Edison Hosts Whimsical Laboratory Party with Councilmen
Cleveland reports Thomas A. Edison hosted a Christmas week laboratory dinner in 1880 for New York City councilmen and other dignitaries. Rene Thury, then 20, recalled guests dining atop experiment benches while staff drank, argued, and hurled ham bones and turkey bones. A director praised Edison’s gas lighting plan after a tour of a simulated street setup.
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Cleveland
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Rene Thury
Switzerland
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Thury
America
Edison
New York
Menlo Park
Fisherman Attitude After Rail Accident Inspires Local Honor
In Montgomery Alabama 62 year old railroad worker Bar num E Medlock lost both legs after a Western of Alabama freight train crushed him. He remained conscious and vowed to retire to serious angling saying I can still fish without em. He endured surgery to amputate both legs and planned to fish more after recovery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Barnum E. Medlock
50-Man Posse Resumes Hunt for Escapee in Fraser
In Fraser Colorado a 50 man posse and Grand County officers resumed search for escaped Camp Carson prisoner Pvt Frank Brink 18 of Grand Rapids Michigan. Brink fled Monday with Pvt Benedict Barango 21 of Chicago. Barango surrendered after ditching the stolen Cadillac near here. Hostages Darwin Malone 18 and Gilbert Sutton 15 from Pampa Texas were believed held by the pair.
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Colo
Camp Carson
Grand County
Chancy van Pelt
Frank Brink
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brink
Camp Carson Stockade
Benedict A. Barango
Chicago
Barango
Colorado Springs
Guy Miles
Pampa
Tex
Darwin C. Malone
Gilbert E. Sutton
Denver
el Paso
Norman Short
Colorado
Rio Grande Flood Reaches Roma Amid Heavy Mexican Rains
Rio Grande crested at 144000 gallons a second Tuesday night as heavy rains in northern Mexico and southern Texas fed river torrents. Tributary Rio Alamo went into Cerralido and General Trevino with damage reported but no casualties. Falcon Dam impounded over 26 million gallons while Laredo noted 85600 g/s. authorities warned of possible washouts but no broad flood risk expected downstream to the Gulf.
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Tex
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Charles Gilmer
International Boundary Commission
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Cerralido
General Trevino
Mexico
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Cerraldo
Texas
Lopeno Village
Nuevo Laredo
Brownsville
Lions Lead NFL In Rush Defense In 1952 Season
The Detroit Lions dominated rushing defense in 1952, allowing 1,145 rushing yards over 12 games for an average of 95.4 yards per game. The performance secured a top league ranking in rush defense for the team.
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Detroit Lions
Lions
Tyrone Power Quits Travels To Become Dad
Hollywood star Tyrone Power returns to Hollywood awaiting his second child birth and plans a new film before resuming global travels. He talks of studio ties, stage work on John Brown's Body, a Brazil trip for Sao Paulo’s anniversary, and his desire to work one Fox film a year while touring.
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Globe
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India
20Th Century-Fox
Power
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Fox
John Brown
Raymond Massey
Anne Baxter
Charles Laughton
FBI denies Texas snooping on civil rights probes
Gov. Allan Shivers charged the FBI with meddling in Texas affairs at an East Texas police officers convention. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover rebutted, saying the bureau conducts no civil rights investigations without Justice Department instruction and informs institution heads at the start.
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Lufkin
Tex
Allan Shivers
FBI
Texas
J. Edgar Hoover
Gument
Justice Department
Washington
Hoover
Shivers
Bureau
East Texas Police Officers Association
Department of Justice
Power’s Fox return sparks dressing room reshuffle
The piece notes a shift in star Ty Power’s status at 20th Century Fox after his return. Once given a plush dressing room and a star apartment, he now occupies a smaller leanto while Clifton Webb takes his old apartment. Ty has not complained, and the reason may lie in his initial resistance to the Khyber Rifles script.
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Laughton
Power
20Th Century-Fox
Terry Moore
Clifton Webb
Dupas Favored in Fight in New Orleans Bout
In New Orleans on Monday night Ralph Dupas is a slight favorite to beat Canadian Irishman Brian Kelley in an eight round return bout. Dupas, who lost a close Miami Beach bout to Kelley, aims to stop the roughing tactics Kelley brings.
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New Orleans
Ralph Dupas
Brian Kelley
Miami Beach
Fla
Dupas
Kelley
Polio Scare Grips Waldwick New Jersey Town
Waldwick New Jersey bans all public gatherings for two weeks amid a polio emergency. Mayor Nelson J. Lumley ordered residents to keep children indoors after an emergency meeting with the Borough Council and Board of Health. Since May the borough reported seven polio cases, six in a 600 foot area.
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Waldwick
N. J
Waldwick Borough
Nelson J. Lumley
Board of Health
Hard Crab Derby Sparks Labor Day Feast on Eastern Shore
Crisfield Maryland’s American Legion posts plan to serve 100000 steamed hard crabs during Labor Day weekend for the sixth annual Hard Crab Derby as locals flock to the coastal event.
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Crisfield
Maryland
American Legion Post
Cass Michaels Pursues Hobbies Beyond Baseball
Philadelphia Athletics star Cass Michaels lists interests including basketball, bowling, fishing, hunting, and music, showcasing a multifaceted amateur life off the diamond.
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Cass Michaels
Philadelphia Athletics
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