Fire Devastates Coney Island In 3 Million Dollar Blaze
A Wednesday night fire along Coney Island’s Polyglot promenade destroyed multiple bath houses and at least five blocks of the boardwalk, damaged stores, and left about 5,000 people homeless. Firefighters from Brooklyn fought the blaze as crowds watched, with 200 injured and several structures leveled. Free transit and buses aided those in bathing suits returning home.
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New York
Coney Island
Bagdad
St. Joseph’s Orphan Home
Brooklyn
Felix Mendelssohn a Child Prodigy of Music
Uncle Rays Corner recounts Felix Mendelssohn born to a wealthy Jewish banker family in Berlin. It notes his early talent at age seven, composing by age twelve, his Paris lessons, Goethe meeting, Leipzig directorship, Jenny Lind performances, and his deaths at 38 after a life of fame.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Berlin
Fanny Mendelssohn
Paul
Rebecca
Felix
Paris
Goethe
Mendelssohn
England
Leipzig
Germany
Sweden
Jenny Lind
Nightingale
Atlantic
Elijah
London
Queen Vic
Uncle Rays Funmaker Leaflet and Nickel Panic
A 1932 scene describes a fire at a bathhouse causing dense smoke and many people to flee with losses. Police provide nickel for calls and transport home as looters move through the crowd, with families separated and children lost in the confusion.
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Uncle Ray
Agreements Drawn Up For Great St. Lawrence Project
Washington reports the United States and Canada have drafted terms for the St. Lawrence seaway plan to dig a 27 foot channel and build two 40 foot high dams with hydroelectric plants. The project would cost about 800 million dollars and aims to connect the Atlantic with the Great Lakes.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Canada
Milwaukee Mayor Seeks City Bond Deposit Reform
Milwaukee Mayor Daniel W. Hoan urges Senator Borah to back federal action allowing cities to deposit bonds with the controller of the currency in exchange for currency. Hoan argues banks hold excessive concessions and cites the suffering millions to press for the change.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Daniel W. Hoan
Milday
de la Follette
Wisconsin
Igaaa Hoan
Borah
Washington
Congress
Hoan
California inventor’s sun dial marks time by curved lines
A California inventor creates a sun dial with curved hour and minute lines so the shadow of the gnomon falls on them to indicate time accurately throughout the year.
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California
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Uncle Ray’s
Masters of Music
Mendelssorn
Aregreact
E. F. Finnerty
Parker, South Dakota
Harvey E. Jackson
Beulah M. Akersee
Katherine R. Stewart
Los Angeles, California
William M. Jones
Covington, Ky
Florence Wall
Theodore B. Hathaway
Los Angeles, Calif
Arthur A. Morrison
Cambridge, Mass
Myron V. Adams
Washington, D.C
Geo. A. McCauley
Charlotte, N. Car
W. Frank Ggve
Lavina Whittaker
Los Angeles
Calif
Louis Williams
Nashville
Tenn
Esther Diener Nor Berry
Winchester
Mass
R. D. Trautman
Mohnton
James Mullen
Philadelphia
Richard H. Smead
A. L. Jensen
Wheatfield
Ind
E. M. Frantz Lansing
Mich
Wm. E. Force
Jo Nathanael
Groton, Jr
Crist H Har H
Catherine McDonough Govans
Baltimore
Chas. P. White
Oakland
L. Reid Woodcliff-on-Hudson
N.J
J. W. Deist
Wisc
Edithe Stockham
Broken Bow
Anne Schillig Mattapan
Ivadale Louise Brown Fairhope
Ala
Toledo
Ohio
Lorena Stretch Francis J. Jabin
Providence
R. IL
Tom Collingwood
Seattle
Wash
Sylvia Buellesbach
Wauwatosa
Faye M. Morrin
Worcester
Merle M. Beatris Dallas
Exas
Jona Kelly Clarence
Fox Moundeville
W. Va
H. Dashiell
Sacramento
Lola, Kansas
Robert Critchlaw
Oklahoma City
Okla
As. Eens
S. E. Dillon
Wichita, Kansas
Marie E. Nolan
Providence, R. I
Edward K. Pallett
Sam Tata
Denver, Colo
Anton J. Cermak
City of Chicago
Edward J. Welsh
Hugh O'Donnell
Grace M. Weeden
Mary Mulgrew
Robert Isham Randolph
al Jolson
Premier Malt Sales Co
Chicago, Ill
E. M. Tarpley
Franklin, Ky
Great St. Lawrence Project
Cedar Rapids
Luberger’s
Norge
Second Avenue SE
Checker Motor Supply, Inc. “Frigidaire” 600
Buckner’s
First Street
Townslee. Light & Power Co
Westinghouse
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
Standard Tire Co
Crosley
First Ave
First St. NE
W. L. Fowler Elec. Co
Kelvinator
Third Street SE
Cedar, Rapids Gas Co
Electrolux
Third Street
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