Dolton drainage project ordinance and assessment plan
The ordinance creates a drainage district in Dolton Cook County Illinois and authorizes condemnation of specified lands for sewer construction. It details property boundaries and right of way along Lincoln Avenue and the Little Calumet River plus temporary access across adjacent parcels. The measure provides for thirty six installments of assessments with six percent interest and bonds to anticipate collections. It also directs the village attorney to file compensation and benefit determinations and to repeal conflicting ordinances.
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Little Calumet
Little Calumet River
Dolton
Cook County
Ilinois
Calumet City
Illinois
Main Street
Langley Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Michigan City Road
Leven
Rengze
Thendiana Tleibur Belt Railroad Company
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Board of Local Improvements
Dalton
General Assembly
State of
William F., Propper
County of
Cook
Board of Trustees
William G. Dolton
British Museum Eyes World’s Biggest Book Discovery
A 1660 volume of maps presented to Charles II by Amsterdam merchants is described as the world’s largest book. Measuring 5 feet 10 inches by 8 feet 2 inches, it features morocco binding with gold emblems, brass bosses, and is kept locked in a special position in the King Edward library.
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London
Sotheby’s
British Museum
Charles II
Amsterdam
Morocco
King Edward Library
Nordic Theory Based on Race Superiority
Pathfinder Magazine cites Nordic theory describing Nordic descent as biologically superior to all other races. It traces origins to Scandinavia and the Goths, notes language links in English words, and discusses broader use of the term among Germanic peoples.
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Nord
Joseph Deniker
Scandinavia
Scotland
England
Pathfinder Magazine
Queen of Flowers Daisy Reveals Plant Development Stages
The article argues the botanist views daisies as the true queen of flowers. It notes the daisy contains about 250 florets with ray petals being composite flowers and the yellow center comprising multiple seed-bearing flowers.
No Batteries No Tubes in New Set
Macon Georgia reports the invention of Dr Palmer H Craig Mercer University a tube free radio receiver using electro magnetic amplification with bismuth cores and Formica layers. it promises high sensitivity and potential offers up to 125000 and royalties while requiring no tubes transformers or batteries.
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Macon
Palmer H. Craig
Department of Physics
Mercer University
Craig
University of Cincinnati
Mercer
Cincinnati
Simplicity of Radio Interference in Everyday Talk
Powel Crosley Jr explains interference by comparing radio static to crossed telephone wires. He describes selectivity in tuning and how modern sets minimize interference though static from lightning and devices like bell ringers or arc lamps can still disrupt reception.
Correct Naming of Coupling Terms for Coils
The text argues that capacity coupling is unsuitable and should be called electric coupling. It notes inductive coupling is not always accurate and suggests magnetic coupling for coil interactions. It explains inductive coupling can be electric or magnetic, though established by inductance.
Kite flyer harnesses wire to receive city broadcasts
Ernest Abrams of Bay View Maryland reports receiving broadcasts from Philadelphia Chicago and other cities by attaching a kite string of insulated wire to his radio set.
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Ernest Abrams
Bay View
Philadelphia
Chicago
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Queen of Flowers
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