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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
6
Radio Institute of America outlines honeycomb and duolateral coils for long wave reception up to 20,000 meters. Coils rated by turns, mounting suitable for all coils at $8.50. coils priced from $1 and up, with model numbers L-50 L-76 and others for specific wavelengths.
Joseph Adams of Seattle, 14, demonstrates a traveling bicycle radio receiving setup. He rigs a coil and phonograph cylinder on his bike frame with a trailing wire to the ground for receiving broadcasts as he rides, using a pipe lead to connect the antenna.
BOG OWNERS swamped the town clerk's office yesterday and again today as residents sought dog licenses. Otto Edalman, assistant town clerk, estimates over 2,000 dog owners in the city with about 1,200 licenses issued so far this year. The town office will stay open late tonight and tomorrow to meet deadline. failure to tag by tomorrow night risks a $1 penalty.
Knightstown Indiana resident Leonidna BP Newby was elected Most Excellent Grand Master of the Knights Templar order in the United States at a ceremony in New Orleans on April 27. The oath was administered amidst the deliberations of the Grand Encampment.
Major W T Blake the British aviation expert announced taking up a world flight plan to start at year end. He will head a six day sixty day attempt orbiting Earth from England with Captain Norman MacMs and aim to cross Greenland Iceland and Newfoundland then to Alaska and the United States. The route includes France Greece Mesopotamia India and China with Alaska to New York as the finish. The voyage follows meteorological considerations and uses the Ross Smith organization. Bridgeport led state in treasury savings certificates with 49 018.00 and Hartford 23 400 60, totaling 901 984 82 to date.
Westport reports two new smallpox cases, victims identified as Manya Ganzhoff and her daughter Dorothy. Total cases rise to 19 with 21 percent of townsfolk vaccinated. epidemic's crisis seen as passing though business conditions show modest impact.
An unknown mild poison killed Tremont M. and a 75 year old woman whose bodies were found in a Brooklyn hotel apartment. Dr. Charles Wuest and Tyr. Karl Boettinger, medical examiners, reported the autopsy could not identify the toxin yet and chemical analysis is pending to determine its nature.
Patrick Malady of 36 Madison Avenue, a timekeeper at Tulhn de Roye, was convicted in city court yesterday of stealing duplicate apartment charlie vouchers and exchanging them for cash. He received ten days in jail and five days in pension. Fred Sumpter of 54 Highland Avenue was arrested with Malady on the same charge but had his case nolled.
The Interstate Commerce Commission closed its hearing on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad ferry rates for the North River. Attorneys for both sides have until May 27 to present briefs as to whether the rates are reasonable and adequate to provide a proper return on invested capital.
The article explains radio wave behavior including speed, frequency, and wavelength. It notes radio waves travel 180,000 miles per second and gives examples: a 200 meter wavelength yields 1,900,000 cycles per second and a 10,000 meter wavelength yields 20,000 cycles per second.
Health officials kept silent as a dispute over a 36 250 transfer from the Board of Apportionment to the Board of Revelto emerged. The funds, originally allotted for dental work and its centre’s operates, prompted advice from the City Attorney and City Auditor.
Public Works official George M. Coughlin says repairs on Central Streets will begin soon. A pavement view will be laid from State Street to Fairheldavette, with work expedited once weather allows and contract material is secured.
A three year old boy died when a still exploded in the rear yard of Lt. Adomantis home in Philadelphia. Firemen found the body as neighbors fled the blast that damaged the house and shook nearby structures. Police arrested Adomantis and his wife amid the investigation into the deadly accident.
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