Danish engineer Knudsen mails photos by air relay
Not content with wireless messages Knudsen has perfected an electrical device that transmits actual photographs through air to a distant receiving station. A sample image of King Edward VII was sent and reproduced 100 miles away in 12 minutes using his apparatus.
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Hans Knudsen
Edward VII of
England
Knudson
Nature's wonders renew profits and careers
Nature's wonders bring extra profits to manufacturers who adopt them and often lead researchers directly from the university into highly paid, responsible positions.
Automobiles and cacti spotlight turn of the era
The article surveys new pleasure vehicles including a four person house on wheels with lodging a kitchen and lounge space. It notes Charles Fletcher of London and his family living aboard during European travel. It also describes a spineless cactus project by Wizard Burbank for forage and edible vegetable experiments. A rugged track vehicle for rough United States terrain is discussed along with University of Kansas research tying science to business through post graduate chemistry and enamel studies funded by bakers and a major corporation.
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Charles Fletcher
London
England
Europe
University of Kansas
National Association of Master Bakers
Basket Willows A New Farm Crop Introductory Effort
The department of agriculture promotes basket willows as a new crop to reduce imports from France and Germany. Western New York Indiana and near Baltimore host large plantations with up to 34000 plants per acre on rich bottom land. Cuttings of the successful willow variety are available from Washington. Also included is a note on industrial safety and a California desert rootless cactus that spreads by rootlets after seasonal rains.
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Department of Agriculture
France
Germany
New York
Indiana
Baltimore
Washington
Great
California Desert
Joseph B. Bowles
Two Years as a Tramp Drive Shelter Reform
A speaker recounts two years living as a homeless man to study poverty and push for municipal lodging houses. He describes sleeping in a Chicago police lodging house, a New York city facility, and harsh treatment at a Kansas City mission, arguing most unemployed are honest and urging humane solutions.
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Denver
Chicago
Union Street
Ion
New York
Kansas City
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