France weighs Voltaire grave dispute after cellar find
A skull fragment found in the Scellieres chateau cellar rekindles a 136 year old controversy over whether Voltaire is buried in the Pantheon or if the bones belong to a gardener. Proponents urge exhumation to settle the question, comparing Scellieres and Pantheon skulls for identification.
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Romanlly Sur Seine
France
Chateau
Scellieres
Voltaire
Pantheon
Abe Mignot
Abbey of
Volcanic Island Rises From Ocean Off Alaska
Coast guard reports off Bogoslof island in the Bering Sea a volcanic eruption lifts a new crater from deep water. A 175 foot high island shrouded in steam measures about a quarter mile wide and two and a half miles long. Cable lines along southeastern Alaska were snapped by sea floor movement. repairs were made by the Dellwood. An offshore earthquake also occurred with minimal damage.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Coast Guard
Northland
Bogoslof Island
Bering Sea
Aleutian Chain
James F. Hottel
Hottel
Santa Ana
Alaska
Chilcoot Inlet
Skagway
Wrangell
United States
Dellwood
Coast Line
Dipping Into Science Early Sleep Anesthetics Discovery
A note outlines early anesthesia history noting Dr James Simpson's chloroform discovery and Dr Crawford Long's first ether use. It recalls that operations before anesthesia were performed only to avert fear of death and cites 1927 Western Newspaper Union as the source.
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James Simpson
Crawford Long
Georgia
Western Newspaper Union
Polish Women Resent “Permit to Work” Order
In Warsaw married women employed by the Posts and Telegraphs Office must obtain written permission from their husbands to keep working. The policy sparked anger among emancipated women who flooded the minister with letters, and there are signs he may withdraw the order.
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Warsaw
Poland
Miedginski
Haverter Says $6,000 Salary Adequate for City Hall
Fixes Own Salary Reading Va The city treasurer job pays $500 a year and fees bring the office to between $15,000 and $20,000 William C Haverter Socialist treasurer elect thinks $6,000 is enough salary for any city hall job and plans to turn all over the remainder to the city
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Reading
William C. Haverter
City Hall
Device Checks Up on Mother Wren in Cleveland
In Cleveland S Prentiss Baldwin and his Baldwin bird research laboratory use a chrono thermoelectrical device to measure how long a mother wren incubates her eggs and when she leaves the nest. The cronograph records nest temperature every time the bird goes on and off the eggs, revealing average brooding times and nightly activity patterns.
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Wren
Cleveland
Ohio
S. Prentiss Baldwin
Baldwin Bird Research Laboratory
Here
Baldwin
Cinderella Jean Buchanan of Janesville Earns Dream Turn
Seventeen year old Jean Buchanan and her sister Catherine toured London as guests of Baron Woolavington, living lavishly for a month. The baron set up a trust fund of about 150000 for their futures and vowed continued support as they return to Wisconsin and plan college at the University of Wisconsin.
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Janesville
Wis
Jean Buchanan
London
Baron Woolavington
Catherine
Jean
Bardolph
Baron Woolgvington
Scotland
Catherine McDonald Buchanan
Mary
Art of doing nothing and restless childhood memories
The narrator contrasts the ease of idleness with a childhood marked by constant chores and activity. He recalls family expectations to sit still, his own inability to relax, and mentions Carter and a minister friend promoting smoking as a supposed leisure. He references Tagore’s stillness and his own impatience with meditation.
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Carter
Attractive and Simple Coat of Dyed Ermine
A reflection on taking summer vacations with a routine of doing nothing. Hanley rests on the sand watching gulls and clouds for hours to reset his nerves. He believes this simple indulgence restores alertness and readiness for demanding work and is a panacea for worry.
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Hanley
Western Newspaper Union
Lacoste Quits Courts For Motor Business Till May
Jean Rene Lacoste, famed French American tennis champion who defeated William T. Tilden, withdraws from play to focus on automobiles and aviation, returning only in May.
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Jean Rene Lacoste
France
United States
William T. Tilden
Yale professor Daniels seeks door fix after key break
Resourceful New Haven resident Winthrop M. Daniels, transportation professor at Yale, tries to enter his free door but breaks the key. He calls the fire department for help after the mishap.
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New Haven
Conn
Winthrop M. Daniels
Yale
Fire. Department
New Explanation of Fading Bogies
Warfield Keefer of Baltimore advances a new explanation of radio fading highlighting man made static and earth currents. He notes longer wavelength fading is usually less, with most fading slow and stronger at night, and that nearby frequencies do not fade together. He cites WJZ WGY and KDKA as examples and says investigations on this theory are underway in Baltimore.
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Warfield Keefer
Baltimore
Keefer
WIZ
WGY
KDKA
WJZ
Ebro
Spain
Watcheroo
Western Australia
Civilization
Much Improvement in Home Built Radio Set
The home craftsman joins in radio evolution, surpassing past haywire sets. Home builders use ready parts from kit makers, acting as assemblers while manufacturers bear design costs. Changes are quick and modular, letting users swap parts without expensive machinery. The home built set remains an experimental field watched by factory men and often leads to new ideas.
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Honolulu
Sadie Dyson
Los Angeles
Ong
Cinderella
Ike Matina
Margaret
Ike
Jacksonville
Fla
Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Mllinois
Bindu
Tagore
Myrna Loy
Warner Star
Lacoste
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