Global telephone network nears completion across oceans
Engineers marking the 50th anniversary of Bell’s voice transmission say a worldwide telephone system linking capitals and commercial cities is imminent. Connections already span the Pacific and Atlantic with Manila, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Brussels, with Tokyo and Shanghai linking toward the United States, Europe, and Oceania.
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United States
Pacific
Manila
Atlantic
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brussels
Tokio
Shanghai
Oceania
Japan
Stanley Shoup
U.S. Department of Commerce
Russia
Venezuela
Guatemala
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Europe
South America
South Africa
China
Bandoeng
Java
Australia
New Zealand
Alexander Graham Bell
Boston
Cuba
Canada
America
Salt Grown On Stalks In Alexandria Egypt
In Alexandria Egypt a new method yields salt by growing it on stalks. Sea water fills a leveled inlet with upright sticks placed at intervals. The inlet closes, water evaporates in the sun, crystals form around each stick, and once water leaves a mushroom shaped pillar of salt remains for easier handling.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Johns Hopkins Chemists Test Costly Gas in Emission Study
A Johns Hopkins University team in Baltimore uses gasoline costing $300 per gallon in an experiment to remove carbon monoxide from car exhaust. The petrol is fed by the teaspoon into a single cylinder engine to study the process.
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Measuring City Noises and Delicate Sound Apparatus Findings
A German researcher used a sensitive sound register to quantify urban noises. Tearing paper registered 44 while horse drawn vehicles 59 trolley cars 68 and subway 80. Electric motor horn 92 and ordinary horn 80. A hungry lion roar neared a loud motorcycle at 101 and 102. Indoor tests showed 200 adding machines equal a metropolitan street at noon.
Plaided Neck Tie Silk Jacket Dress Rules The Mode
The pattern showcases a shirtwaist style with front buttons, a slim look from center front seaming, and a three quarter sleeve collarless jacket. It suggests crepe silk rayon novelties or lightweight wools, with Style No. 610 for sizes 14 to 40 and size 16 needing 4 1/4 yards of 39 inch material, priced 20 cents.
Dead but alive: UC scientists prove death is indefinite
University of California researchers led by Dr. F M Uber and Dr D R Goddard report that organisms labeled dead can persist and even grow under favorable conditions. X radiated bakery mold spores lose sexual reproduction yet reproduce vegetatively, and beheaded reptiles show residual activity.
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University of California
F. M. Uber
Uber
D. R. Goddard
Goddard
Hot Coffee Service Warms Brussels Police and Citizens
In Brussels during winter, police on beats receive hot coffee and those on corners are relieved every half hour. The Red Cross and other groups provide heated shelters for the unemployed. Hot coffee and soup are distributed and braziers are placed at many corners.
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Brussels
Belgium
Red Cross
Boy Watches Father Better Than He Listens
A boy observes his father with greater focus than he pays attention to his advice. The scene contrasts listening and learning through action as the boy processes guidance.
New Sea Water Process Promises Major Mineral Extraction
Chemists announce a formula that ionizes gold and silver in sea water, enabling potential commercial extraction within a decade. A Wilmington North Carolina plant processes bromine from Atlantic waters, with incidental by products including silver and mercury.
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American Chemical Society
North America
United States
Wilmington
N.C
Willard H. Down
Atlantic
Cape Fear
Grain Fed To Poultry in Canada 1931 Grain Mix
It is estimated that Canada’s poultry consumed over 85 million bushels of mixed grains in 1931. Wheat 34 percent, barley 21, oats 17, other grains 13, totaling 40 25 20 and 15 percent respectively, requiring about 4.0 million acres to grow the grain marketed through the poultry route. Over 2.0 million acres were needed for wheat alone.
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Canada
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
Speed Too Greatly Stressed
Hon. R. J. Manion, minister of railways, argues that reducing speeding on railways and in cars is not crucial and that saving fifteen to twenty minutes between two stations would not greatly improve happiness or well being. He implies overall time savings are of minor importance compared with other concerns.
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R. J. Manion
Canada Hog Grading Tops 12 Week Mark This Year
The first twelve weeks of this year saw 776 435 hogs graded in Canada, up from 743 427 in the same period last year.
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Canada
Newfoundland
Ontario
British Columbia
Alberta
Maritimes
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Life
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Barley acreage cut as carryover tightens supply
The Agriculture bulletin notes barley carryover on July 31 will be very small, urging producers to plan. Canada consumes about 75 million bushels annually, rising 1920 to 1930, then dropping in 1931 with acreage near 314 million acres. Lower yields and acreage cut production for two years, with carryovers and new crops averaging 87 million versus 124 million earlier, signaling lower consumption in 1933 34.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
London Professor Tests Plant Changes At Regent's Park
Professor R. Ruggies Gates of King's College experiments at a botanical research station in Regent's Park London using X-ray shock and temperature changes to alter plant characteristics. He claims it can produce bigger flowers and vegetables and notes new snapdragon varieties and cabbages have already appeared on the Continent.
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Regent's Park
London
R. Ruggies Gates
King’s College
Debtor Ordered to Pay 25 Cents Monthly in English Court
In Lambeth county court England a debtor presented birth certificates for his 19 children to explain his finances. He said ten children depend on him after months of unemployment and lacking meals. The judge ordered monthly payments of 25 cents to clear the debt in ten years.
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Lambeth County Court
England
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Vinson
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Henry Roosevelt
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