Mrs Hamlin Announces Radical Candidacy for Congress
Mrs Ella Gushnell Hamlin of Davenport Iowa declares for congress in the Second district with a radical platform. She calls to abolish the sex line and women’s clubs, urges women to run with men, opposes the League of Nations and World Court, and favors developing internal waterways to the limit. Mrs Smith is a journalist.
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Ella Gushnell Hamlin
Davenport
Iowa
Congress
League of Nations
World Court
Hmit
Short Items of Interest From Across The World
One teacher schools number 174347 in the United States and 16 women in Illinois seek seats in the state lower house. Eva Brunell becomes France’s first female symphony conductor, Rostumond Parma at UC is among few women law instructors. Mrs R L MacFeat leads the Irish Free State delegation’s lone female in Washington. A carburetor allowing benzine gasoline kerosene or alcohol is announced in Switzerland. Pristan da Cunha, a lonely British island, has not received mail from England in over five years. mail ship was seized by a British warship in 1923. A railway to be cut up Mount Fuji in Japan. a plant hive is said to eat 450 eggs daily. Wheat转fer into dough without rising begins. flamingoes in South Amerton decline due to nest robbing. Brattleboro Vermont reports sugar cane experiments yielding two quarts sugar from home product. R A Dobson of Boston invents a lifeboat self-baiting self-righting and unsinkable in heavy seas. Vienna state opera deficit 1925 around 1 million dollars versus 1924’s 800 thousand.
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United States
Illinois
Eva Brunell
France
Rostumond Parma
University of California
R. L. MacFeat
Irish Free State Legation
Washington
Switzerland
Mount Fuji
Japan
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Almerton
Ima
R.A. Dobson
Boston
Mass
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana Dunes
Indiana #3
Middle West
Muddled Local Nonsense From Adirondacks Era
An unclear clipping describes a supposed host of a president and a tangle of places in the Adirondacks. It references a tram or estate event linked to Dewitt Kirkwool in Kansas City, but the syntax is garbled and many details are unreadable.
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Ebates
Adirondacks
Enip
Tramense
Dewitt Kirkwool
Kaneas
Powerful Flame Reaches Extreme Temperatures in Mine Argot
The oxy acetylene mine claims a possible flame temperature around 6000 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest recorded outside electric arc processes. The exact figure remains unconfirmed and uncertain.
New Word Trend Persists in Public Life Despite Novel Terms
A New York signal highlights how many new words flood the language yet seasoned men stay prominent in public life. The note suggests that despite vocabulary changes the core figures retain influence.
Beginnings of Faith and Resurrection Concept
The fragment cites Newell Dwight Hills arguing that death mortality beliefs elevate thought to a higher plane and indicate the real start of individual resurrection. The text reflects a philosophical religious stance on life beyond death.
Market in St Pauls Churchyard Cabbages Sold Three Centuries Ago
A London market scene from the past describes cabbages sold in St Pauls churchyard about three hundred years ago before cathedral clerics banished hawkers amid the noise.
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St. Paul's Churchyard
London
Clerg
Hoff and Nurmi Compared as Great Athletes
Ed Hughes weighs Hoff of Norway against Paavo Nurmi of Finland in a debate on who is the superior athlete. Hoff excels in pole vaulting while Nurmi dominates running, with Nurmi’s record achievements acknowledged alongside Hoff’s showmanship and all around character. Hoff predicts a pole vault peak near 14 feet 2 inches outdoors, craving no greater outdoor height. Hoff praises U.S. athletic conditions as highly supportive amid temptations to soft living.
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Charlie Hof
Norway
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Ed Hughes
Nurmi
Hoff
Hughes
Holt
United States
Hoof and Mouth Game A Golf Nickname
A disgruntled golf widow dubbed golf the hoof and mouth game saying the sport keeps her husband away and the after hours talk ruins her evenings. She complains he hoots about Maks by day and mouths about hooting at night.
World Record Shattered at AAU Championships in Chicago
Walter perce set a new world mark in the 200 yard breaststroke at the National AAU championships in Chicago. He clocked 2 minutes 20.040 seconds, lowering the old record of 2 minutes 52.00 seconds.
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I. A
Chicago
Walter Perce
Cambridge and Oxford Rule Sports Secondary to Work
Cambridge University has ordered undergraduates prominent in sports to be suspended for failing to pass preliminary exams. The authorities state that if these students cannot pass their examinations then Cambridge is not a place for them, reflecting a policy that sport must take a secondary role to academics.
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Cambridge University
University of Oxford
England
Cambridge
Iowa Coach G T Bresnahan to Direct Long Distance Runners
G T Bresnahan of Iowa chosen for the national AAU committee on long distance running in a bid to develop American distance men for the 1928 Olympic Games. His top performer is Harold Phelps, noted for the Penn Relays win and 1924 Olympic squad member, with other athletes also emerging under his guidance.
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Nurmis and
Kitolas
G. T. Bresnahan
Iowa
Bresnahan
Harold Phelps
Penn
Japanese crowds boost receipts for Chicago series
Gate receipts from seven games between the University of Chicago and Japan University topped 70 000 yen with total receipts for all university league games at 79 758 yen. The Chicago games drew the best crowds of the season as American college teams drew popular interest in Japan.
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Japan
University of Chicago
Japan University
Amers
Sporting Squibs and Records From the Sports World
A collection of brief notes notes on athletics from golf to football. A shot put record stands at 37 feet 7% inches while Northwestern captain Tim Lowry returns as assistant freshman coach. New squash tennis champion Byle Francis Ward rises after one year. The New York Athletic Club plans a $7.25 million clubhouse by 1028. Horween denounces radical changes at Harvard football and fans hope for new strategies.
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Francis Ward
Tim Lowry
Northwestern
University of Chicago Names Baseball Captain Joseph Gubbins
The New Chicago Pilot notes Joseph Gubbins of the University of Chicago has been elected captain of the baseball squad, reflecting leadership recognition within the team.
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Joseph Gubbins
University of Chicago
Rowing Title Wave Fails to Produce Winners at Poughkeepsie
Four members of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Cornell Penn Syracuse and Columbia have not won at Poughkeepsie since 1920. Syracuse and Columbia have finished last in the last five varsity races, showing little to boast about. Training will be intense going forward.
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Cornell
Penn
Syracuse
Columbia
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Poughkeepsie
Intercollegiate Stowing Association
Plank Memorial Game Planned Between Athletics and Philadelphia
Plans for an Eddie Plank memorial game between the Athletics and Philadelphia are in early discussion in Philadelphia. Proceeds would fund a memorial to the late Gettysburg Eddie, longtime southpaw star of the Athletics. Awaiting manager discussions to set date and venue.
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Eddie Plank
Athletics
Phillies
Philadelphia
Gettysburg Eddie
Zach Wheat Batting Eye Delivers Peak Batting Streak
Zach Wheat of Brooklyn, a 17 season veteran, posted a series of strong batting marks in the 1926 season opener. The outfielder backed by a career arc from Mobile to the Robins highlights a peak stretch with averages near .375 across the last three campaigns.
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Zach Wheat
Brooklyn
Wheat
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis
Zach
National League
The
Robins
Mobile
Southern Association
Hamilton
Basers to Quibs and Baseball Moves Sweep the Circuit
Joe Hauser's kneecap holds, Detroit trades Tommy McCarthy to St Paul. Fred Teck signs with Jacksonville in the South Eastern league. Harry Courtney is released by the Robins. Jimmy Cooney quits Asheville. Hartford manager Tourville Loftus Goodfeld released. Harry O'Brien sold to Philadelphia for 12000 and released to Dallas. Commissioner Landis prefers subject in baseball. Eddie Hock freed to Oklahoma City. Hallitan shows promise for Cardinals. Neb 1927 captains named at Nebraska. John O'Brien and Jam Logan signed by Pittsfield and Providence. O'Connell reported to Copper league. Tom Toughes joins Little Rock. Calvin Wise signs by Billy Orr. Orville WcMurtry and Ralph Moore released by Nolwood.
Indiana dunes near Lake Michigan a natural garden and park
The Indiana Lake Michigan dunes along 20 miles of shore form a diverse ecosystem with warm and cool climate plant life. Dunes host vast herbaceous growth, trees like cottonwood and black oak, and rich marshes. The area supports abundant birdlife, fossils of glacial origins, and historical trails linking Detroit to Chicago.
Temperature guides haddock and cod in ocean test
A Canadian biological board study reports haddock and cod prefer warmer waters. Cod avoid freezing conditions and thrive around about 50 degrees. The article notes future fishermen should test water temperature before casting lines.
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Biological Board of Canada
Popular Science Monthly
Successful Whaler and the British Whaling Trade
The article notes the British whaling industry reached its zenith by the end of the eighteenth century and has since been dominated by Scandinavian and American workers. It cites a Scots whaler who secured a massive catch a century ago, delivering blubber and whalebone worth £11,000, equating to about £120,000 for whalebone at current prices.
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Xwenith
Fishermen Told to Use Deep Sea Thermometers
Report urges men to fish there claiming large hauls are possible. Water is described as haddock like and about five degrees warmer. The board advises fishermen to use deep sea thermometers and avoid wasting time where no fish are found.
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The
Board
Sordello the Provencal Troubadour in Dante’s Fame
Sordello the Provencal troubadour who died 1255 owes his fame mainly to Dante who mentions him eight times in the Pur gatorio. No prose survives and only a few poems remain.
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Sordello
Dante
Rats Share Hen House in Frigid March Night at Saranac Lake
In Saranac Lake New York the March cold drove seven rats into a hen house to cuddle with the hens. Mrs Charles Marshall a North Elba farmer's wife checked the coop after dark by lantern and found the rats near the poultry.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Charles Marshall
Hats of Horsehair in Koreuva Culture
The conical hats worn in Koreuva are crafted from horsehair.
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