New Invention Aids Air Transport From Breasted Flight
Chicago. Charles Breasted of the University of Chicago describes a 3,500 mile air flight over Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Persia. He explains how archaeology expeditions are unearthing ancient cities and reconstructing life, with Persepolis and Megiddo among key sites, while 44 centuries of history are revealed.
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Chicago
Near East
Charles Breasted
University of Chicago
University
Oriental Institute
Breasted
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Turkey
Iraq
Persia
James H. Breasted
Doctor Breasted
Persepolis
Darius the Great
Alexander the Great
Darius
Xerxes
Mr. Breasted
Megiddo
Carmel Range
Lake of Galilee
Khorsabad
Mosul
Sargon II
Assyria
Bagdad
Marked 50 Cent Piece Ends 20 Year Journey
Bakersfield resident Lee Bryan a grocery store manager found a marked 50 cent piece he had helped mark in Spokane in 1912. The coin, stamped Q. A. B. and date March 17, 1912, had traveled through many states and burglars before Bryan returned it to his former employer, A. Blodgett.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Lee Bryan
Bryan
A. Blodgett
Spokane
Wash
Blodgett
Harvard Professor Produces Extremely Hot Ice
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University chemist P W Bridgman creates ice that melts at four degrees below zero under 30000 to 300000 pounds of pressure. He describes his high pressure method as simple but notes risk and the need for protective shielding due to extreme pressures reaching six hundred thousand pounds in some cases.
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Cambridge
Mass
P. W. Bridgman
Harvard University
Bridgman
It Was His Cow Whistle Proved Ownership
In Fort Worth Texas two Black men disputed a cow's ownership. Deputy Galloway led them to the pasture where the animal was grazing. When one man whistled the cow raised her head and cried, confirming his claim to the cow.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Galloway
Zuider Zee Reborn as Ijssel Lake in Dike Completion
The Zuider Zee is now an inland lake named Ijsselmeer after the 18 mile dike linking Wieringen to Friesland closes. Reclamation plans aim to convert 500000 acres underwater into farming land and reduce the lake to about a quarter of its former size. Princess Juliana visited reclaimed areas while fishing towns mourn the loss of their fleet and industry. The Zuider Zee spans 2027 square miles with 80 mile length and 34 mile width.
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Amsterdam
Zuider Zee
Europe
Wieringen
Friesland
North Sea
Holland
Ijssel Lake
Ijsselmeer
Wilhelmina
Juliana
Volendam
Marken
Naval aide to Hoover named Vernon succeeds Train
President's aide Capt Walter Newhall Vernon U S N commanding officer of the TSR Northampton has been appointed to succeed Capt Charles Russell Train as naval aide to President Hoover.
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Walter Newhall Vernon
TSR
Northampton
Charles Russell Train
President Hoover
Air Pilot Abandons Plane to Catch Train in Montana
Air mail pilot Ray Elsmore of Butte abandoned a southbound plane and connected with a Salt Lake City bound train to deliver mail. He rode horseback for the ten toughest miles of the 500 mile trip to make the connection. In Middleboro a sewer crew unearthed a turtle shell bearing the initials K. P. T. and the numeral 1835.
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Butte, Mont
Ray
Expert Thinks Ancient Papyri May Alter Bible
American collector Ches ter Beatty shows papyri frames claimed as the oldest biblical manuscript. Scholars note the find is about two centuries older than any earlier papyri and await Kenyon and experts to translate. Beatty says minor differences may appear but expects no major biblical alterations.
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London
Chester Beatty
Beatty
Frederick Kenyon
British Museum
Hospital uses sun tan to mark newborn babies
In Kansas City General Hospital a sun tan marking on the sole of a newborn’s foot provides a permanent ID. The mark is applied to both baby and mother before leaving the delivery room, aiming to prevent mix-ups after the Bamberger-Watkins Chicago case.
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Hospital
Kansas City
General Hospital
Bamberger-Watkins
Chicago
Texas Cave to Open for Tourists Near San Antonio
Wood's cave about 100 miles north of San Antonio will soon be open for tourist inspection as part of Texas highway beautification plans. The underground recess has three main corridors each longer than a half mile and features sandstone and limestone formations. The central cavern measures 40 feet in diameter and 20 feet high.
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Texas
San Antonio
Wood
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