World's Oldest City Is Rocked
Article describes Nakhichevan as a self governing Soviet republic near Mount Ararat, claimed as the oldest city by tradition. It covers geography, political status within Trans-Caucasian and Soviet structures, population around 12,000, salt mines, and historical conflicts.
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Washington
Nakhichevan
Trans
Mount Ararat
Nakhicheven
Russia
Persia
Turkey
A. Dulletin
National Geographic Society
Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Ivan
Armenia
Trans-Caucasian Socialist Federation of Republics
Union of
Soviet Socalist Republics
Lenin
Soviet Union
Trans-Caucasia
Mount
Ararat
Aras
Noah
Holy Land site linked to ancient battles and empires
The region around Nakhichevan is described as a holy spot with a history of seismic ground and a war‑scarred past. Centuries saw armies of Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes, Alexander, and Hannibal marching along the Aras River, shaping a corridor of conquest and carnage through more than forty major battles.
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Holy Land
Nakhichevan
Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Aras
Persia
Sixteenth Century Furniture Styles Return to Chicago Market
At the National Furniture Market in Chicago, experts note a rise in Sixteenth and early Seventeenth century English designs based on Ja cobean Gothic and Elizabethan styles. Early American remains dominant, but oak reproductions of old pieces grow in popularity as manufacturers scale down massive originals for modern homes.
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Chicago
Teens Unearth Indian Cemetery While Seeking Buried Gold
Three 16 year old boys in Alma Nebraska hunted for gold and uncovered an Indian burial ground on a hillside. They found bones shell beads and pottery and reported the brittle remains to A T Hill curator of archaeology at a Bastings Nebraska museum. Excavations begin this spring to examine the site tied to an old legend of buried gold near the California quest era.
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Alma
A. T. Hill
Bastings
Neb.) Museum
Airplane Cloud Chasing Shows Growth Rate For Weather Study
Meteorology talks describe high altitude cloud growth from aircraft with Dr. J B Anderson of the naval air station Anacostia detailing the climb rate needed to stay with a cloud. Dr. J Patterson of the Canadian service presents a balloon signaling device to relay temperature and pressure data to observers on the ground without recovery of instruments.
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Washington
American Meteorological Society
J.B. Anderson
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D. C
Anderson
Pacific
United States
Dr. J. Patterson
Canadian Meteorological Service
Toronto
Bashlight
Patterson
Pot Shot at Cat Triggers House Explosion in Arizona
In Rjo Arizona two boys fired at a cat and hit a house filled with dynamite. The blast injured one boy with a broken arm while the cat escaped unharmed. The explosion was heard for miles as timbers flew from the wrecked dwelling.
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Arizona
Rjo
Ariz
Jane Finds Roses Endearing in Shared Birthday Tale
Jane Ryder, lonely on her twenty fifth birthday, longs for roses as rain falls on a dreary courtyard. A neighboring tenant buys roses and lilac, a stray incident leads to a cautious exchange, and later Jane’s birthday cake brings a roomful gathering with Mrs Cready predicting a budding romance.
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Ryder
Jane
Mrs. Cready's
Hannah
Miss Ryder
Mrs. Cready
Irs
Cready
Horse Population Stability in Canada Across Decades
An obscure note claims that in 1920 Canada counted 3,400,532 farm horses and in 1980 the number was 3,295,028, a decline of 105,? suggesting horses remained plentiful.
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Canada
Dohr
Deafness as Edison Advantage in Inventions
Thomas Edison praised deafness noting it aided his work in telegraph, telephone and phonograph development. He cited tub listening focus, improved transmitters, and better control of overtones and speech rendering. He described long hours and quiet Broadway compared to normal hearing.
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Edison
Thomas Edison
Bell
Broadway
Town in Mourning for Death of Killer Whale
Eden New South Wales mourns the death of Old Tom, a legendary whale king whose 100 plus years guided the local killer whale pack. Aborigines revere him as a reincarnated king while whites recall him as a friend amid a harbor economy tied to whale oil.
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Eden
New South Wales
Old Tom
Streamlined Steamships and a German Flying Railroad
Aeronautical ideas influence ships and railways as ocean liners adopt streamlined funnels. Germany tests a Zeppellin on wheels with a propeller coach, reaching 110 mph now and predicted 150 mph on longer tracks. The airplane engine performs efficiently on ground.
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Germany
New York Evening Post
Excusable Lies in Angling Golf and Driving
Rev H M Paulin of St Andrew s Presbyterian told Border Cities Rotary club that three points justify exaggeration a little. He cited fish size golf score and miles per gallon as acceptable white lies with clerical sanction, per Detroit News.
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H.M. Paulin
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Border Cities
Detroit News
Dimes Fund World Tour by Saver Bodenhausen
Oscar S. Bodenhausen, an American traveler in London during a world tour, said he financed the trip entirely from dimes saved over 28 years. He collected nightly coins in a purse and deposited them biannually, totaling 3250 dollars before beginning his journey.
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Oscar S. Bodenhausen
London
Bodenhausen
Quip on public questions and answers by a statesman
A humorous exchange compares a statesman’s broad public knowledge with not knowing all answers. Senator Sorghum counsels caution, while a quip about dictionaries issued in jest suggests they should avoid mispronunciations that confuse people.
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Senator Sorghum
Two-Legged Dog Skookum-Who Was Your Wife Quarreling With
A terse dialogue reveals a domestic quarrel where Skookum explains his wife scolded the dog and threatened to seize the front door key guidance that the couple had an argument over household control and the dog's behavior.
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Skookum
Minnows and Brute Diary Exchange Sparks Tense Reply
In a brief exchange about fishing, a young woman thanks are replaced by a sharp rebuke. The man recalls asking if she appreciated the minnows being used, and she calls him a horrid, unfeeling brute. The line captures a snappy clash over sport and manners.
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