U. S. Moffatt tunnel nears completion in Colorado
Engineers push to finish the six mile Moffatt tunnel near Tolland Colorado by July 1 creating the longest US tunnel. The $10 million project will shorten Denver to Salt Lake City travel and end snowbound delays as trains pass through the Continental divide.
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Tolland
Colo
James Peak
United States
Moffatt Country
New York
Denver
Salt Lake City
Rocky Mountain
Al‘vide
Corona
Moffatt
Mse
Mammoth Hole
Crater Lake
Alberta's Silver Foxes Attract North American Trade
Alberta’s Peace River district reels in high value silver foxes praised for quality. Clairmont farms supply stocks to U S and Canada with Alfred Fraser recalling four elts seen in New York. B Turner’s Clairmont ranch shipped 80 consignments last year fueling a growing breeding stock trade across the continent.
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Alberta
Clairmont
Alb
Peace River
United States
Canada
Alfred Fraser
New York
B. Turner
London
Peace River Country
Hye
Turner
Eagles Attack Dagestan Pasture Killing Sheep
Soviet report describes a coordinated attack by a large flock of eagles on Dagestan pasture causing the death of forty two sheep. Witnesses say at least ten eagles participated in the raid as guards formed a defensive shield while shepherds fled the scene.
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Moscow
Dagestan
Soviet Commissary of Agriculture
Maar
Ring and Roadster Steal Leads to Heartbreak Romance
In a small town tale a man buys a diamond ring and a roadster, plans a new life with a former admirer, while a discarded love learns of the ruse. After a car mishap he confronts Marcia Fox, revealing he sold the ring and moves toward a fresh start with a new honeymoon car.
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Bob Cross
Bob
Marcia Fox
Marcia
Marcela
MacIntyre’s
Jewelers
Post Office
MaciIntyre’s
MacIntyre
Marela
Mel
Martin
Srk
Marea
New Wing Planned for U. S. Capitol
The article notes the Capitol's expansion through three stages and outlines plans to extend the central east front to balance the Senate and House. It details early construction from 1793 to 1827, the burning by the British, and later additions including the Library and office buildings. A new Supreme Court building site east of the Capitol near the Library of Congress is also mentioned.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
The
United States
Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Court
William Thornton
Congress
Thornton
Hbrary
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Futuristic portrait of man contrasts looks with brains
James H. Rogers presented a future man as bald, toothless and fragile yet highly brainy. He warned that to avoid this trend American education should extend school days for a stronger recreation program and promote educational athletics over spectator sports.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Physical Education Association
James H. Rogers
National Physical Education Service
New York City
45 Days on Trail to Get to Seat in Legislature
Alaska lawmaker elect Thomas Gaffney begins a rough journey to Juneau to attend the legislature with a 45 day head start. He travels by dog team to Nenana, boards the government railroad to Seward, then a steamer to Juneau as the session opens on the first Tuesday in March.
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Name
Alaska
Thomas Gaffney
Gaffney
Nenang
Seward
Juneau
Rubber paved street reaches London traffic test
London uses a road paved with rubber blocks on New Bridge street. Rubber caps vulcanized to brick base form blocks that withstand heavy traffic, with reports to the Department of Commerce indicating success.
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London
Washington
New Bridge Street
Department of Commerce
Famous Irish Castle Abandoned by War Office
The War Office plans to abolish Carrickfergus Castle as a military station casting doubt on the fate of a historic site on Belfast Lough. Founded in 1128 by Sir John de Courcy, the fortress witnessed centuries of Ireland England tensions with events like King William III's landing and Thurot's capture nearby.
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Belfast
War Office
Carrickfergus
British Isles
Belfast Lough
John de Courcy
Ireland
England
William the Third
The
Boyne
Thurot
Unusual Dyak Greeting In Borneo Involves Gift Egg
Naturalist Beebe describes the Dyaks of Borneo welcoming guests with a modest gift, a fresh egg. The egg signals favor and is highly valued as a traditional arrival gift in Dyak villages, with a note on preference for fresh eggs over preserved ones.
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Borneo
William Lepbe
Liberty
Beebe
Lesson of Forgiveness Behind The Last Supper Tale
A Leonardo da Vinci anecdote describes him quarreling with a man and vowing vengeance. He sketched Judas while angry, but could not paint Jesus with the desired expression until he sought forgiveness from the foe. After forgiveness, he completed the masterpiece.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Judas
Thwarted Love Notes Drama Between Exes
A ex-sweetheart asks Harold to burn old notes before her wedding to Mr Blank. He replies that he will comply and suggests Dorothy persuade her fiancé to burn his notes as well. The exchange underscores lingering romantics and a shared wish to erase past communications.
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Harold
Blank
Dorothy
East Lynne Premiere Seen in New York Reviews
The first American production of East Lynne at Niblo's Garden drew divided notices from New York critics sixty two years ago. Despite mixed judgments, the drama grew into the century's most popular play, later staged nationwide in theaters and villages across the United States and Canada. Based on a novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
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East Lynne
New York
Easily Satisfied Thomas Misreads Long Division Task
The story centers on Thomas, a student averse to mathematics who returns to class after missing long division. Facing a test, he copies the problem and, after studying it briefly, writes a note to the teacher requesting five points to be satisfied, refusing to attempt the solution.
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Thomas
Brain Workers Show Higher Blood Sugar Loss in Toll Tasks
In Czechoslovakia experiments brain workers lose more sugar from their blood during mental toil than manual workers. The cause is unclear but may involve a process in the liver. Brain workers experience more cold susceptibility, and physicians suspect reduced blood sugar contributes to this.
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Czechoslovakia
History of World Upset by Spices
New York experts state that East Indian spices such as cinnamon cloves nutmeg ginger and pepper reshaped world history. From ancient Arab trade to Venetian routes Portuguese sea routes to the Cape and Gama, Columbus Magellan and the Spanish and Dutch empires influenced spice distribution and prices shaping civilization.
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New York
H. A. Gleason
New York Botanical Garden
Jleason
East Indies
Malayan
Bagdad
Persian Gulf
India
Alexandria
Europe
Africa
Americanstead
Magellan
Spain
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
Atlantic
Far East
Unredeemed Currency Aids French in Road Building
Paris reports that profits from wartime substitute currency, printed in small denominations and unredeemed, are funding French road construction. Forty million francs of the paper money circulated by chambers of commerce were never reclaimed due to loss destruction traveler carry off late redemption. The government directed a portion of these profits to highway projects.
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Paris
France
Chambers of Commerce
New Electric Insulator May Replace Porcelain
The Academician Jofve announced an electric insulating material that could supersede porcelain and other high voltage insulators. A piece one twentieth of a millimeter thick successfully resists a 60 000 volt charge. Its maximum resistance surpasses that of rubber by about one thousand volts.
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Leningrad
Jofve
A Land-Lubber's Luck
Carol and Ted Morton break their engagement after years of conflict over sea life and sport. She writes him a revealing letter about life apart, then he arrives to reaffirm happiness with the sea and shore.
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Ted
Carol
Ted Morton
Canadian Rockies
Haved
New England
Ife
Moat Beach
Pwe
Canal
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