A Day Among Mechanical Wonders at Gund Brewery
An observer tours Gund's Brewery engine room with Engineer Schroeder and Harry Long. He sees a new 4 valve high speed Corliss engine and other advanced equipment, noting how the plant uses waste energy and automated processes to power brewing. The visit portrays the brewery as a cohesive, active machine guided by skilled workers.
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Shhroeder
Gund’s
Harry Long
Schroeder
Corliss
Birds Eye View of Gunds Brewery Photo Features 225 KW Generator
A striking photograph reproduces Gunds Brewery showing a 225 kilowatt generator supplying light and power to the entire plant. The unit furnishes 3 phase alternating current for the plant and provides current to 52 AC motors ranging from ½ to 30 horsepower.
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BIRDS
GUND
Gund's Brewery Plant Showcases Mighty Engine Room
A detailed tour of Gund's brewery engine room reveals a 225 kW generator, a copper switchboard, multiple Corliss engines driving generators and Linde compressors, and extensive boiler batteries. The ammonia refrigeration system, automatic coal handling, and a private pumping station illustrate the plant's high efficiency and the city's water challenges.
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Cahill
H. P
Parker
McKinzie
Water pumping and industry at Granddad bluff and Gunds
The article describes Linde ice machines tapping sandstone to 500 feet and striking granite to supply abundant water. It details Gould Triplex pumps with capacities from 350 000 to 1 250 000 gallons per day, drawing river water for bottling plants boilers and condensers. It notes upgrading to six Cook’s Patent Points to deepen supply and increase plant horsepower to 1606 HP. It praises industrial achievements and human ingenuity alongside natural beauty at Granddad bluff and Gunds.
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Gould
Cook’s
The Trouble With Picking Winners
A wry aphorism notes that choosing winners early risks selecting unripe outcomes and flawed results. The author critiques premature judgment and signals that timing affects success.
Police ban Sunday horse racing in New Orleans
Inspector W. J. O Connor orders discontinuation of Sunday racing in New Orleans. Patrol squads will man the two half mile tracks near City Park and in Jefferson parish and at picnic grounds to enforce the rule amid reform sentiment.
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New Orleans
W. J. O'Connor
Chicago Maroons Capture College Title Over Penn
Chicago's basketball team defeated Pennsylvania 16 to 15 to win the national college championship, marking the Maroons' second straight title. The game, played before a full Red and Blue Gym, was tied eight times with narrow margins, and Falls' ten points from foul shots sparked the win.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Maroons
Cincinnati Reds rename team colors to red and whites
Cincinnati March 27 The Reds of the Cincinnati National League have abandoned their old name and adopted red and whites. Uniforms display crimson with a broad white calf band replacing the red hose. The change comes amid talk scarlet hose were unlucky.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Schroeder and His Engines at Gund's Brewery Tour
A reporter notes Engineer Adolph Schroeder's fondness for steam powered machinery during a Gund's brewery tour. He describes Schroeder's affection for the engines, motors, and generators as a real, sober attachment akin to a hunter's bond with his dogs.
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Gund
Adoph Schroeder
Schroeder and His Machines Inspire Avid Reverie
The text portrays Schroeder deeply admiring the power and sounds of his engines. The reporter notes intimate detail in Schroeder's expressions as he listens to steam, boilers, and wheels, feeling like an intruder in his own homely workshop. The excerpt ends with a wartime enlistment remark from Life magazine.
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Schoeder
Schroeder
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John Gund Brewery
Meltailie
Sgene
Monster
Gould's
Allis
Linde Ice Machines
Granddad Bluff
Gunds
Fleming
K. W
PENN
Steam
Watts
Adolph A. Schroeder
Engines
Tutti Frutt
Ice Cream & Butter Company
Langdon
Langdon-Boyd
U. S
Langdon -Boyd Packing
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