Tulip cross named after botanist Geert in latest bloom
A new tulip hybrid blends common tulip and tiger Helen type and bears the name Geert tulip, announced by botanists. The development is showcased as a notable botanical advance in horticulture.
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
2
A new tulip hybrid blends common tulip and tiger Helen type and bears the name Geert tulip, announced by botanists. The development is showcased as a notable botanical advance in horticulture.
The Genoa talks strain as the Russo-German Rapallo pact draws fire from Britain France and Italy. Germany and Russia seek economic and trade ties while others push to exclude Germany from Russian affairs. Neutral powers back Germany’s participation amid fears of a wider entente clash. Meanwhile U S Senate eyes defense boosts and bonus plans amid tariff and loan deliberations.
The Irish conflict worsens as factions clash in Dublin and Belfast with the Four Courts siege and sectarian violence ongoing. Back in Washington the National Civil Service Reform League schedules a April 27 conference amid Harding administration labor actions and engraving bureau turmoil. Secretary Mellon denies counterfeit treasury notes claims from the Plate Printers union.
Chairman Pat Kelley of Michigan and a “little navy” group were defeated in the House last week. If the Senate follows, the United States will retain a navy of respectable proportions. In committee of the whole the House voted 177 to 130 to adopt the amendment to the committee bill providing for al.
Floods and tornadoes ravage the Middle West as Mississippi valley rivers burst their banks and flood vast land. Unseasonably cold weather compounds distress as winds sweep southern Illinois and southern Indiana. Dozens of towns suffer destruction and about fifty lives are lost.
The first two Portuguese aviators who left Lisbon for Brazil fell short at St Pauls Rock near Cape Verde while attempting a difficult landing. A new plane will be sent by the Portuguese government to resume the journey. OMEN crowds gather in Baltimore for a National League of Women Voters conference addressing education child welfare women in industry and prevention of trafficking. The aim is greater global cooperation among women.
A draft bill in Indiana proposes a presidential appointment of a coal investigation agency. The director of the Geological Survey, the director of the Bureau of Mines, the director of the Census, and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics plus six others would head the body, with six more to be confirmed by the Senate. The agency would have broad powers to obtain information.
A memorial medal is struck annually at the Paris mint in honor of John Lendrum Alitelh ell Wisconsin class of 17 who died serving in France as an aviator. It will be awarded to the University of Wisconsin student who writes the best essay on Industrial Relations.
Professor Charles A Roob of the University of Alberta announces an ether mixture that enables motor engines to start in severe cold. A Liberty-12 400 horsepower engine left outdoors all night required seven minutes to start, a stark improvement from the hour and a half needed last year when temperatures were five degrees below zero.
The shah of Persia cherishes nearly 200 mascots mostly heirlooms with a famed amber cube said to have fallen from heaven in Mahomet’s era. The cube, believed to ward off danger, is worn by the ghah around his neck.
The article notes an Indian mint official inventing an electrical method to detect counterfeit coins. It also describes a tire air pressure gauge that attaches without removing the valve cap. Additional items include the Peking Gazette’s historic monopoly, washed windows at Southwark Cathedral, a motor driven razor blade sharpener, adjustable window shade brackets, a French spark plug with a movable disk to avoid oil and carbon buildup.
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