Coolidge Halts North Pole Trip But Expends Opposition
President Coolidge ordered a pause on the Shenandoah Polar expedition after opposition to the $350,000 cost. The ship, at Lakehurst, NJ, was undergoing repairs after breaking from its mast while Navy officers faced internal friction. Secretary Denby announced the halt until Congress weighs in, surprising Lakehurst personnel who had hoped to fly by May 1.
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Board of Investigation
E. H. Wineaide
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Prophet of War and the Bleeding Hawk’s predictions
In Qunilompton Deronshire on February 16 a mummified Egyptian hawk called the Bleeding Hawk drew attention. Its owner W J A Grant says the bird bled before the Boer war and again in 1914, then dried before the armistice, with a Gallipoli general noting war seemed inevitable. Grant wagered 100 to 1 there would be no war, a bet that proved true. Also in Hazleton Pennsylvania a miner, Michael Rock, 33, lost four fingers when a dynamite cap exploded and he hung a fuse planned to kill himself. he was found with dynamite hanging from his neck and admitted to the hospital.
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Hazleton
Michael Rock
West Hazleton
State Hospital
France Rejects Lottery Loan Plan in Confidence Vote
Paris February 10 the government survived a confidence test as the lottery loan scheme intended to improve France finances was rejected by 330 to 22 amid a series of substantial majorities on amendments after the votes. An advertising joke about a line wife and husband appeared in the Boston Transcript commentary.
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Chamber of Deputies
France
Economy Ray-Mac Courtship Short and Curious
A brief note on Ray-Mac suggesting a quick courtship amid family details. The text mentions seven younger siblings and a fragmentary reference to Oleh, with uncertain context and no clear events or dates.
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Mac
Amphibious spelled after patient effort by Waldo
A twelve year old student named Waldo struggles with the word amphibious. After several calls for aid, he finally writes it correctly and presents his work to the teacher. He then concentrates further to reveal the sentence. The anecdote ends with a riddle about an arithmetic kiss and division by nothing.
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Rainbow form requires sun under 42 degrees above horizon
The statement notes that a rainbow can form only when the sun's height is no greater than 42 degrees above the horizon, a condition that limits the observer's angle to produce the refracted light arc.
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