Adventurers' Club recounts a tunnel gas accident tale
Marcella Timer of Clifton New Jersey rode a West Shore train through a Weehawken tunnel in midsummer heat. A broken coupling left two cars stranded in a gas filled tunnel causing panic and near suffocation for passengers including her baby. Emergency crews arrived after twenty minutes with ambulances on hand.
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LJ Ello
Marcella Timer
Clifton
N. J
Timer
Marcella
New York
New England
Ridgefield Park
Hartford
New Jersey
West Shore
Weehawken
West Shore Railroad
Weebauken
Jersey Meadows
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Britain France Spain Clash Deepens as Axis Pressure Rises
United Kingdom policy questioned as Mussolini pressures Loyalist Spain and Franco gains international aid. Paris and London report mixed signals on non intervention while Germany and Italy push eastern diplomacy, trade deals, and military backing amid global economic strains.
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Paris
Chamberlain
Spain
London
Mussolini
France
Pars Chamber of Deputies
Georges Bonnet
Catalonia
Vatican
Francisco Franco
Franco
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Rome
Britain
Haly
Galleazo
Ciano
Jugoslavia
Warsaiy
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Hungary
Roosevelt seeks 100 million for Quoddy tide and Florida canal
President Roosevelt asks Congress to revive two major projects, the Passamaquoddy tide power scheme in Maine and a northern Florida ship canal. Quoddy faced transmission doubts and funding cuts in 1936, while the canal faced seepage, necessity, and regional damage concerns. The plan calls for test borings and a small experimental plant, with a future joint US-Canada development possible for tidal power. The canal is portrayed as meeting commercial and military needs, with political opposition recounted. The piece also notes China’s push for a League boycott against Japan, the League’s weaknesses, and calls for US leadership. It closes with church statistics showing Depression-era rise in membership and unity trends led by Rev. Dr. Herman C. Weber.
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Roosevelt
Maine
Passamaquoddy Bay
Florida
New England
NYA
Florida Canal
Congress
Canada
United States
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Texas
Joseph J. Manfield
Virginia
Carter Glass
Fletcher
China
League of Nations
Japan
League
U. S
Great Britain
Wellington Koo
France
Geneva
Tokyo
Koo
Britain
Russia
Atlantic
Washington
Herman C. Weber
Producing Artificial Pearls From Oyster Irritation
A Pearsons London Weekly writer notes pearls form when an alien grain enters the oyster shell and the irritated oyster coats it with calcium. Pearls are many layered calcium deposits. The Passion Flower Represents the Trinity and Passion narrative through three leaves, tendrils, and floral parts. The ten pods symbolize the Apostles minus Judas.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Christ
Judas
Peter
Boundary Between U S and Canada Marked By What
The questions cover geography and language trivia about borders trees peace emblems rain speed of storms pronunciation and Bible translations. The item lists six quiz prompts and a final query about Bible translation into many languages.
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United States
Canada
Minnesota
The
Union
Fragmented Reading Quiz Patches Facts Across Topics
A confusing text lists varied items from geography to animals to religion. It mentions Llanos as plains in South America and lam a as camellike animals and Buddhist priests, notes the birch tree as a peace emblem, gives rain cloud speed estimates around twenty five miles per hour, and references the Scriptures being recorded in many languages.
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Llanos
Nouth America
Lake of the Woods County
Household Questions and Home Safety Tips
Childrens room pictures can be washable with white shellac. Remove rickety furniture as a baby begins to walk to prevent tipping. Use Woney. Honey keeps fruit cakes steamed puddings cookies and candies moist longer. Pillow cases wear out fast if too small. A kitchen window sill can grow chives parsley and watercress in painted buckets for flavoring next winter meals.
Safety Talks on Crossing the Road
The National Safety Council studied pedestrian deaths noting at least a third in rural areas and 40 percent in cities occurred away from intersections. In 1937 fatalities from these crossing classifications surpassed 5,600.
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National Safety Council
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
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William Lemke
Lynn J. Frazier
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Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
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Hanes
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Port of New York Authority
U.S. Conference of Mayors
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Rio de Janeiro
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Los Angeles
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G. Macdonald
Goa
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