Wright Brothers Flight Progress From Wildcat to Public Triumph
On the twenty fifth birthday of flight scientists and teachers review aviation’s quarter century since 1903. The Wright brothers faced ridicule before 1908 when Orville flew 120 feet at Kitty Hawk. Public demonstrations then convinced skeptics that flight was real and progressing to passenger air travel and rapid mail service.
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Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Orville
Wright Brothers
South Kensington
London
Deville Wright
Kill Devil Hill
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Dayton
Lilienthal
North Carolina
Lindbergh
Glenn Curtis
Warm Air Most Popular Home Heating System
The Olland Institute of Thermology reports a national survey showing 46.9 percent of American homes heated by warm air systems. Steam hot water vapor and vacuum systems account for 24 percent, leaving 29.1 percent for stoves and fireplaces. The finding is viewed as an index of public preference for warm air heat.
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Olland Institute of Thermology of
Olland, Mich
Bo National Survey
Deep Basement Boosts Home Heating Efficiency
Engineers from the Nolland Institute of Thermol P8Y in Holland Michigan urge prospective builders to include a deep basement so a warm air furnace can operate at peak efficiency. The institute recently completed a survey on factors aiding efficient home heating and advises considerations for old homes.
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Nolland Institute of Thermol- P8y
Holland
Mich
New Super Circulating Heating Plant Developed
The region’s leading producer of warm air heating systems unveiled a new type of super circulating heating plant. It uses a motor driven fan to push air through ducts and leaders where gravity cannot move it, addressing basements or soil conditions prohibitive to traditional installations.
Modern Heaters Conserve Health
Heating experts from the Tolland Institute of Thermology report that standard warm air systems from a decade ago lag behind modern designs. New installations use scientific data for precise size, adequate pipe work, improved grate and slotted fire box, and automatic humidifiers. The latest is a motor-fan unit creating super-circulation of vaporized warm air.
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Discoverieg
Tolland Institute of Thermology
Tolland, Mich
Wolland Institute of Thermology
Peculiar Buckwheat Notes Attributed To Dr Wakefield
The buckwheat notes used in Middle West singing schools before the Civil War varied by shape to indicate scale position. Shapes included round square and triangular. The notes were linked to Dr Samuel Wakefield who reportedly devised the system around 1825 and he was the great grandfather of Charles Wakefield Gadman.
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Middle West
Samuel Wakefield
Charles Wakefield Gadman
Supreme Court Bans New York Ku Klux Klan
The U.S. Supreme Court held New York's anti Klan law valid, targeting secret oath bound groups while exempting some orders. Justice Van Deventer wrote the opinion with McReynolds dissenting on jurisdiction. The ruling could end the Klan's influence in New York.
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New York
Supreme Court of the United States
van Deventer
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
The
Masons
Odd Fellows
Ku Klux Klan
Hoover Latin American tour speeded up by State Dept aid
Erbert Hoover on a shortened Latin American itinerary with Ambassador Fletcher aboard the Maryland party. He plans to return the first week in January and has made brief stops in Ampala Honduras La Union Salvador with a stop at Corinto Nicaragua. Visits to Panama Colombia and Bolivia were dropped due to routing. The ship anchored off Cape San Lucas, where Hoover fished unsuccessfully for swordfish. Government costs are about 400000 plus minimal travel expenses for others aboard.
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Erbert Hoover
Fletcher
State Department
United States
Ampala
Honduras
la Union
Salvador
Corinto
Nicaragua
Panama
Colombia
Bolivia
Maryland
Hoover
Cape San Lucas
Gulf of California
Britain disapproves of US methods in Vestris inquiry
Britain voiced disapproval of American investigation practices into the Vestris tragedy while a New York inquiry appeared to uncover substantial truths about the ship’s sinking. Chief Officer Frank Johnson provided testimony highlighted as especially significant in clarifying circumstances.
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Los Angeles
New York
Vestris
Velchere
Clyde L. Reed
Parsons
Kansas
Carey
Johnson
Ge Britain
Frank Johnson
Germany and Russia form air route monopoly in Asia
Puikenenlipe the great German airplane concern reaches an agreement with the Soviet government to jointly develop northern Asiatic air routes. The venture will allow passenger service, mail, and light freight with the Soviet side paying half the operating costs while Germany manages negotiations in Russian-unpopular quarters.
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Puikenenlipe
Germany
Russia
Engineering panel cites higher Boulder Dam cost estimate
The Albert commission of engineers and geologists reports that Boulder Dam costs may exceed the $125 million figure by about 40 million. It finds a 550 foot high dam feasible but urges plan modifications to fit the higher cost and policy considerations for the administration.
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Coolidge
Congress
Boulder Dam
Albert Commission of Engineers and Geologists
Commission
Allies plan expert conference on Dawes plan revision in Paris
Britain France and Germany agreed to a December conference of experts in Paris to revise the Dawes plan and discuss Rhineland evacuation. Foreign Minister Stresemann, after a long illness, warned the Reichstag his speech might frighten peace, condemning allied occupation and resisting linking reparations to war debts. He also attacked Seymour Gilbert Parker for misrepresenting conditions in central Europe.
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Britain
France
Germany
Paris
Rhineland
Stresemann
Reichstag
Pres
Seymour Gilbert Parker
Central
Europe
Macedonian revolutionary leader threatens march on Sofia
Vienna dispatches report Ivan Michailoff threatening to march on Sofia on short notice. Panic grips the capital as troops occupy public buildings and streets empty. Bulgarian cable net warned its weakness may be exposed as troops and officials tilt toward Michailoff.
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Vienna
Ivan Michailoff
Sofia
Bulgaria
Michailoff
Notable Obituaries Include Three Prominent Figures
George H. Jones chairman of Standard Oil New Jersey died aged years after thirty five years with the firm. Dr George T Harding father of the late President died in California at eighty four. Representative William A Oldfield Democratic whip from Arkansas died after twenty years in Congress.
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George H. Jones
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Corporation
George T. Harding
Harding
California
William A. Oldfield
Arkansas
House
Congress
American plan urges wider U S control of Nicaragua finances
Dr W W Cumberland proposes extensive American involvement in Nicaragua financial administration. Key points include American collector general and auditor general over funds, a high commission to oversee the budget, sale of a controlling stake in the National Bank of Nicaragua, and refunding and new loan arrangements to stabilize the economy.
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W. W. Cumberland
Nicaragua
Diaz
Republic
High Commission
Nional Bank of
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Metal Trades Department
Atlantic City
William Green
Obert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
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Wiliam Ballyn
England
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Berengaria
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Missouri
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