Inventors Work On New Talking Pictures In Schenectady
Schenectady Feb 2 AP A new type of talking motion pictures called the photo phone is being developed by General Electric. Contracts for immediate production aim to adapt cinema art to audible speech without phonographs. Demonstrations show synchronized incidental music and low tones, with future films likely to focus on drama as technical problems are solved.
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Schenectady
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General Electric Company
C. A. Hoxie
Re trial ordered in liquor plot case
In Boston on February 2 a federal jury failed to reach a verdict after 22 hours of deliberation in a liquor plot case. Judge George F. Morrix dismissed the case against Thom as Craven and Froud uel Bush and ordered a retrial next week. Bush was found guilty, Craven faced a hung jury.
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Thomas Craven
New York
Froud Uel Bush
Boston Transportatio
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Madge Morris
Senator Bruce Praises Knights of Columbus in Senate
In Washington on February 2 Senator Smee of Maryland lauded the Knights of Columbus for extensive non sectarian charity work. He read a Protestant veteran letter praising the organization and its relief efforts among service members.
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Washington
Senate
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Marylind
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Mothers and Their Children Careful Attention Avoids Nagging
A parent explains that giving a child undivided attention before requests reduces nagging and irritation. With focused time the child is more likely to respond favorably and comply, avoiding noise and confusion. Calling the child to speak helps ensure attention and cooperation.
Auction Bridge Etiquette and Penalties in Historical Play
The article traces how open dummy, now called Auction Bridge, changed play by forcing the declarer to manage partner and own hands. It describes penalties for leading from the wrong hand, the evolution of rules since the 1920s, and how the Laws Committee sought to deter unethical leads.
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Laws Committee
Fires Take Fifteen Thousand Lives Annually
National figures show about fifteen thousand lives lost yearly to fires with over half in homes. New monitoring efforts employ specially built kites to record temperature humidity and wind velocity for fire behavior observation.
Progress Show Extends Hours At New Haven Exposition
The New Haven Progress Exposition, open since last Wednesday, will close at 11 p.m. Saturday after a canvass showed many exhibitors could not continue beyond the scheduled period. To maximize viewing, doors will stay open Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Yale President James R. Angell spoke on Yale and New Haven, with his address broadcast by radio.
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James R. Ansell
Yale University
Yale and
Hartford Wins 459000 Suit Over Dam Contract
Judge Leonard J. Nickerson sustained the demurrer in favor of the Board of Water Commissioners of Hartford. Dennia A and Cliveice Blakeslee of New Haven sued to recover 159000 claimed as overpayment for a 4 dam at Richards Corner New Hartford. The court ruled the city could not pay beyond the original contract amount.
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Hartford
Leonard J. Nickerson
Superior Court
Dennia A
Cliveice Blakeslee
New Haven
Board of Water Commissioners
Richard’s Corner
New Hartford
Nickerson
Appeals Filed With Relief Board See Small Increase
A slight rise occurred yesterday in appeals filed with the Board of Relief from assessments as devised by the tax assessor. Thirty two appeals were taken, totaling four dollars for the first two days of the session. No appeals from manufacturers or business houses have been added yet. The board will reconvene in the Common Council chamber today.
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Board of Relief
Common Council
Howards Buttermilk Cream Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement touts Howards Buttermilk Cream as a simple home remedy for radiant skin. It claims the product vanishes on the skin without shine or greasiness even in heat and encourages purchase at Hindley Drug Stores.
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Hindley Drug Stores
Surprise Await at Waterbury Elton Hotel on The Green
Waterbury gateway to New England hosts The Elton hotel in the center of town on The Green. It blends metropolitan cuisine with village inn coziness under host Almon C. Judd, promoter of The Ideal Tour. Note the distinctive La Touraine coffee offered daily.
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Aterbury
New England
Naugatuck
Long Island Sound
Berkshires
Waterbury
Elton
Almon C. Judd
La Touraine Extra Coffee Debuts as Premium Blend
An advertisement extols La Touraine Extra as the largest selling New England coffee, praising its four-country blend, rare soil flavors, and costly production. It notes Mr E J Butler personally tests every lot, promising unmatched flavor despite higher costs, with distribution in double cartons to retailers.
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