Baroda Ruler Celebrates Fifty Years On Throne
A Washington National Geographic bulletin notes Baroda's 50 year reign of the gaekwar. The state is described as scattered islands of territory within Bombay presidency with rich cotton lands and opium production. Baroda City houses palaces Nazar Bagh and Mahapura, with Lakshmi Vilas the grand residence and a Derbar hall.
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Washington
Gaekwar
Baroda
Maharajah Guekwar
D. C
National Geographic Society
Islands
Prussia
Bombay Presidency
British India
India
Nazar Bagh
Mohammed
Mahapura
Baroda’s Gaekwar Receives 21-Gun Salute Honor
A young son of a humble herdsman was chosen and placed on the throne in 1876. He remains the present gaekwar. Baroda is not only important but wealthy, and the gaekwar is one of only five Indian rulers entitled to a 21 gun salute anywhere in India.
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Baroda
Gaekwar
India
Havoc At Krupp Dismantling Reported In London
The inter ally control commission reports extensive destruction at Krupp works. Dismantled machines total 9300 with 60 000 tons weight. Dies and tools sacrificed 801 420 units weighing 9 588 tons. 379 presses and related plants scrapped. 159 experimental guns and 1100 tons of ammunition destroyed. Replacement value about 104 million marks. The firm may now produce at most four guns above seventeen inches annually.
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Krupp
London
Interally Control Commission
Berlin
Queer Names Mark Streets of London
London’s street names reflect ancient trades and historic lore. Harrow Road traces a three mile line along a Roman highway. Piccadilly may derive from pickadill meaning a round hem. Bread, Fish, and Wood Streets link to early trades. Fleet Street was once London’s Fifth Avenue amid the market district by St Paul’s. Houndsditch marked as a dog resting place. Lud gate hill honors King Lud in 60 BC.
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London
America
Harrow Road
Short Street
Tower Bridge
Piccadilly
Bread Street
Fish Street
Wood Street
Fleet Street
Fifth Avenue
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Houndsditch
Lud
Ludgate Hill
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Gobbled Gobble Defense Used in Okmulgee Murder Trial
Jim Crowell a wealthy rancher stands trial for the shooting death of Willie Brunner an Indian witness testified Crowell said Brunner gobbled three times and then tried to shoot him prompting Crowell to kill Brunner. The defense cites a Parker decision deeming such an act justifiable homicide.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Jim Crowell
Willie Brunner
Brunner
Parker
Indian Territory
Playgrounds for Dad in School Yards
William A. Stecher, director of physical education, suggests playgrounds for fathers in school yards as a community activity option.
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Philadelphia
Dad
William A. Stecher
Physical Education
Three-Tube Regenerative RF Stage Boosts Radio Range
J Kelly outlines adding a tuned radio frequency stage with a three-tube regenerative set to improve distance and selectivity. A loop antenna helps reduce man made static and enables operation without a full aerial, with instructions for building and wiring the RF stage and coil.
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C J. Kelly
New York Herald-Tribuna
Forefathers of Radio Regeneration and Amplification
As a Columbia University student Edwin Armstrong developed regeneration, using a single tube as detector and amplifier with feedback to boost signals. Regenerative sets became popular for efficiency and affordability, driving modern radio design. The article notes vibrations in receivers can cause ringing due to microphonic effects of tube elements.
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Postgraduate School
Columbia University
New York City
Edwin Armstrong
Armstrong
Strong Battery Voltage for Speaker Power
The text explains that higher supply voltage improves loudspeaker volume. Forty five volts on amplifier plates is insufficient for strong current. Ninety volts yields better results and justifies the extra cost. An extra grid bias may be needed with higher voltage, tied to a 414 volt C battery between the transformer F post and the filament, with negative at F and positive to the filament.
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