Rain Expert Dissects Fog and Rainmaking
Cambridge professor Alexander McAdle of Harvard explains rain formation in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin. He notes forced draft and atmospheric currents as key to rainfall, discusses lab studies, spraying fog with electrified sand, and the role of mountains in weather. The piece also touches on Noah’s flood and other cloud concepts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Alexander McAdle
Blue Bill Observatory
Harvard
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Bancroft
Warren Vunder
Air Service
London
Newfoundland
Tobacco Juice Deters Aggressive Forest Bull Attack
Kingston, N Y Frank Dobert and Henry Wingle were attacked by a bull while working in the woods. The men climbed a tree for nearly an hour as the animal treed them. Dobert finally spit tobacco juice into the bull’s eyes, shot it, and the bull fled toward the mountains. Both men then returned to work.
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Kingston
N. Y
Frank Dobert
Henry Wingle
Here
Dobert
Hen's Eggs Twice Ordinary Size In Winlock
Hen eggs produced in Winlock Washington are reported to be nearly twice the ordinary size. Farmers say the unusually large eggs come from hens kept on small holdings and fed a rich diet. Local buyers are watching for market impact and prices.
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William Stubbs
Manchuria
China
United States
Girl Found with Water Moccasin in Bed
Miss Minnie Ballard of Jackson Alabama cried for help reporting a snake in her bed amid a fever. After a day of delirious pleas doctors moved her and a nearly four foot water moccasin was found between the sheets at the foot of her bed.
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Minnie Ballard
Jackson
Ala
American Boy Heads Hawaii Ranch Poderos Wealth
Richard Smart, heir to Parker Ranch on Hawaii Island, sees his annual allowance raised from 9000 to 16800 by Judge John Desha. Funds cover maintenance education car and staff, with a large vacation gift fund and employee bonuses. The estate, valued at 3 to 5 million, shapes island history and hosts a grand rodeo and barbecue during his visits.
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Honolulu
Richard Smart
Parker
Island
Hawaii
Hilzabeth Knight
John Parker
John Desha
Parker Ranch
Havwall
Richard
Pacific Coast
British Visitors Honor Unknown Soldier at Arlington Tomb
British Advertising Club delegates visiting Washington paid silent tribute at Arlington Cemetery tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They toured the city in 17 cars, met President Harding at the White House, praised American hospitality, and announced London as next World Advertising Clubs convention site.
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Pashington
America
Arlington
Washington Advertising Club
Advertising Clubs
Atlantic City
London
John Cheshire
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Seventeenth Street
Pan-American Building
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Continental Memorial Hall
Red Cross
Sixteenth Street
Columbia‘road
Harding
White House
Herbert Hoover
Wile
Supreme Court dismisses Sheppard Towner cases for lack of jurisdiction
The Supreme Court refused to rule on the constitutionality of the Sheppard Towner maternity act, saying the matters before it were political not judicial questions. Justice Sutherland said the court cannot decide abstract questions and noted states lack standing to sue to protect national citizens.
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J Ashs
Shepherd-Towner
Supreme Court
Justice Sutherland
Sutherland
United States
Harriet A. Frothingham
Congress
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
First National Bank of
Forest exhaustion shifts U S timber supply to Pacific slope
An Agriculture Department bulletin warns 18 years of decline in lumber output amid rising building needs. Eastern and southern states show drops in 87 production lines while Pacific slope regions rise, suggesting the nation may rely entirely on western forests as the only domestic softwood source.
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Slope
New York
Pennsylvania
Great Lakes States
Pacific
America
Sta
Department
Army Tank Demonstration At Camp Meade Impresses Officers
At Camp Meade Maryland a demonstration for seventy officers from the staff school featured Mark VII and Mark VIII tanks along with six ton French types. Tanks smashed through woods uprooting trees while Liberty engines powered the heavy machines across rough terrain. A follow-up miniature tank attack was staged on a practice field, showing the combat potential of modern armor.
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Army
Tank School
Camp Meade
Army. War College
Rockenbach
Tank
Pune
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Norris Geyser
Yellowstone National ‘Park
Noah
Arara
Pike’s Peak
Great Ranch
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Nome
Roald
Amundsen
Alaska
Wainwright
North Pole
U. S. Army
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