Pupin coil and phantom circuits boost long distance telephony
A Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone manager describes new tech extending talk distance to 3000 miles using Pupin coils every eight miles on main lines and loaded phantom circuits. The innovation promises vast coverage, enabling calls from Boston to Pike’s Peak and beyond as cables improve and prices drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hucker
Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company
San Antonio
Texas
Pupin
Boston
Pike's Peak
United States
Hucker
Telephone Company
Shanghai
Charles G. Page
Alexander Graham Bell
Southwest
Houston
Galveston
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Dallas
Fort Worth
Arkansas Wilds
New York
Denver
Tickled by pranks lands a man in prison
Robert Hayden known as the ticklish man at Copples freight station used a sharp knife after being tickled from behind. He slashed Mila Laluck’s cheek, needing 48 stitches. Hayden and Lalusk are jailed on peace disturbance charges. a sergeant and patrolman witnessed the scene and confirmed Hayden’s ticklish trigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hayden
Copples
St. Louis
Hayden
Mila Laluck
Lalusk
Central District
Alexander
Ken
Haines
Hayen
Sergeant Alexander
Origin of stockings Henry II wore silk hose in 1559
Paris reports a French newspaper investigation tracing stockings to Henry II who, for his sister’s 1559 marriage, first wore silk knitted stockings. By 1666 a hosiery company arose from Hindres’s Bois de Boulogne factory forming The Society of Silk Stocking Makers. Ribbed stockings later spread to France and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry II
Paris
Hindres
Bois de Bologne
Wide range of affordable goods offered in old catalog
A fragment listing items and prices from pianos to rocking horses, toys, dolls, books, and holiday novelties. Mentions moving picture machines, magic lanterns, trains, tools, and various juvenile and boys books. Includes brands and series like Little Colonel and Liberty Boys with colorful descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Colonel
Sophie May
Francis Hodgson Burnett
Elsie Dinsmore
Louise M. Alcott
Society of American Women Well Organized
At the annual fall luncheon in London the Society of American Women reported solid establishment on the city side of the Atlantic and aims to be a Marconi like conduit for transatlantic exchange. Professor de Sumichrast praised American egalitarian ideals and democracy uplifting women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Society of American Women
Criterion Restaurant
William Cummings
Atlantic
University Student Arrested for Guard Store Thefts
In St. Petersburg on December 16 a university student and a Military academy cadet from esteemed families were arrested for multiple thefts at the Guard's stores. They allegedly manipulated cashier stamped pay checks to acquire goods, including a case exceeding $500, transferring the items for personal gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Military Academy
Tax Fraud Through Forged Figures Tied to Prisoners Rank
A brief report notes a small separate purchase and a large purchase funded by inserted figures. A further method involved rubbing out an original amount and substituting a higher figure. The thefts’ interest is explained by the life rank of the prisoners involved.
The Wrong Man
A brief exchange shows a man refusing a request for money, saying he cannot spare a cent, as another man insists he is the right person to see. The scene hints at a tense confrontation over a financial demand.
Diplomatic Talk Referenced by May and Maude
A clipped remark contrasts May and Maude in a diplomatic discourse. The Cleveland Leader notes perceptions of beauty and social status as a point of light humor within the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Tom
Cleveland
Why is that man weeping
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes a baseball player sobbing over his reading of age averages and the waste in saving the averages. The line humorously contrasts masculine stoicism with the arithmetic of statistics in sports.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edison
Grand Opera
Edison Phonograph
Phono
H. G. Rees
Commerce Street
Tormentor
Antacy
Kooms
F. M. Swearingen & Son
St. Anthony
Biggar Bros. Furniture Co
Gunter Hoted Company
the Menger
J. F. McGowan, Mer
Bexar
Alfred San San Antonio
Iner
Santa Claus
Pit
Rack
Flinch
Parchessi
Nellie Bly
For the Boys
Motor Boats
Pony Riders
Motor Rangers
Aviators and
Alger Books
Liberty Boys
Santa Claus Headquarters
Benjamin
Praeger Hardware
East Commerce Street
Society OF American Women Well Organized
West Commerce St
Dentists
West Commerce
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