Old sword recalls De Soto expedition relic found in Georgia
A rusty sword unearthed in northern Georgia is believed to be from Hernando De Soto's 16th century expedition. A National Geographic bulletin notes the voyage sought gold in Florida and across the Gulf states, ending with De Soto's death near the Mississippi.
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Washington
D. C
Georgia
Hernando de Soto
National Geographic Society
Mississippi River
Peru
de Soto
Pizarro
Charles V
Spain
Florida
South America
Mexico
United States
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Gulf States
Peninsula
Ponce de Leon
Havana
Cuba
Tampa Bay
Pensacola
Mobile
Yazoo
Great River
Tennessee Line
New Madrid
Missouri
Joplin
Red River
The
Red
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Tampico
Watch Still Ticking Found Inside Fish
A four pound croaker hauled by Captain Francis Holmes of the Reeds Beach fleet near Cape May New Jersey contained a ticking watch inside. The watch had been dropped overboard earlier by a member of Holmes crew, and the croaker’s body preserved the ticking sound during retrieval. The crew recovered the watch after a deep dive by the boat party.
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Cape May
N. J
Francis Holmes
Reeds Beach
Delaware Bay
Captain Holmes
Peaks Shrink as Fables Face
In Jasper Park Alberta early myths of Mount Brown and Mount Hooker as the continent’s highest peaks dissolved by surveying. By 1920 precise measurements placed Brown at 9156 feet and Hooker at 10872 feet, ending the legend of Himalayan proportions.
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Jasper Park
Alberta
America
Alaska
Yukon
Mount Whitney
California
Brown
Hooker
Athabasca Pass
Jeeper National Park
Columbia River
Prairies
David Thompson
James Renwick
Columbia College
Washington Irving
David Douglas
Hooker and
Prof
Coleman
Toronto
Mount
Brains of Great Minds Similar to Small Brains
Post-mortem studies of G Stanley Hall Sir William Osler and Edward Morse found no striking differences from normal brains. Dr. Henry H. Donaldson of the Wistar Institute told the National Academy of Sciences that brains are remarkably alike in their fundamental structure though convulsion patterns vary slightly.
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Philadelphia
G. Stanley Hall
William Ostler
Edward S. Morse
Henry H. Donaldson
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
National Academy of Sciences
Donaldson
North Sea Island Milk Rich in Iodine Say Scientists
A Foehr scientist reports North Sea island and coastland milks from cows goats and sheep contain high iodine levels up to 210 millionths of a gram per liter. Iodine is noted as a remedy for artery hardening and for certain children's diseases, aligning with local health observations.
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Wyk-on-Foehr
North Sea
Island of
Foehr
Germany
High Trousers With Plaits for Men Wow New York
The piece notes spring fashion trends with high trousers featuring numerous plaits and short double breasted waistcoats. Tailors comment that men increasingly embrace eccentric styles, including suspender revival and tattersall flannel waistcoats as bold finishing touches.
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New York
Snake expert brings back odd specimens to Bronx Zoo
New York curator Dr. Raymond Ditmars returned from Tela Honduras with live snakes and toads for a bigger reptile house. He filmed 5000 feet of footage of venomous species and described yellow beards, tropical rattlers, and imitator snakes. He noted its dangers, hoisting two yellow beards aboard the Tivaves for display.
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New York
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
Tela
Honduras
Americas
Tivaves
Ditmars
Doctor Ditmars
Dumbrs
Yellow-Beard
United States
William H. Waller
Laziness Cited As Driver Of Mechanical Progress
Oxford reports Professor Bur stall of Birmingham University telling the Universities congress that science can bring heaven on earth if humanity chooses its path. He warns that without direction science could curse mankind, noting it reduces labor hours and promises future work in five hours daily.
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Oxford
England
Universities Congress
Burstall
Birmingham University
Multiplying 11 Ewes Results in 34 in Two Months
Frank Green of Wolcott New York reports his flock of 11 ewes produced 34 lambs after two months. One ewe had triplets while the rest gave birth to twins, boosting the total count.
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Wolcott
N. Y
Frank Green
Hutch I Cone Appointed to US Shipping Board
President Coolidge names Rear Admiral Hutch I Cone to join the United States Shipping Board succeeding Rear Admiral William S Benson. News records his appointment and the succession plan within the board.
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Hutch I, Cone
President Coolidge
United States Shipping Board
William 8. Benson
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Los Angeles
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Kellogg
State Department
Marine Flyer
Curtiss Trophy
Maj
C. A. Lutz
United States Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Naval Air Station
AKRON
Betty Robinson
South Bend
Ind
Pauline Gray
Ohio
George B. Wood
American University
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