News Review of Current Events highlights Prohibition debate in Senate
Edward W Pickard outlines a planned Senate hearing surge on modifying the Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment with six day blocks of testimony. Wet advocates, led by Wayne Wheeler, target five bills while dry senators push for limits and potential medical and beer provisions amid political battles in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin races.
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United States Senate
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Wen
Judiciary
United States
Canada
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Abe Bald
Nets
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Rep
Edwards
Dem
N. J
Brees
Reed
Dem. Mo
Gre
Congress
Edge
Walsh
Mont
Prohibition
Congressman Ware
Philadelphia
George Wharton Pepper
Gifford Pinchot
Wisconsin
Frank J. Kelly
Washington, D.C
Kelly
Irvine L. Lenroot
AntiTax League of America
Abelis
Spitsbergen as Arctic gateway to the North Pole
Prepared by the National Geographic Society the article notes Spitsbergen as a summer launching point for polar flights toward the North Pole. It recounts coal mining in Smeerenberg, historic whaling and colonization, sovereignty to Norway in 1919, mineral prospects including coal oil shale asbestos gypsum copper iron ore and marble, and the region's climate influenced by the Gulf Stream. It also describes wild life, tourism, and a daring 1897 balloon expedition by S A Andre from Spitsbergen and its fate with buoyant odds.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, DC
Pitsbergen
North Pole
Alaska
Spitsbergen
Europe
America
Barents
Henry Sudson
Orient
Netherlands
Jan Mayen
Pelham
Amsterdam Island
Smeerenberg
Centrous
Council of the Slled and Associated Powers
Norway
United States
Islands
Arctic
Gulf Stream
Winnineg
Canadian
Jane
Joly
Avenst
Earth
May
Alps
Sweden
Germany
S. A. Andre
Sgitsbergen
Areonaut
Andre
Oscar
M. Alfred Nobel
Oscar Dickson
MM. Strindberg
M. Fraenkel
Vogelsang
Siberia
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad
Demand Bayer Aspirin warning claims only Bayer on package or tablets ensures genuine product. Ad warns that non Bayer brands may be unsafe and mentions proven safety and physician prescription history. Urges buyers to say Bayer when purchasing Aspirin to avoid dangerous forgeries.
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Bayer
Ady
Arctic Expedition's Ice Fridge Keeps Food Safe
Commander Donald B. MacMillan used electrical refrigeration to maintain an even temperature for his food supply, despite being surrounded by ice nearly the entire time in the Arctic.
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Arctic
Donald B. MacMillan
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