Wednesday, February 20, 1929

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The Headlines

FIRE TRAPS 900 IN HUDSON TUBE TRAIN; SMOKE FELLS SCORES, WOMEN TRAMPLED IN HOUR AND A HALF WAIT IN DARKNESS; PANIC IN RUSH-HOUR CROWD Heat and Fumes Stifling as Cars Blaze in Tube Near the River. VICTIMS WALK 1,000 FEET Many Carried to Christopher St. Station as Rescuers Speed to Scene. HOSPITALS AID HUNDREDS Only Seventeen Remain After Treatment--Flames in Tunnel Laid to Short Circuit. Women Trampled in Rush. Roadbed Ablazo in Tunnel. Motorman Commands Order. Patrolman Rescues Eleven Women. Transit Board Head on Scene. Road Blames Short Circuit. CRIED "GOD WILL SAVE YOU!" Passengers Also Urged "Keep Calm" During Wait in Dark, Say Witnesses Praise Conduct of Passengers. Broke Windows to Free Smoke. Saw a Blinding Flash. Heat Stifling, She Says.

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Singin' in the Rain

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Duncan Yo-Yo

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Tech Check

Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.

Cost of Living (1920)