Briefly Told News Snippet From Midlands and Beyond
Arthur Gray of Birmingham studies for the Alabama bar. A potential state visit by King Edward to Scotland after the coronation next May is under consideration. Free State bans arms exports to Spain amid non intervention policy. Surgeon Commander Henry Hills Yeo White named honorary surgeon to the king. Canada cheese exports in July rise by about 1 million dollars year over year per Dominion statistics. Lord Mayor Percy Vincent would move to the Dominion if younger and able to borrow. Jewish tourists in Austria face cut leather car tops when returning from swims in Portschach. Mary Bent, longtime bootblack to King Edward VII in Toronto, dies at Digby Nova Scotia at age 9. Ethiopian chieftains ask Britain to mandate over 160000 square miles. US Navy transport Vega delivers season’s take of Pribilof Islands sealskin worth 1.75 million to Seattle for division among the US, Britain, and Japan.
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Arthur Gray
Birmingham
Edward
Scotland
Spain
Free State
Henry Hills Yeo ‘White
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ir Percy Vincent
London
Victoria
Dominion
Poertschach
Austria
London News Chronicle
Great Britain
United States Navy
Vega
Seattle
Seeason
United Beaten
Japan
Russia Tests Underground Coal Gas For Heating
Engineers in Russia ignite a subterranean coal vein near Lisich nak to burn coal underground and pipe the resulting gas hundreds of miles to cities. Initial gas showings are low in heating value but improve as the underground fire intensifies.
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Russia
Lisichnak
Sorry He Spoke A Busy Manager and His Visitor
A comical fragment shows a young woman asking whether the manager is available. The secretary replies with a flirtatious remark about pleasing women, while the visitor presses for an audience and mentions his wife seeking the manager. The exchange ends with a sharp, humorous interruption.
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Comariren
Gaumont British unit papers eagle in flight for Great Barrier film
Sepp Algeier and Rudolf Remmer led a British expedition near the Kootenay Central line south of Golden BC to shoot two flying eagles for The Great Barrier. They hauled heavy gear through thick forests, waited six hours for a take, and filmed on location over 5 000 miles from London, with Major Hell's Bells Rogers chasing a route for the railway across the mountains.
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Geumont
British Columbia
Alberta
Fan Eagle
Sepp Algeier
Rudolf Remmer
Kootenay Central Line
Golden
Gaumont
London
Hell's Bells Rogers
Farrell Macdonald
Eagle Pass
C.P.R
Believes In Control Jack Miner Opposes Protecting Vermin
Jack Miner opposes protecting hawks owls and vermin that prey on poultry. He criticizes laws and government for shielding predators while fining or imprisoning those who raise chickens or keep gardens. He favors control of animal insect and bird life and asserts a right to his own opinion.
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Jack Miner
Regulation Draft Sparks Amusing Translation Error
A German town council drafted a dog lead law but misprinted phrases caused comical mistranslations. The first draft warned that owners seen without a lead would be abot, while a later version hinted at shooting dogs, reflecting misreadings in the translation process.
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Parieu
Everhart Solves Longstanding Heat-Resisting Brick Issue
Prof J O Everhart of Ohio State University reports a simple fix for the erratic behavior of heat resisting brick made from flinty clay in Ohio and nearby states. By grinding the clay into finer particles, the brick no longer varies in size during firing, reducing waste and costs for blast furnaces and incinerators.
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Ohio
J. O. Everhart
Ohio State University
Engineering Experiment Station
Everhart
Superstitions Span Skyscrapers and Farmhouses Global View
Claudia de Lys notes superstitions exist worldwide from New York to Tibet and Africa. Sue traces travels across continents finding civilized countries harbor similar beliefs. The Milky Way is formed by light from distant stars beyond naked eye sight.
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New York
Towa
Africa
Tibet
Claudia de Lys
Sue
Paul's Mission in Lystra Converts Power to Faith
A Lycaonian crowd in Lystra seeks to honor Paul and Barnabas as gods after a crippled man is healed. Paul and Barnabas rebuke the crowd, stressing the true God who made heaven and earth, and urge turning away from vain idols. Greek speech and local zeal collide as the disciples strive to restrain sacrifices and explain their message.
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Lystra
Barnabas
Paul
New City
Moffatt
Jemus Christ
Gaius Glenn At
Roman Empire
Nin
Caltech to grind eye for world’s largest telescope
Capt Clyde H McDowell supervising engineer estimates the 201 inch eye for the telescope to be built on Palomar Mountain will lose four tons in grinding at California Institute of Technology Pasadena.
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Clyde 8. McDowell
U.S.N
Palomar Mountain
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Simple Crochet Pattern 5681 Flatterng Beret Set
A Winnipeg newspaper ad offers crochet instructions for a raised design beret and matching set. The pattern 481 includes steps, an illustration, material list, and requires 20 cents for mailing details from 115 McDermot Ave. Alice Browns is listed as publisher.
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Winnipeg
McDermot Ave
Not Primitive Affair Life On Australia Sheep Station
Mrs Hedley Hardman, visiting Montreal, describes life on Australian sheep stations as comfortable and sociable. She notes Merino sheep, two stations totaling 24,500 acres, cottages, gardens, and community recreation. Owners visit stations for quail shooting and polo, with a Sydney town house.
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Australia
Down Under
Hedley Hardman
New Engand
New South Wales
Hardman
Sydney
Canada
Vancouver
Rare water plant hunt in Queensland swamp by McGill botanist
Emeritus Professor F E Lloyd of McGill University arrives in Australia seeking the extremely rare Utriculata Tubulata, a flesh-eating plant first found in 1875 by Armitt. The insectivorous species traps prey with tendrils and is among 475 known carnivorous plants. Lloyd plans to spend at least a year in Australia pursuing specimens.
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Queensland
F. E. Lloyd
McGill University
Montreal
Australia
Armitt
Lloyd
China
Central America
Notable Hugh Williams Recurring in Maritime Disasters
A string of historical shipwrecks from 1663 to 1820 shows a single survivor named Hugh Williams in each incident. The reports recount a British ship foundering in the Channel, a schooner wreck near the Isle of Man, a Thames pleasure boat sinking, and a Leeds ship tragedy with two survivors. A dining-room needs a good carving knife.
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Neal Ohara
New York Post
Hugh Williams
Engl'sh
Isle of Man
Thames
London
Leeds
Fact
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Buckingham
Maray Bent
Edward VII
Toronto
Prince of Wales
Digby
N.S
Fide Eagle
Serersy
Aly
Ean
Alice Browns
Wu Down Publishe
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