Light City at 1933 World’s Fair Promises Bright Future
The Chicago Centennial Celebration will use artificial light to create a gleaming cityscape visible from land or air. Architects plan towers on Lake Michigan islands with sun moon and electric illumination to thrill visitors. Nine renowned educators urged National Research Council to emphasize education at the fair and show social effects of universal schooling.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
National Research Council
Forty Killed Many Hurt in Southern Tornadoes
Storms and tornado blasts swept twelve states from Missouri to Florida, causing widespread destruction to buildings and crops. About 40 killed and over 200 injured, with notable losses in Rye Cove Virginia and Columbus Ohio jail, Morgantown West Virginia, and Jacksonville outskirts. Red Cross relief efforts underway as communication returns.
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Chicago
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Maryland
Arkansas
Rye Cove
Columbus
Woodville
Jacksonville File
Morgantown
W Va
Red Cross
Immigration quotas filled push back US entry claims
Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania said after returning from Sicily that immigration quotas for some European nations are so far in advance that many would be unable to come to the United States. The remark highlights ongoing limits on future arrivals.
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New York
United States
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Sicily
Fortune For Nephews From Benton Harbor Merchant
In Benton Harbor Michigan two nephews of the late Frank De Lisle inherit a fortune of 50000 dollars. De Lisle, an eccentric local merchant, died last winter revealing wealth hidden in tobacco and odd wares.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Frank de Lisle
Million-Dollar Fire Destroys Major Vera Cruz Buildings
A blaze swept Vera Cruz destroying twenty five structures including over a dozen key commercial houses. The fire caused about a million dollars in damage and engulfed the port area.
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Vera Cruz
Speed of Birds Professor Tienemann Figures Speeds
Professor Tienemann of Rossitten East Prussia lists bird migration speeds. Sparrows reach 24 miles per hour while gray gulls black-back gulls and Norway crows travel 31 mph. Rocks and finches hit 82 mph and the starling leads at about 4 percent miles an hour.
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Tienemann
Rossitten East Prussia
World Split 50 50 on Rules of the Road
Washington reports the world is split about fifty fifty on driving side. Right side is used by sixty nations, left by forty three, with Iraq recently switching to right. Origins traced to weapons handling, coachmen and postilions, and colonial practices vary by region.
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Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
Iraq
North America
Europe
Norway
Italy
Dolomites
Oslo
Swedish
Denmark
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Yugoslavia
England
France
European
United States
America
New World
British Honduras
Panama
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Far East
Wattle and Mimosa: Acacia Varieties Across the Globe
The article notes about 450 acacia species thriving in warm regions. It explains Australian species commonly called wattle and their close relation to the American mimosa.
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America
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Malloy Coal CO
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Ober Kein
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Galveston
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