Hurricane prevention by exploding cones in Florida
Popular Science Monthly reports Prof William Franklin of MIT suggesting 20 to 30 steel cones scattered over southern Florida and the Bahamas ignite gunpowder to create air vortices that would lift warm moist air and trigger small storms to dissipate energy before a hurricane forms. Diamonds promoted at the Gift Shop claim big savings with Wessleton diamonds known worldwide.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sidney Deserves Federal Building in Sixth Nebraska District
Sidney should receive a federal building within the Sixth Congressional district, based on high post office revenues surpassing $20,000, rapid growth, and logical needs. Broken Bow won last time. Sidney now seeks congressional pressure and public works backing to secure authorization next session.
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Sixth District
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United States
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Wyoming
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Commendable City Action on Scout Camp Buildings
City council disposed of camp ground buildings east of the city with broad support. Though resale would fetch little, remaining structures will serve as shelter houses and tool rooms in parks. Buildings donated to the boy scouts and camp fire girls are invaluable, forming a nucleus for a permanent camp for both groups.
Tribune Abandons Hoover Boost and Sees U S as Iceberg
The Chicago Tribune reads Hoover’s message as a sign of failed state theory and drift. It argues federal power overstates state functions and internationalism undermines national decision making. It notes sharp party divergence and a public craving for work as purpose and antidote to discontent.
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Chicago Tribune
Hoover
United States
the Tribune
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Lincoln
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Calhoun
Webster
Republican Party
Hearst
Jim
Republican Tribune
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Norris
Grundy
al Smith
Senate Simmons
Kendrick
Richie
Stout Hearts on Kiowa Lifeboat Rescue
Milwaukee Journal recounts Captain Young choosing a cook, wheelman, seaman, watchman, and porter for a life boat dash in a Lake Superior storm. Their fearless self sacrifice saved others aboard as the lifeboat prompted coast guard rescue. Rank vanished in the hour of danger.
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Kiowa
Coast Guard
The Remedy of Work in Prison Labor Debate
The New York Evening Post notes the state crime commission wrestles with prison labor. Industry objects to competition from inmates claiming unfair production conditions. Protests are reasonable but work remains a sovereign remedy and palliative for prison disorders.
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