Turning Garbage into Fuel in Texas and Canada
A new process of converting municipal garbage into fuel bricks is demonstrated in San Antonio and Austin Texas with plans for Regina Canada. inventor F E Culver of Chicago backed by tests showing bricks equal to bituminous coal, cost about 1.75 per ton, with plants scalable to city populations and by products like tin cans and rags.
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San Antonio
Tex
Austin
FE. L. Culver
Chicago
Regina
Canada
al City
Willam
Philips
Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology
University of Texas
F. M. Gunn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Culver
Ambitious Japanese Rail Plan Aims 1948 Completion
Japan pursues a broad gauged railway expansion with a projected cost near 700 million. The plan intends to wire and complete the network by 1948, reflecting a bold shift in transport strategy for the nation.
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Japan
Ice factory plant yields crystal ice on roots in autumn
A plant forms ice crystals on cracked root bark after two bloom cycles in late autumn. Each tiny rootlet bears cake like ice fit for a ferrys queen, with no botanic explanation yet. It blooms golden yellow in June and again late in August with five petaled blossoms.
Nothing But the Truth in a Weighty Proposal
A conversation hinges on belief in long engagements as a youthful man questions the weight of age. A woman replies with a wry sigh and sets a playful condition, demanding four chimes before commitment. The exchange blends humor with social tension over marriage timing.
A Trifle Ambiguous in Dahlias and Cirque Talk
A playful exchange contrasts a sawdust circle with a coconut pile in a quirky dialogue about dining and performance spaces. The speakers tease ambiguity, hinting at a lighthearted backstage scene.
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Max
Dax
Monkey on Rampage Stops Train in Bishop California
A large pet monkey belonging to Miss Katherine Smith went on a rampage after missing breakfast. It bit a young woman, climbed a man, and halted a Southern Pacific passenger train. The monkey fought with Mr Monk, who eventually shot the animal, ending the chase. Miss Smith mourns the loss of her pet.
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Bishop
Cal
Katherine Smith
Southern Pacific Company
Hindus Marry in New York At Vedanta Society
Miss Radhabal Pawar and Shankar M Pagura, both Brahmin students from Columbia University, were wed at the Vedanta society in New York. The couple, born in Baroda, India, plan to finish studies at Columbia and then return to India for government educational service.
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New York
Radhabal Pawar
Shankar M. Pagura
Vedanta Society
India
Columbia ‘University
Pagar
Baroda
University of Bombay
Government of
United States
American
Boston
San Francisco
Sa ‘Miss Pawar
Hog owners fined for sewing hogs eyes to deter chickens
Trenton New Jersey farmer Joseph K Leigh of Pleasant Valley was arrested and fined 20 dollars and costs after visitors reported he sewed his hogs eyes to stop them from catching chickens. Wallace P Thornton an SPCA officer made the charge. The full penalty is 250 dollars and six months imprisonment.
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Trenton
N.J
Joseph K. Leigh
Pleasant Valley
Leigh
Wallace P. Thornton
Survives Severe Electric Shock in Baltimore
Webb Barnes a 28 year old lineman survived a 4000 volt jolt while atop an electric spur adjusting high voltage wires in a switchbox. A short circuit sent a surge through his body as he toppled and hung on a cross arm. Workmates lowered him to the street and revived him before help arrived.
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Baltimore
Webb Barnes
Barnes
Political Views Divide Many Washington Families
Washington report shows Meredith Nichols and his wife split over the 1916 presidential race with Mrs Nichols backing Hughes and the husband backing Wilson. The divide extends to other prominent couples over issues including woman suffrage, highlighting a broad split among leading families as campaigns heat up.
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Washington
California
Mughes
Wison
Wilson
Rapid work on Lincoln Memorial terrace walls advances
Construction for the Lincoln Memorial in Potomac Park moves fast as terrace walls and masonry approaches proceed. An appropriation of 809 600 dollars funds granite features, with completion eyed well before contract time of March 1918. The colonnade and outer walls are finished, interior limestone nearly installed, eight interior columns in place, bronze ceiling beams pending, and roof not yet begun. Ground grading and mound landscaping accelerate, with river dredging and seawall work extending Potomac Park about 200 feet into the river.
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Potomac Park
LinenIn
Oliteinia
Post Office Laundry Cuts Costs By Washing Own Towels
The Post Office Department is running its own laundry to cut costs, washing about 4000 towels daily at roughly 18 cents per 100 towels. Bids from outside laundries averaged around 60 cents per 100, saving an estimated $500 yearly while keeping towels on hand and thoroughly cleaned.
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Sam
Post Ofice Department
Bida
Washington
Post Office
Washington City
Hus
Rat Proves Prediction on Fashions is Correct
A large rat pursued by two bulldogs near Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvani a Avenue Northwest drew a crowd of women. The rodent escaped into a crowd and was captured after a chaotic struggle, as fashion trends for the season appear to rise.
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Thirteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Animal Kingdom
Rat
Corpes
Torekirix
Glalund
Kipling
Wis
More Horses Than Ever In Us Despite Motor Growth
Census figures show more horses in the United States now than before, even as 500000 horses are sent to war fronts from France and Great Britain. Motor vehicles rise, but horse-drawn traffic only slightly declines. In Chicago, horse transport dropped from 54,000 to 49,000 while motor cars rose to 42,000, suggesting horses will remain common on streets for a long time.
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France
Thix Staal
Chienzo
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America
ASTIN
Bolivia
Rairoad
Mr. Monk
Monk
Columbia University
Lincoln Memorial
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