Nome Gets Serun To Fight Plague
Nome Alaska welcomes arrival of diphtheria serum from a 665 mile dog relay. Musher Leonard Seppala and team leaders Olson Hammon and Kasson deliver the lifesaving antitoxin through blizzard conditions, thawing by Dr Curtis Welch as Nome races to contain the outbreak and save lives amid many cases.
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Nome
Alaska
Northland
Curtis Welch
Gunnar Kasson
Bluff
Siberian Wolves
Kasson
Solomon
United States
Olson
Hammon
Leonard Seppalla
Seppailla
Seppalla
Stone Reports Gain in Battle on Ram Runners
Attorney General Stone notes progress against liquor smuggling yet cites 332 vessels flying foreign flags active in liquor import. Coast Guard seizure tally from May 22 1924 to year end names 16 foreign rum runners seized, including 13 British and 1 Norwegian, 1 French, 1 Italian. Most vessels use British or other flags and many rely on fraudulent clearance papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stone
Canada
Coast Guard
Cockatoos Describe as Large Showy Birds in Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine notes that cockatoos are large, showy birds that are hardy and easy to keep. It praises their colorful plumage and their ability to learn to talk well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
Illinois senator probes grain merger amid wheat price rise
Senator Harold Kessinger charges the Grain Marketing company with monopoly tactics and seeks a five member Senate investigative committee to probe organizing financing and progress of the merger. He links Armour Grain Rosenbaum Bros and Davis Nolan Merrill to a 26 million stock deal without appraisals. Washington resolution also asks FTC and commerce and agriculture secretaries to report on world wheat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Harold Kessinger
Kane
Grain Marketing Corporation
Springfield
Armour Grain Company
Rosenbaum Bros. Grain Company
Davis-Nolan-Merrill Company
Lansas City
Gray Silver
Illinois Agricultural Association
Illinois
Kessinger
State Senate
Senate
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Cameron
Rep
Ariz
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Agriculture
Idle Indiana Coal Miners May Work in Steel Mills
Indiana officials report a possible transfer of about 17 000 idle miners from southwest Indiana to Lake county steel mills for permanent jobs. Negotiations began late 1924 with approval from Governor Branch. Chairman Dixon H. Bynum says many miners’ families are in need.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Industrial Board
Dixon H. Bynum
United Steel Steel Corporation
Indiana
Lake County
Ilinois Steel Company
Mr. Bynum
Lawmaker Who Fights Child Labor Amendment
Reno Assemblyman ILenrich of Lyon County, a father of five, argues against a federal child labor amendment saying it takes away families’ rights. Tennessee legislators reject the federal amendment while Wisconsin Senate approves it 19 to 10.
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Reno
Nev
Ilenrich
Lyon County
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Life and Books from Oliver Wendell Holmes
A reflection praising life over books as the source of humanity. Holmes notes daily deaths and births, love and hate, triumphs and defeats, and compares fragrant flowers to the scents of distilled essences, asserting life holds more truth.
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Earth
Heaven
Oliver Wenadel
Birds and their nesting habits tricks seen and facts
The article explains nest building times from a week to a day after destruction. It notes egg colors, clutch sizes by species, incubation periods from fourteen to thirty five days, and that most incubation is by females though some males assist.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Believe in the Evil Eye Across Cultures and History
A summary of the ancient and widespread superstition of the evil eye. It traces beliefs among Italians Spaniards Turks Chinese and Japanese, notes Greek and Roman terms Baskania and Fascinum, cites Virgil and St. Paul, and cites the Detroit News as the source of the excerpt.
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Baskania
Virgil
St. Paul
Jesus Christ
Detroit News
Fugitive Carder Fails to Dance and Collapses
A young man at a social event collapses on the stairs after a sudden attack. The frightened partner asks what is wrong as he grumbles and rushes to the cloak room. The incident seems sparked by a carpet tack left on the stair.
They Fly by Instinct
Morning woods host flocks of black poll warblers migrating from South America to Canada. The frail birds cross the Gulf of Mexico in a single flight, covering 5000 to 7000 miles, beating their wings ceaselessly for 24 hours guided by instinct.
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South America
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Time Management Adage From Hardware Review
The Good Hardware column suggests Better Make Time Work remains acceptable if you have sufficient spare time to devote. The vignette frames time as a resource and endorses the approach for those with flexibility.
Hardly Probable Old Professor Returns to Chair
A professor reoccupies his chair after a brief absence and discovers a cat resting there. He exclaims in disbelief at the unlikely science of the situation and questions how long the cat has been there.
Woman in English court voices view on managing a husband
A woman in an English county court propounds that a wife who cannot control a husband after training him does not deserve to have a husband. The remark highlights gender norms in domestic partnership debates within the courtroom setting.
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Federal Trade Body
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Monopoly
Calumet Concrete Construction
115Th ST
Banking — Service
Chrysler
Dolton 5
Twin City
Dolton, Nl
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