Breasted's Son Describes Great Ancient World Film Project
Charles Breasted of the University of Chicago outlines a planned motion picture tracing twelve archaeological expeditions in the Near East. The project aims to reconstruct daily life from Mesopotamian to Persian eras, highlighting Persepolis and Sargon II’s domains, with field discoveries guiding the screen narrative.
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Palestine
Syria
Turkey
Iraq
Persia
Hia
James Hy Breasted
Doctor Breasted
Breasted
Marked Fifty Cent Piece Ends Long Journey
A Bakersfield grocer, Lee Bryan, recalls returning a marked half dollar dated March 17 1912 once owned by A Blodgett of Spokane Washington. The coin, marked with initials to celebrate a son's birth, vanished in a 1912 burglary from a safe that also contained a 1794 dollar. Bryan later recovered the half dollar and sent it back to his former employer.
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Bakersfield
Lee Bryan
Bryan
A. Blodgett
Spokane
Wash
Bryat
Blodgett
High pressure method yields heat resistant ice at Harvard
Harvard professor P W Bridgman produces ice that melts at four degrees below zero using pressures up to 600000 pounds. The process uses a thick steel block with a tight plug and bore hole. Safety concerns include leaks and steel yield, requiring boiler plate protection for operators.
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Cambridge
Mass
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard University
Bridgman
It Was His Cow Whistle Proved Ownership In Texas
In Hurt Texas two Black men argued over a cow owned by a deputy sheriff Galloway. He took them to the pasture where the animal grazed and used a whistle to settle the dispute. The cow responded, affirming the winner, and the deputy claimed the animal.
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Worth
Texas
Galloway
Zuider Zee Reborn as Inland Lake Now Called Isselmeer
The Zuider Zee ends as a sea inlet after the final 18 mile dike linking Wieringen and Friesland closes its last gap. It becomes Isselmeer in Dutch, enabling reclaiming 500000 acres of water for Queen Wilhelmina’s realm. Three reclaimed tracts will shrink the lake to a quarter of its former size, with villages near Wieringen already showing new development. Fishing towns will convert to farming as the area dries. The Zuider Zee spans 2027 square miles, with 1980 miles length and 34 miles width.
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Amsterdan
Zuider Zee
Europe
Wieringen
Friesland
Zuider
Zee
North Sea
Holland
Jissel Lake
Tisselmeer
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Volendam
Marken
President's Aide Walter Vernon Named Naval Aide to Hoover
Capt. Walter Newhall Vernon of the U S N Northampton is appointed to succeed Capt. Charles Russell as naval aide to President Hoover. The change places Vernon in the direct service of the President, replacing the outgoing aide in a routine personnel shift within the White House military staff.
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Walter Newhall Vernon
Northampton
Charles Russell
President Hoover
Air Pilot On Horseback Delivers Mail In Montana
Air mail pilot Ray Higmore forced to abandon a southbound plane near Butte Montana and join a Salt Lake City bound train to complete delivery. He rode horseback for the ten toughest miles of the 500 mile journey to make the connection.
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Butte
Mont
Unearthed Enfilmers Case: E 2 T Is85 Mark Found
A table bearing initials E 2 T and the numeral Is85 was unearthed by the flewer gang in Middleboro Massachusetts. The discovery highlights a historical puzzle tied to local crime lore and raises questions about the table’s origin and purpose.
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Middleboro
Mass
Flewer Gang
Expert Thinks Ancient Papyri May Alter Bible
American collector Ches ter Beatty displayed glass frames of papyri said to be two centuries older than any prior biblical manuscripts. Sir Frederick Kenyon and others study translations to determine if new versions emerge. Beatty notes minor differences but expects only word changes, not major alterations.
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London
Chester Beatty
Beatty
Frederick Kenyon
British Museum
Hospital Uses Sun Tan to Mark Newborn Babies
A Kansas City hospital adopts a sun tan device to stamp a tiny brand on a newborn baby’s foot and the mother’s arm within minutes of birth. The ultraviolet mark aims to prevent wrong baby mixups, citing Chicago’s Bamberger-Wal king case as impetus for safer identification.
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Hospital
Kansasity
General Hospital
Chicago
Texas Cave Near San Antonio To Open For Tourists
Texas highways plans to open Lexus-Wood's cave, located about 100 miles north of San Antonio, for tourist inspection. The underground recess features three small corridors over half a mile long, carved from sandstone and limestone. The central cavern measures 40 feet across and 20 feet high.
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Texas Cave
San Antonio
Wood's
Here
Texas
Real Test of Morals Is Made in Adversity
The piece argues morals prove in hardship not theory, noting people react differently to disaster. It cites fortitude, patience, and religious faith as decisive, praising those who anchor themselves and transform calamity into lasting good, referencing Harry Emerdon Yosdiek in Harper's Magazine.
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Lfe
Jesus Saia
Harry
Emerdon
Yosdiek
Harper's Magazine
The Actual Trouble Algy’s Real Misstep
A brief comic exchange centers on Algy always acting the fool and the suggestion that the true trouble lies in his not acting. The dialogue hints at wit and social tone typical of verbal sparring in light fiction.
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Algy
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At Block Mountain
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Nerxes
Mr. Breasted
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Assytig
Bagdad
Harvard
Goodyear
Ford
Paira
Chrysler Dodge
Nash
Essex Nash
Buick
Dodge
Peirs SQ
Pathfinder
Sineia Pin
Ize
Pax Saxo
Rogue’ River
Procter & Gamble
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