Pennsylvania Great Industries Coal Coke Steel Cement and Glass
The National Geographic prepared survey details how Pennsylvania dominates coal and coke production in the US and the steel, cement, and plate glass industries. It traces historic developments from early beehive ovens to by product ovens and describes cement plants, rotary kilns, and the Creighton plate glass works with fuel from nearby mines.
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Pennsylvania
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Obediah Gore
Connecticut
Wilkes-Barre
Smiths
Jesse Fell
Philip Ginter
Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Lehigh
Northampton
Runciman a Master of the Empire Squeeze Play
Sir Walter Runciman, now Viscount, plays a key role in Downing Street strategy amid maneuvers with France Italy and the four power bloc. He is portrayed as a financial diplomat shaping empire policy and pressuring Russia while connected to Chamberlain protectionism.
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York
Walter Runciman
Washington
Germany
Hitler
England
Viscount Runciman
Downing Street
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Russia
London
France
Italy
Daladier
British Board of Trade
Empire Free Trade
Napoleon
Long life a delusion: 104 year old resident of Roxbury speaks
Peter Behan, 104, of Roxbury Conn, born 1834 during Andrew Jacksons presidency, declares there is nothing beautiful about old age and rejects birthday celebrations while noting he has survived four major wars. He pauses from scythe sharpening to offer the remark.
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Peter Behan
Roxbury
Conn
Mr. Behan
Andrew Jackson
Stamp worth $50,000 found by Los Angeles collector
Warren R. Du Bois of Los Angeles bought a collection for $300 from an estate three months ago and found a one cent blue stamp marked for sale at $3.00. He discovered the cancellation date August 17, 1861, and learned it is the only stamp of its kind in existence.
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Warren R. du Bois
Los Angeles
Calif
du Bois
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Pig Iron and Steel
Keystone State
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Monongahela
Allegheny
Titan
Bessemer
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Duplate
DuPont
Who’s News
Runciman
Tullio Serafin
Edward Johnson
Serafin Ager
The
Met
Signor Serafin
Metropolitan
Rome
Metropoliin
Dome
Cavarzere
Conservatory
Milan
la Scala
Gatti Casazza
Europe
Royal Opera
New York
Ettore Panizza
Consolidated
WNU Bervica
By Lemuel F. Parton
Brandenburg
Berlin
New York City
Alfred Henke
Wiley Post
Arky Vaughan
Xillsparges
New York Giants
Vaughan
Cissell
Giant
Mancuso
Georgia
Roosevelt
W. C. Hooper
University of Georgia
University
Sanford Stadium
South
Athens
Barnesville
Walter F. George
Lawrence Camp
George
Annie Oakleys
Fred Spoolstra
Sparta
N. J
Dorothy Cerny
Hillside
Jean Bauer
South Orange
Annie
Edith Mumford
Bogota
Lee Brew
Oakland
Spoolstra
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