American Architects Promise New World Style Beyond Imitation
Harvey Wiley Corbett, New York, head of the Chicago 1933 Worlds Fair architectural commission, says American architects will create an architecture more splendid than the world has known. He urges abandoning past models and old medieval forms to express this era and American life in building design.
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America
Harvey Wiley Corbett
New York
Architectural Commission
American Institute of Architects
Corbett
Color influence on health via building materials studied
London experiments by Dr. J Dodson Hessey on light and color effects are cited by N B Stephens of New York. He says blue, green, and orange have strong influences with blue reducing inflammation, green soothing nerves, and orange and red stimulating the nervous system. Yellow may act as a mental stimulant.
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London
J. Dodson Hessey
N. BE. Stephens
New York
North American Society of Arts
Mr. Stephens
Hessey
Making the Best of Lawn
A lawn serves as the background for all yard developments and must be graded and shaped correctly. Gentle slopes and breaks with border shrubs create an expansive appearance, unlike flat lawns surrounded by dense planting.
Fire Prevention Campaign Urges Ongoing Home Safety
The Ohio State Journal notes national fire prevention week and urges every building owner or occupant to inspect for hazards. Even one undiscovered risk can cause a fire with property and life loss possible. a few hours of prevention can avert fright and damage.
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Ohio State Journal
Talent and planning talent key to Palos Verdes growth
The article argues best talent in city planning and landscape architecture is essential and that the caliber of people drawn to Palos Verdes and similar communities drives successful implementation of original plans more than regulations.
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Palos Verdes
California
Cities See the Light in Modern Urban Planning
The modern movement to view cities and surrounding areas as a whole has emerged in two decades, producing enormous results from remaking urban space and improving efficiency and livability.
Road beautification urged in planning phase by Pennsylvania builders
Planning and laying out state roads should include beautification efforts to set an example for the nation, urges the Philadelphia Record. The piece advocates proactive design to inspire nationwide standards.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hoover Plan for One Year Moratorium on Reparations
The World reviews Professor Hoover's proposal for a one year suspension of reparations and war debts. Paris cabinet only yields a modified approval while Britain Germany and Mussolini back the plan. Mellon negotiates in Paris as Hoover canvasses Congress for needed votes amid forecasts of tax considerations.
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H Hoover
France
Walter BE. Edge
Paris
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Germany
America
Bank of International Settlements
Great Britain
Mussolini
Italy
Belgium
Treasury
Mellon
Quai d'Orsay
Early
Congress
United States
Ogden L. Mills
The
Mr. Millis
Mills
Revere Ride Details and Its Historical Tongue
A balanced recount of Paul Revere along with Dawes and Prescott as they spread the alarm on April 18 19 1775. The account notes the signals in the North Church steeple and contrasts Longfellows poem with the night’s actual events.
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Paul Revere
Longfellow
Charlestown
Charles River
Boston Nork
Revere
Concord
United States of America
Dawes
Prescott
Lexington
Concoré
John Stark Revolutionary Hero Honored in Washington Tale
John Stark, hero of Bennington, Bunker Hill, and Trenton, admired by Washington, led 1,750 at Bennington in a two hour battle on New York soil. He later helped defeat Cornwallis, served at Saratoga, and earned praise from Washington before retiring to farming and milling. Stark died May 8, 1822 at age ninety four.
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Drottningholm
Post
Gatty
Globe
Chester
Berlin
Moscow
Otto Hillig
Holger Harriss
Harbor Grace
Bellanca
Copenhagen
Denmark
Krefeld
Germany
Ruth Nichols
New York
Atlantic
St. John
N. B
James
Jimmy
Doolittle
America
St. Louis
York
Starr Faithful
Long Beach
G. Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Hongland
Grand Jury
Starr
Stanley H. Faithful
Doctor Carr
Liverol
Mineola
John Stark
Bennington
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Washington
New Hampshire
Baum
Stark
Britain
Burgoyne
Springfield
N. J
Andre
Staten Island
Saratoga
Cornwallia
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Edward W. Pickard
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Winnie Mice
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Bangor
Wales
Hubert Wilkins
Cork
Ireland
North Pole
Wilkins
Hugo Eckener
Pole
Arctic
Wight Davis
Philippines
Dwight Davie
Davis
Theodore Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Frank R. McCoy
Roosevelt
Hsang Kai-Shek
Kiangal
Nanchang
Nanking
Canton
Chiang
T. V. Soong
ITH
William Duncan Herridge
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Mr. Herridge
Vatican
Pius XI
Holy Father
Congregation For Propagation of the Faith
Mexico
Russia
the Duce
Duce
EXICO
Vera Cruz
Huatusco
Felipe Cano
Chavaxtla
Catalonia
Alexander Lerroux
Barcelona
Col
Francisco Macia
Lerroux
Cortes
Don Jaime de Bourbon
Martinez Anido
Spain
Madrid
Harbor Commission
Ohio
Jefferson
Mra
Julia Maude Lowther
Ashtabula
State Penitentiary
Clara Smith
Smith
Rotary International
Vienna
Sydney Woodroffe Pscall
Almon B. Roth
Rufus Fisher Chapin
Chicago
HILE
Walter E. Edge
Paul Revere’s
Medford
Somerset
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Adams
Doctor Warren
Boston
William Dawes
Boston Neck
Roxbury
Cambridge
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Hancock
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Minute Men
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Massachusetts
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