Democratic national committee picks Raskob as chair
Edward W. Pickard reports that John J. Raskob of General Motors was elected chairman of the Democratic national committee by Gov. Al Smith, with Lehman, Gerard, and Greathouse in key posts. The piece notes policy aims against mudslinging and a constructive campaign approach.
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Ohn
J. Raskob
General Motors Corporation
Delaware
Democratic National Committee
al Smith
Smith
United States
Democratic Party
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New York
Jesse Jones
National Committee
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Charles A. Greathouse
Raskob
Peter Gerry
Rhode Island
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Harry Byrd
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
G. Farley
Kansas
New York City
Byrd
Richmond
Virginia
Territorial claims around the North Pole nations list
The text outlines Arctic ownership by the United States Alaska Canada Denmark Greenland Russia Norway Iceland and the Bering Strait region. It notes no other lands are known to lie closer to the pole than these areas and assigns Spitzbergen to Norway and Iceland to Denmark.
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Det Hurst
M. Fromageot
Herr Gauss
Great Britain
France
Germany
Geneva
League of Nations
United States
North Pole
Alaska
Canada
Denmark
Greenland
Russia
Bering Straits
Norway
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Bolas described as a South American missile weapon
Bolas are a traditional Gaucho weapon consisting of two or three weighted balls attached to a thong. When three balls are used a shorter cord bisects the main line. Used by Gauchos and others to hurl at and entangle animals.
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South America
Berlin chemists claim silk sheen restoration via new chemical
Chemists in Berlin say a new chemical preparation can restore silk artificial fiber and mercerized cotton to their original sheen. The process requires washing the material in the chemical and it is also claimed to act as a disinfectant.
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Berlin
Ancient Rome Circus Maximus Size and Uses
The Circus Maximus in Rome was built 605 B C by Tarquin and later rebuilt by Julius Caesar. It stood 812 feet high, 18 875 feet long, and 625 feet wide with 180 000 capacity, later expanded to 885 000 in the 4th century A D, hosting games and horse and chariot races.
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Circus Maximus
Rome
Tarquin
Julius Cesar
Christ
Explaining Whirlwind Dynamics in Atmospheric Pressure
The weather bureau notes lower atmospheric pressure inside a whirlwind than in surrounding air. This creates an inward force on the inner air, resisting tangential motion and causing the air to move in a circular path around the axis.
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The
Weather Bureau
Politics and the role of public outrage
An old party remark frames politics as essential to running a country and informing the public of outrages. The speaker, Cash Miller, uses a humorously blunt analogy about a cigar store philosopher to stress politics as necessary for civic awareness.
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Cash Miller
Thrift Magazine
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