Arct ic Ethnologist Stefansson Returns with Blond Eskimos Tale
Dr. Vilhjalmar Stefansson, Arctic ethnologist for the American Museum of Natural History, recounts four years in the frozen north discovering a blond Eskimo race of about 2000 people, a new stone-house culture, and 50 000 ethnographic pieces. He cites Viking era colonists and reports impacts of civilization on Eskimo health and lifestyle.
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R. Vilhjalmar Stefansson
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Canada
Harvard University
Stefansson
Miss Katherine Wallace Swims Delaware River Bound
Miss Katherine Wallace, twenty, swam the Delaware River at Philadelphia with hands and feet tied. The swift current challenged her, but she persisted to the finish as five thousand spectators watched. wrists and ankles were badly chafed by the thongs.
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Delaware
Katherine Wallace
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Miss Wallace
Mulai Abd El Hafid Abdicates Moroccan Throne Under French Rule
The ex sultan Mulai Abd el Hafid announced to General Lyautey that he resigns and will abdicate under French protection. He says Morocco became a puppet throne and hopes his people thrive under French rule. The heir is Mulai Youssef with El Hiba contesting Fez.
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Mulai-Abd-el-Hafid
Sultanate of Morocco
Lyautey
Morocco
Marakash
Mulai-Youssef
El-Hiba
Fez
True Believers
Agadir
Monoco
Water Conservation group gains Drinker on executive committee
Harrisburg announces the Water Conservation Association of Pennsylvania appoints Dr Henry B Drinker of Lehigh University to its executive committee. President Morris Knowles leads a statewide lecture drive to prevent floods and boost water resource use through reservoirs navigation and power, with plans for rapid meeting scheduling. American named Short to marry a countess. Must have more coin than his name would imply.
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Water Conservation Association of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
New Water Conservation Association of Pennsylvania
Henry 8. Drinker
South Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Drinker
A. B. Farquhar
York
Pennsylvania
National Conservation Association
Dr. Drinker
John B. Eichenauer
George S. Davison
Flood Commission of
Pittsburgh
C. la Rue Munson
Williamsport
J. E. Aldred
New York
Morris Knowles
Engineers’ Society of Pennsylvania
W. B. Bennett
Water Conservation Association
Knowles
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph
Short
Vanderbilt's forest deal nets future timber profit
George W. Vanderbilt from North Carolina estate arranged a contract forcing lumbermen to protect small trees while cutting larger ones. The plan envisions buying land for 136000 and selling the grown trees twenty years later for about 816000, yielding a valuable future forest for Vanderbilt or his heirs.
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George W. Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Floods prompt call for storage reservoirs in Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia
The Boston Advertiser notes the unusual midsummer floods in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia causing loss of life and heavy property damage. It urges the three states to build a system of storage reservoirs despite high initial costs to prevent future disasters.
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Congress
Lehigh Valley
Delaware
Susquehanna
Ohio
Lehigh
Army
Flood Commission
Pittsburgh
United States
Army Corps
Army Engineers
Monongahela
Allegheny
Allentown
Mississippi Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Boston
Moonshine Still Seizures Across Southern States
Commissioner Cabell reports last year 961 illicit stills uncovered in Georgia, 420 in North Carolina, 375 in South Carolina, 249 in Alabama, and 300 in Tennessee, totaling 2245 in these states. He notes that only about 10 percent of moonshining operations are detected, illustrating the scope of illicit alcohol manufacture in the region. Fatherly Pride. 'Is he proud of his baby boy?' "Proud of him? I should say he is. Why, he spent two hours yesterday trying to imagine how he'll look in a silk hat."
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Cabell
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Pittsburgh Post
Encouraging Him In A Candid Club Exchange
The bashful youth confesses fear at facing the father while the maiden recalls others who faced that moment and endured hardship like heroes.
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Arthur
With an Eye to Economy Lawyer Helps Wife Split
In a dialogue about divorce, a lawyer offers to act as counsel to minimize costs, implying a practical approach to legal separation while addressing the wife’s determination to sue. The exchange reflects concerns over expenses and legal representation.
Advertise In the Mail and Get Results
A compact notice promotes advertising in the mail with quick response. It urges readers to place ads to reach local customers and boost business, highlighting simple steps and prompt turnaround.
Ruthless Destroyer of Books Revealed in Ancient History
The text notes Nebuchadnezzar I? or Nebonassar as the ancient destroyer of books, describing a third century B C act that wiped out records of prior reigns and rules, illustrating early suppression of archival memory.
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Nebonassar
B. C
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Vilhijalmar Stefansson
Richardson
Sir John Franklin
Mounted Police
Collinson
Dr. Anderson
Arctic
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Mackenzie River
Coronation Gulf
North Pole
American Press Association
Miss Wallace IN the
Hew Association
Him
Sarah
Post
Washington
Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhard
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