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Some 145,000 spectators believed that they had received their money's worth when the automobile of Racer Norman Batten of Brooklyn burst into flames. Batten stood up, like the boy on the burning deck. He steered with his right arm until it was scorched, then with his left, then with his right again-until he brought the car to a stop in front of his pit where the flames were extinguished. If he had leaped to safety when the car first took fire, it might have crashed into the grandstands and killed dozens of spectators...
...Beebe expeditions are sent out by the New York Zoological Society. A party of ten went this time, traveling under sail, living in deck tents, trying to see how cheaply a four-month expedition can be run with comfort and valid results...
...deck of the flagship Seattle, anchored last week in New York harbor, paced Admiral Charles Frederick Hughes, Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Fleet. He paced for 45 minutes, waiting for the Honorable James J. Walker, Mayor of New York, to welcome him to the city. Tardy, debonair, Mr. Walker arrived, pursued by a battery of camera men. Inquired Admiral Hughes: "Does Mayor Walker go anywhere without his photographers ?" Answered Mayor Walker: "Well, the boys want a picture." Then Admiral Hughes asked: "How's the town?" Mayor Walker replied: "All right, now that...
...Deck was extracted from an old Belasco play entitled Shore Leave, the plot of which charts the adventures of the hostess (Louise Groody) of a sailors' inn, who follows in the wake of Sailor Bilge Smith (Charles King), finally towing him away from all those sweethearts in every port to her own suddenly acquired opulence. In addition to merry tunes, jolly chorus, salty high-spirits, the show has the rarest quality of the season-humor. The Thief. In her fourth attempt of the year, talented Alice Brady has hit upon a revival. Henri Bernstein's play was written...
Died. William S. Cherry, African explorer, discoverer of three unknown types of natives; drowned off the Mexican coast. On the S. S. Manchuria, some valuable papers blew across the deck. Explorer Cherry gave chase; the ship listed; he fell overboard...