Word: knowns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...forty-third meeting of the American Astronomical Society, which is to last from Monday, December 30 to Thursday, January 2. About 100 out-of-town visitors are expected, including astronomers from all parts of the United States and Canada. The purpose of the meeting is to make known the latest discoveries, to expose the newest theories to criticism, and to exchange ideas on the cosmic riddles. Papers on these subjects are to be discussed in several sessions throughout the period...
...scholastic award known as the Edward Whitaker Prize Scholarship has been established at Harvard, according to an announcement by University authorities. This scholarship was made possible by a gift of Mrs. Samuel Davis. Later a second Edward Whitaker award will be established...
...Davis from Costa Rica to Panama, Hans Frederick Arthur Schoenfeld from Bulgaria to Costa Rica. Four career secretaries were advanced to their first full envoyships when Julius Garecke Lay was named Minister to Honduras, Matthew Elting Hanna to Nicaragua, Post Wheeler to Paraguay, Charles Boyd Curtis to Santo Domingo. Known as "bright young men" about the State Department, all seven are glib in Spanish...
...Department: 1) Though the youngest of the Cabinet (46), he will not be a mere Yes-Man. He brims with ideas of his own, will keep his chief busier considering suggestions than issuing orders. 2) Not for many a year will the rank & file of the Army have known a Secretary so much of their own kind...
Pests. "In April the Mediterranean fruit fly . . . worst fruit pest known, was found well established in central Florida. . . . Control operations involved 8,100,000 acres, producing 76% of [Florida's] citrus fruits . . . 580,000 boxes of citrus fruit, 3,400 bushels of vegetables, 7,100 bushels of non-citrus fruit were destroyed. In 1930 $15,500,000 will be needed for quarantine enforcement, inspection, research . . . the object is eradication...