Word: novae
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plan calls for a take-off from New York with a small load of gasoline, a first refueling over Boston, a capacity refueling (1,900-gallons) over Nova Scotia, the next near Glasgow, more in Germany, Poland, Russia, Siberia, Alaska, etc. etc. The route as planned is said to be only about 13,500 mi. (about 10,500 mi. shorter than the circumference of the earth at the equator). At an average speed of 120 m. p. h., 13,500 mi. would take about 112?...
...smell of fish, fowl, game, plants, men, sea water and crude oil steamed into Sydney, Nova Scotia, last week; took on a supply of fuel oil and at once left for Wiscasset, Me., its home port. It was the Bowdoin, Arctic exploration ship of Commander Donald B. MacMillan. His months of collecting showed that many specimens of plant and animal life existed farther north than scientists heretofore have realized. Commander MacMillan shut off from world news so long, was most eager to hear about trans-atlantic airplane flights...
...famed Chateau Frontenac. Here a wartime subordinate arriving on the cruiser Australia discovered him, exposed his situation in a letter to the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. The determined, zestful officer is now forcibly in the limelight, receiving belated offers of worthy employment. Mrs. Gough and two children have lived in Nova Scotia while General Gough tried gallantly to provide...
...minutes before noon the Friendship swooped down into Halifax harbor, Nova Scotia. Her crew went to a hotel and early to bed. Miss Earhart refused to tell newsgatherers what kind of powder she used. Up early they were, and again eastward, only to land at Trepassey, Newfoundland, to fix a slight leak in the gasoline tank...
...summary: HARVARD DARTMOUTH Ellison, g. g., Gunther, Battone Herman, pt. pt., Lary Hartuett, c.pt c.pt., Ferrini, Fish Lane, 1d. 1d., Cornehlsen Mulliken, McSweeuy, 2d 2d, Snider Markweff, 3d. 3d., Breithut Harper, Hatch, c c., Stickler Park, 3a 3a, Gould McQuaid, Davidson, 2a 2a., B. Johnson, Moore Dreier, 1a 1a., Nova Murphy, o.h o.h., G. Johnson Wallace, Sanders, Glenn, Steiner. 1.h 1.h, Baboock...