Wins Technical Progress Medal For Copper Glass Seal
The City of Philadelphia awarded William G. Houskeeper of Bell Telephone Laboratories the John Scott medal with a $1,000 premium for developing a practical copper glass seal. The method allows a tight joint between copper and glass, enabling large vacuum tubes for high power radio and broadcasting use, by addressing copper shrinkage and enabling copper to replace platinum in seals.
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Philadelphia
William G. Houskeeper
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
John Scott
Western Electric Company
Houskeeper
Thirty Years Ago Ball at Normal School Provokes Debate
A fragment from the Thirty Years Ago column notes a social ball linked to a teacher training school, with mixed views on taste and propriety. The item reflects attendance and school authorities quiet regarding details, as part of a longer set of reminiscences.
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Indang
Newsies Pull the Switch Then Start Press Beatty Hurt
A newsroom accident ends with Beatty crushed between press bed and end as the press starts before workers could stop it. The injured man suffered bruising and strain but,, survived the incident.
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Newsies
Beatty
Warning Against Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes
The U S district attorney's office broadcast a warning throughout the Monongahela Valley after numerous reports of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes turning up in the territory. The notices urged vigilance and advised the public to examine notes carefully for signs of fraud.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela Valley
U. S. District Attorney’s Office
Counterfeit Ten Dollar Notes Reported in Pittsburgh Area
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston notes are accused in a wave of forgeries. Uprising of counterfeit Andrew Jackson tens appears most common, with Homestead and McKee's Rocks as notable hot spots. Authorities report similar spurious bills surfacing in New York and broader Pittsburgh trade regions.
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Ness
Andrew Jackson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Homestead
McKee’sRocks
Pittsburgh
Recimt
New York
Beef With Hearts of Lettuce Recipe From Paris
Paris reports a beef dish prepared with bacon pieces salted and peppered, browned in butter, with chopped herbs. It cooks in a covered pot while lettuce hearts are tied and simmered in the meat juices for half an hour, served with a reduced sauce.
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Paris
Fire Dutchman's Invention Mystery In City Fires
An eccentric figure known as the Fire Dutchman attends every major fire for ten years, blowing a large horn on bicycle wheels. Skeptics wonder if his music influences flames or conceals a hidden fire extinguisher device. He dies when a wall collapses on him at a downtown blaze, leaving a sausage shop purchased by a curious buyer who suspects concealed electric mechanisms. The tale hints at energy theory and a possible fortune in electric power.
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Hig Horn
Ireman
Electrie Power
Agaly
Anus
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