Largest 100 inch telescope mirror reaches Mount Wilson
An armed convoy escorted a five ton concave mirror weighing 101 inches in diameter to Mount Wilson Observatory. The glass, cast in France and refined for eight years in Pasadena, will sit beneath a dome and feed a new world of celestial discovery.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Mount Wilson Observatory
P. H. Hayden
Connstable B. L. Rodgers
Observatory
United States
France
G. W. Ritchey
George E. Hale
Cost of drafting army set at 8.66 million dollars
Secretary Baker estimates the nation’s first great army will cost 8,660,480 from registration to enrollment. He bases this on 10,000,000 registered, 5,000,000 examined, and 1,187,000 enrolled, with a staff of over 18,000 to handle examinations and processing.
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Washington
America
Congress
Ghost Leads Cook to Hidden Gold in Roseburg
Chen Waung, a Chinese cook in Roseburg Oregon, claims a ghost directed him to $200 in gold found in a paper bag in Hop Lees house, a victim of tong wars two years earlier. He says the room where the bag lay had never been entered since the murder and fears Hop Lee would have killed him if not obeyed.
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Roseburg
Chen Waung
Hop Lee
Hawaiians Urge Frontline Service for Hawaii Militia
Hawaiian delegate J Kuhio Kalanianaole asks the War Department to send 8000 Hawaiians from the militia to join American forces in France. He notes Hawaii’s role in supplying sugar and rice complicates food logistics for the broader war effort.
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Washington
France
J. Kuhio Kalanianaole
Congress
War Department
Hawaii
United States
Ring Recovered After Thirty Three Years Near Princeton
Mrs Allie Slater of Princeton Indiana found her wedding ring buried in a barn lot on her property while passing through the area. She kicked the ground and the ring rolled out from the soil and, after thirty three years, is back on her finger.
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Princeton
Ind
Allie Slater
French Fighters to Bring Ice Cream Cones Home
Three French naval lieutenants Fer nand Gautier Paul Prevot Maurice Laffly tasted ice cream at the Great Lakes Training Station and bought cones for display back in France. Mrs. Moffett facilitated the purchase as the officers praised the treat Magnifique delicieuse and planned to obtain supplies to share with their troops.
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Chicago
France
Great Lakes
Fernand Gautier
Paul Prevot
Maurice Laffly
Navy Relief Society
W. A. Moffett
Moffett
U Boats Can Now Stay at Sea a Year
Captain Bragg arrives at an Atlantic port with the Hildegaard crew after the ship was sunk by a German submarine on July 10 off the English coast. The U boat skipper claims subs stay out a year or more if machinery holds, aided by tender subs. The Hildegaard was blown up near two British patrol boats. Bragg and crew were rescued by a British boat.
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New York
Bragg
Atlantic
Hildegaard
Footprint system clears misID at Maryland hospital
Baltimore reports the new baby footprint records at Maryland General Hospital helped resolve a mistaken identity. When Laura Jones of North Carolina returned for her child, a foundling had been identified as her infant. Footprints matched the hospital record, proving the mother’s claim.
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Maryland General Hospital
Laura Jones
North Carolina
Jones
Change German Name to America Street in Dallas
In East Dallas the street once called Germania now reads America Street after residents painted and renamings. City officials consider official ratification of the new designation as the heads-up for a local street name change. Compass For Airmen's Use at Night. Tokyo.—Dr. Aikitsu Tanakadate in Tokyo has designed a night flight compass for airmen. He studies Japanese terrestrial changes from earthquakes and volcanic activity and tests the device on a dirigible over major cities.
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Dallas
Tex
East
America Street
Tokyo
Aikitsu ‘Tanakadate
Japan
Married couple wed in Wenatchee city hall
Mr J W Edwards and Miss Nancy Stevens were married in Wenatchee city hall by Judge McCoy after hiring an auto from their home. They returned to their city in the afternoon. The bride, daughter of A M Stevens of Tennessee town, is a respected local citizen.
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J. W. Edwards
Nancy Stevens
Wenatchee
Judge McCoy
Mr. Edwards
Legion
A. M. Stevens
Tennessee
Icicle River Returns Water Supply to City
The city restarts Icicle river water supply after completing a canyon pipeline upgrade and connecting the intake to the city system. Previously the Icicle ditch provided the main supply, but the Icicle water shed shows little habitation and no contamination risk as the water remains pure clear and cold.
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Icicle
Icicle Ditch
Lumber Industry Faces Arbitration Deadlock in Northwest Strike
The lumber strike yielded no results as mills in the Pacific Northwest face a 10 hour day competition from Southern Pine and British Columbia. Industry leaders say they would accept an eight hour day only if national, noting 40 percent of 1913 mills had closed by 1917 and wages have risen three times since January. Labor counters for eight hours at eight pay, while some say national adoption could avoid earnings curtailment. Other regions watch, hoping to share in wartime wood demand.
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State of Washington
Southern Pine
British Columbia
Northern Hemlock
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Washington D. C
Harrington Washington Water Power Rebuilds Distribution
Harrington Washington Water Power completes rebuilding the entire distribution system of its electric light plant. Improvements valued at 12000 dollars.
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Harrington
Washington
Kormann Declares New Gasoline Substitute Discovery
F A Kormann of San claims a substitute for gasoline proven successful in severe automotive tests, asserting a breakthrough in engine performance and fuel efficiency sought by drivers and industry observers.
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F. A. Kormann
San
Colfax Plans Bridge Repair Between Court House and Inland Depot
County officials statewide tackle the I. W. W. crisis now threatening to halt all industry. Richland county reports a fine year for colt and mule production.
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Colfax
Court House
Richland County
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