Helium Shortage Hindered ZR-2 Airship Plans
Prof. H. P. Cady of the University of Kansas explains that helium from natural gas in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas was scarce costly and not viable for general use in airships. Experiments during World War I showed purity requirements and the need to reserve helium for war balloons. Production rose briefly in 1918 with three plants in Texas and Petrovia Texas before armistice halted expansion.
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America
Air Navy
H. P. Cady
University of Kansas Department of Chemistry
Doctor Cady
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
United States
England
University of Kansas
Canada
R. B. Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
D. F. McFarland
Mid-Continent
W. Seibel
U. S
France
Petrolia
Fort Worth
World's Largest Living Snake Comes to Washington Zoo
The National Zoological Park in Washington hosts a 25 foot regal or reticulated python from Malay forests. It arrived from New York in a perforated box and is fed infrequently, typically with a pig or small deer, digesting in cool water between meals. The snake, weighing about 250 pounds, is part of a trade for a baby hippopotamus and cost $2 per pound with an exchange value near $500.
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Washington
National Zoological Park
New York
N. Hollister
Circus
South America
Asia
Philippines
Washington Zoo
No House Flies In Alaska Study Hints At Northern Limit
Dr. J. M. Aldrich of the United States National Museum reports Alaska is mosquito prone but house flies are absent. Mosquitoes swarm from Seward to Fairbanks and even Ketchikan though screens and nets are rarely used, while interiors reveal few other flies. The explorer’s trip spanned Seward to Fairbanks along the unfinished government railroad.
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Washington
Alaska
J. M. Aldrich
United States National Museum
Seward
Fairbanks
United States
Doctor Aldrich
Tanana River
Yukon
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Clemenceau’s Monument Address Sparks Debate On His Return
At the unveiling of a monument in Vendee Georges Clemenceau speaks to poilus amid German front line imagery. He urges memory over words and reiterates France’s resolve for justice and reparations. Observers split on whether this marks a farewell or a political comeback.
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France
Georges Clemenceau
Clemenceau
Department
Vendee
Senator Phipps Offers Colorado 5 Per Cent Highway Bonds
Colorado Senator Lawrence C. Phipps proposed buying 50 000 of state highway bonds to curb unemployment and aid highway construction. A Denver trust company later purchased the entire 2 000 000 bond issue at par with accrued interest, ending the bid.
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Lawrence C. Phipps
Colorado
Strong
Phipps
Trust Company of
Denver
Judge Lindsey attacks liquor laws on class bias
Denver Juvenile Court Judge Ben B. Lindsey claims a conspiracy of rich Capitol Hill leaders to shield themselves from bootleg penalties while punishing the poor. He cites freed defendants Chester Lasater and Clete Sinton for giving girls liquor and urges probes into affluent homes.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lindsey
Davison to Withdraw From Finance and Social Life
Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co will retire from all financial and social activity for a year. He plans to move with his family to a Thomasville Georgia plantation after brain tumor surgery. Marshall Fields of Chicago expected to fill the Davison social niche and occupy the Met Opera box and Davson mansion at 690 Park Avenue. Felds’ son-trailed horses Gallfen Corn and Cistercian won five races at Doncaster during his Europe trip.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Davison
Thomasville
Morgan & Co
New York Society
Marshall Field
Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Marshall Fields
Davson
690 Park Avenue
Europe
Golfen Corn
Doncaster
Taft Becomes First Former President to Lead Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States names William Howard Taft as its chief justice, succeeding the late Edward Douglas White of Louisiana. Taft, previously appointed by President Harding, presides with historic ceremony as the third Ohioan to hold the post and pledges to administer justice without respect to persons, ensuring equal rights for rich and poor.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
William Howard Taft
Taft
Edward Douglas White
Louisiana
Harding
Senate
No. 10 Downing Street The Premier’s Historic Abode
The house at No. 10 Downing Street, official residence of Britain's prime minister since 1735, is described as a plain brick structure with a storied past. It houses cabinet rooms and private apartments, sits behind a high wall, and has hosted pivotal decisions shaping American history including the Revolution and War of 1812.
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London
The
Boston Transcript
Downing Steel
the Treasury
Sir Robert Walpole
No. 10
Walpole
Horse Guards Parade
St. James’ Park
America
William Pitt
Pitt
Lord Chatham
House of Lords
Light and Music System Uses Rheostat Lighting
An eastern artist designs a lighting device to accompany music. A rheostat with parallel resistance loops uses a sliding metal block moved by pedals to vary light intensity in time with the solo or orchestra, with optional score sheets. A related illuminated phonograph adds a cam controlled light, a translucent globe, and synchronized lighting.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Manaos Rubber Boom Then Bust Turns Brazilian City Ruinous
A decade ago Manaos in Brazil was a thriving European style city with an opera house and theatres. The decline followed a rubber price slump after 1911 due to Far East plantations, bankruptcies rose, suicide and trade collapse followed, and current exports barely cover transport costs.
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Manaos
Brazil
Amazon River
Far East
Ceylon
Java
Straits Settlements
Malacca
Borneo
England
Albania before 1914 described as new and ancient
A historical note contrasts Albania as a newly recognized country with an ancient Southeast European population. It cites Edward Gibbon calling Albania a country near Italy and recounts a 19th century letter from England to the United States returned with a notice about Albany. It highlights sparse travel and limited information.
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Albania
Europe
Edward Gibbon
Italy
America
Balkans
England
United States
Albany
N. Y
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Boschee's Syrup Advertised As Lung Trouble Remedy
The advertisement claims Boschee's Syrup soothes irritated throat and lungs, aids coughing fits, and promotes restful nights with easy morning expectoration. It touts fifty five years of worldwide use for colds bronchitis and lung troubles and notes it is sold wherever medicines are sold.
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Boschee
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