Elevators Reach Higher Speeds In Modern Buildings
The rise in elevator speeds since the safety clutch was introduced is noted across apartments, hotels, and offices. A Duane Street office building reports 600 to 700 feet per minute. Edison Company trials show hotel elevators travel 70 to 90 feet per minute in dense service, with journeys totaling 16 to 183 miles monthly in apartments. A busy elevator consumes about two kilowatt hours per car mile and uses roughly 81 miles of shaft per month per 10 feet of shaft.
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Edison Company
New York
Danger sign in The Bronx provokes bold curiosity and risk
A builder in The Bronx laments that a glaring DANGER sign, meant to warn, attracts pedestrians instead. He notes many ignore fences and safety barriers, with crowds lingering near the danger zone to watch or test the warning, even teaching a child the alphabet by spelling the word.
Strauss Clothiers Plan Remodeling of Washington Street Site
L Strauss & Co. will lease the L Ayres building at 8 W Washington St and remodel it after possession. Ayres & Co. will move into the new Washington and Meridian site by Sept 1. The work, costing about 1000, includes front remodeling interior changes and a new electric plant with bids from Indianapolis contractors. Strauss & Co. pressed to move in within a month of clearance. they have served Indianapolis for over 40 years in the current building torn down for the new Ayres building.
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L. Strauss & Co., Clothiers
Indianapolis
Strauss & Co
Rees
One Way of Pi Paying a Debt
A Penang borrower overpowered a native moneylender and clawed a padlock through the lender’s ear. The victim tore up the promissory note in exchange for the key to the lock, ending the debt dispute with a brutal act.
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Penang
Burned Clock Keeps Ticking After Fire
A London fire at Messrs W C Pantin’s premises saw firemen extinguish flames to find a wall clock still ticking despite the ceiling and wall being burned to ashes. The clock’s case bore scorch marks, yet the mechanism continued to run despite the smoke and heat.
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Messrs. W. & C. Pantin
London
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