Barstow Local Lines and Road Repair Update
Inter stat Telegraph adds Dr Benson and Nene Platt to local subscribers with 2-R and 2-M numbers. line charges $1.65 monthly, two more subscribers possible to Dor mitory and Strom residences. Dick Teague reports successful hospital operations and imminent return home. Barstow road foreman tasked two days to fix Bear Valley dam with Doran’s Dagger road crews also working. Hinkley road needs upkeep before school starts. Stradivara phonograph advertised for its tonal quality.
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Guy Martin
Interstat Telegraph Company
Barstow
Dr. Benson
Nene Platt
Strom
Bear Valley
Doran
Hinkley
Silver Comes Back in Copper Market Outlook
The New York Financial Review notes copper demand lags as building trades delay domestic trade, but silver prospects look bright with $1 an ounce government price ensuring large profits for over three years and potential gains in world markets. Gold firms may benefit from lower costs.
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New York Financial Review
Japanese Population in Hawaii Hits 114,879 in 1921
The territorial board of health released the annual vital statistics resume showing Hawaii's population totaled 275,834 for the year ending June 30, 1921, with 114,879 Japanese residents.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hawaiian Islands
Territorial Board of Health
Rain deluges Imperial valley as power line blown down
El Centro Cal Aug 21 The Imperial valley was deluged with rain this afternoon when a thunderstorm passed over its area. The line of the Southern Sierra Power Co W is blown down at Niland last night by a high wind which preceded the rain storm.
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el Centro
Cal
Imperial Valley
Sierra Power Co
Niland
New Mexico electric battleship powered by electricity
The New Mexico is described as the first U S battleship to be propelled by electricity. It is 624 feet long and 32 000 tons, reaching 21 knots with 28 000 horsepower. Its nine boilers generate 36 000 horsepower and two turbines add 32 000 horsepower. Each turbine powers an electric generator with 16 000 horsepower, feeding four 7 000 horsepower propeller motors. The ship’s motto is Let electricity do it. It handles guns, anchors, rudder, boats, pumps, lights, and even laundry and hospital tasks through electric systems.
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New Mexico
United States
Ford as Rail Chief Brings Profit and Speed
Henry Ford takes over a Midwestern rail line with a deficit and turns it into a profit of 500000. He cuts Detroit to Bainbridge runs by two hours, shrinks delivery time from 22 to 14 days, and boosts carmovements from 200 to 1200 rail cars in 24 hours. He raises wages above union scale and seeks ICC consent to cut freight rates 20 percent. This signals rapid, aggressive efficiency gains with broad implications for industry.
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Henry Ford
Middle West
Detroit
Bainbridge
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
When You See Bob Greer Read His Ad in This Issue
A brief note urging readers to mention Bob Greer’s ad in this issue and in the next to encourage him to share news in a future issue. It also reminds readers to tell advertisers they saw their ad in the Printer.
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Bob Greer
Ford System in Railroads Stirs Questions Among Chiefs
The text questions Ford’s railroad leadership, asking if his success is due to special luck or advantages over other rail chiefs. It suggests peers must imitate or challenge Ford, while pondering why the Ford system cannot be duplicated and how rivals might respond.
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Ford
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A. P. Gout
Wonders OF America
Western Newspaper Union
By Camilla Kenyon
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Aunt Jane
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American National Bank
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Kidd Bros
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