Air travel safer than car and rail in passenger risk study
Investigation by Herbert Brucker for The Review of Reviews finds air travel deaths among passengers last year were 13 of 52,934 on authorized airlines. He argues accidents dominate air coverage, while most fatalities involve stunt or military pilots, noting aviation remains statistically safer per passenger trip.
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Bert Brucker
Mr. Brucker
Army
Navy
Brucker
New Mexico
Colorado
Sinclair jury-shadowing plea fails to win reader support
The article argues Harry Sinclair asked for release not on health but to claim his crime, jury-shadowing, wasn’t illegal. It condemns his attempt to influence jurors as improper and notes the public sees no reason he should avoid serving his sentence.
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Washington
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Harry Sinclai
Hoover favors extensive use of presidential commissions
In a Washington Day Book piece Kirk Simpson notes Herbert Hoover favors broad use of presidential commissions to run government. The article cites the Congressional Directory showing eighty commissions or similar bodies currently linked to executive administration and reporting to Congress or the President.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Reign of Deception Deepens in Helen and Brent Tale
Brent delays actions as Helen stays with her ailing grandfather at Bramblewood. He visits Yonkers to gauge if Helen avoids him due to her grandfather or Bob Ennis, while Cunningham’s illness status remains unclear and Brent questions her motives.
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Helen Page
Leonard Brent
Charles Nellin
Brent
Helen
Cyril K. Cunningham
Cunningham
Nellin
Eva Ennis
Eva
Robert
Carmel Segro
Bramblewood
Bob
New York
Yonkers
Bob Ennis
Mr. Cunningham
Nher
Differential motives and a perilous car mishap in Bramblewood
Helen grapples with care for her ailing grandfather while Brent schemes to force a choice between love and duty. A lunch outing ends with a deliberate vehicle miscue near Yonkers, prompting Brent to seek outside help as he presses his plan forward.
Major commissions created to resist presidential influence
A historical note explains that several major commissions were established to operate beyond direct presidential control. It argues these bodies are designed to be less responsive to executive pressure, with funding through direct congressional appropriations shaping their independence.
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Congress
Government Agencies Stretch After War Stir Debate
The speaker notes surprise at the continued existence of the railroad administration and the war finance corporation a decade after the war. He cites accounting reasons for retention but argues such agencies fuel accusations that new governments spawn self perpetuating bureaucracies.
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Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
Guiding Your Child Learning To Ride And Share Skills
A mother and child ride to learn from Jimmy at the stable. The piece suggests letting children teach parents practical skills like horse riding, fishing, campfire building, and target shooting to strengthen bonding and camaraderie.
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Alice Judson Peale
Donny
Babe
Jimmy
Ring Lardner Diary Excerpt Reveals New York Scenes
McIntyre New York October 1 1929 diary records Ring Lardner observing New York City life from a Norfolk amphibian ride to Fifth Avenue penthouses. He notes Bowery ghetto scenes on Ridge Delancey Street and Maiden Lane police presence while recalling a Jersey ad solicitor offered salaries then accepted weekly pay.
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Mcintyre
New York
Norfolk
Hudson
Monta Bell
Lower
Fifth Avenue
Silk District
Fourth Avenue
John J. Raskob
Walter Howey
Col
Frank Knox
Maury Paul
Larcher
Ridge
Delancey Street
Jersey City
Thalessa the Wood Borer Raider Returns
Thalessa the insect helps Peter Rabbit observe a wood boring drill locate a tunnel and insert an egg. The drill becomes stuck wedged in the wood and Peter fears Thalessa will be trapped until she frees it. She finally pulls free and expresses relief while Peter shares mixed feelings about danger and help. Copyright 1929 T W Burgess. The next story: A Queer Looking Caterpillar.
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Thalessa
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Thalassa
T. W. Burgess
Brent Returns to Cunningham After Miss Nellin’s Disappearance
Brent bursts into Mr. Cunningham’s sick room in a disheveled state and proclaims in agony that Helen Nellin has been killed. Miss Nellin’s absence unnerves Cunningham as Brent plots to inform him without causing distress. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the tragedy is revealed.
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Bramblewood
Marks
Ashe
Mr. Cunningham
Brent
Cunningham
Mr. Brent
Miss Nellin
Helen
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