergil
Rome
Italy
Naples
Human Tenacity The Scientists In Session at Baltimore
A session in Baltimore discusses the idea that humans are made of glue explaining why people tend to cling to objects and stick to routines. The claim links human persistence to a chemical or metaphorical adhesive behavior influencing everyday attachment and behavior.
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Baltimore
Navy Lieutenant Saved From Death In The Tropics
Lieutenant Neil R. Musser of the United States Navy is rescued after a four day hike on Magdalene Island. Doctor G D Hanna leads a rescue by motor launch, pulling the unconscious officer through surf to safety.
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Mexico
United States
Magdalene Island
San Diego
Cal
Ortolen
California
G. Dalian Hanne
California Academy of Sciences
Neil R. Musser
United States Navy
Musser
Navy
Doctor Hanna
Dr. Hanna
Lieutenant Musser
Des Moines area events and statewide notes
Iowa news briefs cover alfalfa growth after land treatment, a Fort Des Moines citizen training camp, and a July broadcast from Iowa State College. Reports tally flood damage to 163 bridges, and college students study political science and missions. Obituaries note Henry Kendig of Oskaloosa, 95. Roads, licensing plates, and farm economies show mixed prospects, with predictions for creameries, land valuations, and new farm bureau lamb projects. A flag etiquette piece by William H. Egan appears alongside local notices on watch recovery, bank raid rewards, Palo station staffing cuts, and Polk County Farm Bureau women’s fair entries.
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Citizens Military
Fort Des Moines
Jardine
Lowa State College
Ninth Highway
Cornell College
Merle Ward
Red Oak
College of Missions
Indianapolis
Tud
Jamaica
Henry R. Kendig
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Bighways
Iowa, Railroad Commission
Anamosa
Northwest
Minnesota
J. B. Regan
Rock Island Railroad
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Central Iowa
Des Moines
Manufacturers' Bureau of the
Chain of Commerce
William H. Egan
Greene County Bankers Association
Palo
Polk County Farm Bureau Age
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Washington
Dan A. Sutherland
Congress
Alaska
Hoover
Kelloge
Yugo Slavia
George B. Trams
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Frank ‘. Hines
Indian Bureau
President Coolidge
President Palmer
Emergency Fleet Corporation
The
Shipping Board
Director Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Sargent
Supreme Court
International Harvester Company
National Woman’s Party
J. Butler Wright
White House
Laura Herlao
Coolidge
Sergt
Douglas
Logan
Army Air Service
Mitchel Field
Martin
Peter Andirew Kunza
Frank Kunza
Urbana
William Darling Shepherd
Chicago
Shepherd
Willian
Uosiery Company, Inc
Buffalo
Yrochester
Massachusetts
White Court
Swampscott
Boston North Shore
H. Moss
Milwaukee
Kiwaniy International
St. Paul
Montreal
Mass
Mayor Quinn
Cambridge
Plymouth
Bainbridge Colby
Woodrow Wilson
Dayton, Tenn
John T. Scopes
Gillis
Kansas City
Houghton
Bay City
Mich
Isaac Craven
Frank Cady
Anna
Marquette Prison
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Marguerite D'Adhemar D'Cransac
Washington and Virginia
Marguerite Labrot
Cincinnnati
Irving Bachellor
Mary B. Sallace
Commodore James 4. Pugh
Wit Nigam Hale Thompson
Lastman Springs
Midh
Ann Adams Gordon
Evanston
Ill
Edinburgh
Scotland
Women’s Christian ‘Temperance Union
James WM Sheffield
Bassador
St. Luke's Hospital
Thomas W. Lawson
Robert M. LaFallette
Madison
Wis
Dane County
Sofia As
Sven Kral
Crile
Charles Mayo
University of Minnesota
Dublin University
Capt
Roald Amundsen
Lincoln Bhlisworth
Wass
Order of St Olaf
Amundsen
St Olaf
Belgium
Spain
State Department
Prince of Wales
Crown
Johannesburg
Senator Ralston
Indiana
Ey Sol
Madrid
Sign of the Americas
Henry , TL. Wilcox
Greece
Pangalos
Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Cailiaux
Marloch
Quebec
Ocean King
Fez
French Morocco
Ali
Abd-el- Kriz
Lier
Nanvar
Hans Hoeg
Wisemsie
Carlos
Radio
At Sea
West
Adrian
S.S. Glenwood Castle
Glenwood Castle V BT
West Adrian
A BC
Glenwood Castle
Cape May
N. J
W. Rt
Tres Maria
Revillagigedo Islands
Cane San Lucas
London
Town State News
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