Feasible Moon Rocket Flight Sparks International Study
Paris reports scientists from Germany America Austria and France consider rocket travel to the moon Mars and Venus theoretically practical. Prof Herman Oberth awarded Rep Hirsch prize for interplanetary navigation work as researchers discuss escaping Earth gravity with a double tube rocket emitting gases at 2500 miles per second.
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Paris
Societe Astronomique
France
Mars
Venus
Rep-Hirsch
Herman Oberth
Oberth
Professor Oberth
Andre Hirsch
Robert Hibault-Pelterie
Busy Mrs Walbrecht Runs South Platte In Quiet Town
South Platte Colorado residents regard Mrs Charles Walbrecht as the town’s busiest woman and de facto leader. Widow since years she handles hotel post office depot and local duties while caring for guests and fishermen. She survived a gunshot wound when stopping a stage driver during a confrontation decades ago.
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South Platte
Colo
Colorado
Charles Walbrecht
Denver
South Platte River
41 Americans Acquire British Citizenship
London reports that 1,393 certificates of naturalization were issued in 1928 for allegiance to the king. Russians led with 524 new citizens, followed by Poles, Italians, and 41 Americans among the four major contributors. Nineteen certificates were revoked, all men, including Germans and Russians.
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London
United States
England
Russia
Poland
Italy
Great Britain
Austria
Germany
British Isles
Austria-Hungary
Greece
Rumania
Blood Transfusion From Dead to Living in Cluj
Doctors in Cluj Romania connected the arm of Rosa Jancu who had died from injuries to the arm of George Morar who had stabbed himself and was near death. Morar is expected to recover following the experimental transfusion believed to be the first of its kind locally.
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Cluj
Romania
Rosa Jancu
George Morar
Morar
Athletes Seldom Turn Criminals, Jurist Says
Judge Edward Hurley in Cincinnati notes athletes rarely face arraignment in criminal courts. He credits participation in clean athletics with building self respect and character, adding a sound body tends to yield a sound mind.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward Hurley
Hurley
Six-Foot-Ten Scot Chooses Canada for Fruit Picking
Andrew Kelling of Les Mathangow Scotland, six feet ten and a half inches tall, arrives in Winnipeg with other hopefuls for Canadian settlement. Though shy to vote for himself he wins the title of Scotland's tallest man and plans to use his height for fruit picking as a step toward prosperity in Canada.
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Winnipeg
Andrew Kellinghap
Les Mathangow
Scotland
Canada
Soviets Plan Floating Homes For Homeless Children
Soviet authorities propose using old ships on the Black and Caspian seas and Russia's river routes as floating homes for homeless children. The plan aims to calm runaway youths by offering roaming yet organized living spaces aboard ships.
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Moscow
Yale Students Barred Use of Motorcycles
New Haven Conn. Yale bans student motorcycle use starting September 24. The policy targets campus activity and street noise as the fall term opens.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
New
Permanent Wave Parlor Owner Named in Assault Case
Detroit beauty parlor proprietor Detroit Dan J Healy faced a recorder's court hearing on an assault and battery claim by Betty Wimberly. She alleges Healy locked her in a private office and subjected her to rough handling after she protested a long wait for a permanent wave. Police declined to arrest.
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Detroit
Dan J. Healy
Edward J. Jeffries
Recorder’s Court
Betty Wimberly
Healy
Mrs. Wimberly
Absent-Minded Cop Fines Himself in Salem
Salem officer Charles Kuykendall, tasked with tagging overtime parkers, parked his own car downtown. He failed to recognize it and issued himself a citation. Returning to find the slip on his car he paid a $1 fine as a first offender in municipal court.
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Salem
Ore
Charles Kuykendall
Oregon
Won't Squeal Leads to Two Years in Prison
James Morales arrested at a New Orleans post office signed for a morphine package of 80 ounces. He refused to name his employer, claiming a $50 payment and delivery to “George Spence.” The judge sentenced him to two years and a $500 fine.
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New Orleans
James Joseph Morales
George Spence
Graf Zeppelin stowaways sentenced to prison days
Three men who attempted to stow away on the Graf Zeppelin before its U S departure have been sentenced to 18 and 21 days in prison. A fourth was held for future investigation. Repairs on the dirigible's motors are still under way.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
United States
Cannot Be Failure There Is No Honest Work
A quotation attributed to Jordan asserts that honest sustained effort never truly fails and emphasizes steadfast purpose in work. It frames failure as incompatible with sincere, ongoing labor.
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Jordan
Former Soldier Returns Money After Finding Religion
A former private repents theft during service and sends a letter to the War Department with a money order for $20.43 to reimburse the government. The note explains the crime and cites newly found religious conviction as the motive for repayment.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Adam and Eve Garden Tale Frames Sermon on Gratitude
In Nashville Bishop E. D. Mouton recounted a tale about a girl returning from Sunday school. She described Adam and Eve in a lovely garden until the servant arrived, illustrating a point about happiness, marriage, and the role of service.
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E. D. Mouton
Nashville
Adam
Eve
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
The basis of treating sickness has not changed since 1875 and Dr Caldwell’s laxative prescription. He used simple vegetable laxatives, herbs and roots for constipation biliousness headaches and indigestion. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin combines senna with pepsin and is gentle non narcotic. A bottle lasts months and is suitable for elderly people. available at drug stores or via free trial by writing to Syrup Pepsin Dept BB Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Monticello
Illinois
Man Unhurt After Car Strikes Train Tracks Crash
In Kenosha Wisconsin Adolph Speiser drove onto railroad tracks just as a train approached. His car was hurled 150 feet as the train stopped and crew returned to aid if needed. Speiser met them on the way uninjured and asked where his car was.
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Kenosha
Wis
Adolph Speiser
Adolph
Yonkers Police Kill Pack of Attack Dogs
Edward Smith, Yonkers police dog catcher, entered East Yonkers marshes pursuing a vicious hound. He was attacked by a pack of dogs, fled to a phone for help, then returned with officers who opened fire, killing three dogs and scattering the rest. Smith pursued the pack and seized the most dangerous dog.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Edward Smith
East Yonkers
Smith
Simith
Shade and Sunless Spots Near a Hot Farm Scene
The verse asks for a shady tree and sunless spot to escape heat and laments the lack of modest swimwear freedom. It appears as a light verse from a Farm and Fireside piece, noting discomfort with the sun and desire for a discreet swimming hole.
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Bk. A
Her Weight in Gold Heroine Betsy Hull in Colonial Tale
A narrative from colonial times centers on Betsy Hull the daughter whose father balances a large pair of scales by pouring shining gold into the opposite container proving her weight in gold and the era.
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Betsy Hull
Auto Retrieving Fishing Reel Lets Line Wind After Casts
A new fishing reel automatically retrieves the line after a cast via a spring powered mechanism. The device winds the reel when the line plug travels through the air and generates tension sufficient to wind after casts of up to 60 feet.
Origins of the Letter Q in French Queue Meaning Tall
The name Q traces to the French queue meaning tall hair. It describes the letter as an O with a tall tail.
Despair Doth Strike as Deep a Fur Row
A compact literary summary notes Barry Cornwall's line on despair and inner mischief, portraying mental burden as a heavy, unsettling force. The excerpt emphasizes the psychological weight of gloom and moral self-reproach.
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Barry Cornwall
Rabbits to Bolster Russia Meat Supply
Russian officials from agriculture and trade at Moscow meeting with collective farms plan to produce 2 to 3 million pedigree rabbits this year and build state factories for mass rabbit meat products including canned flesh sausages and pasties to ease meat shortages.
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Russian Commissariats of Agriculture and Trade
Moscow
Russia
San Francisco Chronicle
Missionary Need Highlighted by Christian Herald
Floyd Shacklock notes in Christian Herald that hundreds of missionaries are needed in foreign fields. He argues opportunities are greater for young missionaries than for those over forty.
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Floyd Shacklock
Christian Herald
Shacklock
Crowds Accept Instruction as Entertainment and Guide
A social trend shows crowds embracing instructions when they understand useful applications. As people see practical value, they engage with guidance as readily as with entertainment, shaping behavior in public spaces and online communities.
Politics as the Greatest Man’s Game in History
A concise aphorism argues politics stands as the premier arena for human achievement, framing political life as a test of skill, strategy, and leadership among nations and leaders.
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