Orchestra Fights Holdup With Music in 1929 Party
Frank Zell led his University of Illinois dance band as four masked gunmen robbed a host's party in Champaign. The band kept playing for about fifteen minutes, aiding a quick police response. one bandist shot died the next day. Frank kept calm, hid $400, and the night ended with two bandits captured.
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Frank Zell
Chicago
Nero
Rome
Frank
University of Illinois
Army-Illinois
Champaign
Mercy Hospital
Urbana
Guam Overview and Air Weight Experiments
The Guam island details its location in the Mariana group and status as a U S territory ceded from Spain after the Spanish American War. It notes population figures from 1930 and a naval governor, plus a naval establishment. The weight of air is measured by compressed and exhausted receptacles, with 100 cubic inches weighing 31 grains and a cubic foot about 536 grains, indicating lighter air at higher elevations and from Galileo's early demonstrations.
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Island of
Guam
Mariana Group
Philippines
United States
Spain
Earth
Galileo
Barcelona
New York
Paseo de Gracia
Paseo
Plaza de Cataluna
Rambla
Paris
Africa
Brazil
New World
Rambla de Las Flores
Columbus
Montjuich
Mark Norris Elected Grand Master of Knights Templar
Mark Norris of Grand Rapids Michigan was elected grand master of the Knights Templar in a formal ceremony marking his leadership of the order.
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Mark Norris
Knights Templar
Grand Rapids, Mich
The
Order
Miami
Fla
Andrew Jackson Agnew
Milwaukee
Wis
Norris
Spain Transformed by War Aims and Modernity
National Geographic traces how the Spanish Civil War accelerates social and economic change. It highlights roads, faster travel, radio, education, urbanization, and the blending of country and city life while 50 provinces reveal diverse politics. Barcelona emerges as a modern hub with American influence visible across commerce and architecture.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
VNU
Spain
Alfonso Fied
Duennas
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Yesteryear
Land of
Manana
Spain of
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Lisieux
France
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King
Utah
Austin
Vermont
Burke
Nebraska
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Oregon
McKenzie Pass
Cascade Mountains
Walter B Woodson
Lynchburg
United States Asiatic Fleet
Navy Department
Harold Gatty
Wiley Post
Fenna Belderhey
Amsterdam
Holland
Cleveland
Republic Steel Company
New York of Spain
Malaga
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