Air route recounts Petain Painlevé voyage to Morocco
A Washington National Geographic bulletin details Marshal Petain and Premier Painlevé flights to Morocco to assess war conditions. Lieut. J Parker Van Zandt describes the Toulouse start, Mediterranean crossing, and dramatic ascent from the Pyrenees to Tangier, Rabat, and the Atlantic coast, highlighting heat, dust, and stark geography.
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Washington
Marshal Petain
France
Morocco
Toulouse
Europe
Mediterranean
Geronne
Carcassonne
Rabat
Ten Persons Living in One Room in Dublin
Dublin city commissioners, who have just completed 248 new houses for the working classes, will allot them by family size. They report 21 families of at least 12 persons, 400 of 11, and 16 of 10. Many Dublin families with 10 persons still live in single room tenements.
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Dublin
Planes Join Navy and Weather Bureau On Weather Flights
The Navy department cooperates with the Weather Bureau to use airplanes for gathering weather data.
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Navy Department
The
Weather Bureau
Brain waves picked up by radio sounds claim
Professor Ferdinando Cazzamali of Milan reports in a forthcoming journal that brain sounds can be detected by radio equipment. He describes experiments with nervous patients and the medium Signore Maggi, noting signals range from wireless-like beeps to music and that emissions stop when minds return to calm.
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Paris
Ferdinando Cazzamali
Department of
Neurology
University of Milan
Revue de Metaphysique
le Matin
Cazzamali
Cazzamall
Bronx Zoo to Replace Glass Roofs with Copper Domes
The Bronx Zoo plans to remove glass tile roofs over elephants and other species and cover the domes with copper shingles. The glass tile roof, built in 1909 at about $157 000, has leaked and risks damaging the steel frame, prompting the committee on parks and playgrounds to authorize the change.
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Bronx ‘Zoo
New, York
Bronx
Plansi
Committee On Parks and Playgrounds
Sears
Bears' anatomy charms Olympia Chinese cure claim
In Olympia Washington a Chinese faith in bear anatomy as a curative potently influences belief and practice, with heated discussion and mixed opinions about the bear parts and their medicinal value. Community members cite traditions while authorities urge caution over medical claims.
Federal bear hunting notes prompt shipments to Olympia
Dr Glenn K R Bach leader of the biological survey reports federal hunters in the state have received unusual requests from a Chinese resident in Washington DC for a bear foot and another for a bears gall bladder. The gall bladder is said to be sought as a health charm though curative claims were not disclosed. Hunters are told to send the first bear feet from the bruin to Olympia for shipment to Washington.
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Eral
Glenn KR. Bach
Federal Bureau of the Biological Survey
Washington
D. C
Olympia
Matricide Killer Randolph Sentenced to Death in Nevada
John H. Randolph was convicted of first degree murder for beating his seventy three year old mother to death and was sentenced to death by lethal gas. He is the third Nevada inmate to receive a gas chamber sentence. two others have appeals pending.
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Reno
Nev
John H. Randolph
Randolph
Nevada
White albino child born to dusky jungle parents
The Dreary tale follows a four year old albino child brought to Seattle aboard the Admiral Oriental liner President McKinley from the Far East. European travelers in French Indochina encountered the child born to Moss race parents, described as savage in instinct, drawing curiosity and fear. Curtis King of Memphis photographed the rare offspring after learning of its existence.
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Seattle
McKinley
Far East
Djining
Indo-China
McKinleys
Curtis King
Memphis, Tenn
Iway
Orient
Lightning Rips Through Bed Room At Rockwell City
In Rockwell City La Feathers caused damage when a bolt struck a bed and wrecked the room. The bolt tore down the chimney broke two bedroom windows and jumped across the bed before halting near the head of the sleeper. The occupant escaped unharmed.
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Rockwell
City
Nebraska News Highlights A Busy Fair and Local Wins
Osceola to host a three day fair October first to third with a large festival. York to launch a $12000 YMCA fundraising drive. Omaha to host 1926 Nebraska Walther league convention and a beauty contest at the first Omaha radio show. Several deaths including Paul Cartensen age four burned, Charles Gom 48, Samuel Bouvier 88, and Peter Schein. Fire and collision incidents reported along with injuries and property losses. State crop and tax figures updated. state fair attendance tops 267,581 with cattle and horse losses noted.
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Osceola
Nebraska
North Platte River
Omaha
Hudson, N
Paul Cartensen
Columbus
Charles P. Gom
John ‘Thomas Marshal
Panama
Houie
Leonard Buckles
Pawnee City
State Bureau
D. C
Bristol
Charley
Dakota County
Homer
Peter Schein
John Schick
Gage Court
Portland
Ore
St. Paul’s Methodist Circh
Papillion
State Penitentiary
Thursaey
Pellevue Christian Workers College
Egger
Fred A. Egger
Sprague
Wymore
Deshler
Harlan
Car Dayton
Fairbury
J. H. Rogers
York
I. Lincoln
York County
Ninth Field Artillery
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
American Legion
F. J. Thrall
O. J. Smith
Burlington Railroad
Scottsbluff
Nebraska. Com
Frank Amos
Ellis
Charles Nickeson
A. 'W Schowieter
Ale
Pawnee County
Frank Eastwood
Robert
Frank A Simpson
Nebraska invites badge designs for Omaha convention
The Omaha Chamber Publicity Bureau seeks Nebraskans to design a new badge to replace the Omaha Key used for convention delegates and visitors. Three cash prizes are offered, 110 dollars for first, 50 for second, and 25 for third. The contest closes Saturday October 31.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Chamber. of Commerce
Bureau of Publicity
Competitive Examination Notices for Nebraska Clerks
Receipt of applications to take the competitive examination for forest and field clerks closes October 7, per the U.S. Civil Service Commission. Examinations will be held in Alliance Beatrice Broken Bow Chadron Columbus Fremont Grand Island Hastings Holdrege Lincoln McCook Nebraska City Norfolk Worth Platte Omaha O Neill Scottsbluff Sydney Superior Valentine.
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Lincoln
United States Civil Service Commission
Alliance
Beatrice
Broken Bow
Ciadron
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Hastings
Holdrege
McCook
Nebraska City
Norfolk
Worth Platte
Omaha
O'Neill
Scottsbluff
Sydney
Superior
Valentine
Nebr Masonic Home Infirmary Dedicated In Plattsmouth
The Nebraska Masonic home infirmary in Plattsmouth, costing 125000 dollars, was dedicated by grand lodge officers and the Masonic home board. The three story building with full basement will house forty patients and is the first of several new structures for the home.
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Plattsmouth
Nebraska Masonic Home
Grand Lodge
Masonic Home Board
Lincoln Babies Win State Fair Prizes at Nebraska Contest
Betty M. Kimball, 2, daughter of Arthur and Mrs Kimball, earned top baby girl honors with 98.1 points at the state fair better babies contest near Lincoln. Richard S. Hay, 2, son of Mr and Mrs R S Hay, was named finest baby boy with 98 percent. Beatrice region: Marion Dissmeyer, 13, died when a Ford rollover north of Holmesville injured him fatally as Lester Reiff, GP Calf Club VP, was present.
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Lincoln
Betty M. Kimball
Arthur Kimball
Nebraska
Richard S. Hay
R. S. Hay
Beatrice
Marion Dissmeyer
Holmesville
Lester Reiff
Gage County
Dissmeyer
Miners from Tamaqua Lead Legion Visitors to Omaha
Walter and Fred Nice brothers and Tamaqua Pennsylvania Legion post members arrived at headquarters as the vanguard of American Legion visitors. Both men are anthracite miners called out by the September 1 strike order.
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Omaha
American Legion
Walter
Fred Nice
Tamaqua, Pa
The
Legion
Thurston County Fair Draws Record Crowd
Demonstration teams and youth exhibits from Thurston county boys and girls clubs showcased baby beeves pigs sewing rope cooking corn samples at the county fair, drawing a record audience.
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Walthill
Thurston County
Water bonds registered for Pawnee city DuBois county
The county clerk records an issue of 18000 dollars in water bonds by the town of DuBois in this county. The bonds have been turned over to the purchasers who are citizens of the DuBois community.
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Bled
Atlantic
Sale
Salli
Sully Rovers
Rabat-el-Fath
Imperial City
Bu Regreg
Residency
Jast
Pawnee
DuBois
County Charge Heir to Fortune Beatrice
George Lawrence, ill and a county ward, inherits thirty thousand dollars from a Wisconsin relative. He has been cared for at home by friends here during his illness.
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Beatrice
George Lawrence
Wisconsin
Lawrence
Heaviest Rainfall in Eleven Years at Pawnee City
August rainfall reports from local weather observer F A Batton show Pawnee City receiving the heaviest rainfall in eleven years. This marks a notable rise in precipitation levels with potential impacts on local conditions and agriculture.
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Pawnee City
F. A. Batton
Governor MccMullen’s Father Dead At 95 In Lincoln
John H. McMullen died at the executive mansion in Lincoln on Friday at age 95. He was the governor’s father and was noted as the oldest Odd Fellow in Nebraska and among the state’s oldest Masons.
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Lincoln
John H. MccMullen
Adam
McMullen
Nebraska
United States
Masonic Lodge
New Oil Well Test Drill Starts Near Chadron
Drilling for a new oil well has begun near Chadron. The first test hole reached 800 feet when tools were lost, halting progress as crews work to recover them.
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Chadron
Largest Hog Ever at State Fair Lincoln Nebraska
A. H. Dederman of Norfolk shows the Poland China hog weighing 1225 pounds, the largest swine exhibit at the Nebraska State fair. The previous record was 1180 pounds.
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Lincoln
Swine Department
A. H. Dederman
Norfolk
Burglars Ransack Burlington Depot Looting Goods
Unknown parties entered the Burlington railway depot and ransacked the building taking several hundred dollars worth of goods. They escaped in an apparent automobile truck.
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Meru
Peru
Burlington Railway
Most Successful Teachers Institute Held in Custer County
The county teachers institute in Broken Bow concluded as the most successful ever. More than 30 teachers attended with the instructional staff in charge.
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Broken Bow
Custer County
Instructional Corp
Pet Monkey Attack Leads to Medical Response for Girl
A 14 year old girl was bitten by a pet monkey on Bert Cline’s property. The incident prompted a call to the state health bureau and the girl received anti hydrophobia serum.
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Gorrill
Dachter
Bert Cline
Wilson
the- State, Health” Bureau
Five-Room English Cottage Home Which Will Never Be Out of Date
Article by William A. Radford describing a five room single story English cottage style home. It details half timbered stucco with brick accents, open terrace front porch, reception hall, bay window seats, and a kitchen with built in cupboards, sink, electric range and refrigerator. The design emphasizes fireplace placement, upstairs expansion potential, and maximizing electricity.
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California
Florida
Planning a Nursery for Children
The planning of a nursery demands thorough study and knowledge of child life. Ensure maximum sunlight for a bright interior with simple light colored paper and curtains, washable natural colored woven rugs, and soothing furnishings. Keep toys out of the room and maintain spotless cleanliness to avoid nerves.
Enclosed Porch Adds Another Room to Home
A screened and glassed porch can add one room to the house by extending across posts at sill height with sash or screen openings. A drop card should be installed. Summer use includes ironing and breakfast, while a small electric heater could convert it into a sunroom in winter.
Porch Adds Value to Homes With Low Cost
An attractive kitchen porch is a key factor in modern homes with low expense and high returns in contentment and culinary use.
Place to Eat Dining Room Expands With Built In Features
A dining room and its breakfast room receive practical and decorative upgrades. Built in sideboards window seat storage chests wall safes and tables chairs and buffets are added. The space is described as painted in dainty tones with bright tile or linoleum floors.
Flat Roofs and Drainage Principles
The flat roof, as its name implies, is a roof with minimal design element. Many so called flat roofs are only partial areas like small decks and still rely on a two or one way pitch to drain water to gutters.
Safes Introduced Into Bombay Business Houses
The article notes that safes are finally being introduced into business houses of Bombay, India, marking a shift in security practices. It details the new items, their expected impact on trade, and mentions merchants beginning to adopt the equipment.
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Bombay
India
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