Moon Rocket Feasibility Rally Sparks Interplanetary Hope
Paris reports that scientists from France Germany the United States Austria and Russia declared a rocket to the moon Mars and Venus theoretically practical though passenger flight remains unadvised. Prof Herman Oberth received the Rep Hirsch prize for interplanetary navigation work with a double tube rocket emitting gases at 2500 miles per second to counter gravity.
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Paris
Societe Astronomique
France
Mars
Venus
Rep-Hirsch
Herman Oberth
Oberth
Professor Oberth
Andre Hirsch
Robert Eshault-Pelterie
Piopheers
41 Americans Acquire British Citizenship
The year 1928 saw 1,393 naturalizations as British subjects, with Russia and the United States among the largest contributors. Men accounted for 1,115 of the total and women 278. 41 Americans were listed among 524 Russians, 118 Poles, and 66 Italians. Nineteen men had certificates revoked, including Germans, Russians, and others.
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London
United States
England
Russia
Poland
Italy
Great Britain
Austrian
Germany
British Isles
Pen
Austria-Hungary
Greece
Rumania
Transfusing Blood From Dead to Dying in Cluj
Doctors at a Cluj hospital linked the arm of a girl named Rosa Jancu who had died from injuries to the arm of a man named George Morar who had stabbed himself. Morar, then near death, was expected to recover after the transfusion, which was believed to be the first of its kind.
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Cluj
Romania
Rosa Jancu
George Morar
Morar
Athletes Seen as Less Likely to Face Criminal Arraignments
Judge Edward Hurley of Cincinnati notes that athletes are seldom arraigned in criminal courts. He attributes this to participation in clean athletics fostering self-reliance and character, arguing a sound body generally leads to a sound mind.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward Hurley
Hurley
Six Foot Ten Scot Wins Canada's Fruit Prospect Prize
Andrew Kelling of Les Mathangow Scotland stands six feet ten and a half inches and arrives in Winnipeg with other future Canadians. Too shy to vote for himself he unexpectedly wins the prize for Scotland’s tallest and plans to use his height for fruit picking and a path to prosperity in Canada.
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Winnipeg
Andrew Kellinghap
Les Mathangow
Scotland
Canada
Busy woman who runs South Platte as town chief and postmistress
Mrs Charles Walbrecht, a pioneer in South Platte Colorado, oversees town life as mayor marshal postmistress depot agent and hotel proprietor. She cooks milks cows handles mail and tickets and entertains fishermen at the Log Cabin inn while managing the busy hotel and town affairs. She survived a 20 year ago fire and a shooting incident involving stage driver John Bleu.
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South Platte
Colo
Colorado
Charles Walbrecht
Denver
South Platte River
Soviets Plan Floating Homes for Homeless Children
Soviet authorities consider using old ships on the Black and Caspian seas and Russian rivers as floating homes for homeless children. The plan aims to provide stable dwellings to curb wandering youths who leave schools and colonies, offering a place thought to curb their roving tendencies.
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Moscow
Yale Bars Motorcycles By Students In New Haven
New Haven authorities ban student motorcycle use effective September 24. The change aims to reduce noise and disruptions as Yale convenes in September, ending decades of two wheeled activity by students around the campus and city.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
New
Former Soldier Finds Religion Returns $20.43
A former private says his new faith guided him to repay $20.43 to the War Department. He explains he pilfered Army shoes during the war and sent a money order with his letter claiming the light of faith proves the department must be paid.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Unhurt Driver Escapes Wreck Near Kenoshia Wisconsin
Adolph Spetzler drove onto railroad tracks near Kenoshia Wisconsin as a train approached. His car was hurled 150 feet. the train crew stopped to aid if needed and found him unharmed calling for help.
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Kenoshia
Wis
Adolph Spetzer
Adolph
Opr
Magistrate outlines harsh view of women in court
New York Magistrate Alexander Brough, presiding over six years of New York family court, describes women in court as liars and self seeking, detailing cases of sought support increases and perceived negligence. He notes many dress seedy, claim dependency, and ignore duties. He says some women manipulate cases for money and laughs at perjury threats.
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New York
Alexander Brough
Brough
Kiss in Court to Prove Innocence of Embrace
Paris court will hear actor Saturnin Fabre must kiss Mme France Ellys in open court to prove the kiss in a recent frothy farce was not an outrage against public decency. The actress’s husband and three judges will observe the act as the audience views the scene.
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Paris
Saturnin
Fabre
Mme
France-Ellys
France- Ellys
Mme. Fabre
M. Tablet
Plane Hearings Over California Canyon In Condemnation Case
Superior Judge Albert Lee Stevens conducted a land condemnation hearing from an airplane above San Gabriel Canyon. Los Angeles County pursues the case as old claims are to be abandoned for a new project while attorneys argue atop the airborne courtroom.
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Los Angeles
Albert Lee Stevens
Stevens
Los Angeles County
San Gabriel County
Plant Grows in Airtight Bottle Aboard Schooner
Capt. Ed Vorbes of the Gossoon brings a corked bottle to port containing a gulf weed plant that appears to thrive without air or moisture. The bottle was found floating near the La Unve fishing grounds.
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Boston
Ed Vorbes
Gossoon
la Unve
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