Hurricanes Are Summer Feature
A National Geographic Society bulletin explains how West Indian hurricanes form and move, their relation to the Atlantic high, and why the Gulf coast and Atlantic coast were affected in August. It notes hurricanes travel in parabolic paths aided by mid Atlantic highs and explains historical storms like Galveston 1900 and Corpus Christi 1919.
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Washington, D. C
Solomon
Atlantic
Florida
New York
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
Gulf of Mexico City
Atlantic Ocean
North American
The
Bulletin
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Middle Atlantic
Tropics
United States
America
mid-Atlantic
Mid-Ocean
Europe
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Texas
Oklahoma
St. Lawrence
Mexico
United States Weather Bureau
West Indies
Monument to First Preacher Smith Dedicated Near Deadwood
A monument near Deadwood honors Rev. Henry Weston Smith, known as Preacher Smith, the first sky pilot in the Black Hills. He was killed by Sioux Indians on Big Hill near Crook City while en route to preach, amid August 1876 violence shared with Wild Bill Hickok. Calamity Jane and Kitty Arnold helped lay out his body.
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Sioux Falls
Henry Weston Smith
Smith
Black Hills
Deadwood
Crook City
Wild Bill” Hickok
Wild Bill
John McCall
Big Hill
Sky Pilot
Jane
Kitty” Arnold
New England
Life of Christ Found in First Century Manuscript in Naples
Italian scholar Mario Di Martino reports a parchment life of Christ written fifty eight years after his birth. Commander Delia of Naples Public Libraries says the find is a transcription of the original. The pages are expected to shock the Christian world with new details of Christ life and martyrdom.
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Naples
Mario di Martino
Delia
Rome
di Martino
Christ
Gloucester County Jail Wrecking for New 300000 Building
Demolition of the 1877 Gloucester County jail in Woodbury New Jersey proceeds stone by stone to clear space for a modern county building costing 300000. The old jail has two foot thick walls and 100 tons of iron and steel. Prisoners are moved to a Camden jail, with a temporary rear fire department jail housing inmates who must cook their own meals.
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Woodbury
N. J
Gloucester County
Fire Department
Camden
County and Jail
Charles R. Peddie
Philadelphia
Woman's Field Is Unlimited Oakland Cal Mrs Harriet Gunn Roberson Sees 667 Professions for Women
Mrs Harriet Gunn Roberson, a Washington educator, told a local women’s club that of 667 distinct professions in the United States women are engaged in all but 35. She spoke at a community meeting highlighting women’s expanding roles and opportunities.
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Oakland
Cal
Harriet Gunn Roberson
Washington
United States
Johnson backs old training system for stronger baseball
Ban Johnson, president of the American League, argues that the game suffers from modern conditioning. He urges a return to the old practice of hardening players from January, citing Cy Young and others who trained at winter resorts. He says gradual strength buildup would reduce injuries and improve performance.
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Johnson
Ban Johnson
Cy Young
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June Zeiser
Cecilia
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Briar Place
Chicago
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