Hoover Aboard Maryland Heads to Cape San Lucas
President elect Herbert Hoover sails with the Maryland toward fishing grounds off Cape San Lucas. The voyage features a crossing of the equator ceremonies as neophyte sailors prepare for Neptune’s reception.
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Hoover Breaks Isolation With On Deck Tour Abroad
Through a ceremonial period Hoover abandons isolation, walking the ship deck with ambassador Fletcher and officials. It is expected his tour will bolster a pattern of presidents elect making international visits, listing Calles, Ospina, Borno, and Macrado as prior examples.
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Jolson Glorious as Singing Fool at Capital Theatre
Al Jolson, world famous entertainer, stars in The Singing Fool at the Capital Theatre. The brave heart breaking story follows a singing waiter in a New York club. Betty Bronson and Josephine Dunn lead the cast with Hapwoods at Eaton charting a week with Jolson.
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JACK HOLT STARS IN AVALANCHE AS HONEST JACK DIME TOU
Jack Holt, famed for Zane Grey westerns, plays a gambler named Honest Jack Dime Tou in Avalanche. The Rialto will screen the film for three days starting tomorrow, showcasing Holt’s close familiarity with the West from ranching and prospecting.
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Moon Slow and Fast in Time Keeps Horology Challenge
Sir Frank Orson told the British Horological Institute that the moon's timings varied over centuries, being 30 seconds slow in 1650 and drifting toward and away from astronomical time. He proposed using trusted observatories to keep time within one second, noting recoveries of seconds across years and urging precise horology.
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New Orleans charity aid appeals rise in eight months
New Orleans operating figures from the Community Chest show that one in eleven area families sought help from charitable agencies during the first eight months of the year. The tally records requests from more than 7,000 families seeking aid.
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Quake Shakes Chile Stirred Panic Across Town
A strong earthquake registered yesterday in Astofogasta Chile, throwing the entire population into momentary panic. No casualties were reported.
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Conflicting Testimony On Vestris Seaworthiness Inquiry
New York Nov 21 A federal inquiry into the seaworthiness of the vessel Vestris heard contradictory accounts. Some inspectors found no fault after a four day pre voyage inspection, while others noted hull and hatch issues and suspected seawater entry patterns. Three Vestris crewmen described leaks and doors swinging open in heavy seas as the ship sailed toward tragedy. A separate probe by federal attorneys is assessing potential criminal prosecution.
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A Man's Sweetie Won't Tell Him
Fragmentary verse and garbled text describe a man and his unnamed sweetie. The readable lines hint at secrecy and longing within a domestic scene, but the source text is largely incomprehensible, yielding only a fleeting glimpse of a poetic moment.
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