You Scorpion synopsis on a Mississippi steamboat
On a late era Mississippi steamboat Virgil Drace seeks vengeance for his murdered father. He befriends gambler Liberty Shottle and pursues Nadine la Vitte amid carousing and intrigue in New Orleans. After a night of romance and danger Drace battles rivals and conspirators, only to be captured, bound, and set aflame in a cabin by three assailants.
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Mississippi River
Virgil Drace
Liberty Shottle
Drace
Exguerrilla
Stepho la Vitte
la Vitte
Haman
New Orleans
Boyce
Shottie
Nadine la Vitte
Nadine
Stepho
Shottle
Stephoa Vitte
Farnum’s Landing
Mississippi
Bethpage
General Bethpage
Liberty Shuttle
Liberty
Periwinkle
Tony
Natchez
Tobe Mason
Tobe
Uncle Howard
Bacchus
Mark Antony
Antony
Arkansaw Traveler
Cadman’s
Tobias
Ardor and danger bind Drace and Nadine in the swamp
Drace and Nadine escape through flames and woods after a knife frees their bonds. She guides him to safety warning of threats from Tenez and a carpetbagger while plans unfold for Thursday. Stepho and Tycie discuss leaving, marriage, and social tensions as the Mississippi journey with the General unfolds in Natchez with Tobe Maason and Slithers joining.
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Stepho
Tenez
Scorpion
Night Crossing and Returned Resolve at Bethpage
Drace delays sailing to the opposite shore and sleeps in a summer house while pondering red death. At breakfast Tych rebukes him for sleeping away. He and the General plan to leave that evening after a brief stroll and a scheduled Natchez teachers’ meeting address.
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Drace
Bethpage
Tych
Natchez
Tools and Materials Radio Novice Needs
Practical guide lists essential tools and materials for amateur radio construction. Emphasizes varied tool quality, careful finish, and hoarding small pieces. Recommends a log book to record station tuning data and improve rapid reception.
Two Way Radio Talk Demonstrated Across Distinct Wavelengths
A two way radio talk was successfully carried on two wavelengths 450 meters and 830 meters between Port land Oregon and Low Altos California showcasing cross regional communication capability.
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Portland
Ore
Low Altos
Cai
Understanding audio and radio frequencies in early radio study
The article explains the distinction between audio frequencies below 10 000 hertz and radio frequencies above it. It notes that radio transmissions operate at tens or hundreds of thousands of hertz and must be converted to audible frequencies for receivers. Detectors convert these radio frequencies to audio, enabling single-direction flow and enabling earphone reception.
Wireless and weather nets raise curious questions in Bleecker
In Bleecker near Gloversville New York a progressive farmer was erecting poles for aerials to receive crop reports and forecasts. A neighbor asked which pole “sings off” the wireless setup revealing local unfamiliarity with the new tech.
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Bleecker
Gloversville
N. Y
Radio sparks and early wireless claims cross oceans and towns
An Seattle appeal urges motorists to cooperate in preventing crashes while reports discuss radio atmospheric disturbances and land versus sea origins. Inventors and French engineers tout wireless basics, clock setting by radio, and plants in Argentina, with chatter about earth conduction and early German Chinese installations.
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Seattle
Maytont
China
All Proud Of Her Success As Legion Auxiliary Leader
Mrs. Joseph L. Fischer directed New Orleans preparations for the American Legion Auxiliary national convention and declined a higher role, saying the convention’s success was ample reward. A Minneapolis native, she led local clubs, chaired Red Cross fundraising in World War I, and is a descendant of Civil War general Fighting Joe Hooker.
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Joseph Fischer
American Legion Auxiliary
New Orleans
Joseph L. Fischer
Frederick Hooker
Minneapolis
Fischer
Washington
University of Minnesota
Louisiana League of Women Voters
Semmes Walmsley Led Legion Convention Effort
New Orleans leader Semmes Walmsley served as general chairman of the American Legion's fourth annual national convention. A public-school and Tulane Law graduate, he held athletic honors, served as a captain in military training camps, commanded squadrons, and shaped the convention before withdrawing from national commander consideration.
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T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
T. T. Semmes Walmsley
American Legion
Walmsley
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Tulane University
Wos
Southern Athletic Association
James Murphy Named Head of Legion National Athletic Commission
James R. Murphy of Iowa, chairman of the American Legion’s National Athletic Commission, organized a recent Olympic meet in New Orleans with ex service athletes competing in track and field, boxing, wrestling, aquatic sports, golf and tennis, and a marksmen contest. Hanford MacNider, former national commander, appointed Murphy last June as the commission formed by the national ex ecutive committee. Murphy starred as an all round athlete from 1911 to 1918 at the University of Iowa and captained the football team before World War I service as a captain in the Fourth Division overseas.
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American Legion
National Athletic Commission
James R. Murphy
Iowa
New Orleans
Hanford MacNider
The
Legion
Murphy
University of Iowa
Capenta
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Tycie
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WBZ
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Stepho ‘Ta ‘Vitte
RADIO
France
James H. Rogers
Maryland
Paris
Argentina
Robinson Crusoe
Nemo
Jas. Fischer
T. S. Walmsley
Leon Springs
Leon
Tex
Kelley Field
San Antonio
Ellington Field
Houston
Mineola
L. I
President Roosevelt Field
James Murphy
Legion’s National Athletic Commission
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