Cable protection weights on shore ends noted
The heaviest protection for an Atlantic cable is used at shore ends, with a weight range from 20 to 830 tons per nautical mile once completed.
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
3
Liner Crew Size Details Saint Atlantic Vessel
The ship’s complement numbers about 880 crew members with six hundred in the stewards’ department and, in the strict sense, not sailors.
Tar Heel Beekeeping Grows Into Major North Carolina Industry
North Carolina beekeeping has become a 2.5 million dollar industry. Twelve years ago 20 farmers owned 100 plus colonies. now 214,945 colonies produced about 14 million pounds of honey, a rise due to better conditions boosting output by nearly 10 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rales
N. C
North Carolina
Cc. L. Sams
Rich Stone Age Tomb Found in Epte Valley France
A Neolithic tomb unearthed in the Epte valley near Vernon France reveals a trove of human bones broken utensils chipped implements and various historic artifacts. The discovery is hailed as one of the tidiest in recent years indicating careful preservation of a Stone Age burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
France
Epte
Kept on Trying Newark Man Aims at Stock Exchange Seat
Joseph C. Braelow, a Newark resident and persistent job seeker, finally won a city post after 15 civil service exams. He passed all but was not appointed until after the 15th test, and now he pursues a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Joseph C. Braelow
New York Stock Exchange
Thieves Take 56 Hens From N Y Hen Coop
Haverstraw resident Lewis Hoyt reported thieves raided his daybreak hen coop at Laverstraw. They stole 56 hens and two large bags of corn and left a note vowing to return for young chicks. He plans to install a burglar alarm and keep a shotgun ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverstraw
N. Y
Lewis Hoyt
Laverstraw
Cord Manufacturing Process Described by Rubber Industry
The Rubber Company of America explains the final cord making step, tying cords together with filling threads to form a fabric before calendering. Filling threads are lighter and spaced about 2% to 6 per inch, enabling handling of the fabric through subsequent calendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubberion
America
Cost of World War Fixed by League Committee
A League of Nations committee fixed the cost of World War at 3562,500,000,000 dollars. The figure reflects the global war expenditures and is cited as the official total by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations Committee
Suburban Chicago Homes Glow With Christmas Lights
The 1928 holiday season sees more residents of Dalton Riverdale and South Holland decorating home exteriors with colored lights. Lighting engineers estimate over 2000 suburban homeowners will illuminate their houses this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Riverdale
South Holland
Prac
Chicago
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Joseph Kavlak
East
187Th Street
City & Suburban Electric Co. (Inc
Parnell Ave
C. H. van Valkenburgh
Pullman
Chrysler and
Plymouth
Atwater Kent Radios
Dolton
Twin City
Lincoln Avenue
H. H. Chester & Company
Chicago Road
Grand Trunk Track
Harvey
Henry Blink
159Th Street
Peter Hettich
Clark Street
Chicago, Ill
G. R. Collinson
Park Ave
Pennsylvania Tracks
Conrad Kern
Indiana Ave
Radiolas
Kelloggs
Philco
Tegtmeier - Rothe CO
Sporting Goods
Michigan Avenue
Santa Claus
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