Compton Chou Propose Primeval Cosmic Ray Origin
Nobel laureate Arthur H. Compton and Dr. P Y Chou propose that the cosmic ray source lies in a primeval explosion that hurled galaxies through space. They suggest magnetic fields trap charged particles while neutral rays drift, explaining observed energies and redshift decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 At Tell Jedideh
Archaeologists from the University of Chicago uncover the oldest metal statuettes of men and women in a temple ruin at Tell Jedideh Syria dating to an early expedition phase. The discovery highlights ancient craft in the Taetitate project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Chicago
Taetitate
University of Chicago
Tell Jedideh
Bed mobility keys to extending elderly life, doctors say
In Atlantic City two Philadelphia physicians report confinement to bed accelerates death in those over sixty. They advise rapid mobilization including massage and deep breathing to prevent tissue decay and fatal pneumonia. A Newark team adds a skin test for pregnancy signals. negative results mean not expectant, while no reaction indicates pregnancy with 90 to 95 percent accuracy across tested groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Spell Theory Grows In French Factory Strike
In Lille a sugar refinery saw four hundred workers faint at work and another seventy collapse after returning to duty. A national hygiene official cites fainting as a possible strike technique caused by heat, humidity, unrest, and hysteria. Fermentation in refining could raise carbon dioxide and lower oxygen, triggering fainting in poor air conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lille
France
High Heels for Glamor Cleo Helen Wore Sandals
Kansas City report notes Cleopatra and Helen of Troy wore sandals not heels. Ruth Kerr of the Calf-Tanners' association says shoe design needs engineers and physicists to apply foot balance science. No definitive findings on static versus dynamic shoe interaction.
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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 satirical survey reviews a flood of quirky clubs born from a yearning to belong. It traces outfits like the Nightshirt Club of America, the Society for the Prevention of Calling Porters George, and the Society of Giraffes, among many others, noting their humorous origins and enduring oddity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
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
Wis
Quarryville
L. L. Runkel
R. P., Fairbairn
Circus Fans of
America
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
National Society of Long Fellows
Six Foot Association
Phil E. Zimmerman
Topeka
Kan
Society of Long Fellows
Society
Knights of Gleaming Skull
Liars Club
Burlington
Weary Club
Norway
Maine
Fred S. Sanborn
Voles
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Galaxy
Cleo
Helen
Senate
White Bear
Minn
Sons of
G. B. Wollan
St. Paul News
Manchester
N. H
Coney Island
N. Y
Chet Shafer
Three Rivers
Guild
Benjamin Franklin Affleck
Portland Cement Association of Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears Roebuck and Company
Grand Quin
Will Hays
Czar
Arthur Pound
Senator Couzens
Michigan
John
Sky’) Dunlap
Santa Ana
Calif
Register
Edith Gallop
The
Bald Head Club of America
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