American planes may circle globe in tentative world flight
Army air service officials have considered a world circling flight for several months. Plans await Secretary Weeks approval and possible congressional action. Two routes explored include Atlantic coast via Ireland and Pacific via Alaska and Siberia with Ireland or Britain as a terminus.
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Air Service
Weeks
Atlantic
Vialand
Ireland
Pacific
Alaska
Aleuti
Islands
Siberia
Home
Ictland
Council of the
League of Nations
Wilich
Lkoosvelt
Congress
Admiral Sims Assesses U S Navy Readiness 1917 Outlook
Admiral William Sims contends the UK and US navies were ill prepared for war in 1917 and remain underprepared under current plans. He cites Washington mismanagement, and warns Congress must back a stronger navy and merchant marine to end continuous losses and ensure fighting readiness.
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Wiliam S. Sims
Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Admiral Sims
Congress
U S Court of Claims Faces Large Winter Calendar
The United States Court of Claims runs a heavy winter term with about 350 million dollars in World War I era claims pending. Total potential liability is estimated at 2 to 3 billion dollars, with cases spanning requisition of ships and railroads to patent infringements and government contracts. Specific actions include a million-dollar claim for stamp book sales, ten million for a gilding machine, and tens of millions for torpedo and radio weapon production.
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United States Court of Claims
Secret Passages Alleged Beneath Capitol Building
A masonry fragment dropped from a hidden location in the capitol, crashing into a lower room, suggests a shaft unknown to officials. Investigations begin to reveal hidden structural secrets of the vast building tied to its mixed eras and legends of treasure beneath the terrace.
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Capitol
William Thornton
Capiroel
Great Terrace
Washington
Soup disease in poultry warns farmers to isolate sick birds
USDA bulletin warns fall outbreaks of soup in delicate fowls after wet weather. It details transmission through infected birds, overcrowded or poorly ventilated coops, and contact with wild birds. Symptoms include fever and swollen lids. treatment focuses on warm dry housing and antiseptic applications using hydrogen peroxide, boric acid, or permanganate mixtures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New Legion Commander tours amid national questions
Alvin Ak Owsl ey, newly named national commander of the American Legion, travels from Indianapolis to New York after New Orleans to meet foreign dignitaries and discuss veterans affairs. Born in Denton Texas in 1888, his career spans law, Texas politics, and key Legion leadership roles from 1913 onward.
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American Legion
Sawyer
Federal
Untich Hive
Harding
Alvin Ak Owsley
Indianapolis
New York
Fidae
New Orleans
Owsley
Denton
Tex
Chen
Legion
Texas
Virginia Miliary Institute
Lexington
University of Texas
Owsley & Owsley
Denton County
Cal
Leon Springs
One Hundred and
Crimpsoale
Americanization Commission
Arthur McNitsky
Hle
Americanisin
Alvin M. Owsley
What Inductance Means Explained
A historical explainer on self induction in conductors. It defines induced electromotive force in self induction, describes opposing voltages for direct and alternating currents, and explains skin effect and mutual induction with references to radiophone transmitters and transformers. The text traces how changing magnetic fields induce voltages and how frequency affects current distribution.
Understanding Inductance in Alternating Current Circuits
The text explains self induction as a circuit's tendency to oppose current change, producing a back emf lagging current by 90 electrical degrees. It notes inductance measured in henrys and describes mutual induction where a second circuit gains voltage from a nearby changing flux, with tubing used to reduce conduction losses at high power and frequency.
Winter Shelter for Geese
The article outlines geese winter housing needs. Mature geese rarely require a house in clear weather, while in the North breeders provide sheds or barns and in the South some breeflers use similar shelters. Young goslings need dry shelter with straw or shavings and a clean floor for winter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Keep Poultry From Cattle Tuberculosis Testing urged
Poultry on dairy or generative stock farms should not run with cattle unless the herd is tested and found free from tuberculosis. Poultry keepers are urged to obtain birds only from places where livestock is tuberculosis free.
Saffron term traced to Arabic origin
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that saffron entered English from the Arabic zafaran naming a autumn flowering crocus. The plant grows in parts of Asia and southern Europe and has light purple flowers.
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Asia
Europe
Milwaukee Sentinel
First Methods of Cooking in Early Humans
Ancient cooking began with roasting in earth ovens and boiling by heating stones placed in clay vessels. The practice shows early humans using simple tools and natural materials to prepare food.
Radio Sparks and Innovations Dominate Early Broadcast Talk
The article describes growing radio use and proposed national communications leadership, new insurance for radiographic equipment, and pioneering methods like wax cylinder replay and airborne entertainment venues. It notes technical risks from loose wiring and grounding and cites examples from Canaries to Michigan police pilots and a Cambridge boy receiving time signals from Germany and Hawaii.
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United States
Wien
Army
Grand Central Hotel
New York City
Canary Islands
State Police
Michigan
State Department For Safety
Cambridge
Mass
Nauen
Gerany
Honolulu
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