Hemp Is No Longer Chief of Rope-Making Materials
A National Geographic overview traces rope fiber history from hemp to abaca and sisal. It notes abaca’s rise in rope making, India and Kentucky’s historic roles, and the shift away from hemp toward cheaper or stronger fibers used in maritime and industrial twine and rope products.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Philippines
Bhen Nung
China
India
Africa
Europe
B. C
Italy
America
South America
Spain
New England
Virginia
Kentucky
United States
England
Amer
Ican
Manila
Rene
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Peninsula
Netherland
British East Africa
Secret Service Seeks More Help to Fight Counterfeiting
Washington reports a push for increasing the United States Secret Service force beyond 172 agents to curb rising counterfeiting. Congress has resisted funding but may be more receptive as secret service figures show growing activity and more arrests, with incidents in New York and eastern cities and notes on coin substitutions using sterling silver.
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Washington
United States
Secret Service
Congress
Treasury
Secret
Ogores
New York
Triplets and Two Sets of Twins in One Family
Mrs Edith Stewart of Monroeville Ohio cheers a remarkable brood with twins twice and a triplet in succession. The mother, thirty nine, has seven other children making a total of eleven. Duplicates Fleeta Forest Lee and Faybelle triplets now three Allene Eugene five Louis James Lois May one year old. Other children Dennis sixteen Vivien thirteen Virginia ten Donnas seven.
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Monroeville
Ohio
Edith Stewart
Belevea
Fleeta
Forest Lee
Faybelle
Allene
Eugene
Louis James
Lois May
Dennis
Vivien
Virgina
Donnas
Initiated Turtle Found After 74 Years Near McDonna
In Washington county a man revisiting his boyhood home found a turtle carved with his initials fifty years after he first marked it. Alex McNall, now eighty four, recalls helping his brother cut whest when he first chipped his name on the shell with a jackknife. The initials remain visible.
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Pittsburgh
Alex McNall
Joseph
McDonna
Washington County
Alex
Expert Says Canadian Minerals Are Untouched
Edmonton Alberta expert John A. McDougall retired administrator for the Northwest Territories says Canada's Far North mineral development is in its early stages. He notes two major gold finds at Athabasca and near Great Slave Lake on Yellowknife River and predicts hundreds of prospectors will arrive next year.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canada
John A. M McDougall
Northwest Territories
McDougall
Athabasca
Yellowknife River
Great Slave Lake
Philadelphia youth flew tiny gas plane in spare time
Paul Karnow, eighteen, built and flew a homemade airplane here using only one and one third ounces of gasoline. The craft has a 4 foot 4 inch wingspan and uses a motor rated at one fifth horsepower.
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Philadelphia
Paul Karnow
Madras Candidates Let Gods Pick Local Council Members
In Kumbakonam candidates avoided an election by having residents cast lots at a temple to decide council seats. Twenty one of thirty two candidates won unopposed after the temple procedure was declared the clear expression of the divine will, forcing ballots to yield to ritual choice.
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Madras
Kumbakonam
Devotion of Man and Dog Ruled Superior to Law
A New York Supreme Court decision rules devotion between man and his wolfhound superior to seizure of a man’s property. George de Maziroff faced a $30,219 collection by a receiver. the dog Bozzy was excluded from seizure as a one-man dog, with remarks on lifelong companionship and loyalty.
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New York
Supreme Court
Freceiver
George de Maziroff
Bozzy
de Mattroff
Edward J. McGoldrick
de Maziroff
Alarm Clock Trick Lets Driver Dodge Parking Fine
Boston Loston enacts a no fix parking law with a 3 dollar fine for misparking. Sam Curtis exploits a loophole by moving his car with an alarm clock every fifty minutes to reset the legal parking hour at a nearby location.
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Boston
Loston
Sam Curtis
Sam
Indians Prove Selves Champion Potato Pickers
Augusta Maine Tobique tribe from Canada dominates potato picking in Aroostook with a record 168 barrels a day earning $8.40 plus meals. The piece notes stereotypes about indigenous people and mentions past reputations with alcohol and football.
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Augusta
Maine
Ndiacs
Suga
Tobique
Canada
Aroostook
More Power to You the TVA Drives the New Deal
The Tennessee Valley Authority aims to create jobs, flood control, and cheap electric power across the valley by building dams and plants. It will compete with private utilities, offer low rates, and spur industrial and residential growth while expanding fertilizers and education for farmers.
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William C. Utley
Tennessee River
New Deal
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Colorado River
Columbia River
St. Lawrence
Tennessee Development
TYA
Tennessee Valley
United States
EHFA
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Usare
Tuto
Tupelo
Miss
Heed Bros
McLoran Ice Cream Company
Central Station
Musete Shoals
Harcourt A. Morgan
Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Wisconsin Power Commission
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Bessie Curle
Blue Earth
Milan
South St. Paul
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Boulder Dam
St. Lawrence River
Western
Upton
Betow
State Line
Ilinois-Indiana
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