Rockefeller Gifts World Largest Carillon to Park Avenue Church
John D. Rockefeller Jr presents the largest and heaviest carillon to Park Avenue Baptist Church in memory of his mother. It totals 53 bells weighing over fifty tons with a total support weight over one hundred tons. The bells, cast by Gillet & Johnston in Croydon, were tested publicly last May with royal spectators.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Gillet & Johnston
Croydon
Surrey
England
George
Queen Mary
Rockefeller
Cathedral
England to India in Three Days by Air
All steel airplanes under construction in England will fly roughly 8 000 miles to India in three days and some hours. Each craft will have three 2 000 horsepower motors, carry 20 to 25 passengers, and be operated by a crew of four or five. Sleeping berths and electric meals are planned for night travel.
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England
India
Air London
Air Ministry
Old John Brown seal found in West Chester antique dealer
The original letter seal made for John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, before the Civil War, has been discovered in West Chester, Pa. It is in the possession of Frank Closson, an antiques dealer who prizes it but will not sell. The seal is solid gold, about two inches tall and an inch wide.
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West Chester
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Frank Closson
Artists Move Into Historic Prison Tower Big Margarete
The old prison tower known as Big Margarete will be converted into an artists village with studios exhibition spaces and living quarters for Esthenian painters and sculptors under new state plans.
Rotor yacht showcased at aquatic sports exhibition
The world's first rotor yacht appeared at the aquatic sports exhibition and made a daily trial run on Templin lake, performing satisfactorily during the event.
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Potsdam
Templin Lake
Genesis of Art and Afterlife Beliefs Traced to Ancient Humans
Prof Bern of Bonn at a German philology congress outlined that mankind formed artistic expression by 50 000 B C in Europe. He linked early Neanderthals to a later Homo sapiens lineage with a death cult and burial practices intended to deter the dead from harming the living.
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Heidelberg
Bern
Bonn University
Congress of German Philologists
Europe
U S Forest Service reports 1924 big game counts reach 687000
The 1924 census of national forest ranges lists over 687000 head of big game across 159 national forests. Deer lead with 550000, followed by 44400 bears and 121?00 elk. Major concentrations occur in California Oregon Montana Idaho and Arizona with Alaska home to about 60000 deer and most grizzlies. Moose numbers fall to 5100 while pronghorns remain around 5000.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Wade
Forest Rangers
California
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
Alaska
Teton National Forest
Yellowstone Park
Fear Dam Will Erase Indian Rock Relic
The Susquehanna Power Company plans a large dam at Conowingo to provide electric power threatening the Susquehanna Indian rock relics. Smithsonian and other scientists urge preservation of ancient hieroglyphs described as prehistoric chicken tracks. The main relic is a granite islet of about 20 by 30 feet visible only at low water.
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Philadelphia
Susquehanna River
Conowingo
America
Smithsonian Institution
Susquehanna Power Company
Susquehanna
Day Bulaski Church Dedication At Walkers Creek
A day built frame church near Marion Virginia was dedicated with over six hundred in attendance. The structure at Walker's Creek cost about $3000 to erect and stands eight miles north of Marion.
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Bulaski
Walker’s Creek
Marion
Maine’s Largest Maple Stands At Hurd Homestead Fryeburg
The Maine’s largest maple tree grows in the Hurd homestead yard at Fryeburg harbor. Its trunk circumference at one foot above ground measures 28 feet, with the narrowest part around 22 feet.
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Auburn
Maine
Hurd
Fryeburg Harbor
Anglers Must Wear Labels in Oklahoma
Oklahoma law requires fishermen to display their state license on outer clothing. Unlabeled anglers are prohibited from dropping bait to fish, as fish and game wardens gain cooperation from the license requirement. The last legislature passed this rule to ensure visible proof of licensing.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Fish and Game
Campeche and Yucatan Rich Peninsula Heads For Attention
A National Geographic bulletin surveys Campeche and Yucatan with Quintana Roo highlighting sisal hemp, timber, and agriculture. It notes Yucatan’s arid plains, cenotes, ancient Maya ruins, Merida’s growth, and Progreso and Sisal harbors, plus Campeche’s forests, logwood, and labor gaps.
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Washington
Campeche
Yucatan
Mexican Republic
D. C
National Geographic Society
Quintana Roo
British Honduras
Guatemala
Progreso
Sisal
Merida
Tihoo
Vacatan
Peninsula
Francisco Montejo
America
Life Wild in Mato Grosso
Rio de Janeiro hosts an educational film on Mato Grosso's wild life and frontier industries. It shows Bororo Indians in hunting and fishing periods, jaguar tooth necklaces, a rite proving marriage eligibility, piranhas devouring a calf, numerous alligators, white herons with aigrette feathers, and a law protecting the birds. The piece notes diamond mining, river gravel washing by hand, gold mining by machinery, and cattle herds including 400,000 head with much meat shipped as jerky.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Matto Grosso
Union
Texas
Federal Indian Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Mato Grosso
Argentina Plans Student Interchange With U S
At a meeting of the Argentine section of the international educational institute, officials advocated a graduate exchange with American and Argentine universities. They prioritised chairs in students’ languages and lecturing opportunities to cover living expenses. The plan also involves sending a Columbia University domestic economy graduate to Buenos Aires and resuming negotiations for U S technical scholarships for Argentine students.
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Buenos Aires
International Educational Institute
Institute
School of Domestic Economy
Columbia University
Edward F. Feeley
United States
Solar weather link teased with global observatories planned
Smithsonian scientists report solar variations affect Earth weather and barometric readings. They plan global stations, including Asia and Africa, to gather long term data and improve predictions. Midali claims wireless energy transmission via ultra short electromagnetic waves may power distant systems and enable driverless trains and ship propulsion.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Astrophysical Observatory
Norse Whalers Lead World in 1925 Catch
The Norwegian whaling season in Antarctic waters yields 410000 barrels, with 166000 from South Georgia and 166880 from South Shetland, plus 54000 at South Orkney and 22000 off the Mexican coast. Some 4000 Norse sailors work aboard first class vessels and new tankers with cookeries, operating globally.
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Oslo
Antarctic
South Shetland
South Georgia
South Orkney
Mexican
England’s Social Services Cost About Five Million Daily
William Graham, financial secretary to the treasury, said social services in England cost about five million dollars daily. He noted local authorities raise about eight hundred million annually from local taxes, double the 1914 amount, and one billion dollars of taxpayers’ money from a four billion dollar budget goes to local authorities for social services.
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London
England
William Graham
Treasury
New Lubricating Oil Aims to Cut Flying Accidents
J A Higgins of Joseph Missouri announced a new airplane motor lubricant claimed to support continental flights without oil changes. The mineral oil castorized by molecular impregnation is said to reduce motor stalls and improve safety, having run 35% hours of flight time without draining the crank case.
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Joseph
J. A. Higgins
Plan to Revive Old-Time German Military Bands
Berlin authorities push to revive historic German military bands once common in daily life. A massive Stadion concert featured 20 bands under Prof. Oscar Hackenberger and drew over 20 000 attendees.
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Berlin
Stadion
Oscar Hackenberger
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