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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1924
Page
3
The Riga Veda is described as the oldest book in the world, dating 1500 years before Christ. Carlsbad cave in New Mexico shelters no animal or vegetable life except millions of bats roosting inside.
Capt Donald B. MacMillan returns with a six member party after fifteen months away. They reached 11 degrees from the North Pole and found the Bowdoin frozen for 820 days near North Greenland. They reported no illnesses, gathered data, and noted coal deposits in Ellesmere Land. An Eskimo they employed claimed association with Dr. Cook and Axel Heiberg Land.
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At Sands Point Long Island a dawn burglary hits the Cosden home after a dancing party for the prince of Wales. Jewelry valued at about 100000 dollars from Mrs Cosden and 42000 dollars from Lady Mountbatten disappear. Cosden’s valet reports an eight thousand dollar shirt stud missing earlier. Lord Mountbatten’s wallet with 2000 pounds remains untouched. Mrs Norton survives the raid. A watchman was on duty until dawn.
James A. Drain of Washington D C becomes national commander succeeding John R Quinn. A 54 year old lawyer born in Yarrop county Illinois he will move to Indianapolis where Legion headquarters are located. Drain is a one handed war veteran who served in the Spanish American War and the tank corps in France he vows to advance voter turnout and aid for disabled comrades and orphans with a nonpartisan, nonreligious focus.
Article outlines key figures in the Chinese civil conflict including Gen Chang Tso Lin Manchu warlord who controls Manchuria and aims to capture Beijing Gen Wu Wei Ba allied with the present Peking government President Tsao Kun and Sun Yat Sen leader of the South China Republic Also mentions Edward Cameron American former assistant chief of the eastern department and former American consul general at Mukden linked to Chang's forces since 1922.
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