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June 3, 1929
The Ironton News
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Doctor Jones' Chicago speech on advanced poison gas and beryllium metal sparks national newspaper coverage; his Chautauqua lecture will demonstrate science's role in future industry and daily life. (178 characters)
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Jones' Chicago Address Stirs Nation's Papers
TON 1RA JONES
Doctor Jones, who speaks on the opening night of Chautauqua, has recently been the subject of a flood of newspaper publicity. It resulted from his appearance before the Executives' Club of Chicago, at which time he referred to "a new poison gas so deadly that it will destroy armies, as a man might snuff out a candle." He also took occasion to discuss a new metal, beryllium, weighing one-half as much as aluminum and exceeding the tensile strength of steel—a metal which may revolutionize the airplane industry. So great is the interest in the timely subjects discussed that the Chicago Tribune carried two pictures and a half-column news article on Doctor Jones and his lecture. Arthur Brisbane made editorial comment at length in the Hearst papers, and the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune both carried extensive news articles.
The New York Times sent a special news writer and photographer to interview Doctor Jones in his laboratory.
"Science and the Future," the lecture-demonstration which Doctor Jones is to give here, illustrates what is happening along commercialized scientific lines, shows how science is altering the fabric of our daily lives, how industry has found a fairy godmother in science, and takes the audience on a trip into the world of the future—fantastic in its gigantic and breath-taking possibilities.
TON 1RA JONES
Doctor Jones, who speaks on the opening night of Chautauqua, has recently been the subject of a flood of newspaper publicity. It resulted from his appearance before the Executives' Club of Chicago, at which time he referred to "a new poison gas so deadly that it will destroy armies, as a man might snuff out a candle." He also took occasion to discuss a new metal, beryllium, weighing one-half as much as aluminum and exceeding the tensile strength of steel—a metal which may revolutionize the airplane industry. So great is the interest in the timely subjects discussed that the Chicago Tribune carried two pictures and a half-column news article on Doctor Jones and his lecture. Arthur Brisbane made editorial comment at length in the Hearst papers, and the New York Times and New York Herald Tribune both carried extensive news articles.
The New York Times sent a special news writer and photographer to interview Doctor Jones in his laboratory.
"Science and the Future," the lecture-demonstration which Doctor Jones is to give here, illustrates what is happening along commercialized scientific lines, shows how science is altering the fabric of our daily lives, how industry has found a fairy godmother in science, and takes the audience on a trip into the world of the future—fantastic in its gigantic and breath-taking possibilities.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Address
Poison Gas
Beryllium Metal
Scientific Lecture
Newspaper Publicity
Chautauqua
What entities or persons were involved?
Doctor Jones
Arthur Brisbane
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Chautauqua
Story Details
Key Persons
Doctor Jones
Arthur Brisbane
Location
Chicago, Chautauqua
Event Date
Recently
Story Details
Doctor Jones' address to the Executives' Club of Chicago on deadly poison gas and beryllium metal generates widespread newspaper publicity, including coverage in Chicago Tribune, Hearst papers, New York Times, and New York Herald Tribune. His upcoming Chautauqua lecture 'Science and the Future' explores scientific impacts on industry and daily life.