Where Costliest Perfume Is Made
A National Geographic bulletin details Bulgaria as a key rose and attar source, noting historical acreage drops, high value of rose oil, and the labor intensive distillation process. It compares attar to other regions including Kashmir, China, Persia, Egypt, Asia Minor, and France.
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Washington
Bulgaria
California
Texas
Maryland
National Geographic Society
Georgia
Maine
Balkans
United States
Kashmir
China
Persia
Egypt
Asiatic
Turkey
West
Leipzig
Germany
Grasse
France
Police Chief Bans Smoking in Uniformed Duty
Los Angeles police chief August Vollmer issues an order prohibiting officers from smoking while in uniform and prohibits smoking in public offices across police stations.
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Los Angeles
August Vollmer
Enabling the Blind to Read Music in Jacksonville
L W Rodenberg a blind printer at the state school for the blind developed a new music notation system for the blind. The Jacksonville school now publishes more music than any other American institution using the bar over bar method to print left and right hand scores together.
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Jacksonville
L. W. Rodenberg
State School For the Blind
United States
America
Rodenberg
Tin Cans Turned Into Copper At Arizona Mines
Arizona mining centers use scrap iron in water to extract copper, a reused tin can method. Cans, though iron, provide surface for electrochemical deposition, yielding copper with low costs. The practice occurs at Ajo mines and is also reported in Montana and Utah.
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Arizona Mines
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Ajo. 2
Montana
Utah
Pirates Take Murder Toll in Arctic Trading
Captain Andrew Predersen recounts a Nome to Siberia voyage where a Siberian official was killed after boarding to collect tax on furs in a moonshine fueled trading arc. The crew allegedly dumped the body as the tale follows aboard the ice floe.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Siberian Arctic
Andrew Predersen
Hmit
Predersen
Nome
Siberia
Husband Hides Under Bed to Kill Boarder
John P. McGuire of St. Louis Missouri hid beneath a bed for seven hours before shooting and killing Henry Stamme, a boarder. McGuire is jailed and accuses his wife of misconduct with the boarder. she admits the charge.
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Boarder
John P. ‘McGuire
St. Louis
Henry Stamme
McGuire
Uncertain fate after escape on perilous voyage
Survivor recalls threats of murder during a return cruise. He hid a revolver in his bunk and faced sleep deprivation while fearing capture after revealing dangerous information.
Army to shrink strength to 38000 on June 30
San Antonio officials at Fort Sam Houston announce the United States army will reduce to 38000 enlisted men and officers by June 30.
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San Antonio
Tex
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Pie Shower Chase Thieves From Store
Two robbers demanded money from Gaspero Lucchesi of Washington DC. He hurled pies and fruit at them, creating a shower of fruit as the thieves fled the scene. The incident ended without injury or pursuit details.
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Gaspero Lucchesi
Washington, D. C
Gaspero
Trade Routes Link Arizona California Shipments
From Arizona and southern California cities, shipments extend beyond to other regions with some products also routed from Eastern states.
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Arizona
California
Estate of Joseph Gillet Worth 240 Million Dollars
Lyons reports the late Joseph Gillet, silk and dye magnate, left an estimated 1 200 000 000 francs to be distributed as investments across the United States, Italy, Prussia, Austria, Poland and Russia.
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Paris
Joseph Gillet
Lyons
Matin
United States
Italy
Prussia
Austria
Poland
Russia
Orphans Depart for French Farms for Citizenship Training
One hundred refugee orphan boys form the first of five groups to be sent to farms in France. The French government will place and train them with the aim of eventually making them French citizens.
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Athens
France
Navy pilot sets speed near seaplane world record
Lieutenant A W Gorton at the Philadelphia navy yard achieved 173 miles per hour over a half mile short of the world mark for seaplanes, marking a new speed record effort.
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Philadelphia
A. W. Gorton
Navy Yard
Round the World in 31 Days Feasible by 1930s Plans
A British firm aims for a 74 hour London to Bombay air route and a French air mail line Paris to Bucharest with 24 hour flights. Planes seat sixteen passengers with a cook and porter, and carry wireless phones for broadcasting. Extension to Bombay may come by year end, enabling under half Jules Verne’s 80 days.
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Paris
London
Bombay
Bucharest
Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Jules Verne
Fire destroys farm home near Cairo in Nebraska
Fire destroyed the E. E. Veeder residence near Cairo causing 5000 dollars total loss including building and furniture. News notes cover a statewide mix of agricultural fairs, church towers, weather, labor, and events across Nebraska with crop reports, school figures, and public notices.
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E. E. Veeder
Cairo
Fillmore County Agricultural Society
Fair
Geneva
Nebraska Christian Fundamentals Association
Omaha
Harvard
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
David Brown
Sidney
Cheyenne County
State Department of Agriculture
American Association of Title Men
Marysville
Kas
Order of de Molay
Hastings
Grand Istand
Fort Crook
Congress
James Balfour
Fremont
Balfour
Adolph Kroger
Plainview
Fraulein Emema Gley
Fitzbek
Germany
Kroger
Bees
A. C. Tompkins
Otoe County
A. Q O. Souders
Missouri River
Nebraska City
Tekamah
Johnson County
H. E. Huston
Robert Ingle
Wahoo
Gustavus Haagensen
Denmark
Jacob Kristian Haagensen
Lawrence Fredericksen
Burlington
Reynolds
United States
Bell Company
Lincoln Company
Nebraska Farmers
Bell Lines
Columbus the Christ Carrying Dove and His Island Quest
A critical portrait of Columbus, born in Genoa and trained as a weaver, tracing his life from Lisbon to Bristol and Iceland. The piece argues historians whitewash him, notes his challenges with mutiny and deception by crew and patrons, and credits his voyage for expanding Christianity with two new continents.
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Columbus
Italy
Genoa
Lisbon
Bristol
Boston
New York
England
Saint Mary Redcliffe
Tile
Thule
Iceland
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Greenland
American
Carolines
Blameland
Siberia
Helluland
Labrador
Newfoundland
Markland
Vinland
New England
Africa
Scotland
Ireland
America
Navigator
Prig
Guinea
Japan
Indies
Europe
Cristoforo Colombo
Christ
London
Cristoval Colon
Norway
Gulf Stream
West Indies
Amerigo Vespucci
Americas
Spain
Through Land of Horror Patrolling in Papua
An admiring account by W. R. Humphries with introduction by J. H. P. Murray of journeys with former cannibals through Papua. The piece notes dangers from hostile natives and forests, and recalls a nightmarish rain of insects and large leeches.
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Papua
W. R. Humphries
J. H. P. Murray
Humphries
Mr. Humphries
New Guinea
Hell
Union Pacific Day at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha
Nebraska harkens back to 69 as Union Pacific marks the joining of East and West with a parade at 2 pm. Carl R. Gray will speak at Municipal Auditorium, Mayor Dahlman and W M Jeffers also on the program. A large barbecue at Elmwood Park follows band concerts and special trains are planned statewide.
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Owen Hall
William Mrieschick
Falls City
Omaha
University of Nebraska
Nebrasians
Abe Hammt
Macey
Nebraska and Iowa Press Association
Fort Crook
Lincoln
Burwell
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Wood Lake
Norfolk
Otto Burk
Hart of
Nebraska
State Editorial Association
Ed Fry
Niobrara Tribune
Edgar Howard
Columbus Telegram
H. G. McVicker
H. A. Brainard
Milford
W. C. Israel
A. L
Doe
Bixby
Charles Verity
John Tanner
M. A. Brown
Kearney
Mississippi
Central Nebraska Golf Association
Columbus
Press Association
John M. Matzen
N. J. Ronin
Fremont
State Racing Commission
The
Seventh Day Baptist Church of America
North Loup
United States
North Loop
U. P. Railroad
Omaha Sturday
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha Police Department
17Th Infantry
Carl R. Gray
Municipal Auditorium
Dahlman
W. M. Jeffers
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
Elmwood Park
Need of cold light highlighted by Chicago engineer
Bion J. Arnold argues cold light is humanity’s top invention. He cites a 1897 article from the Omaha Sunday Bee, titled Light of the Near Future, about heatless light from a phosphorescent lamp and a promised illumination revolution.
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Bion J. Arnold
Chicago
8. S. McClure Company
Omaha -Sunday Bee
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