Giant airship planned by British government
Cardington England August 1. Britain’s new airship of fifty one million cubic feet capacity is to be laid down while the old R 38 is prepared for an experimental flight to India for a gas generating and mooring mast setup. A second ship of similar size will start at Howden. Each vessel about 760 feet long and 110 feet in diameter will carry 200 passengers at 50 miles per hour on a 3009 mile non stop flight. Steel is being considered.
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Cardington
England
Britain
India
Carding
Howden
Radio Program Listings Across Cities and Stations
A dense catalog lists radio schedules by station and city with times and shows ranging from concerts and talks to bands and education programs. Notable entries include WSB Atlanta, WGR Buffalo, WMAQ Cage News, WLS Chicago, KHJ Los Angeles, WOR Newark, WEAF and WJZ New York, KFI Los Angeles, KDKA Pittsburgh, and several others detailing evening and late night offerings.
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WSB
Atlanta Journal
WGR Buffalo
WMAQ
Cage News
WLS Chicago
KYW Chicago
International College of Music
WQJ
Chicago
m_ orchestra
WLW
Cincinnati
WOC Davenport
Who Des Moiner
WWJ
Detroit News
WTAS
Elgin
PWX
Havana
WOS
Jefferson City
WDAF
Kansas City Star
School of the Air
KFI
Los Angeles
KHJ
Whas Courier Journal
Louisville Times
WGI Medford
Chyc Montreal
WOR
Newark
WHN
New York
WEAF
WJZ
Stock Exchange
Leonard-Walker
WFT Philadelphia
Airman Max Tuxen Receives Bravery Medal
Hamburg reports President Ebert awarded Max Tuxen a bravery medal for an extraordinary North Sea feat last January. He landed his aircraft safely on an ice cake to rescue a stoker left as watchman aboard a wrecked motorship, who was near death from starvation and despair.
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Hamburg
Germany
Ebert
Max Tuxen
Tuxen
North Sea
Experimental Engines Explore Hydrogen Kerosene Mix
Researchers test engines using a hydrogen and kerosene blend as a potential substitute for dual aluminum in propulsion. The work examines combustion characteristics, emissions, and practical viability for future power systems.
Ince Buys Anna Christie for Screen as Stage Drama Goes Big
Amusement notes say Thomas H Ince, after The Potentot success, produced Anna Christie Eugene O Neill as a film. He paid over one hundred thousand dollars for the right to screen the drama, calling it the best buy he ever made. The piece illustrates the filming power boosting rights values far beyond stage sums.
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Thomas H. Ince
Styx
Japan urged to join Asian exploration and leadership
Osaka Mainichi criticizes Japan for inaction as American Roy Chapman Andrews teams and British General Bruce mount bold expeditions. The paper urges closer Asiatic ties, national strength, and civilian scientific support, calling for Japanese participation and funding to foster Asian civilization.
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Osaka
Japan
Roy Chapman Andrews
Mongolia
G D. Bruce
Mount
Everest
Congress
Asia
New Search for Gold Under Way in Montana
Quartz prospectors roam Montana hills and abandoned camps this summer drawing speculation of a new gold rush. Early sites Virginia City and Alder Gulch show renewed activity while Confederate Gulch, near Helena, reports occasional nuggets in sluice boxes as miners plan stamp mills and reduction works.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Hills
Guiches
Virginia City
Alder Gulch
Confederate Gulch
Weissmuller Sets New Swim Record in Vienna Meet
Johnny Weissmuller of Chicago swam the 100 metres freestyle in 58.10 seconds at the Vienna International meet, potentially setting a world record. The previous record was 58.35 seconds, set in Ada, California, in July 1922.
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Associated Press
Paris
Johnny Weissmuller
Chicago
Vienna
L’auto
Weissmuller
Adameda
Cal
Demand for Instrument Tests Overpowers Bureau Support
Washington August 11 The Bureau of Standards seeks more funds after completing the fiscal year with about 140 600 tests an over hundredfold rise from the first year of its existence 22 years ago Most work is for the government but examinations for firms and individuals also rise to over 40 000 test folders totaling 600 000 tests since 1902 Government work has priority and much testing for non government purposes has been refused due to limited facilities.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Iron Gall Ink Composition and Key Ingredients
The ink uses an iron salt and tannin from gall nuts as its main components. The iron salt appears as green copperas crystals and is sourced in the United States. Additional ingredients are used, but these two are the essential elements of this ink type.
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United States
New English Flower Grown By Ely Gardener James Cutshaw
An Ely England gardener James Cutshaw cultivates a red and green flower that crawls along the ground for about 10 feet blooms for two weeks then fades to pale yellow before death Moonlight is said to favor its growth.
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James Cutshaw
Ely
Eng
Kellogg Sees Dawn of New Era in Dawes Plan Approval
In London at the Dawes Plan conference Kellogg praised delegates for a firm, broadminded effort toward reparations and European stability. He credited Gen Dawes and associates, affirmed U.S. President Coolidge’s backing, and called the agreement a hopeful start toward peaceful cooperation and revived industry.
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Kellogg
Dawes
London
MacDonald
Europe
Books Read by Lincoln as a Boy
A list of books Lincoln read in boyhood includes the Bible Pilgrim's Progress Aesop's Fables Robinson Crusoe Weems Life of Washington A History of the United States and the Statutes of Indiana.
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Lincoln
Weem
Washington
The
United States
Indiana
Fish Made Easy Prey In Madagascar
In Madagascar, fishermen still use primitive methods to catch fish. They paralyze prey with a bait made from leaves of a peculiar tree, a technique practiced by locals.
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Madagascar
Farmers Warn on Drying Timothy Seed After Threshing
J H Warren cautions farmers that newly threshed timothy seed if damp can heat and spoil, advising strict drying to prevent total loss.
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Timothy
J. H. Warren
Senator Lebaron Colt Dies After Illness in Rhode Island
United States Senator Lebaron Bradford Colt of Rhode Island died yesterday after a two week illness due to heart trouble and nephritis. Colt, a Republican who served in the Senate since 1913, was born in Dedham Massachusetts on June 25 1846 and was a Yale graduate who studied law at Columbia. He married Mary Louise Ledyard in Chicago in 1873. she died in 1922. Three daughters survive.
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Bristol
R. I
United States
Lebaron Colt
Lebaron Bradford Colt
Rhode Island
Dedham
Mass
Yale
Columbia
New York
Mary Louise Ledyard
Chicago
London Police Bite and Injury Totals for 1928
London figures show 81 officers bitten by dogs while on duty in 1928. A total of 1,429 officers were injured in the line of duty, and 50 officers were accidentally injured.
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London
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WOO Philadelphia
Kdka Pittsburgh
Wjar Province
KPO San Francisco
Wkaq San Juan
Wrhz Springfield
KSD
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Wcalp
Airman
Montana
Weismuller
Boureau
Ae T
Gen. Dawen
Coolidge
Chamberlain
Redy
Iowa
U.S
London Police
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