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Global electric spark to circle world experiment
Washington April 11 an electric spark around the globe is planned for midnight May 34 to honor the International Railway Congress. Rear Admiral C M Chester will initiate the signal from the Naval Observatory, with observatories and telegraph lines worldwide to record arrival times. The circuit aims to trace a continuous path from Washington to London and back, aiding longitude determination and global time regulation.
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J. Gilson Gardner
Washington
C. M. Chester
Naval Observatory
Itn Ars J
International Railway Congress
United States
Telegraph and Cable
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam