The Daring Race That Won Stanton's Mercy Car
Stanton, renowned for reckless feats, forces a mechanic to race. Floyd, a 21 year old new hand, joins the Mercury team in a high stake twenty four hour contest. Amid deafening crowds, the Mercury leads by laps as Floyd earns trust and stakes rise before a suspenseful cliffhanger.
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Mercury
Stanton
Ralph Stanton
America
Bia
Durand
Mercury Company
Jones
Walters
Green
Bluerly
New York
Mr. Green
Ftacer
SoCorn
Floyd
Singer
Jes Floyd
Anton
New York Judge Seeks One Day Jail per Citizen Year
Judge Robert Carey of the common pleas court in Jersey City urged a yearly one day jail for every man and woman at Yonkers Central Methodist church. Prisoners at the Tombs questioned the plan with varied views citing personal hardship and practicality. Some praised the idea as a chance for self reflection while others called it impractical and costly.
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New York
Robert Carey
Common Pleas Court
Jersey City
Central Methodist Church of
Carey
Musica
Robert H. Kirby
Judge Carey
Kirby
William Lewis
Joseph G. Robin
Fn Tool
Michael McDonnell
Jude Carey
United States
Tombs prisoners speak on jail time and reform
A collection of quotes from inmates and a judge critique prison life at the Tombs. Philip Musica importer, John Cassidy serving twenty second term, and others discuss punishment, reform, and personal motives in a candid chorus about incarceration.
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Philip Musica
John Cassidy
Surprised At White Man in Unknown Korea
Roy C. Andrews of the American Museum of Natural History recalls his May Harper's piece on collecting at Nonsatong in Korea. He describes a tiny village of huts, locals curious about a white man, and their surprise at his eyes. They sold chipmunks for small sums, and onions fetched high prices after the chipmunk payout.
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Korea
Harper's
Roy C. Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Nonsatong
Nongatong
Knotty Point of Law on Pigeon Property Rights
A South Dakota lawyer in the Southern Head and Bar Review challenges classifying pigeons as wild animals. He argues current rules force pigeon ranch owners to chase escaped birds or risk others capturing them, and questions whether courts will preserve or modify this rule to protect a growing pigeon industry.
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Knotty
South Dakota
Southern Head and Bar Review
Radium Claims for Reversing Artery Aging
A Berlin doctor, Saubermann, told the Rontgen society in London that radium can restore hardened arteries in middle age and extend life. He described a device where radium in water releases emanations over years, suggesting inexpensive doses to renew the elixir of youth.
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Saubermann
Berlin
London
Rontgen Society
Pall Mall Gazette
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Istanton
Elsaner M. Ingram
Magen
Frederic Thornburgh
Cassidy
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