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Newspaper
Canton Daily News
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
9
June 6 report says Lloyd George faces a Northcliffe led attack over concessions and press reports about public, parent, and press uburbation. The Mail calls the premier pusillanimous, while opposition presses for accountability in the lobby scene.
Federal prisoners surveying the new federal building dome note fifty tons of slate used in its construction. A compact shoe polish machine driven by a household electric motor is announced. An ice tong with a single handle is introduced to seize blocks of ice more efficiently.
Canton native with the 308th Engineers reported a historic Rhine crossing in Germany. About 400 men laid a 1,440 foot pontoon bridge at Honningen in two hours 25 minutes, outperforming German efforts under similar conditions. Generals Campbell King and engineers led the advance as the crossing drew cheers from onlookers.
General King and officers witnessed a daring pontoon bridge feat as 95 boats arranged in 15 foot spans formed a crossing over a 25 foot deep river with a seven mile per hour current. Builders set crews in place amid wind and eddies to steady sections.
The Honninger Bridge School conceived by Colonel H. C. Fiske, chief engineer of the 3rd Corps, will train all corps engineering units. Company D of the 308th Engineers under Captain F. E. Hellen set a rapid pontoon bridge record, laying a 30 foot span in 45 minutes using German equipment.
Former Emperor Charien seeks sanctuary in a Swiss castle occupied by his mother in law. The ex-royal figure is depicted amid European hardships as he endures dire conditions while in refuge.
A woman pioneers a wearable blanket that buttons around the body like a combined garment and covering. The device aims to keep a sleeping child warm and secure while resting.
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