World War Front Battles Near Shanghai Amoy
WWI era style report covers naval actions near Amoy and Hong Kong with Chinese and Japanese forces. It notes bomb damage and shore artillery, large Chinese resistance in Woosung, and a predicted Japanese push. Also mentions Kalgan fall and a plan for autonomous government under Japanese control. Plus political remarks by Lewis on labor, and Hirota and Hirohito statements about China campaigns and war chest funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Amoy
Formosa
Hong Kong
Woosung -Front
Russia
Chapei
Kiangwan
Taichong
Yanchong
Japan
Chahar
Kalgan
Shansi
Nippon
Hirota
Asia
China
Shanghai cholera crisis and evacuation amid war
The text details the Shanghai outbreak of cholera amid bombardment and martial law as sanitary officers struggle to contain the disease. American and other Allied ships are blocked, stranding 2,000 residents, while a cruiser squadron is prepared to evacuate the area. Navy cautions and Japanese restrictions complicate relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanahi
Shanghai
Hongkow
United States
War Costs Rise As Armaments Budget Grows
London financiers say Britain will seek extra funds for this year's armament program. February estimates put armament costs at 7.5 billion dollars over five years, with further rises likely. Prices for antimony copper steel plates and other materials have surged, signaling heavier wartime expenses amid global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Mediterranean attack sinks Russian freighter Timiryazev
In a renewed Mediterranean crisis tied to the Spanish Civil War a submarine torpedoed the Russian freighter Timiryazev off Algiers. The ship sank and the captain with 20 crew were rescued by a fishing boat and brought to Algiers. witnesses could not identify the attacker.
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Mediterranean
Timiryazev
Algiers
Up and Down Currents Are Avoided by Pilots
Anakatabat is defined as an up down atmospheric motion where rising air is balanced by downward air. The term explains how vertical winds arise near thunderhead clouds and must be avoided by aircraft to prevent accidents. It mentions wrecks of three Navy airships Shenandoah Akron and Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Shenandoah
Cosmic Ray Balloon Tracked to Earth by an Airplane
A tobacco field near Aquasco Maryland saw a bright object fall from the sky as an airplane pursued a radio balloon sent by Dr L F Curtiss of the National Bureau of Standards. Navy air station crew W B Fuller and O T Cooper tracked the falling beacon from about 8000 feet, marking a first in radio meteorography as scientists study upper air for weather and cosmic ray data.
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Washington
Aquasco
Franklyn Irvin Gibbons
L. F. Curtiss
National Bureau of Standards
United States Naval Air Station
W. B. Fuller
O. T. Cooper
Too Much Drainage Affects German Lands And Waters
Alwin Seifert argues in a German conservation journal that drainage for land reclamation harms neighboring areas by lowering water tables and disrupting biotic balance. He notes the practice, common in the German Arebeitadienst, is analogous to American drainage methods and warns it may be overextended.
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Herlin
United States
Alwin Seifert
Neturschuts
Arebeitadienst
Dave
Vitamin C therapy linked to pyorrhea treatment
Harvard dental researchers led by Drs. Paul Boyle and David Weisberger report that low blood vitamin C correlates with pyorrhea in humans and guinea pig studies. They caution the blood test isn’t practical for clinics, but suggest vitamin C can aid tissue improvement when administered safely as part of therapy.
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Cambridge
Masa
Harvard Dental School
Paul Boyle
David Weisberger
Harvard
Dental School
Weisberger
Only 84 Wisent Remain Worldwide
Berlin reports the International Society for the Preservation of Wisent cites only 84 pure-blooded wisent alive. Despite this fragile tally, scientists note slight gains in numbers in recent years through elimination breeding to reduce bison blood in hybrids. Historic herds once thrived in the Caucasus and Poland, but war and upheaval decimated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
International Society For the Preservation of
Pak
Russian
Caucasus
Poland
Rayon From Rice Husks Promises Japanese Industry Boost
Tokyo promotes a 2 million dollar industry to convert rice husks into rayon making pulp. The Tokyo industrial laboratory, part of the department of commerce and industry, developed the process with the South Manchuria Railway company research institute. An abundant supply of husks exists in Japan, supporting the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Industrial Laboratory
Department of Commerce and Industry
South Manchuria Railway Company
Moral Choices and National Character in Religious Reflections
A sermon style essay argues that national character reflects long term moral health. It condemns decadence in religion and home life, urging revival through church soul winning and adherence to God’s law.
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United States
America
Christ
Will H. Houghton
Alan
Jordan
Vigarversa
Fragmentary Hymn Verse Echoes Ecclesiastes Theme
A garbled scripture fragment recalls a season to every purpose under heaven. The text references a time to be born and a time to die, echoing Ecclesiastes 3:1 in a fragmented form.
Gilent Watches While Alone and in Silence
Fragmentary line presents a solitary moment with a self-reflective scene. No clear names, places, or dates emerge to identify persons, organizations, or events. The readable text hints at internal contemplation and a lone observer at rest.
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Gilent
Tat Gan Sea
Yao
Bit Inert Fragment Hints At Missing Page Segment
Fragmentary OCR text offers few readable facts about a dated local page. The readable items mention a missing segment and potential references to places and names, but no clear event, action, or outcome is discernible.
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Lewis
Roosevelt
Committee For Industrial Organization
Democratic National Committee
C. I.0
Agriculpalteivat
Ghia
Koki
Hirohito
Dodd
Hull
William E. Dodd
Germany
Nuremberg
Cordell “Hull
United’ States
Hitler
Prentiss Gilbert
Papal
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Palestine
Reat Brit
League of Nations’ Permanent Mandates Commission
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Nicaragua
Mars
Jobn L. Lewis
W. E. Dodd
Congress
John Taber
Appropriations Committee
Congressional Record
Tabor
Clarence Cannon
Dem
Carter Glass
Virginia
Outer
Mongolia
Sinkiang
Selstice
WU Bervice
Frank Thone
Earth
Hoichs
Thala
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