Whale Evolution Mystery Detailed by Carnegie Scientist
Washington. Remington Kellogg of the Carnegie Institute discusses how whales and porpoises evolved from land to sea. He cites anatomical changes such as flippers instead of fore legs, thick blubber, altered nasal passages, and underwater hearing adaptations, noting some senses diminished while waters shaped others.
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Washington
Remington Kellogg
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Egypt
Leas
Fights Surf in Ship to Beat Six Rivals
Captain C Bellesen aboard the West Mah Wah navigated rough seas off Grays Harbor to race sixteen hours ahead of six rival ships. With minimal water under the keel he carried 4,500,000 feet of lumber down the coast to open sea amid five days of surge and a heavy channel, becoming the northwest’s shipping hero.
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Hoquiam
West
Gapt
C. Bellesen
West Mahwah
Gray's
Captain Bellesen
Bellesen
Girl Scouts Grow New York Chapter Expands Nationwide
The Girl Scouts federation shows growth in New York Fifteen regions have expanded to more than many councils totaling 273 189 dollars for 1927 according to national director Jane Deeter Rippin.
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New York
Scout Organization
Jane Deeter Rippin
Skyscraper in Chicago to Display Varied Colors
Chicago's first variegated skyscraper rises 19 stories at State and Elim streets. The design features a dark blue terra cotta base, blue-green upper bands, salmon brick midsections, and a multicolored terra cotta crown with copper ornament.
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Chicago
State
Elim Streets
Green oxidation theme governs building exterior design
Owners insist the facade be uniformly green and oxidized in all sides of the building. No signs may mar the color scheme, not even on shop exteriors, to preserve the overall aesthetic.
German Army Hunts Wild Boars in Thuringia Forest
Detachments of the German army in Thuringia were ordered to battle wild boars near Eichsfeld. The effort aimed to curb a growing boar plague that farmers had struggled to control. Troops pursued the animals, with casualties reported on the boar side.
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Berlin
Thuringia
Eichsfeld
Thuringian Forest
Thuringian
Reichswehr
Federal’ Army
Belgrade Teen Claims Perpetual Motion Machine
A young Serb named Asim Hajdarovitch in Belgrade asserts he has invented a perpetual motion machine. He is a Bosnian Muslim with no education and admits ignorance of physics. His design uses a set of wheels linked so that once one starts the rest rapidly speed up, requiring devices to halt them.
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Belgrade
Asim Hajdarovitch
Underground Farm Takes Root In Abandoned Cement Mine
Howard Bell of Crittenden New York farms mushrooms in a vast subterranean acre using an abandoned cement mine. The underground facility stays at 47 to 51 degrees year round, ideal for the crop. The piece also notes rust prevention for bathroom fixtures with frequent wipedown using a woolen cloth moistened in gasoline or ammonia.
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Howard Bell
Crittenden
N. Y
Bell
Popular Science Monthly
Lucky Shot Near Clearfield Kills Two Deer With One Bullet
William McMullen hunting near Clearfield Pennsylvania killed a buck and a doe with a single shot. The buck died instantly but the doe was also struck as it ran by. The game warden weighs whether two separate fines apply for two deer in one season and for the doe killed.
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Clearfield
William McMullen
Mr. McMullen
Bad Speech and Worrying Thoughts Exchange
A dialogue fragment shows Jean asking about teeth and Harvey replying with praise. The exchange shifts to worry as a concept defined as unwanted thoughts a person cannot stop.
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Girl Scouts
Seadog Brothers
Alfred W. V. Trant
Devonia
Edgar B.trant
S. S. Laurentic
White Star Line
Seadog
North River
Stanley Lewis
Tella Vera Margaret
Westminster Kennel .Club
Madgen Square Garden
George M. Cohan
America
The
American Tobacco Co., Inc
Jean
Harvey—Dearest
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