Underground Nests, 1936

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Underground Nests for War Airplanes

THE next war, all agree, will be a war in the air; and the advantage will be with the force striking the first blow. Obviously, the attack will be made on the fixed air bases of the other army, since that will inflict most damage from a military point of view. An airplane on the ground is quite helpless; and its hangars and shops are vulnerable. During the late war, battleships were kept at their bases to protect them while not engaged in battle with similar foes; but the ship always floats, while the airplane must spend most of its time grounded. (Science and Mechanics, Feb, 1936)

Peter Gunn, 1958-1961

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Peter Gunn was a smartly done detective show created by Blake Edwards that ran from 1958-1961. Craig Stevens starred as the titular role of Peter Gunn, Lola Albright played the part of his girlfriend Edie Hart, and Herschel Bernardi was Lieutenant Jacoby. All 114 episodes aired within a 30 minute time-slot, and yet every case was wrapped up without feeling rushed, in some cases there was even enough time for Ms. Albright to sing a jazzy little number in Peter’s favorite hangout “Mothers” (later changed to Edie’s at the beginning of the 3rd season)

One of the most enjoyable things about the series, besides the bantering between Gunn and Jacoby, was the wide array of stool pigeons that Peter had the confidence of. Continue reading “Peter Gunn, 1958-1961” →

Spaghetti With Al Capone, 1930

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“Mr. Alphonse Capone” Is Host At Good-Will Spaghetti Dinner
Identity of Guests at Palm Island Estate Carefully Guarded Secret.
Evening Star, Washington DC, May 29, 1930.

Capone was released from a Philadelphia prison three months prior on March 17, 1930 after serving nine months of a one year sentence for carrying a concealed weapon. Continue reading “Spaghetti With Al Capone, 1930” →

Monorail, 1896

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New Railway System

Inventors have for many years been working on what in known as a “single track” railway; that is, a system that would only have one traction rail and one overhead rail, the car to run beneath the two.

As long as the car was running on a straight track, all previous inventions seemed to do very well, but when curves were reached trouble began on account of the action of centrifugal force. As a consequence, they have been failures.

W,H, Boynton of Morris Park N.Y., is the inventor of a railway system that seems to overcome this great objection..