British scientists plan five minute atom eclipse study
Four British scientists from Cambridge and Greenwich prepare a Malay Jungles expedition to observe a total solar eclipse on May 9. They aim to test relativity and measure solar gas properties during totality, using spectroscopic observations and star photography.
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London
Malay Peninsula
Royal, Society
Royal Astronomical Society
J. Jackson
P. J. Mellotte
Greenwich
F. J. M. Straton
E. Carroll
Cambridge University
Jackson
Carroll
Solar Physica Laboratory
Cambridge
Alor Star
Kedah
Stratton
Méellette
Patani
Siam
Mellotte
Einstein
Mellott
Land of Franz Josef Land claimed by Soviets
Washington December 14. A desolate Arctic archipelago Franz Josef Land near the north pole is described as icebound and uninhabited except by exploratory crews. It was named in 1873 by Austro-Mungarians and later explored by British American Italian and Russian expeditions. The Soviets now claim possession with no immediate plans but note possible Arctic air route stations. Notable figures Andree Wellman Nobile are linked to the region's exploration history.
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Washington, D. C
Samojjovitch
Krassin
Amundsen
Cape Neale
Franz
Josef
Franz Josef Land
Norway
Spitzbergen
Franz Josef Land & Refuge
Europe
Arctic
Seattle-to-India
Ural Mountains
Afghanistan
North Pole
Los Angeles
Andree
Walter Wellman
Nobile
Italia
Wisconsin reports fewer poorhouses but more inmates
Madison Wis Dec 14 The state board of control records show a 31.2 percent rise in inmates since 1919 across Wisconsin poorhouses while the total number of institutions falls from 54 to 51. Inmates total 2 299 in 1919 rising to 2 299 with 1 826 male and 473 female paupers by the later count with 1 175 aged over 70 among them.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Board of Control
Persian Women Win Public Freedom in Persia
Teheran reports a new emancipation law allowing women to appear in public with husbands. The shah aims to curb polygamy with a law that permits only one wife in public, sparking clashes with priests and prompting police display of wives. Queen Suraya’s European visit sparked the move, and the shah warned of tightening control ahead of her next trip.
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Teheran
Persia
Shah
Amanullah
Kabul
Sureya
Afghanistan
Turkey
Ghazi
Latent Fingerprints at the Des Moines Meeting
Emil Steffen, superintendent of Waterloo bureau of identification, will address sheriffs county attorneys police chiefs and other peace officers at the state annual meeting in Des Moines next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. He will discuss the latent fingerprints topic and related identification methods.
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Emil Steffen
Waterloo
Fragmented OCR: Local notice with scattered names only
A garbled OCR fragment shows partial names and terms without clear actions or dates. Readable items include scattered personal names and abbreviations, but no identifiable event, deadline, location, or authority. Data is insufficient for a complete, publication-ready record.
Sharpehooter Nest Guards Pueblo Bank
Pueblo officials install a sharpshooter Nest within the First National Bank to deter daylight robberies after recent bank holdups in Littleton and Lamar. A daytime rifleman will monitor interiors, aiming to prevent further attacks in the Rocky Mountain region.
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Pueblo
Denter
Sharpahooter
First National Bank of
Puclo
Rocky Mountain
Littleton Ermy
Lamar Bank
Reclamation Plan in Italy Costs Five Billion Lire
Rome plans a decade program under Mussolini to reclaim all arid lands. Five billion lire, about $263 million, will fund extensive irrigation and drainage works over the next ten years.
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Rome
Italy Reclamation Plan Financed by Public Funds
A large European reclamation project in the Iteltem peninsulas and inland Italy is backed by national social insurance funds, the national insurance institute, and Lombard savings institutions. Advances will run at 500 million lire annually, with 50 percent of deposit increments reserved for this nationwide agricultural scheme. Credit operations will be handled by the national association of reclamation and irrigation consortiums.
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Iteltem
Italy
Europe
National Fund For Social Insurance
National Institute of Insurance
National Association of the Consortiums For Reclamation and Irrigation
Mexico City Acquires Land for Central Airport
Mexico City authorities move to establish a dedicated civil aviation field to replace the ad hoc use of military hangars at Valbuens. The Central Airport of the City Mexico will be developed swiftly, with work accelerated to finish within a few weeks.
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Mexico City
Valbuens
Mexico
Tino Steppa Granted Early Prison Release
The sole breadwinner of Fascity, Tino Steppa, is to be freed from prison after a request supported by the monarch following consultation with the minister of justice. Rene E was serving time for a pie of fea, and while the monarch granted the woman’s request, Steppa still has two years to serve.
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Tino Steppa
Renee
Offea
Altho Steppe
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