Franklin Kite Experiment Sparked Lightning Proof Idea
In 1750 Benjamin Franklin proposed to prove clouds with lightning are electrified via electri fied contact. D Alibard in France read of the plan and tested a brass painted iron rod in a Paris garden. On May 10 1852 he drew electric fire from the rod after a thunderstorm. Franklin later conducted the kite experiment in June 1852 using a moist string.
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Benjamin Franklin
Royal Society of London
France
Thomas-Francois D'Alibard
Paris
D'Abbard
Franklin
Secret City
Chronicle Telegram publishes 1939 Elyria edition and rates
The Lorain County Printing Publishing Company issue details daily publication schedule with price 3 cents per copy and annual mail rates. It lists distribution areas Elyria Lorain county and surrounding counties plus foreign ad reps Chicago New York Columbus Detroit and addresses.
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Chronicle- Telegram
Bucesu
Second Street
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
OT LD Trana Ag& Hudnutt
Eaegeoné
Mall Daily
Lorain
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
North Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Columbus
South Third St
Detroit
General Motors
A Shameful Ingratitude for Squalus Victims Families
The piece argues the government offers meager support to widows and orphans of Squalus crew. Widows receive six months of spouse pay, then a pension starting at 22 dollars monthly rising to 30 later, plus small child allowances. It condemns the low compensation as inadequate for fallen sailors.
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Army and Navy Journal
Bailey's Beach Becomes Modernized Jersey Shore For New Generation
A hurricane wrecked Bailey's Beach at Newport but reconstruction rebuilt the famed resort as a modern youth oriented spot. The new Bailey's features hot dogs beer colorful cabanas and a vibe likened to Coney Island, replacing the old hauteur with a brisk, contemporary atmosphere.
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New York
Flushing Meadow
Atlantic
Newport
America
Bailey's
Bailey's Beach
Bailey’s
Florida
Coney Island
Mansion Selloff Signals End of Era for Long Island Estates
A 1929 Long Island mansion once owned by Eddie Cantor is to be donated to a group caring for the aged or children as wealthy homeowners abandon country houses. The shift follows tax costs, upkeep, and a lifestyle rotating between seasons and city penthouses, while estates of Otto Kahn and others face similar fates.
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Eddie Cantor
Long Island
Eddie
California
Hollywood
Broadway
Cantor
New York City Street Department
Otto Kahn
Kahn
Gotham’s Street Department
New York
Hudson
Rooseveltian
Hyde Park
Father Divine
Heaven
the Evangelist
America
Jesse Jones as Quiet Kingpin of New Deal Power
Washington profile of Jesse Jones head of the RFC and Federal Loan Agency. The article portrays him as a softspoken, wealthier Texas financier with vast influence who shaped New Deal lending and politics while avoiding overt public stance. It notes his ambitions for 1940 and his possible role as a vice presidential dark horse.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
RFC
New
Federal Loan Agency
Six Feet
Jesse
Buckingham Palace
Houston
Texas
New York
Democratic National Committee
Carter Glass
New Deal
Hfcs
National Bank of Commerce of Houston
White House
Garner
Cactus Jack
Dallas
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Surplus Cotton Rubber Swap Lauded by Boake Carter
Boake Carter lauds the surplus cotton rubber swap as a sound U S move amid wartime concerns. He credits Joe Kennedy for engineering a major trade and argues the deal shows anti interventionists miscast as anti British. The piece defends stockpile strategy and the need to secure essential materials for national industry.
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United States
Joe Kennedy
Kennedy
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Far East
Pacific
United States Army
America
National Resources Board
Europe
Asia
Navy
House
Senate
White House
State Department
Congress
Notable anniversaries and historical milestones listed
A chronicle of anniversaries highlights Fitz Greene Haibleck Child Lochwood Gross Rockefeller Moody and other figures with birth and death dates. It also notes events such as Washington choosing a capital Montreal fire and various 19th and 20th century milestones. The piece ends with commentary on reform and executive ability.
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Fitz-Greene Haibeck
New York
Guilford
Conn
David Lee Child
Mass
Boylston
Ralph I. Lochwood
Greenwich
Samuel D Gross
Easton
Philadelphia
John D Rockefeller
Richford
N.Y
William V. Moody
University of Chicago
Spencer
Ind
Reverence and Beauty In Modern Life
A reflection on the fear of the Lord as the start of wisdom and its influence on culture. The essay argues reverence inspires craftsmanship, explains beauty from a divine perspective, and urges restoration of reverence to improve streets, resources, safety, and spiritual birthright for children.
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Moffatt
Today's Horoscope Forecast for July 9 1939
Today brings nervous energy and strong executive ability, favoring diplomacy as much as force. Energy peaks as the day progresses and may lessen later, yet opposition often remains low for many natives.
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John
Clare Ceorue
Pearson-Allen
Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
William H Woodin
Woodin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Dutchess County
SEC
Wall Street
Utiity Holding Company
Jesse Plas
Cane
Boake
Boake Carter
Montreal
Oregon
William Jennings Bryan
Chesapeake Bay
Americas
U.S
John H Bankhead
Alabama
Lamar Co. Ala
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Moulton
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morton
Prof
Evarts B. Greene
Columbia Univ
Japan
Percy Grainger
Australia
Seton Porter
Frank A. Waugh
Amherst, Ismiass
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
J. F. Guild Public Accountant Accounting Systems Tax Service
Bible
Smith& Elyria
Bender Colson V.T.C. . Depositors Mort
Marion Res
P. S
Perry Fay Thew Pfd
Flyria Savings & Tenst Bldg
God
the Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dera
Ey Vale and Trust Company
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