Getting by the physical test in aviation medicine
A Boeing air transport flight surgeon explains pilots must meet strict health checks. He describes the Schneider Index fatigue tests, dental and tonsil health, rest requirements, and low altitude flying to maintain safety. He notes monthly pilot exams began in 1928 and highlights vision as a key factor.
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NEA
Boeing Air Transport Company
Mail, Express and
Department of Commerce
Department
Boeing Company
Schneider
United States Air Service
United States Air Corps
John A. Tamisiea
Oil man flies to bedside of wife in Paris Texas
Cleve Ghio, an oil man, races from 490 miles inland toward Cartagena and Panama to reach his wife, seriously ill with swamp fever in Paris Texas. He was notified while en route and aimed to reach Cartagena yesterday where a plane awaited to take him to Panama and then to Paris.
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Paris
Associated Press
Tex
Cartagena
Colombia
Cleve Ghio
Ghia
Panama
Woman Ended Life After Thunder Delays
Mrs Bertha Simpson of Hamilton waited for a thunderclap to drown the noise before shooting herself to death as her husband slept unknowingly in the same room, in Cincinnati on June 28 according to International News Service.
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International News Service
Cincinnati
Bertha Simpson
Hamilton
Health prerequisites for pilots in early training
The text outlines medical criteria for pilots including night blindness from retinal disease, liver issues, and nasal or tonsil abnormalities. It stresses removing nasal obstructions and enlarged or infected tonsils to prevent mouth breathing and ensure proper lung expansion, alertness, and reliability.
Illinois Capitol Was Home of Man Who Invented Gold Brick Swindle
Springfield hosts the claim that Reed Waddell, born in 1861, invented the gold brick swindle. The story details his rise as a gambler turned con artist, the fake gold bricks with pure gold cores, high-stakes sales, and a fatal tie to Tom O'Brien ending in 1905. His burial followed.
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Illinois
Capitol
International News Service
Springfield
Hall of Fame
Thomas Byrnes
New York City
Reed Waddell
Waddell
Byrnes
Poole
London
U. S
Avsager
New York
Tom O'Brien
Banco
O'Brien
Parle
Lawyer's Telegram Triggers Family Row in Kansas City
A telegram from Arthur May of Kansas City to his attorney in a Kansas town led May to travel to Denver to confront his attorney's wife about a misunderstanding. The message urged the attorney to meet in Room 600 of the Palace Hotel in Denver, but the attorney's wife blocked the trip, keeping him from leaving.
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International News Service
Kansas City
Arthur May
Kansas Town
Meg
Denver
Cole
Palace Hotel
Blond Chorus Girl Suspect Strains Marriage
A wife's insistence on her innocence tests her marriage as her husband confronts alleged infidelity. An attorney relays the crisis to Mary and asks for help, while the husband urges her to remain at home amid the turmoil.
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Mary
Manx Cats in Demand Prompting Potential Legislation
London reports that tail-less Manx cats are highly sought after, with Americans noted as keen collectors. The Isle of Man fears losing its felines as numbers dwindle yearly and mulls laws to curb export of kittens.
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International News Service
London
Isle of Man
England
Ireland
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Frith
Omaha
Cheyenne
Sugar Land
Texas
Chay
Arnholz
WDAG
Arnholz Coffee
Arnholz Coffee Co
PPR
Rae Ed
South
Polk ST
Fillmore
J.M. Radford Grocery Company
Amarillo, Texas
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