Greater Speed For Cars Seen Center Ridged Highways To Insure Safety
New York May 1 Higher automobile speeds with center ridged highways to increase safety are forecast by Maxwell Halsey traffic engineer of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. He states that faster speeds are common among inexpensive cars and that highway design must encourage correct driving through raised center strips and better intersection layouts. He argues for three and four lane highways with smooth outside lanes and rough inner lanes to steer traffic outward and reduce head on collisions.
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Civil Engineering
Journal
American Society of Civil Engineers
Maxwell Halsey
National Bueau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Janes
Buffalo Fire Brings Armory Loss and Citywide Damage
A Buffalo blaze at the 160th field artillery armory caused an estimated 7 million dollars in damage, with the building a total loss. The fire also reached a Meadow church. more than 50 firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation, and most were discharged. Suburban units were sent back to stations as ruins smoldered.
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Buffalo
160Th Field Artillery
William Speidel
106Th Artillery
Speidel
Firemen Rescue Infant From Abandoned Well in Geneva
In Geneva Nebraska on May 7, volunteers rescued Carroll Brower, 18 months, after she fell into an abandoned well before a crowd of about 1,900. Firemen lowered a shaft alongside the well and tunneled to the bottom to lift her to safety. She suffered a minor bruise to one leg and appeared unharmed otherwise.
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Neb
Carroll Brower
Taomag Brower
Gromon
Blow Out Flame Of Fatal Gusher In Texas
In Gladewater Texas on May 7 a detonation of a 200 pound nitroglycerin charge blew out the flame of an oil gusher and fatally burned nine men. Explosives expert Hasty Kinley set off the blast by electricity at the shaft mouth. The blast was heard miles away and a camera lens shattered. Ranger M T Lone Wolf Gonzaullas headed a guard around the well as crews prepared to cap the gusher still spurting oil.
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Gladewater
Texas
Hasty Kinley
Tulsa
Okla
Longview
M. T
Lone Wolf
Helena’s Departure Sparks Rumors in Bucharest
In Bucharest May telegrams report Princess Helena traveling to Belgrade with a lady-in-waiting while King Carol’s relations with the Jugoslav crown remain unclear. Former King George of Greece accompanied her to the station as speculation grows over timing and motives amid Crown Prince Michael’s illness.
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Romania
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
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George
Greece
Alexander Jugo Slavia
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Michael
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