National Park Excluded From Law Fight Named By Yard
Robert Yard, executive secretary of the National Parks Association, declares amendments to the waterpower act are needed to shield national parks from dam and irrigation projects. He warns Congress against bills allowing private interests to lease federal land for reservoirs and damming Yellowstone, threatening the parks’ scenic and economic value. The conservation effort aims to preserve public lands, with supporters rallying to defend the parks against measures that could open access to development and harm the national playgrounds.
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Washington
National “parkagFom
Ita
Congress
Robert Sterting “Yord
National Parks Association
Yard
Federal Waterpower Commission
Owas
Wilson
Balls
Yellowstone National “Park
Yellowstone Lake
America
Conservation
Wita
National Park
Pueblo Indians Founded Aztec and Bonita Culture
New excavations at Aztec New Mexico by the American Museum of Natural History reveal a sealed white plaster room with red borders and triangular designs. Dr Clark Wissler reports a 20 foot long carved red serpent on the ceiling, white painted hand-imprinted ceiling beams, and numerous stone siebs. The west side remains largely intact while the east and north were burned. several rooms and associated fittings survive.
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New York
N .M
American Museum of Natural
America
Clark’ Wissler
Wislerg
Wissler
Sid¢A
Lust Ag
Clergy Demand Wage and Pension Reforms Movement
The clergy say they will not strike to press demands but will push for a minimum wage with retirement pensions and widows and orphans provisions. Acting secretary Livya Evans says many clergymen earn under 100 pounds yearly, and the union plans public sympathy.
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Vy. Co. A
Livya Evans
Use of 35 government ships eyed for grain move
Washington reports the American Farm Bureau Federation asked the Shipping Board to deploy 35 new government vessels now in the upper Great Lakes to move western grain to the Atlantic seaboard. Each ship can carry 100000 bushels. some grain could go to Buffalo while the rest sails via the Welland Canal. Officials warned operational hurdles due to existing allocations. Will have partners ticket Missouri farmer labor party to field a slate in several states, per a letter to the Missouri secretary of state from Kennas City attorney Harry Sullivan. The attorney general has been asked to rule on the legality of using the party name in Missouri.
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Jefferson Crry
Farmer-Labor Party
Tiera
Missouri
Harry
Sullivan
Kennas
Tloketa
Ray
Oyule
Airplane use by businessmen grows across the country
About 100 businessmen regularly fly to offices from homes near mountains or shores. The Manufacturers' Aircraft association notes rising demand for commercial aircraft, with factories capable of much more output than needed. Tours show varied uses from sightseeing to transporting freight to mining firms in British Columbia.
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New York
United States
Manufacturers' Aircraft Association
Mmn
Seattle
Jake
Mount Rainier
St the
Santa Barbara
Belgium
California
California ‘Rice Growers’ Association
British Columbia
City weighs time zone change amid official canvass
The chamber of commerce leads a canvass on switching from Pacific to mountain time. Bank clearing house directors city administration and county courthouse officials study if a uniform change is possible while railroads are excluded. Potential legal complications could force two time systems in use.
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Chamber of ‘Commerce
Bank Clearing ‘House
Elty
Toy Sre
Coal production in France improves but slow to relief homes
In the chamber of deputies is a gradual rise in Frances coal output, not enough to heat homes or aid factories soon. Mines damaged by the German invasion are being rebuilt and may reach about 250,609 tons monthly by year end, about half pre war. Pumping floods and shaft repairs delay progress. Machinery orders are accepted but delivery times stretch to four months into the year.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Foreign Correspondents Get Official Identification Cards
Mexico City news reports mention the creation of an official bureau of information for foreign press, issuing ID cards to correspondents and tracking censorship practices under the interior department led by Manuel Aguirre and Mario Mendez, amid wartime pressures and political shifts. The article notes censorship concerns, pro German accusations, and a luncheon with officials as the Huerta regime faced scrutiny.
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Mexico City
de la Huerta
Information Bureau
Department of the Interior
Manuel Aguirre
Bérlanga
Swith Mario Mendez
Carranza
Harbin Dispatch Reports Dull Towns in War-Torn Region
A terse dispatch from the Kokit dal News Agency via Harbin quotes a Ruselan merchant who has just arrived, noting towns are dead and the area remains ruined and unsettled amid ongoing conflict.
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A 'Dlapatch
Kokitdal
Harbin
D Ruselan
Amundsen Arrives Nome after Northwest Passage voyage
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reaches Nome Alaska this summer as the first leg of his northern passage completes in 1906. He plans to outfit for a cash voyage toward the North Pole with aid from lieutenant George Tormeson, having previously become known for the South Pole discovery.
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Roald Amundsen
Nome
Alaska
Amundsen
Northweat
Passapan
America
Atlantia
Norway
Furrepe
Asia
Nomes
North Pole
George Tormesom
Henutenants
Siberian
Amundsly
South Vale
Tle
Robert E. Deaty
Water Supply Menaced for Millions In United States
Washington July 20. The water supply for more than 20 million city residents faces imminent disease risk due to shortages of purifying chemicals. Emergency waivers on chemistry allocation have been issued by the Public Health Service amid railroad priority moves for alum and chlorine. Surgeons General and health officials nationwide express alarm over prolonged congestion and chemical scarcity.
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Washington
Waeter
Public Health Service
Tom
Heart
United States Pulse Health Service
Cummins
Crestone Needles Climbed by Colorado Mountain Club
Four members of the Colorado Mountain Club sealed Crestone Needles in southern Colorado after reaching the summit and reporting no signs of a prior ascent. They battled deep snow, sheer cliffs, high canyons, and even an electrical storm on the ascent.
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Crestone
Needles
Denver
Long
Colorado
Colorado Mountain Club
cHmbers
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