Spitzbergen Mine Faces Month-Long Dark and Isolation
Stockholm dispatch describes a small coal operation on Spitzbergen 710 miles north of the Arctic circle. About 200 miners work 100,000 tons annually in a site with eight months of navigation loss, only reachable by radio, amid near-constant cold and extended polar night. The mine sits 250 feet above sea level with surface deposits, no gas danger, and ships can approach only four months yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Polar
Spitzbeurgen
Arctic Circle
Tceclad
Tet
Theo
Sweden
Dbragenza Bay
Bell Sound
Spitzbergen
Ica
Hhenos
New Yorkers Fight Through Drifts After Second Blizzard
New York faced the winter’s second heavy snow storm as wind driven drifts blocked sides streets and hindered shovelers. The city’s overworked street cleaning crews struggled to clear the last blizzard’s remnants while surface lines were delayed and harbor traffic slowed.
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New York
Bad Checks Passed on Three Merchants
A local bad check artist fleeced three or more merchants for about 522 dollars. The suspect, of medium height in blue denim overalls, cashed checks drawn on Watkins Coal Co. with forged signatures and altered bank names. The pattern matched a single check number 36, and the shop markings listed 415 Moilan Street West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal J. Miller
Waterloo News Stand
Atlas Crocery
Watkins Coal Company
Waterloo Bank & Trust Co
First National Bank
Joe Wallace
Dhee
Hane
Polish coins from U S England unsatisfactory
Warsaw reports both consignment batches of silver coins ordered by Poland from the United States mint at Philadelphia and a private Birmingham mint were unsatisfactory. The British Royal Mint sent a director to Poland after the notice, as dies made in France caused faulty minting. Defective coins will be withdrawn and reminted with dies suited to British machinery. Poland bears no loss.
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Warsaw
Poland
United Ss. & Mint
Philadelphia
Birmingham
British
Royal Mint
England
France
Polanis
Ill Breeding and Influence Delays ABE MARTIN Appointment
Abe Martin argues ill breeding ruins careers and politics, recounting a friend’s stalled appointment after a street encounter with a married woman of prominence. He rails against tobacco odor and social judgments, urging discreet smoking and caution in public places to preserve status and influence.
Waterloo Residents Miss Sun Eclipse Despite Dimming Sky
Amateur astronomers in Waterloo examine a partial solar eclipse with smoked glass as the moon covers part of the sun. Officials explain eclipses, noting totality varies by location, and outline the expected path from Duluth across the Great Lakes to the British Isles with partial phases nearby.
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Waterloo
Mer‘Curry
Earth
City
North Atlantic
British Isles
Marth
Cedar Falls Fire Burns Boysen Corncrib Near Dike
Damage estimated at 2000 dollars after a fire destroyed a double corncrib and contents on the Herbert Boysen farm, a mile east of Dike. Fire likely started from sparks, Cedar Falls reports. Several local notes cover clubs, elections, accidents, and social events from Cedar Falls and area.
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Boysen
Cedar Falls
Herbert Boysen
Dike
Finawhall Party Is Novel Gift Sponsored by Peachey
In La Porte City a Finawhall party with a three course menu and social stations entertained guests. The event featured a table setting with red candles and a communal game at the conclusion. Mr and Mrs LY Cham hosted a later reception, and the gathering included several local families. Birthdays at the Wagner home celebrated Hoy Wagner with a large turnout and a supper. Others arrived from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo for visits, with news of an illness improving and local students from Cedar Falls at home. The Ladies Literary Circle met at the Ravbrim home and a note on Panamanian nursing students was included. A display by Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cave showcased a motorized travel trailer with modern conveniences.
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William Throde
Brr
Rasmus Throde
Cedar Falls
Sartort Hospital
Percy Watson
Los Angeles
Cal
Forower
L. B. Smith
Chicago
Karl Duthbert
Washington Street
Lincoln
A. Wilson
Coolidge
Mesdames F. Snider
C. M. Parker
Peachey
Titay
Franklensters
Dom
Aabur
Oryveniner Ton
George Lane
Chidren
Cedi Rapids
Lane
T. J. Lane
Mabel
Ruth Aurilia
Smith
Arthur Kline
Waterloo
Mranit
Ravbrim
Ouray Grave Mystery Ends In Colorado Humble Legend
Grand Junction Colorado January 20 McCoyl the 100 year old Ute Indian chief failed to lead a group of white men to the burial place of his illustrious brother Chief Ouray The chiefs sought a monument but the canyon tomb proved barren Chipeta Ourays wife died six months ago rekindling talk of burial site and memorial plans McCook a marker for Ouray still unresolved leaving Ouray more legend than marker in Colorado history
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Grand Junction
Colo
McCoyl
Uta
Chief Ouray
McCook
Colorado
Ouray
Washington
State Capitol
Chipeta
Quray
Glaza Returns From Special Studies In Heating
C G Glaza of L E B Glaza Furnace Co has just returned from Bloomington Illinois where he attended the Williams School of Heat Research run by Williams Oil O Matic. The school trained heaters and burners in theory of oil burning and installation of Oil O Matic burners. It is said to be the only one of its kind and was conducted by Chester Scanton, formerly in heat research at University of Illinois. Glaza was the third from his firm to attend, two brothers preceding him.
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G. Glaza
L.eb
Glaza Furnace Company
Bloomington
Ill
Williams School of Heat Research
Williams Oil-O-Matic Heat Corporation
United States
Canada
Avery
Chester Scanton
University of Minois
Glaza
L. E. Glaza Company
Who Is Your Skinny Friend Ethel
Public health style advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets promising rapid weight gain for men, women, and children with claims of 18 to 20 pounds in weeks. Cites sugar coated tablets and refund guarantee through druggists.
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Ethel
McCoy Laboratories
New York
McCoy
Waaneler Bros
C. J. Miller
Rob
Ert Drug Co
Sella
Amy Man
Forger May Have Worked Waterloo Held at Rapids
Cedar Rapids Iowa January 20 Mrs Margaret Mally 20 years old was arrested here this morning charged with issuing numerous worthless checks passed on merchants in Waterloo Vinton Keystones Belle Plying Blairstown and Dysart The warrant was sworn by a Keystone merchant The girl used several aliases and may have passed checks under other names in Waterloo officials say a number of forgers and check confidence men are being sought by the police
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Cedar Rapids
Margaret Mally
Watterloo
Vinton
Keystons
Belle
Plying
Blairstown
Dysart
Keystone
Mally
Police Department of
Waterloo
Tom Morris
Holland's Fourth Rotary Center Ovens at The Hague
The Hague Jan 20 A Rotary club was formally opened here and dedicated to promoting service. Local officials and Rotary members attended the ceremony as the new center begins operations.
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Holland
the Hague
The
Hague
Danderine Hair Tonic Ad Claims Thick Healthy Hair
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a beauty aid for girls and women. It promises immediate fullness and gloss, claiming the tonic tones and stimulates hair to grow thick and strong while reducing breakage. The ad suggests applying to hair during camping or dressing and notes availability at drug or toilet counters.
Rotary centers advance progress in Holland
In the absence of the American minister Louis A. Sussdorf, first secretary of the legation, spoke on Rotary's growth in America and toasted its success in Holland. Burgomaster Patyn of The Hague offered the center his official blessing, noting there are now four Rotary centers in Holland.
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B. Verkade
Rotary International
Louis A. Sussdorf
Legation
Rotary
America
Holland
Patyn
The
Hague
Hawaii Militia to Be Activated for Defense Maneuvers
Hawaii National Guard on Oahu will be called to active service to assist the army in repulsing a hypothetical fleet attack during spring naval maneuvers. Col. Perry M. Smoot has asked Washington for about $20,000 in pay and allowances to fund these preparations. The World’s largest thermometer, 50 feet high, is noted in the article amid other Oceanfront items on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
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Honolulu
Jab
Hawaii National Guard
Oahu Island
Hawaiian Department of the Army
Militia
Washington
Perry M. Smoot
Territorial
DIPLOMACY EASY VICTOR WHEN MARIE MEETS PRESS
Queen Marie of Jugoslavia, born Moumanian and married into Serbia, travels with King Alexander in southern Serbia. Her colorful Skopje costume sparked Bulgarian and Serbian ethnologist debate over national dress. Inquiries to Marie yielded that she wears the costume of her people and finds it becoming.
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Belgrade
Marie
Jugoslavia
Alexander
Serbia
Skopje
Sofia
Ila
Qugel
Sure Way to Remove Blackheads with Calonite Powder
A method claims to dissolve blackheads using calonite powder mixed with hot water. Apply to the skin with a wet cloth to wash away the dirty secretions from pores. The process promises removal of large and small blackheads, leaving pores clean.
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Frien
Funere
John F. Dille Co
Stuly
London
Ohd
South America
Daily Reporter
West Fourts “Reat
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Mr. Arey
Teachers College
Nealth
C. A. Fullerton
Iowa
William B. ‘Agan
A.C. Fuller
John W. Bancroft
Elmer Strand
Union Township
Darwin Wilson
Rose Severin
College Hill
Twenty-fourth Street West
Wiliam Payne
Grant L. McCreary
Neighbors
Modern Woodmen of America
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Woodman Hall
la Porte City
Edith Adame
Waterlago Evening Courier
Toy
Wagner
Wagner and
Stra
Warner
Eiaharhies
Ae Bapwin
Met
San Islas
Infante Tomas Rospital
Panama
van American Union
Tribean
Colon
FL Cave
Longview
C. Glaza
Miller Cleaning & Dye Works
Enka
Iris Z Es Ey
BOYCE
Fatetloo
Rapids
Danderine
TaSalle Ave
Minneapolis
Macinello
Tower Court
Chicazo
Hawaian
Victor
Press
Tla
Ihoe
Omaha
Denver
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Salt Lake City
D. M
Union Pacific
Firestone-Apsley
Firestone-Apsley Rubber CO
Monran St
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