Workers Thrust Motor Traffic Tube Under Hudson River
Scene 30 feet below the Hudson's bottom and 170 feet from Weehawken shore shows engineers and sand hogs under 13 pounds of air pressure pushing a giant tunnel toward Manhattan at 30 inches per push. The tunnel aims to ease the metropolis traffic jam linking New York and New Jersey. New York City in 1933 registered 642,534 cars plus 108,000 trucks and 27,801 taxis and buses.
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Hudson River
Weehawken Shore Line
Manhattan
New York City
New Jersey
Becketts Lakeside Hospital Angina Operation A World First
At Lakeside hospital in Cleveland Dr Claude S Beck performed a pioneering operation aimed at relieving angina pectoris. The claim that it is the first of its kind is disputed by reports of a 1920 procedure by Dr Jonnesco in France. Despite this, Beck receives wide recognition from medical peers for the success.
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Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Claude S. Beck
Beck
Jonnesco
Sudden riches bring tragedy surrounding Frank Grigoris
Frank Grigoris a 67 year old sandwich man who returned 42000 in negotiable securities found in a wallet is shown being taken to a New York hospital. Doctors cite his mental illness from wealth excitement and poor health. He received gifts and a new job but later shouted he was God and was found dead after an onlooker followed a hotel staircase.
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Frank Grigoris
New York
Grigoris
Bowery
Dr. C. N. Colbert
Microwave facsimile transmission eyed for radio relay
RCA reports a future plan to flash full pages of copy by radio between New York and Philadelphia using ultra short waves. Experiments will place a key circuit in service this year with relay stations to extend signal reach beyond line of sight.
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New York
Radio Corporation of America
Philadelphia
Indies
Mules Take Center Stage in Columbia Tennessee
The writer extols mules as a fundamental, historic resource in Columbia Tennessee, highlighting the city as home to the world’s largest street mule market. He notes an April live stock show with 1500 mules and horses, a planned film shoot in April, and the town’s 75 year tradition of mule celebrations.
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Columbia
Tennessee
President Polk
U.S
Pop Geers
Andrew Johnson
Hal Pointer
Direct
Wall Street
Maiden Lane
N.Y
Mule Street
Kentucky
What Is Ahead Muscles And Money In 1914 To 1935
Arthur Brisbane surveys looming global and American trends from military tension to economic shifts. He notes the moon’s pull on Earth altering day length, Babe Ruth’s baseball sale, Germany’s call for physical training, and debates over fiat versus gold money shaping the era.
Third party risk to Roosevelt policy discussed in Washington piece
The Washington column notes growing unease about under cover moves by extremists on both ends of the spectrum and the potential for a 1936 third party. It questions candidates and platforms, reassesses the impact on the New Deal, and explains baby bonds as a cautious government financing plan amid speculation over the gold clause decision.
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Roosevelt
la Follette
la Yollette
Calvin Coolidge
House
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Frank Knox
America
Supreme Court
Treasury
Morgenthau
WNU
Wiley Post’s stratosphere flight fails on continent attempt
Wiley Post’s bid to cross the continent in eight hours ended in a mechanical accident while aiming for 40,000 feet in the stratosphere. He vows to try again, reflecting the stubborn American spirit of aviation pioneers. King Fancaree Syndicate, Inc. NU Service.
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Wiley Post
King Fancaree Syndicate, Inc
NU Service
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