Singing incandescent bulb wows New York engineers
New York on March 15 reports Lee De Forest demonstrating the audion amplifier as a wireless voice and silent-message transmitter. The plain electric bulb sang, mimicking tones and predicting future music by lighting clusters. Industry observers imagine homes supplying music via illuminated arrangements.
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de Forest
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Preamble and resolutions from Juneau Commercial Club
The Juneau Commercial Club has adopted and circulated a preamble and resolutions. It states the club was organized to advance business conditions and interests of Juneau and to advertise opportunities in mining fishing and commerce. The document outlines aims to promote local industry and economic development through cooperative efforts.
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Juneau Commercial Club
Juneau
Juneau Commercial Club Calls Off Local Criticism
The Juneau Commercial Club urges residents to curb fault finding toward the city’s business conditions and people. It asks all residents to devote sixty days beginning March 31 to wipe out criticizing behavior and members pledge to refrain from criticizing the community or its neighbors.
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Mystery Shooting Involving Missionary At Solcha
Clyde T. Fields, in charge of the U S signal corps telegraph station at Solcha, was shot twice in the breast near the Episcopal mission. His wife Maud Stone-Thompson, recently married to Fields in Fairbanks, is alleged to have fired the automatic pistol accidentally. investigators report no arrests yet. Fields is hospitalized at St Joseph’s in Fairbanks and is not commenting.
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al Sutton
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Verdun Slaughter Report Claims German Losses Terrible
Reports from Paris claim German forces suffered massive losses at Verdun with up to a quarter of a million killed in the assaults on the forts. French observers describe vast fields of dead, wounded left without aid amid continuous shelling, while some Germans allegedly reached French lines at night to seek care.
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Verdun
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Noted opera singer in canal plot arrested
Mrs. Tauscher known as Johanna Gadski, famed opera star, is charged with complicity in the canal plot. She admits guilt but claims her husband is innocent. She says she would blow up U S munitions factories to aid Germany. Christy Anthonieson visited the city last Monday. Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters sell for $1.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
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Johanna Gadski
United States
Germany
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Secretarial Pause Halts Alaska Rail Work Pending Settlement
Washington orders all Alaska railroad work halted until a settlement on wage rates is reached. A special commission will investigate after wage demands of 30 cents per hour and eight hour rules prompted union action. Workers return under present wage terms while talks proceed and a hearing is planned.
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United States
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Ater
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New Jersey
Hywel Davis
Kentucky
B. M. Squires
Washington, D.C
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Local Amateur Gardeners Prepare for Spring Work
Alaskan gardeners in Iditarod and surrounding areas gear up for spring, starting seeds indoors and planning soil prep. Enthusiasts note long summer days enable prolific yields of lettuce, radishes, turnips, onions, and carrots, with under glass crops like tomatoes and cucumbers reaching exceptional quality. Many residents maintain extensive hotbeds and vibrant flower displays, enriching local streetscapes.
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Alaska News Briefs From Fairbanks Area Items
July through August brings long days and rapid plant growth with government seed distributions by the Pioneer to districts from Lunoko to lower Kuskokwan. Mining downturns halt work on Flat Creek. Julins Miller faces added penalties after burglary conviction. Northern railroad construction eyed for next fiscal year per F E Mears. Tungsten concentrates shipped from Chena mill by Johnson & ers. Woodchopper residents seek city status as Buckeye. Alma Wils t funeral held. Edy Johnston, Klondike pioneer, dies.
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Een
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Fairbanks Commercial Club
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Iditarod
England
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Chena Mill
Fairbanks Iste
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Gilmore Creek
Ice Movement Slow as River Ice Re-Freezes After Breakup
Weather shifts halt river ice breakup and the river remains closed after a dramatic thaw. Crowds watched as chunks moved near the city, dynamite caused a brief break, then rising waters pushed ice into a new barrier. The cold snap since Tuesday has stalled any further ice flow, keeping the Mosquito Fleet at risk.
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Trinder
Jimmy Farrell
Sam
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