They Wanted to Live Heroic Sea Rescue in St Thomas
In 1907 in St Thomas Virgin Islands Harry Zielian and his brother Ed survived a capsized sloop gale after aiding fellow passengers including a four year old. They swam for hours toward shore with Jim and Louis, saving Louis and others until they reached a native woman’s cabin. For their bravery they were awarded Danish life saving medals by Governor Co. M.T. Cold.
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Ello
Virgin Islands
Harry Zielian
Brooklyn
St. Thomas
United States
Denmark
Harry
St. John
St. Thomas High School
Sea Gull
Jimmy
Harbor of
Louis
H. M. S. Ingolf
Co. M.T. Cold
Norma Shearer as Scarlett O Hara sparks fan debate
Star Dust notes Norma Shearer was announced to play Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind stirring debate among fans over her southern accent and style. Clark Gable, cast as Rhett Butler, is praised for fitting the role while Robert Taylor enjoys polite New York attention during a brief visit.
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Norma Shearer
Scarlett O’hara
Miriam Hopkins
Bette Davis
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Robert Taylor
New York
Cockroaches Hide By Day and Come Out at Night
Cockroaches have flattened bodies and large legs that help them move quickly. They hide in cracks during the day and search for food at night, liking many foods humans consume. Eggs develop inside a capsule deposited by the female in warm moist places, with nymphs resembling adults but wingless until maturity. They shed skins as they grow and emit a distinctive odor that can taint food.
Invented Game of Chess Traced to Hindustan Roots
The Hindu name chaturanga refers to four army parts elephants horses chariots and foot-soldiers. Tepe Gawra findings in northern Irak suggest chess or a similar game existed in Mesopotamia around 4000 B C. Persian chetrang Arabs chetlang Italian scacchi German schach French echec and English chess derive from this.
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Hindustan
Tepe Gawra
Irak
London Tit-Bits Magazine
Mesopotamia
Scacchi
Schach
World Crossroads Sign Post on Treasure Island Display
An international sign post on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay marks distances to distant places. Gaila McEntee serves as the site’s international traffic cop guiding visitors and keeping the display orderly.
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Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Gaila McEntee
Browder Admits Moscow Link Before Legislative Panel
Earl Browder, secretary of the Communist Party United States, testified that the party is part and parcel of the Communist International. The hearing took place in New York as Browder answered questions on law observance.
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Communist Party
United States
Communist International
Earl Browder
Legislative Committee
Browder
New York
Gorilla vs a Half Pint Mountie in Northern Ontario
A notorious outlaw named Bully R terrorizes woodsmen in the Dominion with axe throwing and brutal domination. After a confrontation with a Mounted Officer, the man uses jiu jitsu to subdue him and authorities arrest Bully R, revealing a string of crimes and years of imprisonment.
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Ontario
Canadian Northwest
Bully
Saskatoon
Man of the Mounted
Mounted
Buly
Dians
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Madeleine Carroll
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David Niven
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Western Newspaper Union
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Werend
C. E. Vaughn
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West Point
Coast
Switzerland
League of Nations
Lake Geneva
Moscow
Captain G. Elliott - Nightingale
WNU
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