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John Pierpont Morgan presented to the Watford Peace 'Memorial Hospital (near Wall Hall, the Morgan residence at Watford, England) 130 bottles of champagne. Hospital officials were flustered; they prescribe champagne only for seasickness, and Watford is 70 mi. inland. They wrote twice to a local wine merchant, once asking him to buy the champagne outright, once to have it credited against the hospital's brandy account. The champagne remained in the hospital's cellar...
...Spencer Smith, president of the Board of Commerce & Navigation, stated his case: inland lakes are constantly used by small boats. Aircraft taking off and alighting endanger the lives of the boaters. The ban does not extend to rivers...
...permission to operate an amphibian service between Lake Hopatcong, popular resort, and New York. Last week leaders of the aviation industry, no less than Mr. Morgan, were astounded, then indignant to learn that permission was refused; moreover, that aircraft "will not be permitted to land on any New Jersey inland waters...
Four hours later the sun shone peaceful and bright on a ruined city. The hurricane, tearing inland across the island broke its force against the rugged mountains separating Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic from French-speaking Haiti. In Santo Domingo city 1,500 were killed, 5,000 were injured, 30,000 homeless and destitute. Dapper General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo who has only been president of the Dominican Republic 19 days found the presidential palace crashing about his ears. Almost before the wind stopped whistling he was in the streets directing army and police relief operations. To Washington he sent a pathetic...
...with a medical unit. For disease spread fast. One surgeon performed 50 amputations in a few hours. The U. S. Navy loaned the Red Cross three tri-motor Ford planes each to carry 1,500 pounds of medical supplies. Food and water was rushed from every direction, especially from inland valleys of the island which had escaped the storm. A sunken dredge and rushing torrents blocked Santo Domingo harbor; supplies were ferried ashore in ships' boats...