Mystery Banker Loewenstein Arrives in New York
Alfred Loewenstein, Belgian financier dubbed a European finance mystery man, arrived in New York on a pleasure trip with a large retinue. He has funded Belgian war aid and seeks to learn about American hydroelectric progress while possibly investing in U.S. power industries.
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New York
Alfred Loewenstein
Basil Zaharoff
Henry Ford
Rockefellers
Belgium
France
United States
Chair of Cheops' Mother Restored for Museum
Queen Hetepheres carry chair, crafted by King Cheops about 6 000 years ago, has been restored after two years of work and sent to the Cairo museum. The chair features patterned gold and gold hieroglyphics, with the wood remarkably preserved at joints despite decay.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hetepheres
Cairo Museum
Cheops
Big Texas Ranch Becomes City Dude Ranch
Alpine Texas businessmen purchase a famous Davis Mountains ranch to operate as a dude ranch for tourists this summer. Pete Crawford veteran cowboy and border officer is named manager and will guide visitors in pioneer cowboy life on the southwestern plains.
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Alpine
Texas
Bis Little City
Davis Mountains
Southwestern Plains
Pete Crawford
Crawford
Leaves Fortune to Nonexistent Heirs in Melbourne Will
Sydney reports John Payne of Melbourne died recently leaving a fortune over 2.5 million. His will, made two years prior, provided residuary estate in trust for his children with sons receiving five times daughters. He died childless. His widow gets 15,000 immediately and 25,000 yearly. The gardener receives 15,000. The will also calls for his grand mansion to be destroyed by fire as soon as possible without stated reason.
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Sydney
John Payne
Melbourne
Ranch in Vallea Clenega Hosts Big Game Hunts
Crawford runs the 35 000 acre Vallea Clenega ranch with house equipment reused for 50 years. Guides lead visitors on tallop deer bear mountain lion and turkey hunts. He says city visitors seek a cowboy experience while veterans stay apart.
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Vallea Clenega
Crawford
States Ranked In Army Intelligence Tests Unveiled
Dr Carl Brigham of Princeton reports New York readers that soldiers from Washington Oregon California and Massachusetts posted the highest averages on army intelligence tests. Dr Walter V Bingham notes wartime psychologists faced endless requisitions for skilled men with varied qualifications, citing Camp Devons Massachusetts and Camp Lewis Washington as two abundant sources of high grade recruits.
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New York
Carl Brigham
Princeton
Galton Society
Washington
Oregon
California
Massachusetts
Bingham
Walter V. Bingham
Personnel Research Federation
General Pershing
France
Camp
Devons
Mass
Camp Lewis
Wash
Short Skirts Aid Baggage Smashers In NYC
In New York the trend of abbreviated skirts sheer stockings and cloche hats speeds baggage handling as travelers take fewer trunks. A chief baggage man notes women now travel with minimal luggage and that fashion changes ease the workers load.
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New York
Nan
Uncles Among Dads Loved by Berlin School Children
German school children in Berlin ranked their affection for mothers first, uncles second, and fathers third in a public questionnaire. The study highlights family roles and social ties among youths across the city.
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Berlin
California to Offer Bounty on Bank Robbers Dead
Sacramento declares vigilante era possible as banking chief Will C. Wood warns California desperadoes may face rewards for dead robbers. He cites Texas practice offering 5000 for dead criminals and notes a surge of holdups in Courtland Elk Grove Woodland Esparta Oakland and other cities.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Will C. Wood
Wood
Texas
Courtland
Elk Grove
Woodland
Esparta
Oakland
Los Angeles
Bankers’ Association
America
Jack Black
Wills Heart to Massachusetts General Hospital
Medford Massachusetts Mayo McGee a student at Western Dental College Kansas City willed his heart to Massachusetts General Hospital just before dying there He hoped the baffling heart malady that caused his death might be explained through this donation.
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Medford
Mass
Mayo McGee
Western Dental College
Kansas City
Massachusetts General Hospital
Not everyone who enters this church was converted
A church notice at the Church of All Hallows in Barking warns visitors to watch their hand bags. The sign emphasizes caution and crept into local memory as a humorous yet pointed reminder of security.
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Barking
England
Church of All Hallows
Flight Memory Triggers Striking Confession
In a light exchange a passenger recalls a first kiss attempt in an airplane. The moment reveals unfamiliarity with kissing before, noting it occurred during a flight and left a peculiar impression.
Mechanical labor surpasses human toil in output
The message notes that modern machinery outperforms hand labor in quantity and variety, with a focus on creating a mechanical civilization. It laments that workers' welfare is often neglected as industrial progress continues.
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International da Hor News Service
Evolution Debate in Pathfinder Magazine
The passage captures a dialogue on evolution describing it as too slow. The quote positions evolution as a debated idea within Pathfinder Magazine in a brisk exchange style.
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Mancy
Pathfinder Magazine
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London
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Brussels
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Count de Berugneville
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Japan
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Shantung
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Postum Company, Inc
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Michigan
Mlbornum
Tom
Tllife
Hot Springe
Arkansas
National Corporation
Blakd
Transportation Bildg
Detroit
Washington Monument
Leahy
Lanier
D.C
Chester
W Va
Phila
Eac Realty Corp
BhrSntia
Fuan
Allen
le Roy
N. Y
Mxt
Acridentia
W. Zeigler North American Accident Insurance Co
Glendale
Bellevue
Ohio
Golden Acre
Jersey
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Copenhagen
Glory of Enkhousen
Balthead
Savoy
Express
MEI Linger
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Lima
Gustave Selm
Glen Flora
Wits
Ohio Smelting CO
Hippodrome
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Ohio River
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