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Late next day, Governor Moody denied having told Capt. Hamer to hold his fire. He proclaimed martial law, sent more militiamen, restored order. He was interviewed on the telephone from 5,000 mi. away by a London Daily Mail reporter who exclaimed: "Well, well! Is this a common occurrence in Texas? . . . thanks and cheerio...
...Mexico's new idol, Col. Pablo Sidar, called "The Madman" for his nerve, set out to capture the glory that had eluded his friend Carranza. In a special Emsco monoplane bought by public subscription, Sidar and Lieut. Carlos Rovirosa would fly from Cerro Loco (Crazy Hill) 5,000 mi. to Buenos Aires, the longest nonstop flight ever attempted. Rain and winds loomed in the South. Madman Sidar laughed. Near Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, Madman, co-pilot and plane were caught in a storm, cast into the Caribbean, drowned...
...mile, is one of the best-built and most scrupulously maintained main lines in the country. On its comparatively short stretch [New York to Buffalo] are to be found two remarkable railroad formations: the 2,230 ft. Tunkhannock Viaduct, largest concrete bridge in the world; and the 3-mi. Pequest Fill, largest railroad embankment in the world...
Distance from Earth: 3,813,000,000 mi...
Last week appeared Mr. Parlin's analysis of the aviation industry, based on a six-month, 20,387-mi. flying survey of the land. "Conservatively" predicted Researcher Parlin...