May Be Habitable Planets Galore
New York astronomer Professor Henry Norris Russell of Princeton University argues at the American Museum of Natural History that there could be thousands of habitable worlds in the universe. He notes Earth is the only known planet with life supporting conditions and warns many stars and planets beyond Earth would be inhospitable due to heat and composition.
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New York
Henry Norris Russell
Princeton University
American Museum of Natural History
Earth
Russell
Human Tooth Found 100,000,000 Years Old
Discovery of a human tooth deep in Bear Creek coal beds near Billings Montana prompts fossil hunters to claim a primitive human presence in North America before Neanderthals. Dr J G Siegfriedt led the fossil party for the University of Iowa and other institutions. The second lower molar shows enamel carbon and iron in root lime.
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Billings
Mont
Bear Creek
J. G Siegfreidt
University of Iowa
Siegfriedt
Oil Boom Towns Bite Off Too Much in Bonds
Oklahoma history shows towns like Pershing and Devall voting large bond issues for water works and improvements during oil booms. Production fell, population shrank, and the towns became heavily indebted with taxes rising, driving residents to relocate outside city limits to dodge levies.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Devall
Pershing
Randell Cobb
Clergymen Live Longest in England Longevity Study
Government statisticians at Somerset House report clergymen in England have the longest life expectancy among social classes. Gamekeepers, printers, gardeners, and candy and gin makers follow closely in longevity rankings.
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London
England
Somerset House
Traces of Race Antedating Indians Found Near Manville
Archaeologists study the Spanish diggings eight miles south of Manville Wyoming where traces of an ancient civilization precede American Indian culture. Jasper and agate weapons and tools lay among tepee circles, with agricultural implements and cooking utensils more common than warfare gear.
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Manville
Wyo
Here
Wheel First in Man's Creation
Washington notes Hilaire Belloc lauds the wheel as humanity’s foundational invention in a new volume The Highway and Its Vehicles The work traces wheels from medieval hammock-wagons to early motor cars and highlights the wheel’s expansive modern role from powering machines to guiding ships and timekeeping
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Washington
Hilaire Belloc
South Sea Belles Fat Shatters Dream of Samoa Romance
Monrovia scientist Dr. Russell Pemberton reports at the University Club that Samoa belles are largely untidy and gain weight early in life. He notes about 200 whites and 700 half cast residents on the island with natives in smaller numbers. He describes Samoa’s climate as mild and records Stevenson’s idol status among natives.
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Monrovia
Calif
Robert Lewis Stevenson
New Gold Treatment for Tuberculosis Reported From Berlin
Preliminary reports from Berlin describe a new gold compound named triphal tested by Prof. Erich Leschke of the University of Berlin. Injections of a quarter grain are given every four days to TB patients and the drug has been used before pneumothorax operations. Early results appear encouraging, but further testing is awaited.
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London
England
Berlin
Erich Leschke
University of Berlin
Lancet
Leschke
Girls Ride Rods Omaha Hobo Lifts Face Competition
Omaha notices describe women entering the roadside scene as the hobo era wanes and girls begin competing for lifts in the city. The piece notes a shift from horning toward automobile cushions and social begging terms.
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Omaha
Neb
Sanford Sues Drugstore Over Carbolic Acid Mixup
Alan J. B. Sanford has filed a $5,000 lawsuit against his druggist alleging a prescription clerk gave carbolic acid instead of medicine to treat a stomach ache.
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Montgomery
Alan J. B. Sanford
Falconry Fed by Kanjuts Thrives in Hunza Valley
Falconry remains a favorite sport among the Kanjuts in Hunza valley central Asia, defying the idea it belongs only to medieval times.
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Hunza Valley
Central Asia
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