Boiling Point By Hal Boyle and Busy Bees
A digest of quirky facts and observations from Hal Boyle and others. Notes include bees flying around the world for a pound of honey, the pizza pie’s ancient Roman origins, soaring price levels since 1900, wage growth, how fingernails differ by gender, a same-straw divorce in India, teen crime stats, Garfield’s linguistic skills, Fosdick quote, Mary Martin’s My Fair Lady audition, dog eye tests with contact lenses, ancient Greek bedsprings, U.S. population shift toward youth, Cricket in Japan for commoners, a humor quip about driving, debt installment spending, and Barrymore on aging as dreams fade.
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New York
Jerusalem
India
James A Garfield
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Mary Marlin
Eliza Doolitle
U.S
Japan
Hal March
John Barrymore
Suspect Nabbed in New York Bombings
NEW YORK police captured Waller Long amid the citys wave of Sunday and holiday explosions. Detectives say he admitted stealing explosives from a construction job and was near the blasts, while he denies setting them off. One person was killed and three wounded in the attacks. Long, formerly at Manhattan State Hospital, had worked as a construction laborer and powder shed watchman. He was arrested in Port Richmond, Staten Island. Over 800 officers aided the investigation, including many from unions handling explosives.
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API
Auditive
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Waller Long
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British Lord Seeks to Renounce Peerage and Enter Commons
British peer Anthony Neil Weelgwengd Henhn, known as Viscount Stavikasakis or Stansgate, plans to renounce his title after his father’s death to sit in the House of Commons. The issue hinges on whether a peer can legally cancel his peerage to pursue elected office, with a decision expected this week.
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Stavikasakis
Viscourt
Viscourt Shinsgate Is Better Knows As Anthony Neil Weelgwengd Ihenn
Labor Party
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House For Commons
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Stange
Woman Marks 100th Birthday in Flatonia
TLATONIA Tex API Al onsite drine Fox who in 188) caused quite stir wherebe went to work as a postal clerk in the Flatonia post office celebrated her 100th birthday. The centenarian Leervedt visitors and recalls her first job at a time when few women held public positions. Mrs Pax has voted since the 19th amendment and urges women to take a more active role in politics.
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Pratt
Waters on Water Street cause local street depth story
In Methlez England waters from reinswol canal today headed a local street to a depth of 10 feet. The thoroughfare named Water Street is noted with the unusual canal influence in a brief local report.
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England
UPI
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Deep Snow Eases Car's Long Plunge
A car skidded off a road in heavy snow and plunged into a ditch near Vint Idaho during Thanksgiving travel. Tony Wallace died the next morning. his wife Mrs Ward and children Garry Ronny and others were treated for injuries and released.
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Notttay
Pentagon power outage briefly halts lights
A brief power failure at the Pentagon caused a momentary blackout across parts of the building. Officials and workers crowded outside as alarms sounded and lights flickered for about seven minutes before utilities restored normal power. The incident disrupted activity but caused no injuries.
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Almanac Today Morning Nov 28 1900 Events
Almanac entry notes the 333rd day of the year with 83 remaining, listing celestial bodies Mars and Mercury in the morning and Jupiter Saturn and Venus in the evening. Past events include Magellan reaching the Pacific in 1520, the first Thanksgiving Day proclamation in 1883, actor David Warfield born in 1866, the first auto race in 1893, and Byrd’s 1929 Little America flight attempt. A quote from Alexandre Dumas the younger closes the piece.
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Pacific Ocean
America
David Warfield
Chicago
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Evanston
Cmdr
Richard Byrd
Little America
South Pole
Still Strong Engle Disputes Nixon Comment
Senator Clair Engle of California disputes Nixon's claim that his California victory signals a broader win. Engle says the Democratic Party remains strong and vigorous in the state despite Nixon's presidential win and Kennedy’s election.
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Clair Engle
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California
Richard M. Nixon
Engle
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Reds Will Ship Cargo to Cuba
Moscow reports a Soviet slip carrying 100 tractors for Cul s bound for Cuba and the Haltie i of Rike affillies. Public reaction in California cites absentee ballots showing nine Democratic candidates for 30 congressional seats in the November 8 election, with a half million vote advantage over Republicans. In the State Legislature race Engle notes Democrats lead by about 11,000 in the Senate and broad Democratic gains in the Assembly. Kennedy’s loss is attributed to shifts in San Joaquin County and Los Angeles perimeter amid religious issue debates. Engle urges checking absentee ballot counting this year and notes California permits postmarking and a six-day receipt window for absentee votes.
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Kennedy Baby Arrives as Chores Multiply at Home
Premature infant John F Kennedy Jr weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces, born by Caesarean at Georgetown University Hospital. Doctors say lungs show congestion but no infection. mother Jacqueline Kennedy is reported bright, recovering well. Caroline visits Mass with father, who frets over keeping her occupied during hospital stay.
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