Russia’s disarmament bid sinks at League session
Geneva opening of the disarmament commission exposes sharp divisions. Litvinoff proposes total disarmament within four years while Boncour Benes and others call such aim impractical. U.S. envoy says America will stay out of the subcommission on security.
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Edward W. Pickard Oviet
Russia
League of Nations Preparatory
M. Litvinos
Paul Boncour
France
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Count von Bernstorff
Litvinoff
United States
Hugh Wilson
Berne
United Sates
Iraq a Phoenix Among Nations
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin argues that if Iraq joins the League of Nations it becomes the world’s oldest to newest member. It portrays Iraq as Mesopotamia reborn after Ottoman decline, detailing its geography, cities like Mosul Bagdad Basra trade revivals and social shifts under British mandate before summarizing its people and economy.
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Ilinois
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Senate
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Faisal
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League
National Geographic Society
Garden of Eden
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Huphrates
Mecca
Tigris-Euphrates Valley
Seven lucky number for old west gun fighter
Fresno California Diamondfield Jack Davis a Nevada mining claim holder once faced seven hanging attempts and seven years in jail before a governor granted a reprieve. Born 1862 in Virginia he chased cattle to Abilene Deadwood Tonopah and Goldfield. He survived revolutions in Mexico Venezuela and Colombia and now recalls only his lost natural teeth.
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Italy
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Valdemaras
League Council
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Plechkaitis
Fresno
Calif
Diamondfield Jack” Davis
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Nevada
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Lynchburg
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Goldfield
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Hope
Wonder What Pa Gave Son on Judge s $200
A Los Angeles story reports Lawrence Weinacht fined 200 by Municipal Judge Turney for possession of a gallon of liquor. Police nearby overheard a child asking what was being hunted, prompting a humorous exchange before the father faced the judge.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence Weinacht
Turney
Policeman Brown
Weinacht
Law Guardian
Weinacht, Jr
Dad
Flood fears fade as Mesopotamia plans better flood controls
The new regime strengthens river banks in low areas and dams headwaters to curb floods. Since 1919 there has been no serious flood, except the Tigris neared Baghdad. The region evokes Bible imagery with Ur, Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, and the tomb of the prophet Ezra near the Tigris.
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Noah
Tigris
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Abraham
Canaan
Babylon
Tower of Babel
Nebuchadnezzar
Ezra
Alaska Earthquake Shatters Glaciers Revealing Clean Faces
Seaboard glaciers along Alaska's coast show new faces after a severe quake. Tremendous chunks calved into the Pacific, filling icy straits with floating ice of strange shapes. Inland trappers report avalanches from Mount St. Elias the same day, carving broad paths down slopes.
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Alaska
Juneau
Pacific
Mount St. Elias
Ice Cream Exports Boost Orient Trade From Seattle
Twenty five truck loads of ice cream were shipped from Seattle aboard the President Grant to the Orient. The product aids development of a growing industry in Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila and Hongkong. Orient consumers favor frozen bars for personal use while hotels and cafes prefer bricks in oiled paper for service.
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Orient Seattle
Wash
Orient
President Grant
Tokyo
Shanghai
Manila
Hongkong
Memorial to Mrs Burnett in Central Park Garden
A children's garden 1 is planned in Central Park as a memorial to Frances Hodgson Burnett author of Little Lord Fauntleroy. It will feature a storyteller's bench and related features.
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New York
Central Park
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Treatment Advice for Cynicism Cited by New York Hospital
The Presbyterian hospital social service department lists cynicism as a symptom of disease and recommends treatment. The note suggests advising a cynic to see a doctor as part of patient care strategies.
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New York
Social Service Department
Presbyterian Hospital
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