Massachusetts Men In Hall Of Fame At New York N Y University
Nine American greats were honored at NYU Hall of Fame ceremonies including seven from Massachusetts, five Harvard graduates. The group spans statesmen historians authors poets educators inventors and a jurist with detailed bios for John Quincy Adams George Bancroft James Fenimore Cooper Patrick Henry Elias Howe James Russell Lowell Horace Mann John Lothrop Motley and Joseph Story, tracing their lives from birthplaces to notable achievements.
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New York University
Massachusetts
New York
Old Bay State
Harvard
John Quincy Adams
Brushtree
Miss
Washington
Bolland
Portugal
Trussia
State Senate
United States Senate
Madison
Russia
House of Representatives
Jackson
Congress
George Bancroft
Worcester
Mass
Europe
Naa
United States
James KE. Pell
Bancroft
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Thuncroft
James Fenimore Cooper
Burlington
N. J
Rovelle
England
Cooper
Cooperstown
Patrick Henry
Gorn
Stuiries
Businese
Ance More
Cain
Charlotte County
Elias Howe
Spencer
White
Howe
Bridgeport
Conn
James Russell Lowell
Cambridge
Lowell
Harvard Law School
Lovell
Atlantic Monthly
North American Review
Oxford
United Aes
Spain
Lagianis
America
Horace Mann
Franklin
Brown University
Massachusetts Board of Education
Mann
Antioch College
Ohio
Tobn Lathrop Motley
Dorchster
Germany
Ford Isbor
Abro
Austria
Great Britain
Motley
Dorchester
Joseph Story
Hern
Marblehead
Blass
Salem
Inises
House
Supreme Court of the
Fate of Fighting Mac the Scot General MacDonald
A historical vignette follows Sir Hector MacDonald, famed British Army officer known as Fighting Mac. From private to brigadier, he earned honors in Afghan, Sudan, and Boer campaigns, faced court accusations, and died by suicide in Paris amid rumors of scandal. His posthumous reputation remains shrouded by mystery and unconfirmed tales.
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Hector MacDonald
Gordon Highlanders
MacDonald
Lord Roberts
MacDowall
Emeer
Ceylon
Hector
London
War Office
Mee
Paris
England
Scateh
Seailand
Fighting Mac
Orient
Kuroki
British War Office
Ceslon
Wheeler Syndicate
Trachoma Declines Among Arizona and New Mexico Indians
A 1912 survey of about 4,700 Indians showed roughly 25 percent with trachoma. A 1928 repeat of the study found a 64 percent drop, and a 1998 follow up of 6,700 examined Indians reported less than 9 percent affected after supervision and treatment.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Human Heads as Trophies
A report on Jiico heads from South American aborigines describing a ritual shrinking and preservation of slain enemies. The heads are prepared to resemble the size of an orange and kept as trophies within their cultures.
Rocket Planes May Reach Great Speed
Lerila Germany and Dusseldorf report on rocket propulsion advances by Dr Paul Heylandt and Max Valier. Airplanes may take off with rocket power and reach New York from Europe in hours while tests show cars and gliders attaining high speeds using liquid oxygen motors.
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Lerila
Germany
PaulSeylandt
United States
Europe
Heylandt
Newfoundland
New York
Hexlandt
German Dye Trust
Berlin Polytechnic
Valier
Dr. Gesland
Guly
English Channel
Heslandt
Valiers
Dusseldorf 7
Gottlieb Espenlard
Espenland
Max Valier
Paul Heylant
Weather Charts by Radio Transmission to Airplanes
Officials report near future weather charts sent to en route airplanes by radio rooms following successful Luft Hansa experiments.
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Luft Hansa
182 Women Pirote Women Pilots Licensed in U S
California leads with 42 aviatrixes while New York is second with 31. The total licensed women pilots in the United States reaches 182, reflecting growing female participation in aviation nationwide.
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United States
California
New York
Quebec Bays Seaplane to Hunt Ram Runners
The Quebec liquor commission has bought a seaplane with a 1800 mile cruising range and put it into service to pursue illicit liquor shipments along the lower St Lawrence. Officers fly with the pilot to patrol the waters and break up bottle trading routes through St Marie and Mignev subareas.
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Quebec Bays
Montreal
Ieaft
Lower St Lawrence
Nebee
Commission
Seiur
Bone Les Parties
Muel
St. Mierre
Mignevin
China Moves Toward Peace through Air Power
Slanghan-hina shifts toward aviation for peace and war. An air line across western China via Szechuyen and possibly Tibet, with six airplanes funded by Szeeluen residents, seeks 306000 gold. A Japan Shanghai Nanking link and a China Berlin line are proposed. Soviet visa blocks passively hindered, while Chang Aseuh liang in Manchuria builds a bomber and scout force with French help, and Chiang Kai-shek expands bombing capabilities to quell rebellions.
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Slanghan
Hina
China
Szechuyen
Tibet
Szeeluen
Aviation Department
Ministry of War
Dash Jine
Japan
Shanghai
Nanking
Lyfikiasa
Soviet
Russia
Manchuria
Chang Aseuhliang
Mancharia
Ching Proper
Chiang Kai-shek
New Air Line Opens Arctic Trade Route from Alberta
New air line establishes a vast trade area from Fort McMurray Alberta to Aslavik on the Arctic Ocean. It serves mineral deposits and fur bearing regions with sparse population. Officials hope settlers come via fast air transport to larger settlements and winter river freight via Mackenzie. Low fares promised to offset operating costs.
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Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Arctic Ocean
Fort, McMurray
Aslavik
Cunafling
Mackenzie River
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