Etna’s Activity and Sicily’s Rich Historic Ties
The article recounts Mount Etna’s volatile history from eruptions and lava flows to the impact on Etna’s surrounding towns, especially Catania. It details Catania’s culture, landmarks, Saint Agatha celebrations, and the city’s role as a major Sicilian export hub alongside Sicily’s varied climate, people, and centuries of foreign influence.
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National Geotraghic Society
Washington
Mt. Etna
Mediterranean
Mount Etna
Etna
Sicily
Acirenle
Mount Kina
Alainst
Mascah
Nunalata
Catania
Mount
Hina
Jas
Bellin
Piazza Stealcoro
Italy
Roger
Agatha
St. Agatha
All America
Florida
Termini Imerese
Europe
California
Syracuse
Rome
Gicily
Garibaldi
Bicily
Kingdom of
Fred Frame wins 500 mile Indianapolis race record
Fred Frame of Los Angeles wins the 500 mile automobile race at Indianapolis. He sets a new event speed record averaging 104.144 miles per hour.
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Fred Frame
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Convention Host Edward J. Kelly Named Entertainment Chairman
Edward J. Kelly, president of the Chicago park board, was named chairman of the committee of entertainment for delegates and visitors to Chicago during the Republican and Democratic conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago South Park Board
Committee of Entertainment
Chicago
Vogfish Invention Uses Hydraulic Pressure Breaks Concrete Masses
Inventor introduces a machine that employs hydraulic pressure to fracture concrete, rocks and similar materials without the use of dynamite, promising a safer demolition method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogfish
Nation's prison population in the United States
The article states there are 116 federal and state institutions in the United States with a total inmate population around 123,000. It notes the scope of the prison system across federal and state jurisdictions.
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Grants Pass
Ore
United States
Burgoo King Defends Dish Against Brunswick Stew
J L Looney of Lexington known as the Burgoo King travels to Atlanta to prepare a burgoo for the Atlanta police department barbecue. He plans a recipe feeding 500 guests with 4000 pounds of potatoes 200 pounds of onions carrots tomatoes corn cabbage and lean meat cooked for 30 hours to prove burgoo surpasses Brunswick stew.
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J.L. Looney
Lexington
Atlanta
Wonderful Clock By Italian Artificer Unveiled by Cos tango Renal
Italian artisan Cos tango Renal of Simin Lulu completes a bamboo clock in the shape of the Fascist emblem. The 26 hour device shows hour minute second moon phase day week date and month. It lights a king and Il Duce flag fires a mortar salute and reveals a tricolor after chimes.
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Costango Renal
Simin
Lulu
Il Duce
Giovinezza
Hyfin
Renal
Conscienceless Robber Aims at Grave Robbery Loot
A Croatian peasant was caught with a ring a silver watch and a gold watch-chain belonging to a dead friend. He admitted buying replacements to return to the grave and hoped to rob the body for gold-filled teeth, which he could not obtain on his initial visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
War Is Paying Business and Arms Makers’ Roles
A Social Science Abstracts digest reviews an article from The World’s Tomorrow arguing armament makers lack patriotism and risk, citing Krupp artillery in 1866 and firms like Willingen and Vickers with French and British ties. It notes French ownership, British mine casts, and Italian Triple Alliance involvement.
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Social Science Abstracts
Willingen
Identifying Himself Voice of the Telephone
A playful exchange centers on a caller asking the other to imitate a kiss to reveal identity, with one party failing to recognize the voice and asking for a noise approximation. The scene relies on sound clues rather than visible actions.
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MT. Etna’s
Island
Bettini
Cty
Mary K. Douglass
Wisconsin
Kim
Annapolis Naval Academy
Detroit
Philadelphia Country Club
Oregon
G. W. Cornelius
Burbank
Calif
Potter Drume
Patrick “Malone
Cork
Ireland
New Yorki
Supreme
Herg
Wy Bon
Dison 47Th St
Just Woof Bway
Nyc
New Hampshire
Soo-Nipi
Scott-Nipi Park
Lake Sunapee, New, Hampshire
Ers
England
Vickers- Terni
Dardanelles
Montclair
Lexington Ave
40Th
50Th Sts
New York
Astoria
Grand Central Terminal
Pennsylvania Sts
Oscar W. Richards
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