A High Tower Proposed for Paris World Exhibition 1937
A 2300 foot tower designed for Paris in 1937 will surpass the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building. The first 1600 feet use an outside circular ramp for visitors driving their cars, with elevators above. A weather observatory and lighthouse crown the top, while a circular 430 foot diameter hall hosts public gatherings and base facilities for world communication services and the press.
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Paris
New York City
World Communication Services
Government official admits breaking prohibition law under NRA scrutiny
A government man testifies that he himself violated prohibition laws while under NRA oversight. The exchange highlights enforcement tensions and raises questions about accountability within federal policy enforcement.
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NRA
Post Riders and Trainmen Private Deliveries in Early America
The article describes post riders and later railroad trainmen supplementing government mail service with private deliveries. They transported valuables, purchased items, arranged hires, and even livestock, earning fees that kept the workers financially viable as official rates were low. The practice persisted from colonial times through stage days and into railroading, boosting private commerce.
Flamingos Do Not Breed in Florida Keys, Study Says
A National Geographic note recalls John James Audubon’s effort to prove flamingos nested in Florida. Today three major breeding colonies exist in the Bahamas and near Moron Cuba, with occasional Florida Bay flocks seen in winter or spring. Most sightings are migratory visitors, not resident breeders.
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Florida
John James Aubudon
Florida Keys
National Geographic Magazine
United States
Great Abaco
Andros
Bahamas
Moron
Cuba
South Florida
Aububon
Florida Bay
The Earth’s Corona Revealed by Norwegian Professor
A University of Ossdé professor reports the earth possesses a luminous corona extending far into space. Spectroscopic tests show the glow mainly from excited nitrogen gas at significant densities up to 550 miles high. The corona is eccentric, larger on the sunward side, and differs from the sun’s corona which is generated by the sun’s power.
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Earth
University of Ossdé
Norway
Century old eating laws pass down ages
The article notes Edward the Third in 1336 banned more than two courses per meal, repealed in 1856. A French king in 1340 issued a similar law limiting meals to soup, meat, and pudding, even at royal banquets.
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Edward the Third
England
France
Origin of Banking Traced From Ancient Civilizations to 1780
The article traces banking origins from ancient Rome Greece Egypt and Babylon to the Barcelona bank of 1401. It notes early American banking began after the Constitution with the Pennsylvania Bank starting July 17, 1780.
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Rome
Greece
Egypt
Babylonia
Barcelona
Spain
America
Pennsylvania Bank
Theater Seat Space Regulations in DC Public Buildings
District of Columbia rules require fixed-seat theaters to maintain at least 2 feet 6 inches of rear-to-front space between chairs and an aisle width of at least 4 feet, adjustable with hall size. Unseated areas must allocate 8 square feet per person.
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District of Columbia
Oyster harvest per person drives U S fisheries value
The oyster fishery is the United States leading seafood sector with about 30 million bushels harvested annually, roughly a peck per person. Atlantic and Gulf coasts account for most产. Eggs and growth vary by temperature and food. long Island Sound oysters grow slower than southern stocks. Transplanting young oysters helps boost supply.
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United States
Atlantic
Gulf
The
Detroit News
Long Island Sound
Shakespeare s Vocabulary Far From Present Supply
Shakespeare held the largest vocabularies in history with estimates from 15 000 to 24 000 words. Modern English contains about ten times as many words due to scientific and technical terms. The average educated man uses 6 000 to 8 000 words while the general public uses around 4 000. Technical workers in radios cars electrical appliances and railroads may know hundreds to a thousand specialized terms.
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Shakespeare
Albert Cook
Cloth From Spiders Weave Glove History
A French venture once spun gloves from spider thread. The silk proved costly to raise the spiders needed for the cloth. Spiders fought when kept together, requiring separate compartments. Spider thread, at one thirty thousandth of an inch, also aids the surveyor’s instrument theodolite by producing a fine line across its lens.
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France
London’s First Gas Lamps Marked January 28 1808
London used gas street lighting for the first time as Pall Mall glowed at dusk. The innovation faced ridicule with cartoons and critics like Sir Humphrey Davy doubted its feasibility, while Sir Walter Scott noted the bold plan from Winsor and German invention credibility.
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London
Pall Mall
Winsor
Walter Scott
Humphrey Davy
Meissen Porcelain Exhibit Highlights Rottger Discovery
A permanent display at Albrechtsburg Meissen features Johann Böttger and the 18th century quest for porcelain. A coral red dragon marked service for the Saxon royal house is shown in the Bottger room along with lab murals and raw materials.
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Meissen
Germany
Albrechtsburg
Johann Rottger
August the Strong
Bottger
Meteor and Meteorite Definitions Explain Difference
A meteor is a luminous phenomenon in the sky caused by a small mass of matter entering the atmosphere. A meteorite is a meteor that has fallen to the earth, becoming a solid stone or iron piece.
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Earth
Literary Digest
Indiana Roof Ballroom Dances Hosts Cotton Pickers and Guests
Dancers at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis face a final chance to hear McKinney's Cotton Pickers this Friday and Saturday led by Cuba Austin, with Joe Cappo and his Egyptian Serenaders to follow for a week. Noble Sissle and his orchestra appear February 4 at the Roof in Chicago with tickets 50 cents before 6 pm and 80 cents after, plus 50 cents per couple for table reservations.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McKinney
Indiana Roof
Cuba Austin
Joe Cappo
Cappo
Noble Sissle
College Inn
Chicago
Sissle
Ben
Public Service Indiana Defers Final Dividend
Indianapolis January 19 news that Public Service Company of Indiana directors passed the dividend for the final quarter to prior preferred stockholders. NRA cost boosts and higher taxes cited as reasons for nonpayment though $436,558 had been paid in other periods. Company revenue fell over $1 million amid weak territory business.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Public Service Company of Indiana
J. N. Shannahan
NRA
Company Facing Rate Reductions Cites Uncontrollable Conditions
A company official notes that without added taxes and NRA costs, and without rate reduction losses, preffered dividends could have been paid in full. The statement stresses management has no control over many conditions. No common stock dividends were paid in 1933, as per the letter, which says none can be paid until arrears and preferred stock dividends are cleared.
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Shannahan
Those Poor Little Pigs and the Food Crisis
A column lamenting the slaughter of piglets as a wasteful response to food shortages. It criticizes meat packers for taxes and dividends while noting meat unusable for food and used as fertilizer. It cites President Cleveland on confronting emergency conditions and urges hopeful, swift policy relief.
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Meat Trust
Cleveand
Pathfinder forecast on surplus paradox and industry needs
A fragment from The Pathfinder envisions a time when abundance ends shortages and no more surpluses clog the wheels of industry and trade, implying a shift in economic balance and resource flow.
Fair Play in Government and Business Urged by Edison Official
George F. Cortelyou of the Edison Electric Institute condemns government favoritism toward public utilities. He argues against Code regimes that raise costs while government competes, calling for true fair play between public and private electric services. He cites broader economic stakes and notes US gains in global recovery. John DeSchipper attended the Canners Convention in Chicago.
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George F. Cortelyou
Edison Electric Institute
Mr. Cortelyou
NRA
Cortelyou
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