Movement for federal bureaus of national parks planned
Washington December 4 planning to secure the creation of a federal bureau of national parks and to advance the movement for a more beautiful America the American Civic association will hold its seventh annual convention in the city December 13 14 and 15. The program covers civic improvement in streets parks and even vacant lots with emphasis on material benefits to business and residential communities.
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Federal Bureaus of National Parks
Washington
Federal Bureau of National Parks
America
American Civic Association
Weather Roundup Across Cities Shows Cloudy to Clear Skies
A brief forecast lists cities including New York Albany Atlantic City Toston Chicago St Louis New Orleans Washington and others with conditions ranging from cloudy to clear. No significant events or actions are noted beyond typical weather summaries.
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Albany
Atlantic City
Toston
Fruffalo
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
He Wasn't a Beauty Matrimonial Agent
A short exchange shows a timid applicant seeking a wife and the agent acknowledging the challenge of finding a match. The dialogue hints at social humor and the lighter side of matrimonial pursuit in a London Tit Bits style.
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London
Guggenheim Quits In 1913 Senate Seat Bid
Senator Simon Guggenheim of Colorado declares he will not seek another term when his current service ends on March 8, 1938. In a letter to Jesse P. McDonald of Denver he cites personal and family considerations guiding his decision after months of deliberation.
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Colorado
Washington
Simon Guggenheim
Denver
Republican State Central Committee
Guggenheim
Weather bulletin predicts milder week with rain or snow
The Weather Bureau reports no unusually low temperatures this week. Temperatures will average near or above normal in all districts, with colder air only in the northeast today. A disturbance brings snow or rain followed by clearing in the middle Atlantic and New England today, and another system waves in later in the week with rain in the south and snow or rain in the north.
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Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
New Morland
Mexican Diplomat Becomes Head Of Eagle Oil
Dec 4 Tampico announces Eurico Creel former Mexican ambassador to the United States as president of Mexican Eagle Oil. Report says Lord Cowdray has sold his oil interests in Eagle to Creel and associates linked with Standard Oil. Eagle Oil, formed three years ago by Cowdray Pearson interests, fights Walters-Nerve for Mexico’s refined oil trade.
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Eurico Creel
United States
Mexican Eagle Ol Company
Lord Cowdray
Mr. Creel
Standard Oil E Company
Mexican Eagle Oil Company
Pearson
Wahters-Nerve Oil Company
Mexico
Australians Seek Pole Exposition Monoplane Voyage
The Australian Antarctic Expedition led by Dr. Douglas Mawson sails aboard the Aurora for the south from Hobart on December 4. The crew includes seasoned explorers such as Dr. Wilde from Shackleton and Scott expeditions, Lt. Ninnis, Swiss ice expert Dr. Merz, and a monoplane aboard.
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Aurora
Tod Shriver Killed in Monoplane Crash at Ponce
Tod Shriver, American aviator, died when his Baldwin monoplane failed to respond near Ponce. He lost control during a flight, plunged about 200 feet, and perished moments after impact. Nearby observers reported the crash and the fatal injuries in this tragic aviation accident.
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Congress Faces Busy Session and Holiday Delays
Washington dispatch reports the Sixty-second Congress entering its second session with Republicans controlling the Senate and Democrats the House. Key items include tariff reduction, Sherman act amendments, Panama Canal operation, interstate commerce, Alaska laws, pure food rules, and a parcels post bill. Senator Lorimer bribery hearings resume after Christmas recess, with the senate considering antitrust updates and a wave of investigations led by Victor Berger and other committees.
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Hoo
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Lorseer
Professor George Davidson Dead at 86 on Pacific Coast
Professor George Davidson longtime head of the United States coast and geodetic survey on the Pacific coast and a leading figure in global geographical societies died here at age eighty six. The remark about a queenly gesture in the canine tale appears unrelated and from a satirical source.
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George Davidson
Sian Pratersee
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific Coast
Our Planetary System Seen From the Nearest Star
Excerpt from Harpers Weekly notes that viewed from the nearest fixed star our solar system would appear as a tiny speck. It argues the solar system’s vast scale and minimal influence on space, comparing Neptune’s orbit to the system’s circumference and noting only a match to melt ice could affect space temperature.
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Neptune
Siberia
Harper's Weekly
The Human Skull and Oddities of Everyday Life
A jumble of notes reports the skull's elasticity and strength with measurements, then moves to potatoes skins as the best part, a quip about Aunt Kate's age, and snippets from Juvenile Wisdom and social wit. It blends scientific curiosity with light humor from published columns.
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Alhovah
Scientific American
Dresden
McNamara confession may defeat Socialist candidate Harriman
Women voters in Los Angeles face their first ballot as the McNamara confession and guilty plea shift attention to Job Harriman, Socialist mayoral candidate. The confession, tied to the famed criminal case, is expected to influence campaign dynamics as Alexander forces end their push and Socialist rallies conclude.
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Alexander
McNaemares
Job Harriman
McNamara
Chicago Crime Wave Ends In Double Slayings
Chicago reports two highwayman shootings in separate city areas ending a weeks long crime wave. Mrs. Josephine Kaufman and John Jakubowski died after robbers used a car to intercept victims. Suspect William Guttenberger, a chauffeur, denied involvement and was identified by witnesses. police detained several others.
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Roscoe Boulevard
John Jakubowski
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Lincoln Street
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Jakubowski
William G. Guttenberger
Edmund Kaufman
Deposits in His Shoe at Atlantic City Savings Bank
George Geary, after years of saving, brought two bags with $600 in coins to the postal savings bank in Atlantic City. He was told that only $100 could be deposited at a time, so he left with $100 and took the rest back home in his shoe and leather business. This odd episode highlights distrust in the new system.
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