Cause of cancer and a cure found reported in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia North American reports a cancer breakthrough by Dr. T. J. Glover claiming a cancer germ isolated by the Koch cycle identifies a microorganism as cause and an antitoxic serum shows results in animals and many human cases. The work, tested at National Stomach Hospital in Philadelphia, faces professional scrutiny and controversy from the Toronto Medical Academy and Journal of the American Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Medical School
University of Toronto
New York
Glover
National Stomach Hospital
U. S
Yeen
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Toronto Academy of Medicine
Toronto Medical
New Camera Lets Photo Projectile In Flight
The bureau of standards designed a camera to photograph fast moving projectiles without blur. By moving the film at the same velocity as the image, multiple lenses arranged in a line produce a succession of images of the moving object on the film, creating a clear series as the object travels perpendicularly to the film movement.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Elk Menace Pests Okano Foothills Near Wenatchee
Farmers near Okano gan, Wenatchee Washington, battle elk that scale fences and devour haystacks. Organized groups fire blank shells to drive the herds back, but hunger brings the elk to return to the foothills and fern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Okanogan
Baptists Raise 904 Million Cash in Five Year Drive
Southern Baptists report 53.83 million raised toward a 75 million campaign by May 1 with 21.17 million still needed by year end 1924. Dr George W McDaniel named new Southern Baptist Convention president and Dr C E Burts to head the next program beginning 1925.
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George W. McDaniel
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists
Atlanta
Conservation Commission
L. R. Scarborough
Nashville
South
Alabama
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Home Board
Southern Baptist
Commission On the Future
Southern Baptiste
C. B. Burts
Columbia
D. C
Frank E. Burkhalter
George McDaniel
Richmond
Southern Convention
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
General Boards
Convention
Education Board
George Washington University
Washington
Baptists
Russia
Rumania
Chinese Ship Tseng Tai Faces Mutiny and Pirates
Fred N. Troup recalls a perilous voyage aboard the five masted schooner Tseng Tai, originally Levi W. Ostrander, under the Chinese flag. A typhoon, pirate attack near Foochow, and a mutiny on Puget Sound mark a career ending with a police handover in Vancouver.
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Seattle
Fred N. Troup
Tseng Bai
Troup
Puyallup
Wash
Levi W. Ostrander
Tseng Tai
Foochow
Quanton
Puget Sound
Vancouver
B.C
70 Millions Under Ban of Castes in India
A Bombay correspondent describes Kerala Malabar society where untouchability enforces rigid caste distances. He notes 70 million Indians affected and reports a Kerala untouchability committee formed after a public meeting as reform efforts begin.
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India
Boston
Kerala
Malabar
Bombay
Tennessee's Broom Plant for Blind a Success
The Tennessee broom factory for the blind employs seventy workers near Nashville's state prison. All but the truck driver are blind, about fifteen are women, some married to blind partners. The plant yields 100 dozen brooms daily, operates profitably, and pays living wages. It also runs rug weaving and mattress cleaning, offering work to many who would otherwise need state care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Heroine Rescues Elderly Woman From Fire in 49 West 57th
Mrs. Margaret Cummings, tenant, rode the automatic elevator to the top floor of a smoke filled seven story building and carried 80 year old Mrs. George F Neill to safety. Firefighters responded with two alarms as Central Park games paused and onlookers rushed to the scene while a woman in a lower apartment calmly smoked a cigarette in a window.
Indian Dances Understood Through Reverence for Nature
Smithsonian expert J N B Hewitt argues American perceptions misjudge Indian ceremonies. He notes sacred symbolism in Iroquois planting rites and New Year fire cleansings, urges viewing dances as religious observances, not mere spectacle.
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Washington, D. C
J. N. B. Hewitt
Smithsonian Institution
Lewitt
Whale Upsets Boats At Cedar Beach Delaware Bay Shore
A 16 foot long, two ton young whale battled for nearly an hour and overturned two boats before being captured at Cedar Beach on the Delaware Bay shore near Slant Beach seven miles east of Milford.
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Milford
Del
Cedar Beach
Delaware Bay
Slant Beach
White Cedar Held Precious in Japan
A Western lumber representative notes Japan confines high grade white cedar for imperial temples and sacred uses. Lower grades go to homes and beams fetch high prices, with a noted $1100 gold beam purchase. Polish timber exports rose in 1923 to about 1.165 million tons valued at $9 million, while export taxes in June curbed cutting and shifted activity domestically.
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Washington
Japan
Blaiock
Seattle
Department of Commerce
Formosa
Baldwin
Warsaw
Cop Retains His Job After Reported Wealth Inheritance
Hollywood traffic officer Herbert R. Reynolds is said to have inherited 500000 from his father in law Mangus Brown of Philadelphia. Reynolds, who had separated from his wife, still received support from the Brown family and recently returned to duty directing traffic at Hollywood's busiest corner after the announcement.
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Hollywood
Cal
Herbert R. Reynolds
Reynolds
Charles Knudson
Mangus Brown
Philadelphia
Brown
Paroled Criminal Shocks Sir Henry Dickens Faith
London magistrate Sir Henry Dickens discussed a recent case in which he parole a long-time offender after promising a reform experiment. Three months later the man was rearrested, prompting Dickens to declare he would never attempt such a parole again.
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Dickens
London
Sir Henry Dickens
Henry
Dinosaur Tracks Found in Virginia Slab Described by Smithsonian
Smithsonian pamphlet details a red Triassic shale slab from Aldie Loudoun County showing a dinosaur stride of 56 inches. The feature includes notes on diplodocus skeleton quarrying in Utah and field work across North and South America with risks and delays in excavation and transport.
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New York
Virginia
Aldie
Loudoun County
Smithsonian Institution
C. G. Gilmore
National Museum
United States
Canadian Rockies
Yangtsze Valley
West Indies
Panama
Central America
Labrador
Europe
C. G. Abbot
Astrophysical Observatory
Mount Wilson
Mount Harque Hala
Arizona
Mount Montezuma
Chile
H. H. Clayton
Meterological Service
Charles H. Hoy
Smithsonian
Australia
China
Yangtsze
Mr. Hoy
Shanghai
Yochow
Hoy
Hunan
Klangsi
Porpoise Point
Weedon’s Island
Tampa Bay
Hospital in Helena Faces Closure Without Donations
HelenaMontana doctors warn St Peters hospital may close if trustees cannot raise substantial cash contributions as health conditions remain high and patient inflow dwindles threatening the institution financially.
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Helena
Mont
St. Peter's Hospital
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