Affair of Honor on Hollywood Luncheon Stampede
A Kentucky socialite Ward and his rival Al Alberts collide over a luncheon date with Margaret Blair. Ward stages a staged duel for headlines, rents two rubber swords, and plans a fair contest while spectators and a master-of-ceremonies frame the scene at Zenith studios.
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Margaret
Ward
Wea
Hollywood
Kentucky
al Alberts
Scenario
Zenith
Alberts
Hts
Ojm
Mademoiselle
Margaret Bloot
Couse
Melvin
Maggie Blair
Great Western Costume Company
Manis
Laurel Canyon
Gaher
Margaret Blair
Religious Liberty in Old Maryland Colony
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes Maryland founders sought religious liberty amid sectarian conflicts. It cites 1638 measures banning religious tests and disallowing harassment over belief, allowing Catholics and Protestants to share a community church and coexist without disrupting each other’s worship in St Mary’s.
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Old Maryland
Maryland
Europe
America
Baltimore
Jesus Christ
Uberty
St. Marya
Bulletin
National Geographic Society
Storms Halted World War I Battle Between Fleets
A storm forced a Near Battle in the Atlantic as Britain and Germany prepared a grand fleet clash during World War I. German commander, relying on wireless intel from an airship, diverted to shelter after the airship was misled by weather, thwarting the engagement.
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Britain
Landlady Proposes Piano to Rent Question
A fragment from a historical piece shows a tenant asking about room rent and piano use. The landlady replies with a suggestion to play something, illustrating a social exchange over a music room rental. The dialogue hints at bargaining and etiquette in a shared living space.
Ice Patrol Monitors Atlantic Icebergs as Titanic Echo Lingers
Washington reports 168 icebergs in Atlantic ship lanes the highest count since 1912. The International Ice Patrol traces berg origins to Greenland glaciers and explains patrols, warnings, and the iceberg season from March to July.
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Washington
U. S
Mendota
International Ice Patrol
National Geographic Society
Grand Banks
United States Navy
International Conference For the Safety of
London
United States
Greenland
Atlantic
Labrador
Great Arctic Island
Youngest Organist Replaces Oldest in Wisconsin Church
At John's Episcopal Church in Wisconsin the organist role shifts as 16 year old Alice Helen Jorns takes over from 79 year old Mrs Josephine Shackel who served St John’s for 58 years before passing away. The church claims Jorns is the youngest full time paid Episcopal musician in the state.
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Portege
Wis
John’s Episcopal Church
Alice Helen Jorns
Josephine Shackel
St John's
Round Europe Airplane Flight Competition 1934 Start
The Round Europe flight, Europe’s largest sport flying contest, organized by the Aero Club of the Polish Republic, runs August 29 to September 15. Teams must cover 9400 km via Warsaw Berlin Paris Madrid Seville Rome Prague and more, including African laps for the first time, with daily legs over 1100 km.
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Warsaw
England
Europe
Aero Club of
Polish Republic
Franciszek Zwirko
Zwirko
France
Poland
Germany
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Koenigaberg
Berlin
Cologne
Brussels
Paris
Bordeaux
Pau
Madrid
Seville
Casaablanca
Meknea
Sidi Bel Abbes
Algiers
Biska
Tunis
Palermo
Naples
Rome
Rimin
Zagreb
Vicosa
Bruan
Prague
Kattowicz
Lvov
Vilna
Varnay
Gold Seizure Rocks Oklahoma City Teacher
Helen Black a public school teacher in Oklahoma City had a small supply of boarded gold seized by government agents. Her safety deposit box at a local bank was broken into after she returned to accompany officers to the bank with her key.
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Helen Black
Bocial
Sel. Eocen
Oklahoma City
Miss Black
Savants Challenge Pearl and Opal Myths at Smithsonian
At the Smithsonian Institution two scientists debunk old beliefs about gems. Dr Paul Bartusch says pearls need no yearly skin contact and faded ones can be restored by nacre removal. Dr James Been states opals are 40 percent water and soaking cannot revive their fire, debunking the idea that water restores glow.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Paul Bartusch
Bartuseh
James Been
Institution Seologist
Boston Artisan Builds World's Smallest Organ
Boston organist Boston Louis Weir has built a 14 inch by 8 inch organ praised as the world’s smallest. The compact instrument can control all stops of a large console and debuted in a Boston theater.
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Boston
Louis Weir
Town Clock Seven Minutes Fast for 681 Years Goerlitz
Goerlitz Germany claims the town clock has remained seven minutes fast since 1298 when conspirators plotted to kill officials but a conscience stirred and the Monk's Tower clock was set ahead. The alarmed guard stopped the plot and the council proceeded to lunch, a legend that endures in the city.
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Goerlitz
Germany
Nantucket Brant Point Light to Celebrate 200th Birthday
Nantucket harbor entrance Brant Point Light eyes its two hundredth anniversary as one of the oldest U S lighthouses. Cape Cod marine lookout established in 1786 and rebuilt seven times. Keepers Gerald M Reed and Frank W Graig alternate 12 hour shifts caring for the light fog horn and acetylene flare. They reside with their families at Brant Point.
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Nantucket
Brant Point
Boston
United States
Cape Cod Marine Lookout
Gerald M. Reed
Frank W. Graig
Speeding convictions in California show 80 of 100 fined
A California motor vehicle study finds 80 of every 100 speeders cited are convicted, with 20 percent of the guilty given probation or suspended sentences. The average speeding fine is 9 41 dollars, and the report covers 10,000 cases disclosed.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Aubi
State Department of Motor Vehfotee
Wullty
Patterned Dresses For Spring Use In Various Fabrics
Pattern 1782 offers 19 frock designs in printed wash silk and cotton with sleeve variations and color options. Sizes 14 to 44 listed, fabric yardage for size 16 is 8 1/2 yards of 86 inch fabric. Send 15 cents for this pattern with address and style number to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, 243 West Seventeenth Street, New York City.
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Colug
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
Woat Saveenteenth Street
New York City
Neighbor flaunts new dress style in Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes residents discuss a new dress seen on Mrs. DeSnab and others. A reader mentions gifting a dress to a neighbor who wore it while doing laundry, prompting questions about the trend and its visibility in the neighborhood.
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Hub
Dreas
Question of Privilege In House Debate on Personal Privilege
Howitt opposes club membership and parliamentary law study while Jewett questions the stance. Howitt cites his wife noting a hypothetical rise to a question of personal privilege and the fire would be addressed.
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Howitt
Jewett
A Dreamer "What is a debtor, pat" "A man who owes money"
The Boston Transcript offers a quip on debt and credit with a playful exchange. A debtor is defined as one who owes money, while a creditor is someone who believes he will be repaid.
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Pat
Boston Transcript
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
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Alberta
Paramount
Ice Patrol
Mensage
Lce
Minneapolis
U. B. S. Minneapolis
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Poland Aero Club
Aft
Wrigley's
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