Capital of a blighted paradise Tai-O-Hai
Washington, Oct 14. A National Geographic Society bulletin calls Tai-O-Hai, an island port in the Marquesas, a port tragedy. Once a hoped Pacific metropolis, the Marquesas have dwindled from a population of 100000 to 3000, with abandoned towns, leper houses, and ruined valleys as disease, alcohol, and colonial labor practices eroded life.
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Washington,d. C
United States
Pacific
Washington Mr. C
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
Tai-O-Hai
Papee'e
Tahiti
Naukahiva
Marquesas Islands
Marquesas
Marquesans
France
America
Europe
Nukahiva
Mendana
Isles
Ingraham
Boston
Washington Islands
David Porter
United States Navy
Tal-O-Hai Bay
Education progress in drought affected northeast Georgia
In drought stricken counties of Northern Georgia, education progress has been hindered. The state superintendent Dallas Fort Land has received letters from school officials in several counties requesting permission to start the school year immediately rather than wait for the scheduled November and December dates. The letters cite failure of certain conditions due to the dry spell.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Fort
Land
Communicable Diseases Declined in Early September
Atlanta reports the first three weeks of September showed fewer communicable disease cases than August, with six diseases tracked by the state health department. Diphtheria cases rose from July to September, while typhoid, whooping cough, and dysentery fell. scarlet fever reached fifteen in September.
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Atlanta
State Health Department
Europe safety plan to study six industries in drive
A committee of experts aims to standardize safety across Europe with six subjects under study. The International Labour Office Safety Service will report findings to each country after consolidating data. The first focus includes celluloid product manufacture and cinema films, woodworking machinery, presses, conveyors, acetylene plants, and chain use.
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Cleveland
Europe
International Labor Office
League of Nationa
Frederick Ritzman
League of Nations
Geneva
National Safety Council
International Labor of
Fice
Rice Imports Decline Amid Trade Figures Reported
The report notes Japan's Tokyo port handling imports with an Empire firm showing about 403 million tons annually and an average including 60,0 toward ported from unknown sources.
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Tokyo
Rice in Japan supply shows five year surplus and demand
In Japan rice production and stocks for the last five years are reported, with figures indicating koku and bushels levels. The data outlines available food staples and shifts in supply affecting national food security.
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Japan
Dodge Brothers Sell Direct Through Dealers to Buyers
Dodge Brothers opt for direct dealer sales to customers, avoiding sectional distribution agencies that add to car costs. The approach emphasizes lower prices by cutting middlemen.
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Dodge Brothers
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