Responsibility for Injury to Cars in Court Rulings
Three recent court decisions clarify motorist liability for injuries to others. Pennsylvania rules liability for parking on curves even without contact. Connecticut upholds strict oversight when a wheel detaches and injures a pedestrian. New Jersey restricts claims against a driver unless willful injury is shown.
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Aimerican Motorists’ Association
Automobile Club of Winers
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Connecticut Supreme Court
Hicle
New Jersey
New Jersey Supreme Court
Si. Mayer
Association
Automobile Club of
Ilinois
Mayer
Once on Wheels Found Handy for Hotel Manager
John F. Daschner of New York City describes using a sedan as a temporary mobile office between a new hotel site and an old one. He wires a drawing to show a desk setup across the rear seats with fittings to support writing, and notes that lights can be turned on at night for meals.
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John F. Daschner
New York City
Popular Mechanics Magazine
New York Deploys Radio to Aid Police Detection
New York becomes the first city to widely use radio as a detective tool. The system lets police headquarters reach any precinct or all stations in a fraction of a second, extending the citys law enforcement reach and speed.
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New York
Automobile Hints and Tire Safety Notes
A Victorian era column offers tips on tire changing etiquette and driving habits. It discusses the shift from vacation to rapid city travel, the importance of back seat driver inspection, and a new theft law making concealment of stolen autos a felony. It also notes washability of license plates and spark plug maintenance for economy and power.
Connie Mack Sees Bright Future For Athletics
Connie Mack, weary yet hopeful, looks beyond a rough season to a new generation. He praises Jimmy Foxx as a future star and cites Ossie Orrell, Earnshaw Shortston, Joe Hassler, and George Haas as key youngsters alongside Foxx for the club’s coming years.
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Jimmy Foxx
Connie
Stripling
Ruth
Cobb
Collin
Athletics
Ossie Orwell
Earnshaw
Shortston
Joe Hassler
George Haas
Habits of Mind to Be Changed by Radio Says Sir Philip Gibbs
Sir Philip Gibbs argues in Hearst International Cosmopolitan that wireless broadcasting will transform human thought and daily life. He notes radio opens new knowledge, links nations, and reshapes social customs while warning against vulgarization by some broadcasters.
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Philip Gibbs
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
India
Sir Philip
Sports Snippets Span Fights Golf and Games in era
Johnny Risko vs Salfor and Jack Sharkey clash for 100000 dollars highlights a thriving prize scene. Ohio State plans lighter uniforms to speed play. Genaro versus Rocco eyed in Toronto with Rocco a local boy. Gene Sarazen denies joining a Buenos Aires club. Aviation hazards grow with new hop-offs. Nettie Stone sold for 25000 to Mrs. John Hertz. Tilden notes Americans falter to France in tennis. Pat O Hara, 56, recalls early club swing. Vancouver semipro soccer league planned with four BC teams and Seattle area. Turd, three time lady champ, wins first title in 100s. Undergrad athletes score big share of Olympic points. Yost says Oosterbaan to lead freshmen football squads aiding varsity basketball.
Sabin Carr Wins Pole Vault at Yale Olympic Trials
Yale athlete Sabin Carr wins the pole vault in an Olympic trials event setting a new Olympic record. Carr's victory highlights Yale's track program and signals a strong bid for national selection.
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Sabin Carr
Yale
Adobe Brick Revival Shapes Modern Homes
Adobe brick, sun dried and once common in Franciscan missions, is being revived as a building material for modern small homes and ranch houses. The trend echoes older mission style structures and the use of cellars as brick sources.
Constipation Gone Roses in Her Cheeks Now
Mrs Rebecca Campbell of Dyersburg Tennessee praises Milks Emulsion for curing constipation improving skin and eyes and giving roses to her cheeks after sixteen bottles and helping her nephew with stomach trouble the Milks Emulsion Co Terre Haute Indiana offers a satisfaction guarantee through local druggists.
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Rebecca Campbell
R. R.1
Dyersburg
Tenn
Hyal
Emulsion. Co
Terre’ Haute
Ind
Adv
Coping Little Anne at the Gas Station
Dick and his parents travel with Anne and brother Dick when a police officer lounges. Anne answers her brother with scorn explaining the officer is busy coping, revealing a child's blunt interpretation of adult activity.
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Anne
Farm Journal notes longer life of U.S. bank notes
The Farm Journal reports treasury improvements increasing the lifespan of United States bank notes by a significant percent. It claims a bill can be folded 5,000 times in two directions without tearing fibers, suggesting greater durability for paper money.
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The
Farm -Journal
Treasury
United States Bank
Fragmentary Market Note From Vancouver Province
A brief, jumbled OCR fragment references Mr Motorbug L discussing coat spots and gasoline with minimal readable context. The snippet implies a humorous or casual exchange without clear events, dates, or identifiable people beyond the names.
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Vancouver
Minister of the right sort as expert in human kindness
A succinct note links a minister's role to expert kindness, describing the minister as a skilled condenser of the milk of human kindness and framing moral leadership in comforting terms.
Boxwood Shrub Sells for Neat Little Sum
A 13 foot high boxwood with a 66 foot circumference, planted over 150 years ago at King George's tavern near Tripoli Pennsylvania, was purchased by Robert P. Hutchinson of Bethlehem Steel Fabrictors and moved to Kendrige estate Macada Virginia. The move required a week and a 25 ton soil laden load. The price was about 400 dollars.
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King George's Tavern
Tripoli
Robert P. Hutchinson
Bethlehem Steel Fabricators
Kendridge
Macada
Gem From the Talmud Teaches Tears Open Gates
A saying from the Talmud notes that even when heaven’s gates close to prayer they remain open to tears. The adage emphasizes the power of sorrow in supplication. It highlights a form of devotion that transcends verbal petitions.
Copper in Circulation Prompts Public Cash Talk
A local column argues copper supply affects daily life and consumer prices. It notes concerns about coin availability and urges readers to regard copper as a crucial commodity impacting wallets and markets.
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Hugh
Glenn’ Stewart
Easton
United States
Canada
Connie Mack
Jimmy
Mack
Foxx
Mickey Cochraine
Collecion
Cochrane
Mickey
Arlington Experimental Farm
John Monseth
Greens
United States Golf Association
A. S. Eees
Johnny Risko
Mer
Salfor
Jack Sharkey
Ohio State University
Toronto
Frankie Genaro
Steve Rocco
Rocco
Gene. Sarazen
Benos Aires
J. E. Madden
Nettie Stone
John Hertz
Chicago
Bill Tilden
France
Pat O'Hara
Bellair
Clearwater
Fla
Don Jones
B. C
Sportsman
British Columbia
Seattle
Tacoma
Longview
Port
Dorothy Campbell
Turd
James Butler
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Bayer
Houston
Texas
Postal Savings & Loan Association
First National Bank
Denver
Lem.t. Jones
Lincoln
T. Denver
Colo
Arkansas
Continental Mill & Lumber Co
Orice
National Bank of Commerce
Tulsa
Oklahoma
O. D. Dr. Smith
Smith Hatcher Box
Boonville, Mo
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