Monumental Mississippi River Bridge Proposed at New Orleans
Engineers plan a fixed seven leg span across the Mississippi from Vicksburg to the mouth costing 14.5 million dollars. The towers will rise 625 feet with a 153 foot clearance, higher than Brooklyn Bridge, enabling toll free use for autos and pedestrians funded by a 7 million dollar bond. About 1,000 workers will be employed over three years as contracts are awarded.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Washington Monument
Brooklyn Bridge
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Louisiana
Fool-Proof Roads Needed in DC Area
M O Eldridge assistant director of highways in the District of Columbia told American roadbuilders that fool-proof highways would soon be necessary as faster automobiles are predicted. He warned that current designs may not prevent accidents at higher speeds.
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Detroit
M. O. Eldridge
District of Columbia
Four Months for Manslaughter in Ina Kelly Case
Arthur Long pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 17 year old Ina Kelly. He was sentenced to four months on the roads.
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Raleigh
Arthur Long
Ina Kelly
Taxpayers Revolt Triggers City Finance Crisis in Chicago
Chicago faces near bankruptcy as taxpayers withhold more than 140 million dollars in four years. Court rulings threaten to void 1928 1929 tax rolls and force a nationwide tax system overhaul. Officials and civic leaders clash on remedies amid widespread hunger and charity reliance.
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Ray Black
United Press
Chicago
Lillian Cisar
Oak Park
Edmund K. Jarecki
Jarecki
Supreme Court
The
Chicago Tribune
Alice in Wonderland founder Dodgson to visit US centennial
New York reports Carroll author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known as Lewis Carroll, wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for the Liddell sisters. Mrs. Hargreaves, the original Alice, is coming to the United States for Columbia University’s centennial celebration in May with a major exhibit of Carrollian items.
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New York
Cherwell
Oxford
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Lorina
Alice
Edith Liddell
Christchurch College
R. G. Hargreaves
United States
Carroll
Columbia University
Columbia
Association
Dodgson
Auroll
Reverend
M. A
Liddell
Vicksburg
Flanders Fields
Alice Hargreaves
Alice Liddell
W. Rosenbach
Eldridge R. Johnson
Morristown
N. J
Sir John Tenniel
Skunks Take Over School Room For Odor Mystery
Pupils and teachers at the Peterson schoolhouse near here refused to continue lessons. Farmers and hunters were summoned to inspect a peculiar odor as a skunk family made its home beneath the building.
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Storia
Peterson
Prison camp opens in Raleigh with 2,886 inmates
Raleigh state prison and its camps opened in 1932 reporting a population of 2,886, a gain of 659 from the first day of 1931.
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Raleigh
States Prison
South African Fields Yield First Gold in 1885
The report notes that gold production began in South Africa in 1885, marking a key mineral milestone. Prospectors and mining ventures quickly intensified as the region emerged as a major gold source.
Newspaper Picture Frees Man of Crime
Detroit witnesses aid in acquittal of Theodore Roven charged with armed robbery after a photographer identified a news photo as not Roven. James Lawrence, a shoe clerk, misidentified the suspect before the photo proved inconclusive, shifting the case.
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Detroit
Theodore Roven
James Lawrence
Roven
Lawrence
Windsor Library hit by Detroit book ban surge
Windsor Ontario readers scramble as a government ban on Canadians bringing Detroit library books home boosts demand. Circulation jumps 50 000 volumes to 460 991 for the year ending late December. Customs rules require full duty on incoming American books and Walrus hides used as metal polishing material.
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Windsor, Ont
Windsor
Detroit
Autos Replace Camels as Ships of the Desert
Detroit dispatch notes a U S expert observes autos replacing camels on desert routes. H K Norman Eng reports lines of cars extending from the area to Baghdad Damascus and Haifa. The shift stems from demand for greater comfort and speed by travelers.
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Autos
Detroit
Biles
H. K
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