Sweden Celebrates Five Hundred Years of Riksdag
Sweden’s parliament marked its 500th anniversary with nationwide pageants and ceremonies. The National Geographic Society notes the first riksdag convened in 1435 under Egelbrekt Engelbrektsson amid resistance to Denmark and Norway.
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Washington
Sweden
Stockholm
Arboga
Lake Malarea
Riksdag
Egelbrekt Engelbrektsson
Denmark
Norway
National Geographic Society
Parliament
Three quarter length knitted swagger coat in white
A high style three quarter length coat with long wide sleeves and patch pockets. It features a modish turn back collar, an inverted back pleat, and a raised box effect from a rough nubby yarn over plain zephyr.
Jail Tour Inspires A Dozen Evanston Junior League Members
In Evanston Illinois a group of twelve young women from the Junior League toured the city jail. An inmate approached and asked what they were pinched for prompting curious remarks and a cautious exchange.
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Evanston
Ill
Wild Car Ride Down Montana Mountainside
G F Wilkinson, a railroad conductor, survived a 29 mile run on a runaway flat car loaded with steel rails. He described the perilous descent on Evaro hill near Arlee killing two men Lombardi and Morkert as the car careened through curves and bridges at high speed before he regained control near McDonald Montana.
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Missoula
G. F. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Evaro Hill
Arlee
Mont
F A. Lombardi
Alfred Morkert
Morkert
McDonald
Ivory Elephants Doomed Woman to Two Months Suspended Sentence
An American woman named Sybil Therner from Boston received a two months suspended sentence in Paris after attempting to steal 169 ivory elephants from London gypsy palmists. She admitted following the Palmists instruction to collect 18 rows of 18 elephants each and was caught with a row of elephants in her pocketbook. Police found three rows already taken from other stores. The court waived further punishment due to it being her first offense.
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Paris
Sybil Therner
Boston
Therner
London
Washburn Leads Historic St Elias Crossing in Alaska Yukon
National Geographic expedition led by Bradford Washburn crossed the St Elias range on foot with dog sledges in harsh blizzards and fire damage. The team mapped unmapped areas, set up surveying stations on Mt Hubbard, named two Canadian peaks for King George and Queen Mary, and camped 84 days amid glaciers and extreme conditions before returning via rubber boat to civilization.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
St. Elias Mountain Range
Yukon-Alaska
S World
Bradford Washburn
Cambridge, Maas
St. Elias Range
Washburn
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Canada
Mt. Hubbard
Canadian
George
Lindbergh Landing Fooled by Watchdog on Maine Island
In North Haven Maine Col Charles A Lindbergh diverted his landing after his plane frightened two year old Jon Lindberghs family dog a German shepherd that guarded the Morrow residence. The dog fled into a field and the pilot had to circle away to avoid harm. A caretaker lured and restrained the animal before the landing.
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North Haven
Maine
Jon Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Morrow
Jon
Mid-Meal Snacks Across Cultures And Practices
The article examines eating between meals as a normal practice in some cultures and unnecessary in others. It cites American and shipboard contexts where mid meals occur due to schedules, work routines, or travel, and notes dieters splitting portions to curb between-meal cravings.
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America
Mid-Meal Eating Balances Between Meals
The note highlights mid-meal feeding for children as a means to restore vitality. It advises serving between meals, with the portion placed midway between the preceding and following meals and slightly closer to the second meal.
Plant Growth Fascinated by New Compound Auxin
A. E. Hitchcock at the Boyce Thompson Institute explored Indole-3-acrylopionic acid as a commercial auxin analog. He observed that applying it caused leaves and stems of tomato, marigold, buckwheat, and tobacco to bend, demonstrating directional growth effects.
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A. E. Hitchcock
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
Plant Response to Gases Stirs Life Process Questions
The New York Times notes that various gases including carbon monoxide, ethylene, acetylene and propylene cause bending away from application, prompting questions about a common active agent. What happens to the plant when smeared or treated with gases and what is its link to life processes remains debated.
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New York Times
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