Expedition to Lost World Mount Roraima Brazil
Anthropologists T. D. Carter and G. H. Tate of the American Museum of Natural History head to Mount Roraima in Brazil for a summer study of animal life inspired by Conan Doyle. The team, under Lee Garnett Day, aims to uncover relics of archaic mammalian and avian faunas in the ancient plateau and surrounding jungle.
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New York
Conan Doyle
T. D. Carter
G. H GH. Tate
American Museum of Natural History
Mount Roraima
Brazil
Lee Garnett Day
British Guiana
Amazon
South America
Amazon River
Mount
Roraima
T He
Tile Land
16000 Cypriotes in Egypt Seek British Protection
In Egypt about 15000 Cypriotes face an awkward choice to become Egyptian subjects or quit the country as undesired aliens. They have appealed to London for British protection hoping to gain citizenship similar to Cyprus residents and to remain in Egypt where their interests lie.
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Airo
Cyprus
London
Egypt
Mountain Fort Guards Adriatic Approach Named Italian Sentinel
The Albanian coast is described as guarded by Vallona Sa an mountain fort now dubbed the Italian Sentinel of the Balkans. Italians reportedly fortify the summit with gun emplacements, earthworks, and a defense that could close Adriatic navigation and project control toward Durazzo.
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Vallona
Albania
Balkans
Brindisi
Adriatic
Durazzo
War Delays Hunt for Cradle of Mankind
Roy Chapman Andrews expedition studying the cradle of mankind postpones exploration for a year due to disturbed conditions in Mongolia and China. Members returning to the United States include George Olson and others aboard the President Jefferson after reports that equipment was menaced.
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Tacoma
Wash
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
Gobi Desert
China
United States
George Oson
Jefferson
Gohl
Andrews
Heignids
Pioneers Trails Traced Over U S West
Denver report notes Prof Archer Hulbert mapped Oregon Santa Fe and Mormon trails with 275 maps across twelve western states. Five volumes cover about 7000 miles in 2300 townships. Projected diaries will create a documentary history of the West 1812 onward.
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Denver
Colo
Archer Butler Hulbert
Stewart Commission On
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Kit Carson
John ©. Fremont
Buffalo Bill
Jim Bridger
Pony Express
Fremont
Carson
Fortyxiners
Professor Hulbert
Independence
Missouri River
Pacific Coast
South Pass
Pennsylvania
Portland
Ore
Nova Scotia
Santa Fe
Tennessee Mountains
Los Angeles
Cape Hatteras
Atlantic Ocean
Ohio River
Hulbert
American Geographical Society
Library of Congress
Harvard
Yale
West
Union Pacific
Deaf Can Hear Through Finger Tips Says Smith College Doctor
Northampton Mass. Dr Robert H Gault director of the vibro tactile research lab at Smith College reports the skin can detect vibrations up to 2700 per second enabling the deaf to hear by touch via a telephone receiver. He notes common voice elements like oo and ah reach 3700 and 8682 per second but skin sensitivity to 2700 suffices for speech understanding.
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Northampton
Mass
Robert H. Gault
Smith College
Doctor Gault
Indian Youths Active in Farm Clubs Across Nation
Interior department statistics show over 5 500 Indian boys and girls enrolled in juvenile agricultural clubs last year. Members produced crops valued at 43 752 dollars including corn potatoes vegetables poultry and livestock. Canning clubs and sewing circles earned high praise. Hannah High Hawk a 12 year old full blood Sioux girl from the Cheyenne River Reservation South Dakota won a free trip to the National Corn Congress.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hannah High Hawk
Cheyenne River Reservation
South Dakota
National Corn Congress
Sardines and Brittany Politics in the News
A National Geographic bulletin discusses Brittany’s sardine industry and its decline, noting price drops, the region’s fishing force of about 30,000 and 20,000 workers, plus potential social unrest. It also describes Brittany’s geography, history, and prehistoric megaliths like menhirs, cromlechs, and dolmens in a broad cultural panorama.
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Washington
France
Brittany
D. C
National Geographic Society
Ireland
Bulletin
English Channel
Maryland
Armorica
Channel
Use of American Matches Under Ban in Peru
American travelers report Peru bans on foreign matches and imposes a $20 fine for use. Passengers aboard the Essequibo line learned that a Swedish firm controls the gate of matches and that all other matches incur heavy duties or are charged by owners upon entry.
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Peru
New York
Essequibo
Indians Gain Self Reliance in Pacific Northwest Movement
Paul G. Wapato leads a shift toward self reliance among Pacific Northwest tribes. He champions unified tribal action, forming associations to discuss problems and seek concrete remedies ahead of the September Indians congress. Wapato, orphaned young, studied at Wenatchee High School and Willamette University, with brother Paschal Sherman employed in the War Risk Department.
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Spokane
Wash
Paul G. Wapato
Northwest Indian Congress
Wapato
Indian Bureau
Wenatchee High School
Willamette University
Paschal Sherman
War-Risk Department
Washington
Mystery Clouds Float Above Mars Say Berkeley Astronomer
W H Wright of Lick Observatory reports two cloud types in Mars atmosphere from color photography. He identifies probable white water vapor clouds appearing yellow due to atmospheric absorption and higher blue clouds whose exact nature remains unknown. He suggests blue clouds may boost polar cap visibility.
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Berkeley
Calif
Mars
W. H. Wright
Lick Observatory
Wright
Telescope built from stovepipe and glass by Midland student
Gilbert Lueningheener of Midland college in Fremont Nebraska built a powerful 90 power telescope from a ten inch stovepipe section and plate glass. He spent ten months grinding polishing and figuring the parabolic mirror by hand and crafted the barrel to resemble a telescope. The instrument is nearly fully handmade aside from a prism and eyepiece and can observe four of Jupiter’s satellites the Venus crescent Saturn rings the Orion nebula and lunar topography.
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Fremont
Neb
Gilbert Lueningheener
Midland College
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Orion
Crop Gains 20 Percent From Electricity Stimulus
A committee of the American Electronic Research association reports a 20 percent yield increase on farm lands using atmospheric electricity as a crop stimulant. Henry Lurber’s Warrenton Missouri farm is among the first to claim benefit, with electric discharge applied at root level and a device capturing current from the atmosphere, a method also used successfully in France.
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Chicago
American Electronic Research Association
Henry Lurber
Warrenton
Ain
France
Teomurt
Pure Tin Yielded by Gold Hill Mine
Portland officials are urged to study a new tin discovery near Gold Hill in the Rogue River valley. E F Logan and S B Erskine of Bend say tests in San Francisco and Denver prove the rock contains tin and invite the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the State Chamber to inspect the mine and its laboratory results.
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Portland
Gold Hill
Rogue River Valley
San Francisco
Denver
E. F. Logan
Grants Pass
Messrs
Logan
Erskine
Golden Cross Mine
Sam’s Valley
Payne’s Gulch
Payne's Creek
Rogue River
M. D. Jackson
Bend
Mr. Logan
Glen Spurlin
Australia
Chamber of Commerce of
State Chamber of Commerce
Convict Costs England Thirty Pounds Yearly
British prisoners mostly serve hard labor or penal servitude working seven hours daily. Their average yearly output yields about £17 per prisoner, well below food costs, costing taxpayers over £204 yearly per inmate. Wakefield once profited from mats. now prison production serves government needs only.
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London
Wakefield
Post Office
Admiralty
Goose Quill Thrives Among Paris Writers
Paris writers favor the goose quill over the typewriter as the swiftest way to set thoughts on paper. In France art is revered and many authors still rely on quills, with goose quills sold in stationery stores. A recent newspaper poll found literary figures associate the squeak of their pens with the finest music.
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Paris
France
Want column items for sale and notices in Patoka area
Classified snippets list for sale items and notices across Patoka and surrounding towns. Includes Coca Cola kegs, livestock, Patoka property with two-story house, Fordson tractor trade, a 1926 Ford Tow truck, grand and player pianos with payment plans, milk spray, and 2 month old White Leghorn chicks with prices and contact details.
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C. N. Cruse
George Willett Jr
Patoka
Hall Motor Company
Centralia
Illinois
Harry Easton
R. R
Henry Tillman
Vernon
P. A. Starck Piano Company
Olive Str
St. Louis
Olive St
Smith & Crawford
Mary ‘Ahill
State to guard the conduct of all county fairs
Springfield Illinois July 18 Fifteen inspectors under the Department of Agriculture will visit county fairs in the state fund program to ensure proper use of premium payments and enforce regulations against bookmaking fraudulent games of skill, manipulated devices, and sale of intoxicants at shows.
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Springfield
Ill
Department of Agriculture
Local News From Vernon And Surrounding Areas
Stringtown residents report illness and recovery, visits from relatives, and social events. Irene Edwards of Clinton stayed with sister Mrs. Oscar Sears, while Miss Laurine Beck visited Shobonier. Families like Willett, Ehrat, Dunn, and Matheny attend band concerts and host guests from Chicago and Vandalia.
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Smith & Crawford Hdn
Vernon
Johanna Cleary
Irene Edwards
Clinton
Oscar Sears
Sarah Willett
Merle
W. J. Jones
Laurine Beck
Shobonier
Evelyn Thomas
William Dunn
Tamaico
George Richards
Byron Albert
Lila Murfin
Katie Ehrat
Kate Willett
Greenup
Madge Willett
Vandalia
Georgia Lane
Ethel Willett
Fielding -Hawkins
Estella Matheny
Chicago
Earl Funk
Fred Klinge
Rogier Appointed Rural Carrier at Patoka Post Office
After months of waiting Elmer Rogier is appointed to the Rural Carrier vacancy at Patoka Post Office. On Monday two routes will have new carriers with Frank Ballance transferred from Route 2 to Route 1 and Rogier moving to Route 2.
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Elmer Rogier
Partoka
Patoka
Frank Ballance
Rogier
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