Pago Pago as Ideal Naval Base and Island Governance
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin lauds Pago Pago as a premier safe harbor for U S Navy in American Samoa. It describes the harbor’s geography, strategic value, limited white settlement, native self governance, and paternalistic administration with copra exports and health care services.
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Washington
United States
Areralla
Zealand
Samoa
Thational Geographic Society
Ana
South Sea
Crescent Bays
Oldest Man in World Claims 140 Years of Life
Haji Tahir asserts a birth in 1801 and says he married at seventy still practicing, according to H J B Philby former British representative in Transjordan who describes him as sound in wind and teeth aided by a third set. Tahir’s alleged age would make him 124 by AD dating, with Palestine early life and Mecca birth.
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Napeleon
Royal Geographical Society
H. “. J. B. Philby
Traajordania
Mecca
Palestine
Napoleon
Syria
Mr. Phithy
Mr. Philby
Haji Tahir
Hostess Elopes in California Marriage Secret
A hostess aged ten teen years marries Harold John Schian a broker's employee in Riverside California after eloping from Los Angeles California The bride Olive Procter Vas Keesen heiress to part of a 4 800 000 estate is daughter of Charka Van Hevaen California court records indicate the marriage took place promptly after the elopement
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Los Angeles
Cal
Henk
California
Olive Procter Vas Keesen
Riverside
Harold John Schian
Veide Fa
Charka Van'Hevaen
Fossil Hunt in Montana and Idaho Reveals Oligocene Treasures
Dr Charles C Mook and Coleman Williams of the American Museum of Natural History return from a three month western tour collecting Oligocene fossils in Montana and Idaho. They report finds of Meschippus three toed horse and other early mammals, plus Miocene and Ailocene specimens. Their journey covered Pipestone Springs Salmon Bear Three Forks Fort Logan and included a long Yellowstone drive with a new touring car and ample field gear.
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New York
Charles C. Mook
Coleman
Williams
American Museum of Natural History
Montana
Idaho
Doctor Afook
Pipestone Springs
Titanothere
Madison River Valley
Bear
Three Forks
Mont
Fort Logan
Madison Valley
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Agate
Neb
Thomson
American Museum
Cody
Caspar
Wyo
Detroit
Wal- Wams
Old Washington Elm Saved by Trunk Operation
The Washington elm at HoHo-Kus received trunk surgery after years of damage. Surgeons removed dead sections and covered exposed areas with tar and concrete to stabilize the tree. Officials say the elm should endure for about twenty to twenty one more years.
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Newark
Washington
HoHo-Kus
Washisctos
Tt Boe
Fort Lee
Ramapough
Missionary Doctor Reveals Congo Malaria Crisis
Dr Arthur Piper and family, long stationed in Mwath Jamvo Congo, suffer widespread malaria and sleeping sickness. He cites 4 percent leprosy, limited relief from atoxyl and tartar emetic, and discusses new cures Bayer 28 trypanarsamide and a French drug. He plans to test sodium morrherte after return.
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New York
Arthur
Methopal
Mwath-Jamvo
Masumba
Kapangi
Belgian Congo
Elizabethville
Congo
Bugama
Alwata-Yamvo
Bayer
Rockefeller Institute
Ant Invasion Covers River in Foretold Swarm
A chaotic section reports a mass insect event with a long column of ants pouring over land and water. Thousands die on the river surface as a forest fire smoke lingers. Ants measured a quarter inch, queens about half an inch. Local ducks may be affected.
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Seranae Laird
Real Demta
Hrat
Bears Thirtieth Child Madrid
At sixty eight Camille Lorenzo of Valladolid has just given birth to her thirtieth child in a striking local report highlighting population milestones and family growth in the region.
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Madrid
Camille Lorenzo
Valladolid
Aurora Borealis Theory Proposed by Osborn
Sault Ste. Marie reports former Michigan governor Chase Osborn proposes aurora borealis arise from incubation of phosphorescent insects rather than solar reflection. He notes warmth, light without heat, and swishing sounds, linking auroras to insect activity and possible red shows in Arctic regions.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Chase 8 Osborn
Michigan
Mrr. Osborn
Mr. Osborn
Arctic
Eagle Attacks Flyer Over Long Island Then Fled
James MM Bevant, completing a 15 day reserve aviator training at Mitchelfield, reports an aerial encounter with a bald eagle at 3000 feet over Long Island. The eagle grabbed his leather helmet with its claws, the propeller blast tore the bird away, and BevantDisplay showed a barred eagle feather and helmet scratches as proof.
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Eagle New York
James MM. Bevant
Mitchelfield
Long Island
Berard
Florida Orange Crop Ahead Of Last Year In Early USDA Preview
A preliminary USDA estimate shows Florida orange production at 10.9 million boxes for 1994-95, up about 600 000 boxes from the revised prior year. Tangerines total around 600 000 boxes, grapefruit at 7.5 million, with total citrus at 19 million boxes, excluding frost drop variations.
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Washington
Fiorida
United States Department
Department Me
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East Indies
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Ons
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Rhodeslap
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Kapanga
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Columbia University
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Chase
Osborn
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