Reptiles Show Sixth Sense At Bronx Zoo Dinner
Raymond L. Ditmars, curator at the Bronx Zoo, told 60 or 70 attendees of the Reptile Study Society that snakes may possess a sixth sense and are more intelligent than often believed. He cited their keen sight and sense of smell, and noted ongoing science on pit vipers.
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New York
Raymond L. Ditwars
Bronx Zoo
Mr. Ditmars
Cafe Boulevard
Arthur H. Gillam
Reptile Study Society
Gillam
Mr. Rattler
Gil
Falls Dead in Grave He Dug for Another
Weehawken New Jersey Christian Bock aged 42 of North Bergen collapsed from acute indigestion while finishing a grave he was digging for Mrs. Mary Bruggman. The funeral procession entered the cemetery and the digger’s body was found beside the grave. A Spanish American War veteran and Rough Rider served in Roosevelt’s unit.
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Weehawken
N. J
Christian Bock
River Road
North Bergen
Mary Bruggman
Jersey City
Bock
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Rep Tile Study society Aims To Educate On Reptiles And Amphibians
The group plans to educate people everywhere about life histories of reptiles and amphibians. They seek to benefit mankind and animals by replacing fear with kindness. Dinner remarks claimed snake fear is learned, not instinctive.
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Reptile Study Society
Americans Plan to Study Italy Summer Courses in Rome
A 1922 Rome program via Associazione Italo-Americana offers American students a July 10 to August 31 course series in Italian language history and culture. Twelve merit scholarships fund study. all enrollees gain library access, museum passes, and free entry to Italy’s antiquities. Robusto roster of speakers includes Tittoni Lanciana Bonfante Formichi.
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New York
Rome
Italy
United States
Associazione Italo-Americana
Library of American Studies
Stedenta
Associazione Italo- Americana
Institute of International Education
West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Italo-America Society
West Forty-third Street
America
Tommaso Tittoni
Italian Senate
Rodolfo Lanciana
Pietro Bonfante
Heavy Fuel Oil Aims To Stop Air Accidents
Experiments by the national advisory committee for aeronautics under Dr. Joseph S. Ames show an aircraft engine that uses heavy fuel oil instead of gasoline. The design aims to prevent in-air fires like the Roma disaster, with a modified Liberty engine and longer pistons. The oil system injects thick fuel under high pressure.
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Baltimore
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Joseph S. Ames
Doctor Ames
Johns Hopkins University
Advisory Committee
Washington
Ames
Dead Rebels Wear US Gift Labels In Albania
In Skutari two insurgents hanged by Albanian authorities wore pajamas labeled Gift of the American people. Relief garments from U.S. aid appear to be the only clothes available for the condemned. In Gettysburg, John McDonnell reports his 15 black Minorca hens produced 16 eggs in a single day with two eggs joined end to end, both fully formed.
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Scutari
Albania
Gettysburg
John McDonnell
United States
American Congress
Senate of
Senate
Congress Retreats Into Bitter Summer Debates On Tariff
Washington notes a weary summer as Congress debates the tariff measure amid extravagant rhetoric from both sides. The piece contrasts statesmanship with heated oratory, recalls the East Room’s historic role, and describes the White House study as a source of presidential decision making and Gifted artifacts.
John Kendrick Bangs Photographs Prank in Haymow
The humorist John Kendrick Bangs encounters friend Rudolph in a field where a haymow scene appears ordinary at first. Bangs peers through a camera and, after ducking under the cloth, observes the hayman standing upside down reflected in the ground glass.
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John
John Kendrick Bangs
Rudolph
Bangs
Boston Transcript
Veteran Affairs Chief Leon Fraser Career Overview
Leon Fraser executive officer of the United States Veterans bureau in Washington has a wide career from Army private to major and cabinet work at the bureau. He served with the AEF earning French decoration and a Pershing citation, later rising to director during Forbes absence and aiding wounded ex soldiers. He also practiced law after study at Columbia University and worked as a cub reporter. The Legion post honors him as vice commander.
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Washington
Congress
United States
White House
Andrew Jackson
National Bank
South Carolina
Potomac
Buchanan
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
McKinley
Maine
Havana Harbor
Theodore Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Mason and Slidell
Trent
High Seas
Grant
Arthur
Cleveland
Roosevelt
King Menelik
Mr. Roosevelt
Zoological Garden
Rock Creek Park
Leon Fraser
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
Army
Witential Steel Company
Findlay
Veterans’ Bureau
Boston
North Grambille
N. Y
Columbia University
New York World
General Pershing
Charles R. Forbes
Fraser
Frazer
Legion Post
Taylor the Good Bad Man Lectures on Crime
Joe Taylor once a bandit and jail inmate rebuilt his life through study and became a lecturer. He aided the government during wartime by exposing anarchists plans and preventing several bomb plots. His talks across New York and among Legion members highlight his unique journey and insights.
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Joe Taylor
Taylor
Secret Service
New York
Legion
Free Emblem of Freedom Seeks Release of Captive Eagles
Dr. William C. Hicks of Seattle promotes a campaign to free all American eagles in captivity. As Americanism director for the Washington American Legion, he enlists Legion posts Audubon Society and other groups. He argues the eagle belongs in the wild and that captivity contradicts law and liberty.
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William C. Hicks
Seattle
Wash
Hicks
Americanism
Washington Department of the American Legion
Legion Pasta
The
Audubon Society
Tanlac Public Endorsement From Huntington Man
W R Peoples of Huntington West Virginia says Tanlac cured his six year illness reducing run down health. He reports improved sleep appetite and weight after four bottles with rheumatism and stomach trouble vanishing. He adds his wife also praised the medicine sold by druggists.
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Tanlac
W. R. Peoples
22Nd St
Huntington
W. Va
Life’s Ups and Downs Guide the Wise to Goals
A Boston Transcript aphorism notes that football life mirrors ups and downs. A wise person uses declines to push toward his aims, turning setbacks into progress and steady perseverance into success.
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Boston Transcript
Shave With Cuticura Soap Ad Claims Skincare Benefit
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap for shaving bathing and shampooing claiming boosted razor efficiency and skin health. It promises no irritation even with daily two shaves and promotes thrift and purity while noting that others are entitled to something.
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Edward F. Bigelow
Guide To Nature
Royal University of Rome
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Aeronautic Organization
U. S
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