Holland Tunnel Opens as Major Engineering Feat
The Holland tunnel linking Manhattan with New Jersey opened after seven years of work and 4180000 cost. Elevating vehicle intercommunication, the two 9250 foot tubes enable six minute crossing from Canal Street to Journal Square, with 15 million vehicles expected next year and major air ventilation systems ensuring safe exhaust removal.
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New York
Hudson
Manhattan
Jersey Shore
Holland
New Jersey
Jersey City
Hoboken
Newark Bayonne
Kearney
Uurrigen
Jelizabeth
Holland Tunnel
Canal Street
Journal Square
Borleg
Difford M Holland
Jersey
Delght
Blackwell
Rotherhite
London
Harbor
Cluszen
Iver Elbe
Hamburg
Forre
Hudson Tubes
New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission
New Jersey Interstate Bridge and Tunnel Commission
Clifford M. Holland
Brooklyn
Brooklyn To Huodile the Engineering the Project. Mr Holland
Milton H. Freeman
Terrett My
Olesink Stad
New York City
Hudson Ferries
Eastorn
Christmas Surprise Reunites Robbinsdale Family
In Robbinsdale on Christmas Eve a grieving family learns their eldest son is alive when a soldier returns quietly with gifts and a Christmas tree to surprise them. The son, unaware of the death report, reopens their festive celebrations and restores hope to the household.
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Robbinsdale
Santa Claus
Main Street
Ray
Midnight Flyer
Flo
Howelf
Ruth
Santa
Wireless Cannibals and Weird Practices in New Guinea
Beatrice Grimshaw reports tribes in British New Guinea using wireless like signals across mountains and islands. The writings describe ritual self sacrifice for minor slights and hypnotism, with examples of captains forced to punish crew to stop supposed sorcery and tame eagles used in hunting in Asia.
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New York
Pevassy Mountains
Isisma
Thia
Beatrice Grimshaws
British New Guinea
Australia
Miss Grinshaw
Phone Girls Dance With Severest Critic
In Hall England telephone operators formed The Wrong Number club to host a dance night inviting subscribers. A sharp critic of the service was invited as a guest, the star kicker attended with a grin, suggesting future satisfaction with any old number.
Gold Mirror Believed 1,000 Years Old Found In Japan
A gold mirror, about 14 inches in diameter, believed to be 1000 years old, was found among treasures in the Bachimen shrine Kohuku mura Higashi ratsushiku gun. The back bears three final figures of Buddha.
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Qosaku
Japan
Bachimen Shrine
Kohukumura
Higashi
Black Bear Ends Annual Honey Spree at Many Glacier Hotel
A famous Rocky Mountain black bear emerges each spring to raid the Many Glacier hotel for honey and sweets. Two years earlier he smashed dishes in a kitchen spree. last year a gallon of syrup lured him, after which he returned to the mountain to eat roots. The caretaker treats the incident as an annual cost to deter future raids.
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Rocky Mountains
Animals Float Aboard After Merry-Go-Round Washes Ashore
Captain Peterson spots tigers giraffes horses and hippos among animals adrift in the water off Sandy Hook. The creatures were part of a merry-go-round washed away by the sea.
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Sandy Hook
Peterson
Do You Love Your Studies Intelligent Child Exchange
A dialogue shows an Intelligent child answering yes to loving studies and preferring study time, claiming no danger of being hit by an automobile while studying. The exchange contrasts study with play and suggests safety in focus.
Blessed Relief First Inventor
First inventor explains a soft rubber automobile body to reduce crash headlines. Second inventor counters with a joke about tireless crash coverage and relief from violent news.
Poverty case ends as judge weighs sentence
A prisoner, facing sentencing, tells the judge he had only ten dollars before his lawyer took it, prompting a terse exchange about offerings to the court. The brief dialogue hints at financial hardship and attorney fees as the legal process proceeds.
A Magazine Maze Artful Fragmentary Notes
Fragmentary items reflect magazine miscellany with quotes about love stories detours and a London ear hospital. It cites Hawthorne and Spurgeon and ponders holiness in life and human nature while noting people’s aversion to trouble and honesty.
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London
Remark on Geneva disarmament talks echoes judge tale
Mrs May Leonard Woodruff of the Women's Home Missionary Society spoke in New York comparing Geneva talks to a judging incident. She recalled an instance where a judge favored his own daughter in a beauty contest, saying a man must favor his own.
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May Leonard Woodruff
Women’s Home—Missionary Society
New York
Geneva
Kelley
Gasoline Substitute From Polish Institute Draws Attention
A Warsaw Polytechnic Institute team developed an alcohol mixture that could replace gasoline in car and possibly aircraft engines. Adjustments needed for engines are minimal, and the liquid is claimed to be superior to gasoline in several ways. No drinkable alcohol remains after processing, and the ingredients except ether and benzol are cheaper than gasoline, potentially lowering costs.
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Warsaw
Early Air Mail Flight Recorded in 1870 Paris Siege
A memoir note from Harry A. Truby, vice president of the Aero-Philatelie Society of America, records that on September 23, 1870 Jules Durouf flew from Paris by balloon delivering messages to Craconville amid the Prussian siege. The Truby collection includes stamps from early pioneering flights worldwide.
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France
Harry A. Truby
Aero-Philatelie Society of America
M. Jules Durouf
Paris
Craconville
Truby
Globe
Unknown Soldier of South Africa To Be Buried At Pretoria Shrine
A plan to inter a South African fallen in France at a Pretoria shrine aims to honor the unknown soldier. The project contrasts with Westminster Abbey ceremonies for the British unknown, sparking reflections on national grief and personal tears.
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South Africa
Pretoria
France
Westminster Abbey
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