Paris to New York air race tragedy looms over ocean
The White Bird flown by Capt. Charles Nungesser and Maj. Francois Coll is believed lost in the North Atlantic after taking off from France in hopes of the Orteig prize. Rescue efforts by French American and English ships have failed with thousands of lives and heavy damages reported from a related US weather forecast controversy and growing war news.
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Supreme Court ruling on Irish Republic fund returns to subscribers
Justice Peters of New York decides that $2.5 million raised in the United States for the Irish Republic does not belong to the Irish Free State or Eamon de Valera. The money, minus extensive litigation costs, will be returned to subscribers. After further deductions, the $6 million raised in the U S for the republic campaign is largely redirected to Ireland.
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Governor General Announces Government Assets to Be Sold
Following a Supreme Court ruling the governor general has full power over government institutions, Wood declares the islands’ government will go out of business and its about 50 million dollar holdings in commercial enterprises will be sold to top bidders. He then hands Manila Railroad control to Filipinos by appointing a native majority on the board and leaving management in native hands.
Judge Purdy sentences Husar in opium bribery case
Judge Purdy of the United States District Court sentences Leonard Husar former United States district attorney for China to two years in McNeil's Island penitentiary Washington and a $3000 gold fine for accepting a $34000 bribe from an opium ring. accomplice Neil McKay Heath of Georgia gets 18 months in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Canberra Opens Federal Parliament Buildings
Morar marks a historic Canberra day as the temporary parliament buildings are opened by the Duke of York. Fifty thousand attendees, representation from all British dominions, and disclosure of Canberra size and design details by Walter Burley Griffin.
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Treasury Calls 1.7 Billion Second Liberty Bonds
The Treasury department has called 1.7 billion dollars of outstanding Second Liberty Loan bonds due to be paid November 15 the tenth anniversary of their issue. The Treasury may offer an exchange for other government securities if cash is not needed. Notice was advertised in all newspapers, placards in post offices and banks, and by radio.
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Capital City Canberra Built Like a Dream City
Canberra is described as a carefully planned inland capital with a water system, sewers, a powerhouse, a railway extension, and broad streets. The 912 square mile federal territory sits 70 miles inland, with 99 year leases and 5 percent rents to guide growth, while plans call for a university north of the Molonglo River and a staged, government-controlled development funded by about 25 million so far.
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Man Dies in Gas Fatality Leaves Note to Miriam
Philadelphia resident Edward Har graves eighteen died in a personal crisis while filling an eleven page notebook with notes addressed to his mother relatives and a girl named Miriam A dying message read Miriam I died for you I love you too much Addile Please do not blame anybody but myself Wire my uncle Major Kosier Lykens Pa Do not think I am drunk I know all I am doing Miriam we may meet yet I have the gas on now.
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National anthem contest yields no winner for America the Beautiful
Nearly 1,000 manuscript submissions from across the United States and abroad failed to produce a melody worthy of Katharine Lee Bates’s poem America the Beautiful. Four critics judged the entries and reported none reached the high standard required, so no award was made.
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Tunisians Prowl for Tea Amid Social Menace
Tunisians increasingly drink tea to socialise but physicians warn of growing laziness and unrest as the habit spreads. The piece notes a rising trend in tea tippling and calls for medical guidance to curb adverse effects.
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Struggle for Life On Lake Quinault Snag
A burned 800 foot cedar on Lake Quinault’s shores struggles for life after storms and fire. It has spawned a new tree in its final fight, a sight eliciting pity and admiration for the survivor.
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Australia plans a staged dream city with districted zones
The text describes a future city formation with a village-like spread across a plain, led by a commission choosing districting. Parliament buildings are temporary yet expected to serve generations, while a core plan places public buildings, parks and lakes at the center, a shopping nucleus surrounds Orr, and industrial zones and housing districts spread outward.
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Sunday Safe Day for London Pedestrians
The Ministry of Transportation reports seven year street accident totals showing Friday as the deadliest weekday and Sunday as the safest. December records 602 fatalities while February logs 859 injuries. last year 166 people were killed on Friday and 101 on Sunday. Since 1920 street deaths rose from 657 to 1,020 and injuries from 21,028 to 47,218.
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Ministry of Transportation
Frost Tamed Elephant pays dearly for winter spree
Quenemo Kansas tale of Diamond the two ton elephant who fled last winter through southwestern Kansas in subzero weather. He suffered frostbite ears tail and flesh damage and now joins a summer circus tour while sticking closer to winter quarters. He bears frozen patches weight loss and a cautious trainer stance.
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Tea Addiction Alarm Spreads in Tunisian Trade
Medical authorities warn the habit causes nervousness and eye disorders with continuous tea leaf use. A doctor notes cases linked to heavy consumption while last year Tunis imported 1,100,000 kilos, natives spending incomes and pawning possessions to obtain it.
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Peary's Son Plans Arctic Expedition To Baffin Island
The Putnam Baffin island expedition will sail from New York in June to probe virtually unexplored Baffin Island regions last visited by Luke Foxe in 1631. George Palmer Putnam directs the venture aboard the Morrissey with Robert Bartlett as skipper, and Peary's son will assist in geographical studies.
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