Compton and Chou Propose Cosmic Ray Origin Theory
Nobel laureate Arthur H. Compton and Dr. P Y Chou propose a primeval explosion origin for cosmic rays with magnetic trapping of charged particles by stellar and galactic fields. They cite LeMaître and discuss intergalactic energy loss and red shift effects on cosmic rays reaching Earth.
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New York
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
P. Y. Chou
National Tsing Hua University
Peiping
China
American Physical Society
Physical Review
Compton
Chou
Abbe LeMaitre
Compton-Chou
Milky Way
Earth
Oldest Metal Statues Found in Syria Temple Ruins
The oldest metal statuettes of men and women ever found were unearthed in a temple ruins at Tell Jedideh in Syria. The discovery is tied to a Chicago University expedition, Taetitate, uncovering artifacts dating from ancient Syria.
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Syria
Chicago
Taetitate
University of Chicago
Tell Jedideh
Chet Shafer
Three Rivers
Wis
Guild
Benjamin Franklin Affleck
Portland Cement Association of Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears Roebuck and Company
Grand Quin
America
Will Hays
Czar
Arthur Pound
United States
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Elderly Bed Rest Warned Against by Doctors
Atlantic City report cites Drs. Laplace and Nicholson urging quick mobilization of seniors to prevent death from confinement. Bed rest harms circulation in those over sixty, risking ulcers and pneumonia. recommended is in-bed exercise, massage, deep breathing, and frequent position shifts. A Newark team also describes a skin test using pregnancy hormones to predict pregnancy status, with high accuracy in trials.
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Jane Stafford
Atlantic City
N. J
Louis B. Laplace
J. T. Nicholson
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
John Huberman
Howard H. Israeloff
Benjamin Hymowitz
Newark
G. C. Gilfllen
W. K. Gregg
Dayton
Ohio
Fainting Spells Suggested as Latest Strike Tactic in France
Washington reports that mass faintings among Lille sugar refinery workers may result from a fainting strike tactic or from heat and humidity. About 400 girls fainted at work and 70 more collapsed after returning. An industrial hygiene expert cites heat, humidity, unrest, and possible air fermentation raising carbon dioxide as contributing factors.
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Washington
Lille
France
High Heels for Glamor Declared a Modern Myth
Ruth Kerr of the Calf-Tanners' association told the American Home Economics association that Cleopatra and Helen of Troy wore sandals not high heels. She warned shoe design must consider foot balance, noting no facts yet prove how a static shoe behaves with dynamic feet.
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Kansas City
Cleopatra
Helen of Troy
American Home Economics Association
Ruth Kerr
Calf-Tanners' Association
Kerr
Let's start a new club by Elmo Scott Watson
A survey of quirky and humorous clubs in American history shows how Americans pursue belonging. From Nightshirt and Society of Giraffes to the Six Foot association and Liar’s Club, enthusiasts form groups around odd themes.
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Elmo Scott Watson
National Collegiate
United States
Nightshort Club of America
L. M
Doc
Davis
George Washington
Abraham Lincolln
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Society For the Prevention of
George
George W. Dulany, Jr
Clinton
Iowa
Chicago
Senate
White Bear
Minn
Sons of
G. B. Wollan
St. Paul News
Society
Manchester
N. H
Coney Island
N. Y
National Society of Long Fellows
Six Foot Association
Phil E. Zimmerman
Topeka
Kan
Society of Long Fellows
Knights of Gleaming Skull
Liars Club
Burlington
Wis
Weary Club
Norway
Maine
Fred S. Sanborn
Voles
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Galaxy
Cleo
Helen
Society For the Prevention
Dulany
Admiral George Dewey
George Ade
Ige M. Cohan
Georges Clemenceau
George William
Cardinal Mundelein
Babe
Ruth
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Pullman Comeenc
Milwaukee
Quarryville
L. L. Runkel
R. P., Fairbairn
Circus Fans of
Karl Kae Knecht
Indiana
Fossils
National Amateur Press Association
Thomas A. Edison
James M. Beck
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Josephus Daniels
Frederick E. Ives
G. Wash Press
G. Wash. Pullers
Harry C. Webster
G. Wash
John
Sky’) Dunlap
Santa Ana
Calif
Register
Edith Gallop
The
Bald Head Club of America
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