Magellan anniversary seen as catalyst for Philippines pageant
The editorial discusses a planned centennial celebration in 2021 of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage and its relevance to U S views of the Philippines. It notes Magellan sought spice lands, crossed the Pacific via the Strait of Magellan, and unexpectedly reached the Philippines, shaping later colonial connections. It anticipates public interest and investment themes in the Orient during the commemorations.
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Viet
Philippines
Althugh
Ferdinand Magellan
Test
Spain
Orient
Magetin
Sornes
Pacific
Cowan
Columbia
Magellan
Atlantic
Balboa
Straits of Magellan
Moluccas
Danish envoy to Iceland claims Norse lineage from early American settlers
Copenhagen reports J B Boeggild named Danish minister to Iceland. Boeggild, once Danish consul in San Francisco and Chicago, has notable crusade links and claims to be descended from Thorfinn Karlsefni and the Tulintus line, tracing back to the first white settler in America, according to the De not News account.
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Iceland
America
Copenhagen
Lonion
J. B. Boeggild
Boeggild
San Francisco
Chicago
Mdeieer
Washington
Boegelldmeena
Tullulue
Toeland
Thorfion Karisefal
Ameree
Karisefai
Philadelphia
Atmerten
Wiseland
Gutrid
Feon
Tulintus
Minteter
Boro
Oil Fueled Galley Aboard The Hood Cooking For Warship
A recent Clyde launch reveals HMS Hood fitted with a large oil fueled cooking galley capable of feeding 1,200 men. Oil burners use pressurized fuel with compressed air for atomization, producing a white hot clean flame with no odor and no toxin risk.
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Clyde
The Earth's Crust Investigation Gains Global Interest
The most important scientific investigation of the past year likely concerns measuring the earth's crust. Researchers note scarce knowledge of the shell, with Tarwall, Tuscany, and Salvador offering favorable opportunities for study. Data on composition and age grow, while tests in New South Wales illuminate crustal movement under water weights, revealing new insights into volcanic activity.
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Tarwall
Tuscany
Salvador
New Sout
Wales
Hardest Tool-Steel Yet Discovered and Alloy Advances
Eleven years ago Professor J C Arnold of Sheffield created an alloy to boost cutting power. He now claims steel with greater power using molybdenum replacing tungsten, enabling higher alloy content and faster production for peak cutting performance.
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J. C. Arnold
Sheffield
Bagland
Poind Inneutley Steels
Missing Shoes on Train Spares Causes Confusion
Mr D of North Pennsylvania street reports a morning Chicago to Indianapolis train mix up when his shoes vanished from an upper berth. A lower berth occupant’s footwear appeared in his space, porter failed to help, and the porter’s relieved exclamation came as the train neared Indianapolis station.
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Pennsylvania Street
Chicago
Indianapolis
Auto Drivers Across Africa Dress In Native Style
Across equatorial Africa roads, motor trucks traverse jungles with African chauffeurs. Natives adopt chauffeur roles within weeks of first seeing a car, wearing attire that mirrors local customs. Freight lines feed inland tracks with workers and goods bound for coastal steamships to Europe and America.
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Equatorial Africa
Tere
Europe
America
Parasite Disease in Japan River Valleys Could Spread
A Japan focused parasite disease, teute unt, spread by the okaniuebl insect in cer fole Geld mice, resembles typhus and Rocky Mount Hilo fevers. Peak months June to October see aged carriers and peanut victims in contact. Mortality can exceed 50 percent. bites and remedies fail. Extermination of field mice offers the only hope to stamp out the disease.
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Japan
Okaniuebl
Rocky Mount Hilo
World shipbuilding output and tonnage by nation
The world’s shipbuilding shows strong growth in the last year with total launches at 7,144,640 tons per Lloyds Register and British share at 1,620,000 tons. The United States leads with about 60 percent of world output, while Japan launches 611,500 tons, vastly exceeding its 22 years prior to 1918.
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Lioyd
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Far Seeing Woman Reformer Susan B Anthony Remembered
A Century since her birth recalls Susan B Anthony a leading reformer who fought abolition temperance and women’s suffrage. Her lifelong work helped end slavery and influenced later movements for prohibition and voting rights, with many agreeing on her views by her death in 1906.
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Susan B. Anthony
Aigo
York Sun
Loss of Table Halves Shifts Plans for Hank Longhrush
A rustic exchange reveals TP and Hank discuss losing two good table halves. Tye searches elsewhere, while TP contemplates sticking to whiskers as plans change. The dialogue captures a moment of humorous frustration in a small-town setting.
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Hank
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