Paradise Inn Road Reopens as Park Opens for Season
Paradise Valley within Mount Rainier National Park welcomes its earliest park opening since 1915. Narada Falls Nisqually glacier and Paradise facilities resume service and skiing events begin with a July 2 3 4 tournament at Paradise Valley. Cars run hourly between Nisqually glacier and Narada Falls with 2 30 4 30 and 6 p m departures from Narada Falls to Paradise Inn and morning and evening runs from Paradise Valley. Supplies campsites and guided trips are available at Paradise Camp and White River Camp.
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Mter National Park
Narada Falls
Paradise ' Y
Nisany Glacier
Seattle
Tacoma
Paradise Inn
Park Inn
Longmire
Indian Heavy
Feegie
Narada
O E S to Observe Temple Opening at Green Lake
Alpha Chapter No 116 Order of Eastern Star will celebrate Saturday night the opening of the new Green Lake Masonic temple at Green Lake Bird and Maple Leaf Place with a special program. Henry Price tenor soloist will sing with Temple Chorus, accompanied by James Hamilton Howe. Mrs Eugene Bell will read, and Lawrence T. Arlander will play a cornet solo with Mr Howe.
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Order of Eastern Star
Green Lake
Fence Added at Glacier Point Edge in Yosemite Park
Yosemite National Park announces a 100 foot iron pipe railing blocks access to the edge of Glacier Point. Superintendent Lewis says barriers prevent reckless crowds while preserving the view into Yosemite Valley 3254 feet below.
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Yosemite National Park
Glacier Point
Lewis
Yosemite Valley
Landlady Declines Games of Chance in Quiet Dispute
A student argues a game is not the point as a Cornell widow notes the landlady forbids any gambling. The exchange centers on rules and perception of risk in a tense, small setting.
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Cornell
Edison’s Discovery Sparks Unilateral Conductivity
Godley presents Thomas A. Edison’s experiment with a metal plate in an incandescent lamp creating a vacuum current when connected to a battery. He notes the positive terminal caused current flow while reversing the battery halted it, illustrating an early grasp of unilateral conductivity and its potential impact on civilization.
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Thomas A. Edison
Early vacuum tube detector and Fleming influence described
The article explains J A Fleming's use of Edison's unilateral lamp as an early vacuum detector, its limited sensitivity, and how combining rectifying action with trigger action laid the groundwork for modern vacuum tubes. It describes a two element detector circuit and how plate filament current changes with signal input. The addition of a third element improves control of the electron stream.
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J. A. Fleming
Edison
Fleming
Maxwell Loses Bids On Willys Plant at Elizabeth N J
Maxwell Motor Car officials decline to comment as reports say Maxwell failed to win the bid for the Willys plant in Elizabeth New Jersey. The property includes 27 acres with a 1 95 million square foot factory, a baseball park and a garage, valued near 11 million dollars.
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Maxwell Motor Car Corporation
Willys Motor Car Corporation
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Maxwell
Willys Planta
Durant Motor Car Company
Detroit
Dayton
Newcantie
Ind
Windsor
Ont
Durant
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Maxweller
General Motors
Willys Company
United States District Court
Willys
Maxwell Plants
County road report flags mixed conditions on King County routes
King County Engineer Thomas R. Beeman reports week ending July 1 1999 that paved roads are generally good but gravel roads remain fair due to continued dry weather. Several routes are closed or detoured with new pavement opening July 4 and several segments noted as excellent good or rough but passable across diverse corridors including Issaquah Fall City Renton Issaquah Newport and Kent Des Moines.
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Thomas R. Beeman
King County
Battle
Kent
West Side
Henton
Maple Valley
Renton
Kellevue
Kennydale
Black Diamond
Karlington
Renton South
Kaumelin
Franklin
Issaquah
Fall City
North Bend
Insaquah
Redmond
Lake Sbammamieh
Inglewood Fair
Issaquah-Newport
Auburn
Stevens Fass
Miller River
Halford
Woodinville-Duvall
Kent-Des Moines
Seattle-Kent
Westside Valley
Western Giant cord tire provides balanced resiliency and strength
Chas Lind of Western Auto Supply discusses the challenge of creating tires that combine high resilience with lasting strength. He explains inner tubes offer great bounce but poor durability, while solid truck tires endure wear yet ride badly. The Western Giant cord tire aims to maximize both comfort and mileage by merging resiliency with rugged tread.
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Fiow
Chas. Lind
Western Auto Supply Company
Cord Tires
Lind
Detour and road closures near Newton Junction and King County
Several routes in the Seattle area are affected by construction and closures. Reek closes after July 4. de Bothell closed for Victory Way work. Lake Forest Park connected by North Trunk Road with pavement points. Tolt bridge near Fall City closed with gravel balance. new gravel sections reported in Redmond Fall City and Betlevue areas. For updates call Main 6900 local 34.
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Reek
Newton Junction
East Side
Tacoma
Naches
Greenwater
King County
de Bothell
Victory Way
Lake Forest Park
Eebo Lake
Betlevue
Redmond
Fall City
Inoqualmie
Tolt
Getour
Stormy Petre nickname linked to March birth and fiery nature
A biographical note describes Mrs. Stevenson as born in March and nicknamed the "Stormy Petre" by her husband for her spirited temperament. He joked that opposing partisans’ shouts demanded the heads of the prisoners as she took sides in arguments.
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Mrs. Stevenson
Petre
Mrs
Robert Louis Stevenson
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