Forcing Rivers to Work for Far Distant Cities
Duluth Minn April 28 Special This article describes the early twentieth century shift to hydroelectric power and the harnessing of Niagara and other rivers to light streets run trolleys and power mills. It details the building of a Niagara River project with reservoirs canals pipes forebay and a power house and notes the large labor force and construction effort involved.
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Duluth
Minn
New York
Hydro-Electric
Great Northern Power Company
Massive St Louis River dam project reshapes harbor region
California timber from two forests aided federal builders as eastern steel firms supplied the powerhouse and water wheels. Swiss experts helped plan the work on the St Louis river near its harbor, creating a 480 acre artificial lake spanned by fifteen dams. The main barrier stretches 1,506 feet with a 370 foot spillway.
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Redwood
California
Lake Superior
Switzerland
St. Louis
St. Louis Bay
Instanen
Alate
Power developments harness rivers on upper Hudson
Report describes dam construction and power plant work along the upper Hudson showing concrete reservoirs redwood pipes and high head water wheels. Large scale engineering details include 13,000 horsepower turbines vertical shafts and storage tanks to manage pressure and flow for long distance electricity transmission.
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Hudson
Great West
Carnal
Power development for St. Louis river region outlined
The plan enlarges a local power station to threefold output using additional pipes and a new substation to supply water power to Duluth and nearby cities. Electricity would reach Lawrence Lowell and McNell from the river site, with potential links to Minneapolis St. Paul and Duluth, aiming for 200000 horsepower under an expansive regional scheme.
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St. Louis
Lowell
Lawrence
Superior
Missabe Range
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Quiet May for Chicago Promises Labor Peace
Chicago April 28 For the first time in years May 1 seems to bring labor peace. Only a few strikes are expected as workers seek arbitration where necessary. The main dispute centers on 3,000 front moulders who will strike unless wage demands rise from 3 to 325. Current citywide strikers are few compared with last year when over 5,000 in the building trades participated.
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Chicago
Teamatery
Hedt
His First Customer at the New Bookshop
Schwartz has just opened a small bookshop and his first customer, a young woman, asks for Arctic tales. She inquires about "Frozen Dog Tales" and "Pardoers" but he mistakes the request, insisting only he and his assistant are in the store. The scene captures a humorous early moment in his venture.
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Cleveland
Schwartz
Schmidt
Shalf
Peculiar Instrument Prompted by Knife Maker Claim
In The Philadelphia Ledger a visitor asks about a peculiar instrument. The manufacturer explains it is not a table knife but a response to a large Chicago firm order. He notes the raised rim around the blade to keep peas from rotting off.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Chicago
First Electric Locomotive Undergoing Practical Test
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company is testing the first electric locomotive from Westinghouse Electric. The 78-ton engine with four 400-horsepower motors operates on single phase alternating current and can haul 250-ton trains at 70 mph. Built in Pittsburgh, the locomotive signals a major advance toward replacing steam on main lines, attracting global engineering attention.
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New York, Neweven and Hartford Railroad Company
Westing House Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Interworks
East Pittsbourg
Westinghouse Elecertic
Man O F
Ufasturing ‘Company
Pittsbura
Postmen Bell Code Captures Mail Readiness Citywide
A New York Press reader praises mail carriers for a bell code system. She notes postmen use a bell to signal the amount and type of mail deposited, aiding expectations for residents across three Manhattan locations. The caller highlights consistency of the code and its convenience for residents.
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New York Press
New York
Manhattan
A Land of Myaticiss in Four-Track Fey Persia
In garbled prose a critic discusses a work set in Persia critiquing foreign influence and autocratic rule. The piece mentions a Shah enthroned in a vast palace, puppet rulers, and imperial powers like Russia and Great Britain. It evokes decay of cities, capricious laws, and a court seen as a hotbed of intrigue within a changing empire.
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G. F. Williams
Persia
The
All
Ted
Russia
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