Spark camera photographs bullets in flight at two millionths of a second
The United States Bureau of Standards develops a spark camera that records bullets in flight at two millionths of a second. Developed by Philip P. Quayle, the device uses automatic operation to capture sequential images from exit of the barrel through after the gas blast, aiding armor piercing research.
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Ashington
War‘ Department
United States Bureau of Standards
Philip P. Quayle
Bureau of Standards
Uncle Sam Cultivates Chaulmoogra Trees for Leprosy Help
The Department of Agriculture at Fell Maryland grows chaulmoogra plants to produce seeds and oil for leprosy treatment. About 670 plants remain in Maryland and more than 2,000 have shipped to Hawaii Philippines Canal Zone and Porto Rico. The article notes the Carville Louisiana leprosarium and national estimates of leprosy in the United States with Congress funding for care and Molokai as a cure site.
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Ncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Fell
Maryland
Hawaii
Philippines
Canal Zone
Porto Rico
United States
Joseph F. Rock
Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction
Burma
Siam
Mr. Rock
Southeastern
Asia
United States Pubic Health Service
Carville
Buzzards Bay
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Continental
Congress
New Orleans
Molokai
American Dye Industry Flourishing Amid 1923 Census Findings
The tariff commission releases a 1923 census showing record dye and coal tar chemical output in the United States. Domestic production by 63 firms totaled 93,067,524 pounds with sales of 87,507,446 pounds valued at 47,223,701 dollars, and exports rising. The report notes U.S. dyes supplied about 4 percent of apparent consumption and highlights price trends and wartime shifts affecting German competition.
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Tariff Commission
Commission
Dorvestic
Ruhr
United States
New Memorials for Capital Highlight on Capitol Hill
Plans for statues and memorials in Washington include Gen. San Martin and George Washington of Argentina arrivals, Bishop Francis Asbury memorial to be unveiled in October, Civil War nurses monument, Titanic memorial by the Women’s Titanic Memorial Association, First Division memorial, a Meridian park memorial for President Taft, Serenity gift by Charles Deering, Ericsson statue south of Lincoln, Meade memorial push, and Theodore Roosevelt tribute under congressional consideration.
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Nuathon
San Martin
George Wisterton
Argentina
America
Washinacton
TPO
Chie
Peru
Tis
Francis Asbury
Thomas Coke
Mathectisn
United States
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Order of Hibernians
Tituntec
Potomac River
Vinary Tayne Whitney
Womens Titanic Memorial Association
First Division
State and War Department
Bue Chanin
Meridian TH Park
Serenity
Charles Deering
Chicago
Washington
Demerin
John Ericsson
Monitor
Pennsylvania
George Gordon Meade
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Costs Millions, Officials Say
RN Jon R. Muchler reports on California’s foot and mouth disease outbreak affecting 16 counties, with 14 free and one near eradication. The cost to state and federal governments nears 5.5 million dollars, indemnities surpass 400 thousand, and tourist traffic to many localities has nearly halted. Poised eradication efforts note rugged terrain and strict inspections.
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Jon RR
Muchler
Bureau of Animeal Industry
Department of Agriculture
California
Sulu
Tuolumne
Los Angeles County
Tuolmmne
Stanislaus Na-tenal Forest
PCUST
Monotony of Rum Row Life Led to Murder
The story takes place off Atlantic City where Robert Pike, a 24 year old sailor, was killed in a brawl aboard the British steamship Genevieve. Louis Chalmers, a former crewman, is captured in New Orleans and to be held for British authorities. The case drew joint inquiry by British and American authorities sparked by Pike’s mother in Ireland.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Rum Row
Ireland
Des
Robert Pike
Atlantic
Pike
Robert D. Clarke
Department of Justice
Phladelphia
Rumrow
Caonul
Chalmers
Genevieve
Clarke
Louis “Frenchy
Abie
New Orleans
France
England
United States Department of Justice
Washington
Dublin
Ihe
Kingston
Jamaica
Boys Die After Tombstone Falls on Companion in Cemetery
Fourteen year old Chester Obutelewouz of Jamaica was crushed when a 200 pound monument toppled while five boys pulled it in St Monieu cemetery. Patrolman O’Hannon freed him and he died at Mary Immaculate Hospital from a fractured skull. The boys, ages around, fled after the accident.
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Jansien
St. Monieu's
Chester Obutelewouz
Church Street
Jamaica
Frospeet
Beaver Streets
Patrick O'Hannon
Jatmuaica
Mary the Imomaculate Hospital
Tud
Chester
Beheaded man found near factory air tank incident
A beheading occurred at a Perth Amboy factory involving a man identified as William Sehrover. He was on a tank when an explosion and blast damaged a foot square air tank, triggering a fatal accident as 100 cubic feet of gas were released.
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William S¢ehrover
Perth Amboy
Creosoting Plant to Treat 3000 Ties in Wilmington
A new creosoting plant of the Southern Pacific Railway at Wilmington, Crt, features machinery for perforating and treating 3,000 railroad ties every 24 hours.
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Southern Pacific Roadlway Company
Winnington
Crt
Raphael's First Great Work from 1804 Coronation Portrait
Raphael painted his first great picture in 1804 at age twenty titled The Coronation of the Most Holy Virgin. The famous canvas is 18 feet preserved in the Vatican picture gallery.
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Raphael
Vatican Picture Gallery
Distinguishing Primary and Secondary Ideas, in Thought
Dean Stamey contrasts the grand central idea with the minor secondary notion that compete for attention. The piece explores how large theories clash with smaller notions during cognitive turmoil.
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Dean Stamey
Baseball Rivalry Stirs Remembrance of Byron Singing
Red Smith recalled a Coast league feud with Umpire Byron over a singing dispute. Byron once sang to protest bad strikes, prompting Red Smith to react. the anecdote recalls a later bow to the crowd and a mutual warning that singing could rekindle the incident.
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Red Smith
Byron
Jimmy Caveney
Reds
Iired Smith
Red
Kremer Shines For Pirates After Surprise Move
Kremer, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, disproves early doubts about his age and control. His trusted performance has helped lift the club, with the veteran showing how to pitch real games.
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Wor" Kremer
Pitts-burgh Pirates
Teague
Pirates
Indiana Names Everett S Dean New Basketball Baseball Coach
Everett S Dean a former Indiana star and Carleton College coach is signed as head coach of both basketball and baseball at Indiana University to succeed Leslie Mann. Dean is noted as a former Indiana captain and center.
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Everett S. Dean
Carleton College
Indiana University
Leslie Mann
Dean
Indiana
Daubert Known as Trapshooter Alongside Reds Star
Jake Daubert of the Cincinnati Reds, sidelined briefly by an injury, is also a noted trapshooter. He is a familiar figure at the Cincinnati Gun Club and often visits gun clubs during home series.
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Jake Daubert
Cincinnati Red
Daubert
Cincinnati
Reds
Mays Beats Athletics In Long Major League Rivalry
Carl Mays faced the Athletics 38 times in official games during his nine MLB seasons. He won 35 of those decisions, posting a .921 winning percentage in his wins.
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Carl Mays
The
Athletics
Vance
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Oddity in Baseball Game Sparks Inning Controversy
In a Sunday May 4 game between Sacramento and Portland the Portland team tallied two runs in a single inning without any batter being charged as at bat. The sequence involved a walk a sacrifice hit by bat a hit batsman two more walks and a sacrifice fly.
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Sacramento
Portland
Marston Heads Pennsylvania Golf Handicap List
Max Marston national amateur champion heads the Pennsylvania handicap list at scratch the only player honored. Bill Fownes of Pittsburgh shares the one handicap with D C Cockran.
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Max Marston
Pennsylvania
Marston
Bill Fownes
Pittsburgh
D. Cc. Cockran
Circling the Diamond shifts in early baseball rumors and moves
A roundup of baseball chatter notes Cleveland 633 amateur teams in playground leagues and multiple trades. Fred Schanze resigns as business manager of the Baltimore club. NL approves bonuses for behavior, Stony Moore joins Beaumont, Cheevyves to Cleveland, Brett released to Wichita Falls, Sumpter Clarke recalled to Chattanooga, Des Moines pitcher Germer Wilson added to Brooklyn, Red Sox buy two pitchers J W Kelfer and C D Jimeson, Boston eyes first division. Other items cover Rickey, Sturt, Murphy, Milwaukee Brewers, Dodgers option on Bobby Murray, and Yankees spring training.
College athletics in Finland and US sport notes mix
Disjointed historic athletic remarks cover Marquette Wisconsin harriers race at Madison October 11. Mentions Michigan coach Fielding Yost in 1001, Greeks revival of games, US track and boxing prospects, hockey growth, Benny Leonard on prospects Luig Vicentini Chilean, St Louis tax upgrades, Wisconsin football reservations, Minnesota stadium plans, and various Olympic era musings.
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Marquette
Wisconsin
Harriers
Madison
He Yost
University of Michigan
McGraw’s Giants Ride Young Arms To Pennant Lead
John McGraw, long known for temper and generosity, has mellowed with age yet remains a stern manager. He backs young pitchers like Barnes and Bentley, stayed patient with Gearin, and steadies the team as the Giants surge toward a pennant.
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John McGraw
Jatyn
McGraw
Mac
Cays
Baltimore
Giants
Sarasota
Fla
Bentley
Virgil Barnes
Barnes
The Cross as the Supreme Hobby for the Christian
The essay argues that worldly hobbies distract from a higher calling found in the cross of Jesus Christ. It portrays Paul as prioritizing the cross over birth, scholarship, and status, and urges believers to examine their lives, ambitions, and spending to align with the passion for salvation through Christ.
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Apostle
Rome
Brittany
India
Caesar
University of Tarsus
Gamaliel
Supreme Court of the Jews
Jesus Christ
Paul
Judging Our Fellow Men by Supposition and Knowledge
A reflective aphorism questions judging others by guesswork rather than known truth and suggests opting for the best possible view. It frames moral caution in a concise, period tone.
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Iron Ward
Sweeps on to Victory Herald and Presbyter tone
The text proclaims a sweeping march toward victory with fervent righteousness breaking barriers, describing a tide that advances under strong moral momentum as reported by the Herald and Presbyter.
Prayer for guidance and steady hands in work
A brief invocation asking for divine presence and assistance. The supplicant pleads for awareness of God's nearness and for steady support to ready their efforts at all times.
Humility The Moment You Begin To Speak
Fragmentary quotation appears to discuss humility and the absence of humility in a speaker linked to a Herald and a presbyter, with unclear context and incomplete phrases.
Evangelist Spotlight in American Crime Era
A fragment mentions crime as a spotlight within American evangelism, reflecting tension between moral reform efforts and criminal activity in historical discourse. The snippet hints at the era's interplay between faith and social danger.
New Masonic Temples Planned for Monticello and Waterloo
Rural dispatches report Monticello and Waterloo to get new Masonic temples. Sioux City hog profits rise with last drove sales at municipal yards. Iowa dairy push grows amid widespread dairying. Guthrie county farms pool for lubricating oil savings. Oil drilling resumes near Keosauqua with 460 feet depth and hopeful prospects.
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Monticello
Waterloo
Sioux City
Iowa City
Iowa
Guthrie County Farm Bureau
Keosauqua
Odebolt
Merritt Green
Marshalltown
Kendall
State Board of Education
Charles Brenton
Dallas Center
Iowa County
Chicago
Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery
Luana
Centerville Association of Commerce
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
WOC
Davenport
State Fair Board
W. G. Mee
R. G. Cummings
Osage
United States
Des Moines
B. Jeffries Nindustrial
Weary
C. A.genet
Litchfield
Minn
Iowa Valley Operating Company
Belmond
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Iowa Falls
Daughters of American
Department of Agriculture
Herrick
State Horticultural Society
State House
Iowa Coal
R. B. Johnson
Executive Council
State Board of Control
Storm Lake Canning Company
Marchant
Cooperative Grain
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ray L. Gribben
Iowa Federation
Western League
Lincoln, Highways Transportation.‘ Company, Inc
Cedar Falls
Dubuay
Winole Central
State ‘Railroad ‘Commission
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Uncle Sam
New York
Yanks
Fred Hoffman
Wally Schang
New York Yankees
Mays
Scratch Man
Cleveland
Fred Schanze
Baltimore Inter
National League
Toe
Southpaw
Stny Moore
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Beaumont
Cheeyves
Cleveland Club
American Association
Brett
Cubs
Wichita Falla
Sumpter Clarke
Chattanooga
Germer Wison
Boston Red Sox
J. W. Kelfer
Bay City
C.D. Jimeson
Gammer
Castle Heights, Ark
Red Sox
Tny
Boston
Johnny Sturt
Buckeye Brillant
Cardinals
Rickey
St. Paul
Brusek
Faribault
Joe Snelda
Bielenin
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Brewers
Dodgers
Bobby Murray
Nashville
Philadelphia Americans
Connie Mack
Fred Gunther
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Max Flack
Oakland
Thomas Murphy
Shamokin Coal
Detroit Tigers
Providence
Cleveland American Teague
Saginaw
Voter
Joon
Sigger
Bradley
Hue
Fort “Worth
Moxes
Eliow Horeg
Ramento
Bie
Finland
Atheny
Benny Leonard
Luig
Vicentini
Fie
Leonard
St.Louis
Quebec
University of Wisconsin
Plang
University of Minnesota
Annapolis
Weat Point
Ruth
Dempsey
Carpentier
Firpo
Bridar
Denny Gearin
Gearin
Denny
Jesus’ Christ
Calvary
Apostle Pal
Lord Jesus Christ
J. R. Schaffer
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