Inquest Opens Into St Francis Dam Disaster
Coroners jury in Los Angeles weighs responsibility for the St Francis dam collapse that killed nearly 300. Witnesses include water board officials and engineers. District Attorney Keyes hints at possible bombing charges amid map findings and reports of a pre collapse flash. An association of chinchilla rabbit breeders is formed in Nova Scotia.
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United Press
Los Angeles
St. Francis Dam
Frank Nance
Los Angeles Water Board
Nance
Asa Keyes
Los Angeles Aqueduct
Nova, Scotia
St Jacob's Oil Offered as Rheumatism Remedy
An old testimonial claims St Jacob s Oil quickly relieves rheumatism notches of pain and restores use of the hands. The ad touts direct action on the trouble site and promises no skin burning with a small trial bottle available at druggists.
Melo softens water for whiter clothes
A 1920s style advertisement extols Melo as a water softener that prevents gray scum from hard water. It claims Melo makes water as soft as rain, keeps clothes white, saves time, and urges readers to buy Melo at their grocer today.
Paris aims to birth artificial diamonds by electric kiln
French inventor Mrs. James Basset works under 50 000 pounds pressure in an electric crucible to press carbon into diamonds. She claims the device, capable of five times the needed pressure and 3 500 degrees, will create a French laboratory of hyper pressure for physicists and industry.
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International
Paris
James Basset
Bloemfenstein
Johannesburg
Basset
Georges Claude
Eiffel Tower
Flier Aims for World Endurance Record in Waco Plane
St Paul student aviator Gene Shank tried to set a world endurance record after taking off in a Waco aircraft with 120 gallons of fuel. He was forced to land at 3 a.m. when a gas line broke during the flight while planning in-air refueling with a 150 foot hose from a second plane.
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United Press
ST. Paul
Minn
Waco
Gene Shank
Shank
Highway Commission Starts on Inspection Tour
The Texas highway commission began a three day inspection tour of East Texas roads after awarding eight contracts in six counties totaling 533,211 dollars. Trinity county's project was 211,068 dollars and Shelby 86,973, with Archer, Young, Uvalde and Limestone projects also listed.
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Associated Press
Austin
Highway Commission
East Texas
Houston
Beaumont
Tyler
Lufkin
Trinity County
Shelby
Archer
Young
Wonderful Cream For Dry Skins Cleansing Cream With Cocoa Butter
A new cleansing cream on the market contains cocoa butter and promises to melt into the skin, clean pores without stretching or sagging. It claims to keep youthful complexions and to prevent hair growth. Bridges Drug Co endorses MELLO GLO.
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Bridges Drug Co
Fifteen Penn undergrads arrested after basketball victory
In Philadelphia on March 21 fifteen University of Pennsylvania undergraduates including senior class president John McDowell were arrested following Penn’s win over Princeton to claim the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League title. A West Philadelphia disturbance drew 1000 students, involved a bonfire, traffic disruption, and clashes with police before firefighters doused revelers. McDowell faced an inciting to riot charge and was later released pending a hearing.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Princeton
West Philadelphia
John McDowell
Fear Is Felt for Wilkins and Pilot
Fear grips Seward as Arctic explorer Captain George H. Wilkins and his pilot Lieutenant Carl Ben Eielson, aboard a 500 mile flight, are believed to have crashed while trying to complete their run.
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Wilkins
Associated Press
Seward
Alaska
George H. Wilkins
Carl Ben Eielson
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