Navy Unveils New TS Combat Plane for Fleet Use
The TS combat plane, tested at Anacostia and built by the Navy and Curtiss, is praised as on par with current military land-based fighters. It can switch from land to sea use with pontoons, features rapid wing assembly, and is powered by a Lawrence 200 hp motor. Naval experts see strong potential for carrier and fleet air operations.
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Bureau of Aeronautics
Verdun to House Lafayette Escadrille Heroes in Memorial Garden
Verdun will host a memorial garden for the Lafayette Escadrille pilots who died serving France. Sixty four names will be honored though two bodies were never recovered, with remains destined for a two mile Verdun site chosen by the French government. The plan, approved by prominent leaders and relatives, pledges careful, reverent removals if needed.
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Verdun
Lafayette Escadrille
Nieuport
Salonika
Sergt
Victor Chapman
New York
Lieut
Carter Ovington
Guynemer
Maj
Raoul Lufbery
Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Association
E. G. Hamilton
France
Lafayette Flying Corps
Millerand
Poincare
Maginot
Marshal Foch
Herrick
Alexandre Marcel
Tallors' Shears Get Heirlooms
London shawls and delicate laces pass down generations are hauled from cedar chests to be fashioned by the modiste into summer wraps. A thin silk India shawl and fine lace, possibly with crepe marocain bands, will form a stunning cloak for a summer gown.
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Tallors
London
Lucky
Crows Humble Golden Eagle After Feathery Siege
A golden eagle mauled by a crow assault was captured near Williamsburg and transported to Cincinnati Zoo. Harry Hall and nearby farmers intervened as hundreds of crows harassed the eagle, knocking it from a limb. the bird received care and a blanket wrapping before moving to a cage. Zoo official Sol Stephan notes the bird’s nine foot wingspan and overall health aside from broken feathers.
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Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati
Williamsburg
Harry Hall
Mr. Hall
Sol Stephan
Lighthouse Service Maintains Vast Coastal Aids Network
The United States lighthouse service maintains lights and other aids to navigation along 46 838 miles of coastline and river channels, a length nearly twice the earths circumference.
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United States Lighthouse Service
Nebraska News Digest from Silent Gaps and Grand Hopes
Wild ducks head south across the state as Dawson schedules its 37th annual settlers picnic for August 23 and 24. Ansley’s Charles Mytton ships seven carloads of potatoes. Beatrice welcomes new school superintendent W H Morton. Gothenburg to Brady Maxwell transmission line planned. Malcolm Lutheran church dedication costs 14000. Omaha diver Wallace Erickson drowns at Carter Lake. Fremont holds a large chautauqua. many fairs and civic events noted. Iowa to Nebraska rail and road tweaks. state health, fire, and agriculture updates. Multiple accidents, discoveries, and political notes color a broad Nebraska snapshot from 1922.
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Dawson
Charles Mytton
Ansley
W. H. Morton
Fairbury
Beatrice
Gothenburg
Brady
Maxwell
Malcolm
Wallace Erickson
Omaha
Carter Lake
Fremont
Antelope County
Custer County Fair
Stapleton
Dodge County
Hooper
Scribner
State Guard
Plattsmouth
Big Springs
Denver
Leo Stuhr
Karl Mateus
Havelock
Ashland
O’kane Bros
North Platte Valley
Fair Board of
Reqd
Willow County
McCook
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
John Stuhr
York
Raymond
Albert Lydick
Table Rock
Norfolk
American Legion
L. D. Waldron
Orchard
B. J. McConnell
Superior
Wendell Myers
Exeter
Maurice Theobald
Ohiowa
Fillmore County
Lincoln
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Raymond Johnson
Scottsbluff
University Place
Neb
Western Passenger Association
St. Louis
Custer Battlefield Highway Association
Encel Chambers
Falls City
Hickman
Frank Curtis
C. O. Lowe
Mill Grove
Billy Leonard
William Leonard
Climax
Thayers County
Faljrsait Deshler
I. H. Dillon
State Bureau of Health
Samuel Wuhl
George Coon
Pat Covey
South Omaha _ stockyard
Cooper Company of
Humboldt
State Department of Agriculture
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Douglas County
Charles
Virgil Lynch
Tecumseh
Union Pacific
South Omaha
Gering
Yoder
Lyman
Neligh
Condra
Neligh Chamber of Commerce
Grant L. Shumway
Macy
89Th
American Expeditionary Forces
Ak-Sur-Ben
Douglas
Clarks
Nick Krier
Stromsburg
Perkins
Keith
Ogallala
Grant
Saline County Farm Bureau
J. A. Schoonover
Aurora
Holdrege
Rural Mail Carriers Association
Central City
Carl Mulchmore
Liberty
W. D. Beyrer
Bertrand
W. W. Wilson
W. W. Burroughs
Merrick County
Wood River
Storage Warehouses for Potatoes Highlight Efficient Design
An expert explains that winter storage losses can be reduced with proper construction and management. A illustrated 24 by 40 foot warehouse uses crib siding walls, a 4 inch air space, vent shafts and an attic ventilator to circulate air, with seven 8 by 9 foot bins and optional heating for extreme cold.
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Bulletin
United States
The Olive Tree of Athens Emblem of Peace
The olive tree commemorates the dispute between Minerva and Neptune over Athens. They sought to found a city at the same spot. Jove decreed the gift most useful to future inhabitants would decide. Neptune produced a war horse, Minerva an olive tree as emblem of peace, and the verdict favored Minerva.
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Athens
Minerva
Neptune
Jove
Paleolithic religion and social observation in early sources
The fragment cites a Birmingham Age Herald quote on Mrs Peckton and political spending, then discusses Paleolithic burial rites and early religion per Professor Mainage. It notes alleged evolution from polytheism to monotheism and questions about origins.
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Mainage
French Catholic Institute
Mainago
Scientific American
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