Welding by electric arc and safety gear reveal new process
The article explains two main arc welding methods the Benardos and Zerener. It outlines protective headgear for arc radiation and eye protection, describes enclosure requirements, and details the single carbon and two-electrode setups with steps for striking and maintaining the arc and feeding filler material.
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Jules Verne
C. B. Auel
Westinghouse Company
Benardos
Auel
Electric moth trap used to control caterpillar plague
Saxony authorities unveil an electric light trap atop Zittau municipal plant to catch brown nun moths. Two reflectors lure moths to a deep receptacle where exhaust fans pull them in. On opening night three tons were captured, prompting plans for a Rathaus tower installation to continue protecting central European forests.
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Saxony
Zittau
Electrical Review
Europe
Russia
Indigenous American Vegetables Sweet Potato and Jerusalem Artichoke
A note on American origins identifies the sweet potato and the Jerusalem artichoke as vegetables indigenous to the Americas. The claim highlights native origins and common uses of these crops in regional diets.
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America
Wireless Telegraph Badge for British Navy Seamen
The gold badge for the wireless telegraphy branch marks proficiency and is worn on the right sleeve above the elbow. A fully qualified wireless telegrapher bears one star, a first class petty officer two stars, and a chief petty officer a small crown.
Hair dryer shown as aluminum electric toilet article
The article highlights an aluminum hair dryer weighing about 2% pounds with a simple key switch to emit cold or warm air. Turning one notch produces cold air, two notches adds a resistance to heat the air, and a cord links it to a lamp socket for power.
Testing Electric Furnaces At Pitt River Smelter
In Shasta County California the Hercult electric foundry tests several new furnace types on a small scale instead of one large unit. By the time the Lyon furnace of 25 tons daily capacity is ready a transformer bank will be set, and the new design aims to address objections to the initial Hercult furnaces.
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Hercult Electric Ron
Pitt River
Shasta County
California
Lyon
Balloons in Berlin Tested for Rifle Immunity Heights
Experiments in Berlin send captive balloons aloft to gauge when they become immune to rifle fire. At elevations from 600 to 2000 yards they could be hit only one in six shots, while at 3000 yards they were absolutely safe. Weather damage to the gas bag was minor, allowing continued flight for hours before a safe landing.
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Berlin
Coal Recovered From Sunken Barges Near Hickman
Thousands of tons of Pittsburg coal are being recovered from wrecked barges visible above the low Ohio river stream near Hickman Kentucky. Dredging may retrieve further tonnage valued at about forty five thousand dollars, with extraction costing around three dollars per ton. In Washington Japanese shipyard wages vary from under a dollar to about one dollar per hour for skilled trades.
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Hickman
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Tom Rees
Mariner
Mississippi
Rees
Famous Fort Dearborn honey locusts guarded by three generations
A Rogers Park estate near Fort Dearborn houses seven honey locust trees grown from seeds linked to the Fort Dearborn stockade. Cultivated by three generations of the Marshall Kyle family, the trees were guarded by Mrs. Ann Kyle to stop roadway removal. Now under the heirs, the Guardian Mrs Maxwell holds the line as plans to divide the 160 acre Kyle property unfold.
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Chicago
Rogers Park
Fort Dearborn
Kyle
Cook County
Sarah Marshall
Nottingham
England
Hnols
Chicago River
Marshall
Ann Kyle
Lake Michigan
From drinking to sobriety in evolving civilization
The essay argues that as civilization progresses virtues become vices of earlier ages and alcohol use diminishes. It cites Archdall Reid on ancient drinkers, notes modern occupations require sobriety, and claims crime and pauperism link to alcohol. It predicts future generations will be sober by nature.
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Valhalla
Paradise
Archdall Reid
Toplers
Ireland
Charles Booth
Bernard Houghton
Preserve Old Time Relics in Copper Country
The Central Home Coming association gathers former residents of the Keweenaw mining hub to preserve the 1868 Central Methodist church where annual services are held. Copper Country Knights of Pythias lodges also work to save the Eagle Harbor little red schoolhouse where Rathbone drafted their order’s ritual.
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Houghton
Mich
Central Home Coming Association
Central Mine
Keweenaw County
Michigan
Central
Knights of Pythias
Eagle Harbor
Rathbone
Blind man achieves in sightless stride from Forrest Illinois
Rex Clarke of Forrest Illinois, blind since childhood, became a celebrated telegraph operator and skilled musician. He earned an eighth grade diploma, attended the University of Chicago for an AB degree in 1907, studied with a tutor, and even drives a modern automobile touring the country.
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Pontiac
Rex Clarke
Forrest
Rex
Tinois Institute For the Blind
Jacksonville
Promoting Temperance In Manitoba Campaign
The Society of Royal Templars advances a wide campaign in Manitoba to abolish bars under the local on tion system and push for province wide prohibition. Manitoba’s 128 municipalities include 27 with local veto and about 60 seeking ballot votes in December elections. Temperance workers anticipate a large no license majority next year, with active effort among provincial Indian reserves. No Royal Templay council has yet been formed among the Indians.
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Manitoba
Society of Royal Templars
Driving Saloons Out Under Local Option Law
Local option law of Massacht sells a yearly vote on the dry or wet status. Of 277 dry towns and 77 wet, three dry cities aggregate 800000 in population, according to the Searehlisht report.
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Massachtsells
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Wireless Corps
Moffett Studio
William Hayward
Elmer Dover
Reublican National Committee
Nebraska
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Nebraska City
University of Nebraska
M. L. Hayward
United States Senate
Washington
Conga Scidmore
Nagasaki
Ada May Krecker
Allentown
Wilbacher
Helen Mall
Paris
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France
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