Queen Mary Arrives Amid American War Refugees
The Queen Mary reached New York with 2331 passengers including J P Morgan and many war refugees fleeing Britain. Amid news of the Athenia sinking, Postmaster General Farley and Norma Shearer rode the crowded liner as U S lines speed up European sailings. The article notes threats from German subs, other ships in danger, and a new airplane radio direction finder being developed.
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James A. Farley
Norma Shearer
Manhattan
U. S
Athenia
Germany
Bremen
Normandie
Hudson River
Europe
Cunard
Carinthia
Helen Mutterer
Fraulein Mutterer
England
New Orleans
Vermont
Compagnie General Trans-Atlantique
Mississippi River
France
John M. Franklin
U. S. Lines
Roosevelt
Washington
Harding
Tests Reveal Whispering Is Secret Tests Reveal Whispering Is Secret
Dr J O Perrine explains that boys avoid whispering detection by using voice parts that do not identify individuals. He demonstrates with a four throat loudspeaker showing how high overtones and low frequencies affect intelligibility and appeal. News-Globe Want Ads Get Results.
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Cleveland, O
J. O. Perrine
News-Globe
Markets Shutter Worldwide as War Economy Grows
Undated reports say Great Britain closed most markets and enforced war measures while U S and Canada halted trading for Labor Day. Tokyo and Amsterdam stock prices rose for American issues amid Parisian caution. London money and gold trading suspended with rubber market only planning a Thursday reopening.
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Great Britain
United States
Canada
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Paris
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Liverpool
London
London Stock Exchange
Cotton Due To Rise Slowly
Southern cotton men foresee a minor price dip on the initial shock of European war but expect a gradual rise later. They project 8 to 8.75 cents per pound with government loan adjustments and potential liquidation of loan stocks shaping the market.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Ascetics Die in Temple Fire Near Shahabad
In Shahabad village six Jain ascetics were meditating when an oil lamp fell, igniting straw and trapping them. Three died from burns while the remaining three were hospitalized in Arrah in precarious condition.
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Patna
India
U.P
Shahabad
Arrah
Model Plane Wings 24 Miles to Landing
In Beloit Wisconsin on a trial flight Wilfred Treder's eight foot wing span model plane with a small gasoline engine climbed into clouds. It disappeared for four days before landing undamaged in a field 24 miles away. The timer set for twenty seconds supposedly cut the motor, but thermal currents kept the craft aloft.
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Beloit
Wis
U.P
Wilfred Treder
Treder
Hobby Is Collecting Police Night Sticks
Robert B. Mark, a 48 year old Northwood Indiana farmer, visits police stations as a hobby and has toured 76 stations to collect policemen's night sticks. He also earned two prize clubs from Crown Prince Olav of Norway during a spring visit to Decorah, Iowa.
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Northwood
Crown Prince Olav of
Norway
Decorah
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