Vast 10000 acre Porto Rican swamp found near Arecibo
New York Botanical Garden curator H A Gleason describes a sea level swamp along Porto Rico’s north shore near Arecibo. He notes potential economic value from reclaimed cane lands, explains the swamp’s formation by historic land sinking, and discusses salinity, mangroves, ferns, cat tails, and differing rainfall between Porto Rico’s shores. The shore line’s sinking appears ongoing, with climate and rainfall shaping plant life and future prospects.
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New York
Porto Rico
H. A Gleason
New York Botanical Garden
Doctor Gleason
South Shore
Ferocious Wolf Fish Captured Near Vancouver Window Display
A five plus foot wolf fish with two rows of sharp teeth was captured at Seymour Inlet and attracts attention in a local store window. Its immense size and reptilian look recall legendary sea serpents.
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Vancouver
B. C
Seymour Inlet
Sunday Barbering Ban Sparks Court Fight in New York
A Sunday barbering prohibition under a new state law triggers ongoing court action in New York as clerks argue over the legality of restricting barber work on the Sabbath. The case centers on whether the law properly limits Sunday trades affecting barbers and maid service.
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New York
Spent on Cosmetics Compared to Teachers’ Salaries
Miss Nanette F. Weeks claims national yearly cosmetics expenditure surpasses the salaries of primary and secondary school teachers, highlighting a striking spending contrast reported in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Nanette F. Weeks
Knighthood Visit to Coolidge Shapes Mexican Crisis Talk
Knights of Columbus leader Am es A Flaherty and members told President Coolidge the order seeks only humane efforts under international law to aid Mexico amid the religious dispute. The Catholic boycott cripples Mexico’s economy, prompting calls for relief and policy shifts.
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the Knights of Columbus
Supreme Council
President Coolidge
White Pine Camp
United States
Mexico
Coolidge
Calles
Church
Florida and Idaho Senators Switch to Oppose World Court Ratification
Gant Trammell of Florida and Gooding of Idaho, who previously backed American entry to the world court, now favor withdrawing ratification. Trammell plans to introduce a December Senate resolution. The shift does not greatly alter the overall stance, and the White House signals no expected anti court victory. Col. Theodore Roosevelt meanwhile opposes the world court but backs the Coolidge administration overall.
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Gant Trammell
Florida
Gooding
Idaho
Trammell
Senate
White House
Coolidge
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Middle West
Ferguson Loses Texas Governorship Bid in Runoff
Former Texas governor nominee Ferguson trails Dan Moody by nearly two to one in the runoff as Democrats prepare for a September 14 vote. Aides say the Klan issue was not used to drag the campaign, and Ferguson suggested it could not be made a factor. Separately South Carolina politics show no clear Senate majority among Smith Brown and Dial.
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Geneva
Conference of Representatives
United States
Senate
League of Nations
America
George Foster
Canada
Markovitch
Jugo- Slavia
Latin America
Brague OF Nations
Spain
Poland
Germany
Lord Cecil
League
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Musso
Losses of Aviators and Labor Unrest Across Nation
Navy Commander John Rodgers perished when his plane sank in shallow waters after Hawaii flights. Army Lieutenant Cyrus K Bettis died from meningitis after a Pennsylvania fog crash and hospital care in Washington. In Manville Rhode Island workers clashed with police in a mill strike, using tear gas and riot guns. Chicago sees open and closed shop tensions as iron workers strike a skyscraper, with strikebreakers brought in. United Mine Workers leader Lewis and Illinois miners chief Farrington suspend over a contract stint with a mining firm.
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John Rodgers
Navy
Hawaii
Cyrus K. Bettis
Army
Pennsylvania
Washington
Manville
R. I
Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
Landis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Farrington
Illinois Miners’ Union
Rudolph Valentino Funeral Moves From New York to Hollywood
The actor’s death sparked strong sentimentality with funeral ceremonies in New York. His remains were transported in a special car to Hollywood for burial, a final, public display surrounding the screen star.
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Mussolini
Civitavecchia
San Francisco
East Indies
Rudolph Valentino
New York
Hollywood
Female swimmers challenge English Channel supremacy
Cae EDERLP lost her lead as channel swimming pace setter. Mrs. Clemington Carson of New York, mother of two, duplicated the feat, and days later Ernst Vierkoetter of Germany swam from France to England in a record 12 hours 42 minutes.
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Cae Ederlp
English
Clemington Carson
New York
Ernst Vierkoetter
Germany
France
England
Germany Pays Reparations In Kind Under Dawes Plan
In the second year of the Dawes plan Germany met about 64 percent of its reparations by material deliveries. Total payments reached 1,220,000,000 gold marks, with in kind deliveries valued at 656,800,000 gold marks.
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Germany
Love by Telephone in Redfern Ends with Approval
Hetty and Ned Monroe secretly plan a home telephone line to talk daily while avoiding Uncle Simon. When burglars target Simon’s safe, Hetty telephones for help. Ned arrives with an officer, captures the criminals, and Simon relents, approving the couple’s romance and a new phone in the house.
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Simon Barclay
Hetty
Ned Monroe
Beau
Redfern
Simon
District Telephone Plant
Ned
Not Easy Admission to Navajo Tribe Adopts White Man
A Denver Post report explains Chissie Nez, a New Englander seeking health who joined the Navajo after nine days of purification rites. He lies in herb and charcoal trenches, sand paintings, compass prayers, and must obtain a live eagle feather bag, a deer without bloodshed, and mythical fetishes before acceptance.
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Chissie Nez
Denver
New England
New Mexico
Denver Post
The Gift that Guides Royal Endeavors
A compact reflection on industry as the force that drives noble enterprise, granting virtue through effort and enabling success across nations. It likens industry to a universal language, the philosopher's stone, and a swift route for merchants, conquering obstacles and drawing fortune.
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Earl of Clarendon
Napoleon’s Sleep Induction Through Mental Drawer Imagery
The account describes Napoleon’s method to induce sleep by visualizing the head as a circular room with floor to ceiling file drawers containing thoughts. When awake difficulty arose from drawers opening into the room, he focused on keeping them closed. The effort to push back the drawers supposedly produced unconsciousness quickly.
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Napoleon
Insured Car Sparks Family Finance Clash
A private dispute centers on whether a husband's life is insured and who must bear costs. The husband replies the life policy does not exist, insisting their spare money is needed for car insurance rather than life coverage.
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