Trans Siberian Railway Life and Enduring Challenges
Prepared by the National Geographic Society outlines the Trans Siberian Railway from Vladivostok to Moscow. It notes 5891 miles distance, heavy wartime strain, many single tracks, and elevated routes reaching up to 3100 feet. Vladivostok is depicted as Mistress of the East with mixed commerce and evolving prosperity.
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Vladivostok
Moscow
Petrograd
Pacific
Manchuria
Great Western Plain
Russia
Ufa
Ural Mountains
Europe
Asia
Urals
Tehelybinsk
Siberia
Ussia
Trans-Siberian
Tomsk
Yeniseisk
Atchinsk
Labrador
Newfoundland
Lake Baikal
Sokhondo
Great Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mukden
American
Seaboard
China
Amur River
Amur
Blagoveshchensk
Sakalin
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Japan
America
Worth Remembering It Costs More to Neglect Duties
A quotation attributed to Anna Dickenson warns that failing to fulfill duties costs more than completing them, urging proactive responsibility and effort.
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Anna Dickinson
World Peace Parley Invitations Issued
President Hoover and Prime Minister MacDonald have approved disarmament goals and issued invitations to the United States, France, Italy, and Japan for a London conference likely in January. The plan avoids tonnage details while signaling unlikely to gain resistance from France and Italy.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
London
United States
France
Italy
Japan
High Seas
MacDonald
Hoover
Rapidan
Virginia
White House
House
Senate
Stresemann Dies. German Foreign Minister Succumbs to Heart Attack
Gustav Stresemann, Germanys Foreign Minister, died suddenly after a heart attack following a stroke. He had been ill for months but recently attended the Hague reparations conference and the Geneva League of Nations session. He led the German People’s Party, served in the Reichstag, and once as chancellor. President von Hindenburg led his funeral cortege as tributes poured in from many nations. Chancellor Mueller delivered the eulogy.
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Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Doctor Stresemann
Hague
Assembly
League of Nations
Geneva
Europe
German People’s Party
Reichstag
Three Officers Die in Bayfield Lighthouse Tender Explosion
In Bayfield Wisconsin on White Bay buoy an explosion killed three officers of the lighthouse tender Marigold and left four seamen aboard the moored tender lightly injured.
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Bayfield
Wis
Marigold
White Bay
New York City Employees Receive Immediate Pay Increases
About 28 000 workers in the municipal payroll win raises of 100 to 240 dollars per year effective now, boosting salaries across city departments and agencies.
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N. Y
New York
Record Exports of Farm Machinery Reach $100 Million
Washington reports a record total export value of 100,463,571 for farm machinery in eight months, up 23 percent from 1928, according to the Department of Commerce.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Taft Returns to Duty After Health Improvement
Washington chief justice Taft has returned to Washington much improved in health after a lengthy stay at his summer home at Murray Bay Canada.
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Washington
Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
Big Ten Openings Highlight Strength Across Teams
Northwestern travels to Wisconsin while Michigan faces Purdue and Indiana meets Chicago in opening Big Ten games. Illinois paces with a 25 to 0 win over Kansas as Minnesota and Iowa post large scores against nonconference foes. Wisconsin defeats Colgate and Northwestern tops Butler as Chicago dominates Beloit. Green Bay beats Chicago Cardinals 9 to 2 in pro football.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Michigan
Purdue
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio State
Illinois
Minnesota
Kansas
Coe
Monmouth
Michigan State
Harry Mwipke
Kansas Aggies
Welch
Colgate
Butler
Madison
Hank Gruder
Notre Dame
Hoosiers
Beloit
Lake Forest
Bears Edge Red Jackets 7–6 For Second Pro Victory
The Chicago Bears beat the Minneapolis Red Jackets 7 to 6, securing their second pro win in three starts. The narrow victory showcased tight defense and a late scoring drive by Chicago.
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Minneapolis
Chicago Bears
Minneapolis Red Jackets
Missing Paris Flyers Located Set New Record
The air ministry claims a new world straight line distance record for Capt. Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte. They departed Le Bourget on September 27 and reportedly landed near Tsitsiker northwest of Harbin Manchuria, with unofficial estimates between 5000 and 6000 miles, surpassing the 1928 Italian flight of 4475 miles from near Rome to Natal Brazil.
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Paris
Air Ministry
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Ministry
Foreign Office
le Bourget
Tsitsiker
Harbin
Manchuria
Coste
Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo del Prete
Rome
Natal
Brazil
Hoover nominates Parks for Alaska governor post
President Hoover nominates George A. Parks for reappointment as governor of Alaska. The move underscores continuity in territorial administration and signals confidence in Parks to continue managing Alaskan affairs.
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Washington
Hoover
George A. Parks
Alaska
Britain and Russia Reach Full Diplomatic Resumption
Great Britain and Russia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations in full, including exchange of ambassadors, paving the way for restored trade and commercial ties between the two nations.
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London
Great Britain
Russia
Granddaughter Adopts Nujol Regimen for Health
Mrs Zell of Philadelphia reports her granddaughter Margaret started a daily tablespoon of Nujol and shows general health improvement. Nujol is presented as harmless for all ages, containing no medicines, and marketed by Nujol Laboratories New York.
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Margaret
Zell
Catherine Street
Philadelphia
Nujol
Years of Hard Work Artist Quip in Swindon Ad
An artist notes eight years of effort behind a painting while a friend comments on devotion. The artist adds six days to paint and the remaining time was spent selling it, as quoted by the Swindon Advertiser.
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China
Swindon Advertiser
Excellent Definition Teached sarcastic quip
The quote jokes about flirtation and work, contrasting definitions and fortune. It features a teacher and pupil exchange about intention and effort. The line questions whether wealth would change work ethic and politeness.
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Geographic Society
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William H. Taft
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Green Bay Packers
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Packers
Bayer Ansets Es Tas
Bayer
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Dauber
Barton’s
Gothenburg
Nujol Laboratories
Park Avenue
New York City
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