Niagara to Electrify Railroads Across Regions
Federal experts say electrification of trunk line railways from Chicago to the Atlantic coast could come within years using Niagara Falls power. Cost near 50 000 dollars per mile, hinges on financing and rights of way, with Niagara supplying New York state lines and possibly eastern and midwestern rails.
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Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Niagara Falls
New York State
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Niagara
War Department
Washington State Articles of Incorporation Filed
Articles filed with the secretary of state list several new incorporations in Olympia on October 28. The Washington Discount Corporation of Vancouver capitalized at 250000 for a general loan and finance brokerage business with incorporators W. B. Short, Joseph Roane and Blair. West Coast Securities Co. of Vancouver seeks 14000 in capital stock to act as agent trustees factors and fiscal agents with B Mulford, W. S. Short and R. M. Black as incorporators. Carbon Coal Co., Inc. of Seattle shows 200900 capital stock with Robert K. Dykes, George V. and S. F. Chadwick named as incorporators.
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Washington Discount Corpora
Vancouver
Wash
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Short
Joseph Roane
Blair
West Coast Securities Co
Vancon Capital Stock
B. Mulford
W. S. Short
R. M. Black Carbon Coal Co., Inc
Seat Capital Stock
Robert K. Dykes
George V
S. F. Chadwick
Birds Save Life of Canuck Tourist
NICE Oct. 28 heavy winds drove a Canadian tourist, Koth Lowell Marston, to cling two days to a cliff. Birds attacked him, attracting pedestrians who hauled him 600 feet to safety. He was badly cut about the head but will recover.
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Nice
Koth Lowell Marston
Marston
Miss Antoinette Shryock Named Delegate to State Meet
Miss Antoinette Shryock of Se hag has been chosen by the Women’s League at State College to represent the group at the second intercollegiate event for college women. The meet will be held at the University of California from November 6 to 11.
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Antoinette Shryock
Sehag
Wom
State College
Run
University of Califor
Good Plan Fails Rewarded by Fine
London dispatch says George Taylor started a fire to the turf in Epping forest to smoke rabbits from their holes. The blaze damaged the forest and forced rabbits to stay hidden. Taylor was fined five dollars by police.
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London
George Taylor
Epping Forest
Taylor
Motorless Flight Test Ends in Fatal Fall
Berlin reports Lieut. Leusch a distinguished flight commander during the war fell 150 feet while testing a new motorless flying apparatus and was killed. The incident underscores hazards of experimental aviation.
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Berlin
Leusch
Thunder Signals Distant Storm Observed
A report notes thunder at a distance not exceeding 15 miles indicating a nearby storm. The observation emphasizes the reach of sound under current atmospheric conditions and suggests proximity of lightning activity.
Bartenders Protest Pay Cut and Longer Hours in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg on October 28, bartenders protested a $25 monthly pay cut and an increase in working hours from 56 to 70 per week. A strike was threatened as workers voiced their grievances against the wage reductions and extended shifts.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Harvest upbeat in Austria reports relief for famine
Vienna reports from farm districts show Austrian harvest 60 to 100 percent better than 1920. Rubles are noted as red sapphires in the same dispatches describing economic conditions amid famine relief efforts.
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Central Europe
Vienna
Austria
Future Mermaids to Be Numerous
London reports a record high in births at sea on British ships with 274 babies born in 1920, up from 68 in 1918 and 161 in 1919. Rye is noted as being cultivated farther north than any other grain.
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London
Straphanging Law Will Be Enforced
London notices street car authorities to enforce the no strap hanging provision neglected since the war began. The commissioner of police orders action as part of wartime street safety. A stray line notes oysters have an average ten year life.
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London
Commissioner of Police
Designs for new South Africa postage stamps unveiled
In Care Town on October 24, plans are underway for a complete new stamp series by the Union of South Africa. The designs depict South African scenes and will feature stamps up to date with national imagery. Separately a note mentions kangaroos reportedly able to leap eleven feet high.
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Union of South Africa
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