Word: upping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. Ray Keech, 28, of Philadelphia, onetime truck driver, onetime (April, 1928) holder of the world's auto speed record (207.55 m. p. h.), winner of the Indianapolis race on Memorial Day (TIME, June 10); at Altoona, Pa., Speedway, in a four-car smash-up while traveling at a speed...
Dr. Rentschler constructed a photo-electric cell with one pole made of uranium. Uranium is sensitive only to the ultraviolet rays of the spectrum. They charge it electrically. Hence when the Rentschler uranium bulb is exposed to an ultraviolet ray source an electric charge is created in proportion to the...
"Art, in its truest sense, has come to this country as something belonging to the day and hour and to all the people. . . . This great country for many years has been building up enormous industries, and it has learned that if it is to succeed in rivaling the same kind...
¶ In South Georgia recently a suspected murderer could not be found, but his friend could. After the mob had revenged itself on Friend Turner, Mrs. Turner threatened court action. For that she was strung up by the heels, her clothes drenched with gasoline, wrapped in sudden flames. She was...
The recommended plan for a flying club is this: charter members, preferably ten and not more than 30, put up a total of $6,000. This will provide $4,600 for a typical sport or club plane approved by the Department of Commerce; $200 for operating expenses and $1,200...