Tide Power and Blue Coal Plan Spark Global Projects
The article outlines a tidal power vision using moon tides and dammed estuaries to generate electricity. It details Hopewell New Brunswick and Severn River schemes, a 4900 foot dam at Petitcodiac, a 800 foot Memramcook dam, and a 900 foot wing dam forming a tide power system to feed turbines and generators. It cites France and England as pursuing similar tidal hydroelectric developments with multi hundred thousand horsepower outputs and long tunnel reservoirs to store and release energy.
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London
Severn
Wye
Hopewell
N. B
Bay of Fundy
St. Malo
Rance River
England
Rance
Chittany
China
New England
Petitcodiac
Memramcook
France
Blue Coal Commission
Brittany
Jrance
Three-in-One Brush Comb With Mirror by Toledo Inventor
Theodor Koglowsky of Toledo Ohio patents a combined brush and comb tool. The back of the brush houses a comb that slides into position with a press of a small arm and retracts again when not in use. The handle also includes a mirror for travelers, making it a brush, comb, and looking glass in one handy instrument.
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Theodor Koglowsky
Toledo
Why You Should Not Run Your Auto Engine in Closed Garage
The Public Health Service warns that running a car engine in a closed garage can poison occupants with carbon monoxide. Tests show increasing danger with higher CO levels. even small amounts can cause illness or death in minutes. Move the person to open air, provide fresh oxygen, and await recovery if not severely harmed.
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United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Carnegie's First Million ERB Reveals Early Steel Chemistries
Andrew Carnegie hires a chemist to exploit the Thomas basic process enabling high phosphorus iron to be used in steel. He secures exclusive rights and options on Appalndian ores, turning a profit of about one million dollars. Wolves drive eastward infestations prompt federal wildlife help across several states.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotchman
Europe
Thomas
Carnegie
United States
Lake Superior
Ettlers
Michigan
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Biological Survey
New Army Air Service helmet aids high altitude flights
The United States Army Air Service unveils an oxygen radio helmet for aviators designed for extreme altitude. It blends compressed and liquid oxygen storage with a mouthpiece radio transmitter and ear receivers, connected to aircraft ports to provide in-flight communication and vital oxygen. An alternative helmet lacks oxygen gear and uses ear receivers with a lip-mounted transmitter, powered by a propeller-driven generator.
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United States Army Air Service
The Gila Monster Poison Mystery Explained by Arizona Study
University of Arizona researchers debunk the myth of the Gila monster’s fatal bite. The lizard has teeth and poison glands, but bites are dangerous mainly due to infection risk. While enough venom could kill a cat, a single bite is unlikely to kill a man, though multiple bites could be deadly.
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Arizona
Gila
University of Arizona
American Desert
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Iother River
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