London fog inquiry details three fog types from 1901 02
The Royal Society report by Captain A Carpenter details three fog types in London during 1901 02 warm surface cooling fog, cold surface warming steam fog, and mixed-temperature cloud fog. Fogs may absorb smoke, drift long distances, settle on ground and objects, and affect animals and plants. Dispersal typically occurs at 13 mph winds, with cyclonic damp air requiring 17 mph to break up.
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London County Council
Meteorological Council
The
Royal Society
London
A Carpenter
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Carpenter
Kew
COLLEGIAN TO DUST CHINA AT VANDERBILT MANSION
A Vanderbilt household employs a college graduate as a high salaried housekeeper to dust rare bric a brac in a mansion. She keeps a demanding schedule, works throughout the day, and has her own rooms and hansom. The arrangement reflects on the value of cultivated workers in managing precious items.
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Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Mansion
Zaddie
England
Queen Elizabeth
Uric
Vrs van Cerbit
Right Foot Dominates Shoe Fitting and Odd Observations
A shopkeeper notes most customers favor the right foot when fitting shoes and jokes that left feet wear out sooner. He cites left-handed traits, nerve strength, and a quirk about left shoes on top in shipments. The piece also mentions New Jersey towns using steel wheel fire alarms from the Central Railway of New Jersey and questions sympathy for manufacturers facing intense competition.
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New Jersey
Lorg Branch
Central Railway of New Jersey
Castro’s Steel House Era Legend in Venezuelan History
Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, is described as living in a house built entirely of steel. The exterior is clad in a soft tone and the interior uses ash and plaster, concealing the unusual construction from visitors.
Rearing a Prince Will Train Heir in Italian Royal Toughness
Italy's heir to the crown Prince Humbert will receive a semi military education and strict physical training. He will be tutored daily from dawn in a regime to harden him, with cold baths, early rising, and severe discipline. The queen supports Spartan methods and a rugged upbringing with mentors and foreign influences.
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de Niant
Italy
Prince Humbert
Piedmont
la Apending
Thaly
Raccanigi
Migs Dickené
Vic
Emanuela
Querigo
Racconigi
Montenegro
Wasps disrupt Grays Corners wedding in red schoolhouse
In Grays Corners Pennsylvania a wedding was halted when a wasp nest in an old minister's hat released insects into the congregation. Elder Dihanah Swift and the groom fled through a window as others followed, leaving the ceremony in chaos and the hat destroyed. A rare astronomical find also appears as Miss Hennetta S. Leavitt detects a variable star in Sagittarius on plates, noting its sudden brightness drop and periodic obscuration repeated every few days.
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Grays Corners
Dihanah Swift
Hobbs
Fider Swift
Elder Swift
Hennetta S. Leavitt
Har Vira
Sapittarius
A Unique Township in Lucas Jit Amid Sparse Voters
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Lucas Jit township as uniquely republican within a Democratic county and mention residents may hold distinct names and local names. The text is garbled with missing terms, hindering clear facts or events.
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Lucas Jit
Yuna
Postal Estimates Rise as Wynne Seeks $183 Million Deficit
Postmaster General Wynne requests Congress approve 183,748,495 for the Postal Service with a projected deficit of 13,167,980. He scrutinized bureau estimates, noting minimal changes for top officials while rural free delivery drives the deficit. Total requested expenditures reach 187,748,495 against 270,845,998 current year appropriations, prompting a 13,157,980 anticipated shortfall.
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Wynne
Congress
Mnal
Wyone
Wynn
Washington
Postmaster Generals
Imapecias
Signs of the Savage Show in School Talk
Principal James E McDade at the Institute of Education in Chicago compares football and prize fighting to Stone Age behavior. He argues crowds at sports reveal primitive urges, noting men belaboring opponents and women teachers reacting with shock after witnessing a 5000-person fight audience and the urge to fight back.
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James E McDade
Institute of Education At
Chicago
Sears
Clobe
Ona
Harvard Sophomores to discuss ending Bloody Monday clash
John Reynolds Jr, Harvard Sophomore class president, calls a meeting of the clage to consider canceling the annual Bloody Monday rush. Faculty efforts to stop the tradition have failed, and sentiment among sophomores leans toward withholding participation in 1940.
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John Reynolds, Jr
Harvard
Clage
Colorado Armored Cruiser Sets Naval Speed Record
The Colorado crushed speed marks in its trial run, averaging 22.26 knots over 248 nautical miles with bursts to 23.32 knots. Only Minneapolis and Columbia have surpassed its pace in similar classes, while Brooklyn and New York trails in armored cruiser speeds.
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Colorado
United States Navy
Minneapolis
Columbia
New York
Brooklyn
New ‘York
Mes
New England
Cape Ano
Cape Forpoise
Cape Ann
Harvesting Wheat With One Engine Device
Clay county farmers faced muddy ground and soft soil as harvest neared. Mr Watts adapted an ordinary harvester by detaching its running gear and mounting a gasoline engine to drive the mower and binder. Horses merely pulled the binder through fields, while the engine kept the binding operation rolling in mud. The innovation let wheat once deemed lost be harvested successfully regardless of wheel traction.
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Clay County
Kan
Watts
German Syrup and August Flower Promised for Health
Mothers warned about health of sour children and urged to try remedies like Gemgbbs and Croap. Advertisement by B A. Dyreman and Dr G G Green of Weadbury New Jersey offers mail order medical tonics with a 2 cent stamp and mentions a novel on German Syrup and August Flower.
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B A. Dyreman
G. G. Green
Weadbury
New Jersey
Tommy
Westerners Best Sailors Recruits for Navy From the West
The west is to be asked to contribute 4000 additional sailors to the United States Navy. Naval officers say western recruits make the best sailors and Congress will be asked to increase naval strength to man ships nearing completion. The plan offers thousands of western youths a chance to see the world and earn good pay.
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West
United States Navy
Uncle Sam's Davy
Sule
Congress
Navy
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