Dust Explosions Across Industries Prompted by Grain Studies
Investigation by the Bureau of Chemistry at the U S Department of Agriculture shows that dust explosions extend beyond grain mills to aluminum dust starch and even fish by products. The finding links deadly incidents to dust conditions and aims to guide prevention with fire brigade cooperation at national meetings.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Muns
Bremen
Anerlen
Department of Agriculture
National Firemen’s Association
Pearis
Che Toeeting
A Century of Anthracite Mining in Pennsylvania History
The Wall Street Journal recounts 100 years since William Wurts drove the first ton of anthracite to the Delaware and its rise from 1820s raft deliveries to today’s production near 100 million tons, noting early doubts about lighting and the coal’s enduring industrial ascent in Wilkes-Barre Lehigh and Mahanoy plain regions.
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William Wurts
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh
Manel
Pennsylvania
William Wharts
Delaware
Wall Street Journal
It Looked Like a Battlefield in Europe
Mr C Dunster recalls a Pennsylvania hotel visit where a stable worker showed dead rats killed with RAT-SNAP, comparing the scene to a battlefield in Europe. RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes 25c 50c and $1.00, sold and guaranteed by Lefler's Drug Store and Kohn Hardware Co., Hayti Mo.
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Pennsylvania
Europe
Lefler’s Drug Store
Kohn Hardware Co
Hayti, Mo
Local residents seek housing ahead of move to Monette
J. T. Cobbett of Monette Ark was in town recently looking for a residence for his family. He is connected with one of the cotton gins here. E. L. Queen and Lamar Thompson were in Steele and Braggadocia Wednesday attending to business matters.
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J. T. Cobbett
Monette
Ark
E. L. Queen
Lamar Thompson
Steele and Braggadocia
Mrs Cresswell and Dortha Visit Brother in St Louis
Mrs. R. C. Cresswell and her daughter Dortha are visiting her brother, Dr. G. H. Mathae, in St. Louis this week.
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R. C. Cresswell
Dortha
G. H. Mathae
St. Louis
Death of Mrs. Mary A Thompson in Portageville
Mrs Mary A Thompson aged 79 years 8 months and 3 days died Saturday night in Portageville. Interment was at Portageville cemetery Sunday afternoon. She leaves two daughters Mrs Minnie Fisher and Miss Augusta Thompson and four sons H H S G 5 and W L Thompson.
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Mary A Thompson
Portageville
Portageville Cemetery
Thompson
Minnie Fisher
Augusta Thompson
H. H
W. L. Thompson
Miss Lucy Greer Employed at Elders Drug Store
Miss Lucy Greer from Fredericktown sister of Mrs. Walker Coleman is now employed at Elders Drug Store.
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Lucy Greer
Fredericktown
Walker Coleman
Elders Drug Store
Rare fruits described from byith pines export
A fragment describes two exotic fruits found among byith pines producthoms. The durinu wa a large 88 coconnut containing a creamy custard like pulp. Another fruit, the mangosteen, offers exquisitely flavored liquid that cannot be preserved.
Greenwich Observatory Fails to Track Moon Accurately
The Greenwich observatory founded in 1675 to study the moon for navigation shows increasing deviation between calculated lunar positions and actual observations. Last year’s error exceeded twenty years ago by over a factor of twelve, rising about half a second of arc yearly. Potential causes include unknown attraction, or inaccuracies in Earth's shape.
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Greenwich
Charles 0
French engineer's electric safety lock may overhaul naval warfare
M Dunoyer of France plans a torpedo guidance and detonation system run by wireless signals or Morse sequences. Each torpedo would carry a unique key, preventing tampering. If the sequence is wrong, the mechanism disables, potentially changing naval combat.
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M. Dunoyer
London Mall
Books From Washington's Library Auctioned in New York
The late Samuel Riker's library sold at Anderson Galleries. Dr. A S Rosenbuch paid 4000 for George Washington's three volume collection of treaties from 1684 to 1785 with autographs on each title page and book plates inside covers. The item’s provenance ties to Lawrence Washington, Washington’s great grandson, and earlier sale in 1876 in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Samuel Riker
Anderson Galleries
A. S. Rosenbuch
George Washington
Great Britain
Munster
Paris
London
Lawrence Washington
Philadelphia
New York Times
Aerial Flight Talk Sparks Parachute Image
Air Commodore Edward Maitland at the Royal Society of Arts recounted sleeping through the night after a dawn Atlantic flight and noted the air’s effect on appetite. He joked about dress, suggesting crinolines could serve as improvised parachutes if needed, reflecting London Chronicle wit.
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Edward Maitland
Royal Society of Arts
Atlantic
London Chronicle
Big contract and windy sand in Chelsea
A quip notes winds at Chelsea causing sand to blow and mocks public demand for stopping hot air in Congress. The witticism ties to Atlantic City authorities urged to curb sand with high winds.
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Atlantic City
Chelsea
Congress
Eye sensitivity to darkness study by Hecht detailed
A study by Selig Hecht of Creighton University shows the eye rapidly increases sensitivity after entering dark rooms. Over 30 minutes to an hour adaptation yields 5,000 to 10,000 times greater sensitivity, due to a reversible photochemical reaction in the retina involving a photosensitive substance and its decomposition products.
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Selig Hecht
Creighton University
Omaha
Journal of General Physiology
Hecht
Pinochle and a 25 Cent Bet Delays Fortune
A Philadelphia commuter pastime creates a comic clash as a banker ignores a telegram announcing an 8,000-barrel gusher to finish a hand of two handed pinochle. He frets over the possible loss of 25 cents rather than the fortune implied by the news.
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New York
Atlantic City
Cape May
Philadelphia
Thomas
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wealthy dealer travels by water to avoid railroads
Frederick KR Bartlett a sugar dealer and engineer from Euston Maryland arrived in New York aboard the steamship from Venezuela carrying a power boat and gasoline to return home. He believed a railroad strike hampered travel but found rails were operating and opted to boat to Easton with his wife and daughter.
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United States
Frederick KR. Bartlett
Euston
New York
Maracaibo
Venezuela
South American
Bartlett
Easton
Historic Tottenville house to become insecticide factory
The old Billop house at Tottenville, once General Howe’s headquarters in 1776 and a noted historic site, will be converted into a factory for insecticide. Announcement of the sale stated no state purchase to preserve the house, its dungeon, and secret underground passageway as War for Independence relics.
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Billop
Tottenville
Staten Island
New York Times
The Best Age To Marry Debate At Tea Party
A tea gathering of ladies debates ideal marriage age. Opinions vary between thirty, twenty eight, and twenty seven. Miss Elsie De Wolfe declares the best age to marry is while you are still too young to know better.
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Elsie de Wolfe
Amoy China Sailors Return to Streets of Amoy Amid War Reassembly
Amoy in Formosa China, nine miles around, with inner and outer towns divided by hills and a fort. The Asiatic Fleet is being re assembled after helping to down German submarines. Sailors pose for photos in the business district as shopkeepers look on. Trinkets from the island are shipped home.
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Orient
Europe
Amoy
Straits
Formosa
China
Local fans attend Caruthersville vs Dyersburg game
A crowd from our area saw Caruthersville host Dyersburg today. Ben I. Allen of Marble Hill visits his parents this week. Republican hopes have declined since Harding's nomination, and McAdoo showed interest in San Francisco dispatches.
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Caruthersville
Dyersburg
Ben I. Allen
Marble Hill
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Jucikilieny
Mr. C. Dunster
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TION
Opesabad
Chanh Chow
Httle
AAIGE
Wage Board
Eaq
Mrs
B. F. Allen
Iceberg
Harding
Mr. McAdoo
San Francisco
Sato
F. A. Elders Drug Store
Dodson
Lefler
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