Majorca Island of Beauty and Naval History Described
A Washington National Geographic bulletin portrays Majorca as a sunlit isle with marble peaks pine valleys and a vast fertile plain called Huerta Palma the capital on a broad bay and a history from Moorish piracy to Genoese trade. It notes Majorca's geographers navigational maps and 15th century voyagers before ending with its grand caves along the southeastern coast.
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Washington
Europe
Mississippi Valley
Majorca
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Italy
National Geographic Society
Island
Eland
Pyrenees
Spain
Majoren
Huerta
Palma
Carthage
Mobile
Ala
Portland
Mallorca
Dom
Jayme I of
Aragon
Jayme
Sicily
Sardinia
Corsica
Malta
Balearics
Christendom
Palmas
Venice
Genoa
Kentucky
Virginia
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Sweden's 1920 nationality totals and expatriate distribution
A Royal Bureau of Statistics report lists Sweden's total population and a foreign born share. It notes 780,000 native Swedes live abroad, including 625,000 in the United States and 50,000 in Norway. The Swedish stock in the United States reaches 1,457,882, and foreign born residents total 57,832.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Royal Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Centenarian Katherine Sutphin Celebrates 102th Birthday
Point Pleasant New Jersey Mrs Katherine Sutphin marked her 102nd birthday with a prayer to live three more years to reach her grandfather’s age. She remains in excellent health and reads the newspaper daily without glasses.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
Katherine Sutphin
Prisoners Learn by Mail Course in New York
The National Society of Penal Information reports high completion rates for prisoners in correspondence courses. Welfare League funds courses, with options from Columbia and Massachusetts programs, aiming to boost post-release employment and social reeducation across New York state prisons.
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New York
Civiliife
National Society of Penal Information
William B. Carver
Welfare League Association
New York State
Intel- Ugent
Carver
Clinton
Dannemora
Auburn
Sing Sing
Great Meadow
Comstock
Port Leavenworth
Massachusetts State Division of University Extension
Department of Education
West Forty-third Street
Welfare League Association For Action
Columbia
Massachusetts
James A. Moyer
James C. Egbert
Welfare League
Thomas Mott Osborn
Mutual Welfare Leagues of
Frank Marshall Knight
Paul W. Garrett
John Jay Schieffelin
George W. Kirchwey
Spencer Miller
John J. Molloy
Unbreakable spectacle glass demonstrated in London
British scientists demonstrated a nonsplinterable lens for eyeglasses in London tests where hammers and a shotgun failed to pierce or splinter the glass. The lenses were fired from 30 yards and showed no penetration or flaking, aiming to suit sportsmen and football players needing curved safety spectacles.
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London
World's Biggest Ox Sultan at Berlin Exhibition
The fattened cattle show features Sultan I the ox, notable for standing six and a half feet tall and weighing about 4,400 pounds.
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Berlin
Ber- In
Sultan I
Sultan
Salt Water Dumping Fines Considered in Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas weighs a $100 fine for dumping salt water from ice cream cans to curb pavement damage. The measure follows annual city repair costs of about $15,000 tied to this issue and is under review by the legal department.
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Kansas City
Kan
Ancient Tablet Found in Spain Suggests Early Civilization
Dr. Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins presented findings that a newly discovered tablet in Spain's Tartezsua region may be 8,000 years old and contain an alphabet linking to early Caucasian languages. He argued the tablet implies a highly educated people existed more than six thousand years before Christ and may mark the origin of a civilization.
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Philadelphia
Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins University
Spain
Tartezsua
Haupt
Defense weapon is their color
A Kansas City Star analysis explains how coyotes and mountain lions rely on color and camouflage to hunt without scent. It cites observations of a ewe hiding lambs among rocks, coyotes passing nearby without detecting them, and young deer and sheep leaving no scent before reaching a certain age.
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Kansas City Star
Lfe
Jeweler Saves $100000 In Gems By Foot Work
In New York at 74 Forsyth Street Abraham Podolsky faced two armed robbers entering his jewelry shop. He stood with his head against the door causing the thieves to flee. One robber forced a cab driver to take him to Chrystie and Canal streets before escaping among Sunday crowds. The driver was Harry Bender with passengers Vanus Stein and others returning after the incident.
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New York
Abraham Podolsky
Forsyth Street
Podolsky
Chrystie
Canal Streets
Grand Street
Harry Bender
St. John’s Drive
Podolsky's
Vanus Stein
Fiftieth Street
Jeweler Foils Diamond Ring Robbery Try at Store
Brooklyn jeweler Podolsky pretended to cooperate with a pair of youths posing as customers at his Canton street shop. As the two men entered the rear room with revolvers, Podolsky blocked the front door and fought back, forcing them to flee as he shouted for police. Detectives Whalen and Cavanaugh were alerted by a Brooklyn customer already in the store.
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Columbia University
la Salle University
Chicago
Dannemora
Brooklyn
Canton Street
Whalen and Cavanaugh
Podolsky
Stein
Reir
Rutgers star athlete Homer Hazel shows work ethic in New Brunswick
Homer Hazel, twenty nine, with wife and three children, is paying his way through Rutgers as the star athlete and popular figure. He recalls a winter anecdote about a businessman's resolve to push for better times, saying he plans to keep his sleeves rolled up and work for improvement.
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Homer Hazel
Rutgers
New Brunswick
Corfu the island of many owners and ancient battles
Corfu Greece has changed hands over many centuries and was the site of Greece's first naval battle nearly seven centuries before Christ. Across eras it drew pirates, Romans, French, Sicilians, English, Italians, Corsairs, Turks and Greeks, with Britain ruling for about fifty years before passing to Greek control. The future remains uncertain.
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Corfu
Greece
Corcyra
Illyria
Great Britain
Rumpus Ridge Parent Objects to Circus Outing
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge says he will not take his children to the circuit. The presiding elder questions morals while a consolidated museum and hippolympiad circus perform. A clown’s act provokes outcry as youngsters shout for help.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Maauck & Mauckenfuss
Consolidated Museum
Equescurriculum
Cockerell
Sanger
Kunsag City Star
Age of Civilization Linked to Ancient Atlantic Land
The piece argues civilization existed far earlier than believed and that vast stretches of the Atlantic were once dry land inhabited by a advanced people. It notes archaeological digs on exposed continental areas reveal a much earlier origin of civilized society.
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Atlantic
Virginia Board Encourages Physical Directors in Schools
The Virginia state board of education offers special financial aid to counties and cities employing physical directors who conduct satisfactory courses in health education to stimulate interest, especially in rural areas.
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Virginia
State Board of Education
Remarkable Twin Gift Glasses Across Borders
A and B, twins in Scotland and England respectively, each purchased identical champagne glasses: A in Scotland for his brother, and B in England for A, creating a remarkable exchange of matching gifts.
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Twine
Scotland
England
Excellent Advice Speak Little and Well From the French
A brief aphorism attributes valued merit to speaking little yet well, tracing roots to a French source. The maxim emphasizes restraint in speech as a criterion of true merit and practical wisdom.
Mother Seeks Life Jail for Two Sons in Philadelphia
A 70 year old mother, Mrs. Margaret Friel, asked police to confine her two sons Daniel 40 and James 38 for life, claiming they threaten her for money to drink. The brothers, repeatedly jailed for intoxication and disorder, were sentenced to three months in the county jail.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Friel
Engagement Ring Not Embezzled by Fiancee Says Judge
Police Judge Louis W. Peterson ruled that an engagement ring given during a betrothal is a gift not a trust. He rejected charges against Miss Dorothy Howard for embezzlement after she retained the diamond ring when the couple ended their engagement.
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San Francisco
Louis W. Peterson
Dorothy Howard
Ono
Duchess Fad Sparks Jobs for European Artists
The duchess of York popularizes band-painted slippers and shinflat evening wear in London and Paris. The trend boosts demand for handmade accessories, drawing students and established artists into new, ad hoc production roles at local shops.
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London
Paris
Mining Industry's Role in South African Revenue
The mining sector spends 150000000 annually in South Africa and provides directly or indirectly 40 percent of union and provincial revenues.
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South Africa
Buying Art Works Across the Atlantic
The article notes protests over selling English artworks to Americans and reports London sales to American buyers totaling about 10 million dollars annually in the last two years. It praises American taste in art and observes that an American bidder typically wins at auction. Ambition and love are described as the wings of great actions.
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Atlante
London
Old New York farmer at Birmingham picnic sees dancing
Town Topics notes an elderly farmer impressed by the girl’s costumes at a Birmingham dance. He likens Indies clothes to an iron fence protecting property yet not blocking the view. Helen endures long dental sessions and jokes of a stretched mouth.
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New York
Birmingham
Seneca Quotation About Sins Before and Behind
The line notes that other men's sins are visible to us while our own failings lie unseen behind us. It emphasizes self awareness and moral reflection without referencing any modern context or source.
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Seneca
Child Drowns In Bathtub At Home In Hadmond Indiana
The twenty month old son of Mrs. Ernest Parkas drowned when he fell into the tub water while the mother was away at a nearby grocery store. She left the child alone in the house and it climbed into the tub.
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Hadmond
Ind
Ernest Parkas
Stands Heavy Jolt Dubuque Towa Incident
William J. Smith of Hnemann receives burns after a shocking event when a T6500 yacht passed through him. He remained in contact with a rester and suffered head injuries. The incident occurred in Dubuque and involved heavy jolts.
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Dubuque
Towa
William J. Smith
Hnemann
Tragic Work Accident Near Burlington Under Investigation
Burlington resident dies after being struck by a falling tree while at work on Welch's Jshind, details pending as authorities investigate the cause at the work site. The incident involves local workers and the Herehel band Elghty.
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Elghty
Burlington
Town
Welch
Insurance Salesman Pushes Policy on Skeptical Buyer
A persistent salesman touts a large accident policy to a business owner who blasts the pitch with a sharp reply. The quip ends with the seller noting the buyer’s current wealth makes him jealous of funeral coverage in the Weglon Weekly.
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American Weglon Weekly
Modest Parents Fear for Kids’ Future
Parents described as modest worry their children may not turn out as well as they did, reflecting concerns about upbringing and future success.
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New York Sun
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