Geographical Society plans Alaska volcano expedition
Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor of the National Geographic Society announces a 1927 Alaska peninsula expedition led by Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar. The project studies volcanology, physiography, wildlife and botany around the Pavlos group near Mount Kalmar, with base at King Cove and Likely year long field work.
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the Nations Geographic Society
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Mount Kilauea Volcanic Laboratory
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King Jove Cannery
Il Sciences
Pacific
Unimak
Odiak
Dutch Harbor
Katmat
Kutan
Sbogossof
Dutton
Bellingham
King Cove
Paylor Bay
Light Speed Measured Over 164 Mile California Run
Dr Albert A Michelson of the University of Chicago measures light speed over a 164 mile course from Mount Wilson to Mount San Jacinto and back using a powerful searchlight and a rotating prism mirror to time the journey. The experiment repeats a earlier 44 mile run to recheck results. The setup employs a 42 inch concave mirror and a three prism rotating device turning at up to 35 000 revolutions per minute to permit on the fly measurement.
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Calif
Albert A. Michelson
University of Chicago
Michélson
Chicago
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Michelson
San Jacinto Mountain
Sahara Explorers On Perilous Trip To Africa
A Franco American expedition begins six months of Sahara study under Geog Society of Paris, led by Captain Augieras. The team includes Draper, a Polish geologist Men ehikof, and French naturalist Mono. They aim to explore unknown wastes from Algiers to Senegal by auto travel to Haegar and camel legs.
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Algeria
Senegal
Haegar
Gifts Shower Baby of Dude Romona in Italy
Mussolini bans public gay displays for Romona birth though citizens evade decree by tossing gifts from planes. Charles Levine, the American flyer, flew over Carpena and dropped a present and message to the infant, prompting others to imitate the act from air.
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Italy
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Romona
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Forti
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Lincoln's last check and gifts from war widows
A fragmented report describes Lincoln's last check found and a curious collection of gifts sent to a farm, including a packet of chocolate, crutches, a wedding line, and touching letters from war widows, peasants, and scholars. It notes imitators and suggests holidays may be abolished in Italy.
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Sigmar Musssolani
Palazzo Chis
Rome
Italy
Wooster Debating Season Sets Five Debates This Year
Wooster College debaters plan a busy season with five debates including three triangulars and one dual meet for men and a triangular for women. The topic to be debated is whether private investments of American citizens abroad should not be protected by the U.S. government. Scheduled dates list Wooster with Western Reserve, Ohio Wesleyan, Penn State, West Virginia, W and J, Oberlin, and Allegheny across January through April. A separate note mentions German experts organizing a bee-raising school at Brainer.
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United States
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Ohio Wesleyan
Penn State
University of West Virginia
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Oberlin
Allegheny
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