Diesel Engine Dream Realized and Its Inventor Remembered
The article recounts Rudolf Diesel, a 20 year old German student who conceived a compression ignition engine that would rival steam power. It traces his years of work, the engine’s first tests, and later GM reservations about diesel viability in passenger cars, noting Dolphus Busch as a key American booster.
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Detroit
James Watt
Rudolf Christian Diesel
Dr. Diesel
England
Germany
General Motors
Charles F. Kettering
Diesel
United States
Queen Elizabeth Coronation TV Plans Rise With Route Seats
London reports 7,600 in Westminster Abbey for the June coronation with millions possible to view on TV in Britain and France. Government seats up to 98,000 along a 27 mile route. prices 3.10 and 5.10 pounds. efforts to curb black market sales. foreign access limited to newsmen and official reps.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth
David Eccles
Britain
France
Eccles
George VI
Finally Takes Action After 25 Years
An East Side resident told Cleveland councilman Harry Jaffe that a street light has shone into her window for about 25 years. Jaffe promised to have the light shaded, admitting they had been slow to seek help.
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Cleveland
East Side
Harry Jaffe
Jaffe
Newsboy Painter Shows His Oil Works in City Gallery
Frederick W. Flournoy, a Birmingham newsboy for 30 years, paints in spare time since age 19. His oil works were hung in a municipal art gallery show and include a downtown club mural.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frederick W. Flournoy
Municipal Art Gallery
Flournoy
Europe Rivalry Emerges as Britain S etc Steel Mills Rise
H G Hilton president of the Steel Company of Canada says European mills in Britain France and Italy are modernizing and expanding to challenge U S producers. He notes lower wages and costs allow European steel to undersell North America and foresees stronger world competition despite a wartime strike.
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Hamilton, Ont
United States
H. G. Hilton
The
Steel Company of Canada
Hilton
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Stereo
Switzerland
Cape Cod Canal Construction Timeline
Washington urged a Cape Cod canal during the Revolutionary War. Work began in 1909 and the canal was completed in 1914 at a total cost of 13 million dollars.
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Washington
Cape Cod
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