Byrd lays out Arctic flight plan for MacMillan expedition
Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd outlines to the Navy a three plane amphibian operation with bases near Etah and on the Polar Sea. Plans call for Cape Columbia or Cape Thomas Hubbard as polar base, mid way intermediate base, radio equipment, navigation aids, fuel, food, and a two month polar supply. A mechanic and navigator accompany missions, and all crew learn radio procedures.
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Washington
R. BE. Byn
U.S. N
National Geographic Society
Navy Department
Navy
Cular
Polar Sea
Cape Columbia
Grant Land
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Axel Sleiberg Land
Etah
Cape
Thomas Hubbard
Naval
Polar sea flight limits crew to two per plane
The article notes that only two persons can be carried in each plane on the polar sea flight due to extra gasoline tanks. A third person would reduce the plane’s radius of action and hinder rescue operations, so no additional crew is allowed.
Nash plans Turkish clubs to spread the Golden Rule
Arthur Nash of Cincinnati known as Golden Rule Nash has donated 250000 to establish Turkish American clubs in principal Turkish cities. Dr John Bayne Aschan, former Avondale Methodist pastor, will organize six clubs modeled after the YMCA to promote the golden rule and better understanding of Christianity.
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Nash
Turkey
New York
Arthur Nash
Cincinnati
John Bayne Aschan
Avondale Methodist Church
Aschan
Young Men’s Christian Association
Bees Drowned by Heat Wave in Fresno County
June report by apiary inspector C. R. Snyder shows many bee hives in Fresno County drowned in their own honey as hives melted during the recent heat wave, filed with the board of supervisors.
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Fresno
Cal
Fresno County
C. TR. Snyder
Board of Supervisors
Leningrad Now Drab Picture
Leningrad once Russia's capital is now a decaying symbol of the past with population down from 1,600,000 to 650,000 and few industries. The Nevsky Prospect has dimmed to a shadow of its former splendor while the Hermitage museum remains a premier European collection. The move to Moscow is linked to security, as Moscow offers multiple exits and greater inland protection from naval attack.
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Leningrad
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Winter Palace
Admiralty
Neva
Nevsky Prospect
Hermitage Fine Arts 1 Museum
Europe
Rembrandt
van Dyck
Murillo
Velasquez, Snyders
Wolverman
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Constantinople
Angora
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Sentinel at Palais Bourbon Guards 100-Year Door Mystery
A century of temporary sentinels at the Palais Bourbon doors has silently persisted since the Restoration. Officials discovered the guard is automatically replaced each time, prompting calls for reform as deputies question why such pomp endures under democratic leadership.
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Paris
M. Calllaux
Palais Bourbon
Chamber of Deputies
France
Chamber
M. Herriot
Only $60,000 in Dead Mail Questioned
A Tomahawk Wisconsin resident writes the Postmaster General asking for a portion of unclaimed funds found in dead letters. He requests a bank draft within ten days and offers a blessing in return.
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Washington
Tomahawk, Wis
New
Danville Store Car Enclosed by Remodeling
John A Massey of Danville Virginia faces a engineering problem after carpenters remodeling his store unintentionally imprisoned an automobile. Partitions were removed and a brick wall built without realizing the car was trapped inside.
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Danville
John A. Massey
Yanceyville
Entry of the presiding officer into the chamber
The presiding officer makes his entry into the chamber amid formalities and attention from the assembled members and staff. The moment signals the start of the session and sets a ceremonial tone for proceedings.
Japs Develop Periscope Camera For Submarine Use
Sasebo Japan naval officials report rapid improvements in optical instruments and photography for the Japanese navy. A perfected method to photograph enemy ships through a submarine periscope is tested with a periscopic telescopic camera that can record moves without revealing the submarine. If successful all submarines may be equipped.
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Sasebo
Japan
Giant artificial waterfall to power Spain’s northeast
Plans unveil a vast artificial cascade on the River Ebro intended to supply electric power to the northeastern provinces of Spain, signaling a bold infrastructure project and regional energy strategy.
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Ebro
Spain
Pershing Presented Sword by Venezuela President
General John J. Pershing received a ceremonial sword from the President of Venezuela in a formal ceremony. The act symbolized diplomatic ties and military honors during the visit, with officials noting the two nations cooperation and mutual respect.
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Pershing
Venezuela
Boy coughs up swallowed button after 18 years
After an 18 year illness during which doctors sought the cause, Charles Levins age 21 of Cambridge coughed up a button he had swallowed at age three. The object emerged during a violent sneeze, popping from his nose and landing at his mother's feet.
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Boston
Charles Levins
Cambridge
Levins
Oldest Bush Found in Perry County Pennsylvania
Dr Edgar T Wherry of the Department of Agriculture identifies a remarkable box huckleberry bush in Perry county Pennsylvania as the oldest bush in the world. The sprawling plant is about a mile and a quarter long and covers a hillside slope.
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Washington
Edgar T. Wherry
Department of Agriculture
Perry County
Pennsylvania
Nebraska News in Brief From Across the State
A state roundup notes a 13 percent reduction in Broken Bow tax levy from 124. Red Cloud offers farm management course. Merna signs 20 year light contract with Nebraska Electric Power. York justice of the peace R C Stewart suffers paralytic stroke. West Point candidate Jack Brookley named by Rep A C Shellenberger. Seymour-Dix elevator at Pickrell destroyed by fire with 10600 loss. Prairie fires damage Holt county hay and pastures near Dorsey. North Platte reports 2962 tourist cars at chamber ground since season start. W E Tilbers leaves Midland College. Clyde Xander named successor. Buddy Cornwall fatally injured with rural carrier father near Walhill. Glanders found on a Randolph farm from a South Dakota horse. Locksmiths crack Foss P Curtice store. 260 cash taken. Roosevelt elk skull found near Louisville turned to university. Corn stalks tall at Steele City farms. Paul Marvin joins Y M C A in Philippines. brother of Beatrice Daily Sun editor. 50 Nebraska counties invited to Norfolk for 1866 wagon train anniversary. Clothing club girls stage state fair style show with cash prizes. Gately Manufacturing to build feed grinders in York County. Grand Army reunion at Scottsbluff set for August. Rain revives corn. Nebraska yield forecast around 200 million bushels. Old Indian grave unearthed near Red Cloud yields skeleton and relics. Ak-Sar-Ben entrants train in Omaha. 43-pound Blue River catfish at Crete. Evelyn Lambs drowns in farm tank near Monroe. Reichers celebrate 50th anniversary in Falls City. Large two-foot bone found near Monowi sent to zoologists. Silos to gain popularity. drought prompts ensilage use per Lincoln Agricultural College.
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Broken Bow
Red Cloud
Merna
Nebraska Electric Power Co
Draken Bow
R. C. Stewart
York
Jack Brookley
Edgar
West Point
A. C. Shellenberger
Seymour-Dix
Pickrell
Holt County
Dorsey
North Platte
Randolph
South Dakota
Foss P. Curtice Music
Lincan
Charles Masters
Lyman Richey Sand Company
Louisville
University of Nebraska
Blue
R. S. Wilfley
Tut Bank
Steele City
Burt Hughes
Ing
Paul Marvin
Hastings College
Philippines
George P. Marvin
Earl M. Marvin
Beatrice Daily Sun
Nebraska
Norfolk Post
American Legion
Norfolk
Clothing Club
Agricultural Extension Service
Gately Manufacturing Company of
Henderson
York County
Grand Army of the Republic
Scottsbluff
A. J. Hill
Salt Lake City
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
Omaha
Frank Sasek
Blue River
Crete
Evelyn Marie Lambs
Frank Lamb
Monroe
George Reichers
T. L. Davies
Falls City
Reichers
Richardson County
Niobara
Monowi
Adolf Kapek
The
Agricultural College At
Lincoln
Wheat Production and Crop Rotation in Curtis Nebraska
The Nebraska School of Agriculture plots at Curtis report 1925 harvest results. Nebraska No. 1 winter wheat out-yielded others, with No. 28 maturing earlier but yielding less. Rotation benefits shown. summer fallow slighty better than continuous wheat, but corn and wheat rotation more profitable than summer fallow. Seed-bed preparation and seeding dates affected yields. Winter rye and oats timing influenced outputs. barley timing varied.
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Curtis
Neb
Nebraska School of Agriculture
Nebraska No
Nebraska No. GU
KOIL Opens In Council Bluffs Attracts Radio Fans
The Mona Motor Oil KOIL station in Council Bluffs opens with 500 watt capacity and a two story brick building. Don Searle leads the operation with R J Rockwell as chief operator and Gordon Anderson as assistant. Plans include daily programs from 7:30 to 9 PM and 11 PM plus Sunday church and evening shows. Dr Lee DeForest sends a cable bill of praise while Monitors report strong reception across the US Canada and Mexico.
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United States
Mona Motor Oil
KOIL
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Canada
Mexico
Don Searle
Monarch Manufacturing Company
R. J. Rockwell
WNAL
KOCH
Omaha
WOAW
WOI
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Gordon Anderson
Howard
Howie
Martin
Ralph Mason Hix
Youngstown
Toledo
Ohio
Bedard
Chicago
Ttem
Omaha Sees Higher Industrial Accidents In Seven Months
A Lincoln report by Frank A. Kennedy shows Omaha records 4,370 injuries in the first seven months, slightly to seriously, exceeding the 4,362 injuries reported outstate.
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Omaha
Frank A. Kennedy
Cook Books Distributed to Nebraska Farm Women
Lincoln extension college reports more than 2000 cook books distributed to Nebraska farm women. The recipes come from women who completed extension cooking courses.
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Extension College
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Extension College
North Platte Valley Legion baseball tourney slated Sept 6–8
Scottsbluff hosts a three day baseball tournament for teams from the North Platte valley under the American Legion banner. A double header will be played each day.
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Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
American Legion
Annual Picnic at Armour Armour Opens in August
A two day picnic will be held here on August 28 and 29 with a good band and speeches. The event, a long standing annual affair, has not occurred recently but is being revived this year.
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Armour Armour
Aogram
Burglars Take 600-Pound Safe From Local Grocery
Thieves loaded a 600 pound safe containing 798 dollars in cash and checks from a city grocery. A truck was backed into the alley to haul away the heavy strong box.
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Omaha
Gull flocks occupy Nine Mile area aiding crops
In Scottsbluff region sea gulls gather in Nine Mile near lakes and streams. Farmers report no crop damage from grasshoppers in a three to four square mile area as gulls prey on hoppers and other insects.
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Nershy
Nine Mile
Rates on Coal to the Reduced Lincoln
Interstate Commerce Commission rules that coal rates from Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma mines to Lincoln must be reduced after September 28 to the same basis as Omaha. The ruling follows a complaint filed by the Lincoln chamber of commerce.
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Lincoln
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Wheat yields in Daykin area dip to five bushels an acre
Threshing in the vicinity nears completion with few paying yields reported. Wheat yields averaged about five bushels per acre, indicating a poor harvest locally.
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Byrd
MacMillan
Senate
Francis I. McGovern
Wisconsin
Robert M. LaFollette
Fifth Avenue
South America
John J
Oe Ee Eee Koil
Missouri River Valley
Lee DeForest
Zurich
Switherland
Congregational Church
a_telephone laboratory
Metropolitan Opera House
New York City
Enrico Caruso
Middle West
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