Professor Challenger and Malone embark on perilous Amazon quest
Malone, a London reporter, longs for heroic deeds and accepts a dangerous assignment. He interviews Professor Challenger who returns from South America with a fantastic, doubted tale of a great plateau with prehistoric life. Challenger insists on strict secrecy before the voyage toward Manaos and the Amazon.
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Malone
London
Professor Challenger
South America
Eriinet
Professor Summerlee
Matone
Guest of Adventure
Lord John Roeton
Challenger
Adventurers Describe South American Expedition Companions
Narrative introduces Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, detailing their temperaments, habits, and sciences. The author sketches teamwork, prior travels, and the dynamic tension over the expedition's purpose as they travel toward Manaos guided by Mr. Shortman and the British and Brazilian Trading Company.
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Booth
Para
Pereira da Pinta Company
Atlantic
Obidog
Manaos
Shortman
Hospital Fazenda
Challenger
South America
Mr. McArdle
Summerlee
Challenger i
South
Amerea
England
Mia Thin Fea
Hin
Robertson
Papua
John Roxton
Sommertee
Iie
State Census Report Will Come in Slowly
Des Moines Iowa July 28 The Iowa census results will be released gradually over the next two weeks says Lou F Morgan director of the census Counties likely to be reported alphabetically Adair Adams Allamabhee are expected first Not all schedules are corrected yet but will be in the office within days A sorting machine accelerates data handling and forty five questions cover residence name relationship sex race age marital status home ownership mortgage rent insurance citizenship reading writing education parental details military service church affiliation and occupation.
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Mrese
Des Moines
Iowa
Lou F. Morgan
Adair
Adams
Allamabhee
Morgan
Census Department
Carrie
United State
Every Industry Has Hazards Survey Reveals Injuries
In New York July 27 the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness reports widespread industrial hazards. About 15,000 of the 100,000 injured nationwide are industrial blind, with many more hindered by eye injuries. The study notes the blind and partially sighted rise yearly across occupations. It cites insurance data showing increasing blindness over a three and a half year period.
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New York
National Committee For the Prevention
Wade
Lewis H. Carr
United States
Uies
America
National Committee
Richard Dix Stars in Manhattan at Fox Theatre Tonight
Richard Dix headlines the Fox Theatre premiere of Manhattan assisted by Bebe Daniels and a large supporting cast. The film follows a rich New Yorker entangled in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen scene with a romance, directed by Rh. W. Burnside in his first screen job.
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Richard Dix
Bebe Daniels
New York
Jecqueline Secan
Dix
Mies Logan
Gregory Kelly
Tweedles
Clarence
George Seigmann
Gon Boat Seaith
Oscar Figman
Edna May Quver
Alice Chapin
WH. Burnside
Census shows months unemployed in 1924 due to disease and labor
The record quotes Mroo Mercan noting the census will not release full results for several months. It asks how many months in 1924 the man was unemployed due to communicable diseases and labor conditions.
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Yenorstor
Mroo Mercan
Hagenbeck Wallace to Feature Arabia with New Acts
Peter Taylor trains fifteen Hons the largest group in the arena and a tiger riding an elephant. Lions bears and horses will also perform while over two hundred performers and many animals join the 1926 Hagenbeck Wallace show plus a Buffalo Bill's Wild West appearance.
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Peter Taylor
Taylor
Cirena
Hagenbeck- Wallace
Arabia
Klagenbeck-Wallace
Buffalo Bill
Carl Hiegenbeck
Wallace Circus
Hugenbeck-Wallace How
Eye injuries blamed for large industrial disability toll
A government study reports 1 049 eye injury related permanent disabilities across industries. Eye accidents occur in merchandising farming and textile work with 82 eyes lost in these fields. Metal manufacturing causes many injuries. in Wisconsin hand tools account for 44 percent. A shipbuilding firm treated 38 percent of injuries as eye injuries with over 4 200 cases in one year. Bulgaria moves to curb profiteering in food stores setting price limits and threatening prison terms.
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Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Sible
Des Moines Man Off for Panama Canal Zone Posting
Des Moines man I M Lieser announced plans to leave Des Moines Sunday night for New York and August 6 to reach Ancon for his headquarters after President Coolidge confirmed his appointment by Senator Cummins as United States marshal of the Panama Canal Zone.
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Des Moines
I. M. Lieser
Coolidee
A. B. Cummins
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Des Mones
New York
Ed Gail
Ancon
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First National Pictures
Ine
Ad Watterson R. Rothacker
Amazon
Lord John
Summeriee
Brazil
Peru
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee Road
Western Railroads
Charles E. Hughes
H. Be, Byram
Collingy Ts
Mark W
Potter
Ew. J. Boundage
Chicago
Milwaukee & St.Paul
Puget Sound
Bulgaria
Sota
Rusself
Commission of
Panama
Ito
Ina Ford
F.o.b
Detroit
Tudor Sedan
FORD
Namie
Korasotor Company
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