Air experts set limits on pilot altitude and turning speed
Army air service surgeons say man cannot safely exceed about 250 mph in turning maneuvers and 45,000 feet without life support. They note unconsciousness at high turns, oxygen needs at altitude, and say experienced pilots reveal limits. 50 army flight surgeons and a Mitchell Field school train aviation medical officers.
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Pulitzer Air Fates
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Oxford and Cambridge rowing race outlook in 1924
Oxford leads as favorites for the annual Cambridge-Oxford boat race on March 28 with crews paddling around 20 strokes and 25 stroke rate. Cambridge captain resigns for health reasons amid training delays. Oxford coach Dr J C Bourne guides the team as the aging rowing tradition continues.
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Directors resume dividends at United States Smelting 75c
New York March 28 directors of United States Smelting Refining and Mining Co authorized resumption of dividends on common stock at a quarterly rate of 75 cents a share.
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New York
United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company
Lord Balfour Opens Hebrew University atop Mt Scopus
Lord Balfour arrives from London to open the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus April 1. The project, a center for Jewish learning, unites eastern soil with western culture after 2,000 years. Courses in Hebrew will begin this summer.
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United States
Air Service Slang Revealed in Colorful Army Jargon
Washington March 26 Army air service officers slang grows into its own vocabulary. Terms include keewee for a pilot unable to fly flat spin for confusion ground flying for talking about flying land to signal a banquet speaker ceiling the highest altitude washed out for killed cranked up a wrecked plane archie for anti aircraft artillery job for a aircraft design and give er the gun to speed up pancake for an intentional soft landing.
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Washington
Army Air Service
Air Service
Keewee
Archie
Army
Mother Earth
American Magnates Bid in British Film Field
London dispatch notes American film magnates pressing to tax foreign movies and back their industry, while Broadway financiers arrive to bolster English cinema. The piece also mentions C L Dodgson known as Lewis Carroll in dual personas, including his math works and Alice.
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England
Baldwin
British Isles
Piccadilly Circus
Glossary of early aviation terms and tech notes
The article defines terms like Jenny training plane JN type takeoff and ho short flight barrel roll zoom and sausage airship while explaining airplanes aerostats and ornithopters. It notes the army air service has not adopted ornithopters and studies helicopters for vertical takeoff using thrust from a propeller.
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Army Air Service
Alice’s Little Dark Shop Still Sells Hard Candy
Oxford reports demolition of adjacent shops to Christ Church clears light on the Little Dark Shop famous from Lewis Carroll. The tiny street level outlet remains filled with jars of candy and preserves the 1871 setup, while Carroll’s Dodgson years as a Christ Church scholar are noted nearby.
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England
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Charles Lutwidee Dodgson
Foundation
Palm products of Tindeans show material increase
Washington March 26 The Indian bureau reports there are about 45 000 primeval Americans in the land and urges Congress to extend wardship as the five civilized tribes face a 190 heritage. Indians welcome continued government guardianship to conserve lands and promote farming and schooling. Navajo Sheep raising and Navajo weaving are highlighted as notable tribal strengths.
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Indian Bureau
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States
Los Angeles Hotels Target Squatters in Lobby
In Los Angeles on March 26 detectives focus on hotel squatters among travelers who linger in lobbies while avoiding full rates. The piece notes a shift in attention from young rowdiness to this open housing issue in city hotels.
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Los Angeles
Mar
The Free Show in L A Hotels Draws Quiet Crowds
In Los Angeles guests and locals flock to hotel lobbies to watch a passing pageant, with afternoon and evening sessions in chairs chosen for views while hotel guests are displaced. Some sitters insist on preferred seats and receive polite eviction notices from staff.
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Los Angeles
Hatel House
Land o' the Free Bravely Branded by Taxed Leeches
A satirical voice argues the United States is not truly the land of the free due to pervasive laws and taxes. It highlights inspectors, officers, and high levies that curb thrift and industry while praising bravery shown by ordinary citizens adapting to a regulated, taxed life. The piece mockingly notes the odd laws and enforcement, the constant fines, and the burden on those seeking ordinary freedoms like home ownership and social life. It ends by contrasting perceived courage with the heavy costs of compliance and public safety concerns including bootlegging fines and ambulance dangers.
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United States
Lark
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