North and South Poles Not Only Poles
A National Geographic bulletin explains earth has six recognized poles including two imaginary polar points and two poles of cold. It notes Peary reached the North Pole in 1909 and found sea ice, discusses magnetic poles, and locates the South magnetic pole near Australia and the South Pole on the Antarctic continent, with cold poles distant from the geographic ones.
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Washington
North Pole
Amundsen
North Magnetic Pole
MacMillan Arctic
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
South Pole
Earth
Robert BE. Peary
Emirse
Peary
Man
Sen
Antarctic
Boothnia Peninsula
Point Burrow
Alaska
Omaha
Neb
India
Australia
Polar
Eurasia
Verkhoyansk
Siberia
Lena River
Maya Culture Akin to Greeks
Tulane University archeologists led by Dr William H Gates report Maya civilization equal to ancient Greek Roman and Egyptian cultures between 200 and 600 A D The discoveries across Tehuantepec Yucatan Guatemala and Honduras show five year interval monuments and a strong astronomy focus The next year s expedition will study temples palaces and dwellings while surveying current conditions for regional development with experts in biology chemistry and medicine included
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New Orleans
William H. Gates
Tulane University of New Orleans
Gats
Tulane
Tehuantepec
Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Doctor Gates
Vurie
Gates
University of Virginia
Rosetta Ston
Egypt
Kelloggs Move Into Luxurious Washington Home
Secretary of State and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg will reside at 1701 Nineteenth Street during their Washington stay in a luxurious new home.
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Nineteenth Street
Frank B. Kellogg
Washlington
Millionaires Pay U. S. Income Tax in 1923
Washington reports 74 individuals paid $1,000,000 or more in 1923 income taxes, up seven from 1922. They paid $35,788,475 while 7,698,347 other taxpayers contributed to a total of $793,962,165, far below 1922 levels due to Congressional rebates. Taxable personal income rose to $26.3 million, with 6.94 percent of the population paying taxes.
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Washington
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Bureau
Burea
Alaska Indians Cling To Old Custom Of Two Wives
New York report says Alaska Indians in some villages still maintain two wives with distinct roles. Elder wife works while younger bears children. Miss Faldine of Juneau cites strict tribal marriage rules forbidding intra tribe unions.
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Alaska
New York
Unsinkable boat tested by Oakland inventors
A boat claimed unsinkable and noncapsizable was tested in Oakland by its two inventor owners. Designed for 21 people and enclosed like a submarine with an air intake that surfaces regardless of orientation, the inventors said a company will manufacture the crafts as lifeboats for ships.
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Oakland
Cal
Legacy to Walton Stockholm Will Speaks Through Swedish Millionaire
In a remarkable probate filing in Sweden, local millionaire Carl Smitt directs most of his estate to fund public highway improvements and research into faster road maintenance methods. The unusual will emphasizes public works over personal beneficiaries.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Carl Smitt
British Reinforcements Land Near Charlestown Amid Massive Battle
A correspondence details 8 000 Grenadiers and light infantry landing behind Charlestown under Lord Howe and Abercromby. Fire and shells devastate the town as rebels retreat, with 24 officers killed and about 700 rank and file casualties. Observers recount a grand sight of war and fear future incursions.
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Lord Howe
Abercromby
Long Wharf
Charlestown
Beacon Hill
Temples House
Doctor Warren
Joseph Warren
New England
Clinton
Salem
Marblehead
Newbury
New York
Preston
Light Horse
Boston
Washington
Loyalist Letter Describes Bunker Hill Fight From Worcester
A 1775 Loyalist letter from Samuel Paine of Worcester, written six days after the battle, is preserved at the American Antiquarian Society. He portrays British and colonial actions around Boston, the capture of Bunker Hill, the fall of Ticonderoga, and the doomed defense as the British shell and the Colonials endure a fierce exchange on Charlestown Hill.
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Worcester
Mass
Bunker Hill
Samuel Paine
Boston
Provincial Congress
Ticonderoga
Charlestown
Bunker
Cops Hill
Scholar Though Blind
Miss Mary Josephine Curcio of Newark New Jersey, a blind student, graduated with high honors from the New Jersey college for women a department of Rutgers University. She earned the bachelor of arts degree and received special honors in French and Italian she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa the honorary scholastic society.
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Mary Josephine Curcio
Newark
N. J
New Jersey College For Women
Rutgers’ University
Curcio
Phi Beta Kappa
Americans rally to save Dutch windmills in Holland
Amsterdam reports strong American interest in preserving the classic Dutch landscape as mills face demolition or replacement by oil or electric power. The society The Dutch Mill has received many inquiries, including one from Topeka Kansas seeking details to build a typical mill locally.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Topeka
Kan
Canada Pushes North Ottawa
The government allocates 352000 for the northwest territories to finance Far North expeditions. Interior Minister Charles Stewart disclosed the plan in debate, saying the move aims to establish Canada’s claim to certain northern territories.
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Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Far North
Charles Stewart
Interior
Canada
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Humans Sought in Mongolia
The New York Museum of Natural History and the American Asiatic Association launch a third Asiatic expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews. They aim to locate a nest of dinosaur eggs and fossil traces of early humans in Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan, moving toward the Altai region with forty men and abundant supplies.
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Mongolia
New York Museum
Peking
New York Museum of Natural History
American Asiatic Association
Chinese Turkestan
Kalgan
Roy Chapman Andrews
Altai Mountains
Wélig
Law's Defects Like Cobwebs of Solidity
A Solon quote reflects on how minor flaws trap weak cases while strong ones break through, likening legal loopholes to cobwebs that seize small errors but fail against substantial breaches. The saying emphasizes the necessity of robust law to prevent evasion.
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Solon
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