Moon Would Shine In War Of Worlds
Washington experts propose lunar warfare implications using Earth gun data. Dr Fred E Wright explains how a 75 millimeter field gun would vastly outrange its Earth performance on the Moon, firing to distances up to 3,400 miles and launching shells hundreds of miles high. He notes moon gravity and lack of atmosphere alter volcanic and erosional processes, and describes new gravity measurement tech using a spiral tungsten spring.
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Washington
Jules Verne
H. & Wells
Paris
Fred E. Wright
Gophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Moon
Lunar
Earth
Doctor Wright
Carnegie Institution
Yakalos Breed May Solve Meat Shortage at Wainwright
Wainwright Alberta tests a new yakalo breed by crossing buffalo with yaks in the national park. Director Rothwell notes yakalos are hardy self-foragers with beef like meat and disease resistance, capable of wintering outdoors. Buffalo herd numbers rise to 8,000 with 2,000 young shipped to a Slave River preserve.
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Wainwright
Alta
National Park
G. B. Rothwell
Animal Husbandry Division
Department of Agriculture
Wainwright Park
Slave River
Navy Officer Sues Over Torpedo Airstrike Patents
Washington rear admiral Brad ley Fiske charges the navy infringed his submarine torpedo air launching patents. He sues Wilbur and several Navy officials for a quarter of a million dollars.
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Washington
Bradley Fiske
Navy
Mr. Wilbur
Navy Department
Widows Home Opened in Constantinople First in Turkey
Constantinople dedicates a new widows home, the first institution of its kind in Turkey. The facility marks a landmark in social welfare for the city and nation.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Nez Perce In Washington Army Company Unearthed
Washington muster rolls reveal a Nez Perce led volunteer company in the 1855 56 Indian wars. Riders Seven Days Whipping Red Grizzly and Spotted Eagle served as fighters with pay of two dollars a day for each warrior and horse, while the war chief received five dollars and thirty three cents for the 36 day campaign.
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Washington
National Guard
State of Washington
Adjutant General's
Camp Lewis
Lydia Taylor Orstrand
Bridal Veil
Ore
Maurice Thompson
Adjutant General
Washington-Oregon
Ralph H. Windsor
United States Army
Washington Territory
Spotted Eagle
Windsor
United States
Walla Walla
Yakima
Umatilla
Cayuse
Paiusa
Auburn
Cascades
Pacific Department
John E. Wool
Stevens
Mason
Olympia
Gilmore Hays
Vancouver
William Strong
Sloop of War
Decatur
Jefferson Davis
Seattle
Steilacoom
Warrior
Congress
Spotted
Eagle
Burns Brown Visits Dumfries Draws Scotch Visitors
Dumfries Scotland descendant Miss Jean Armour Burns Brown great granddaughter of Robert Burns has welcomed more Scotch American visitors this year. Tourists flock to the Burns museum and nearby grave site in St Michael's cemetery while Burns Brown who resembles the poet sings his songs but avoids publicity living quietly in a modest flat. Her mother donated much of the Burns relics leaving few items of interest for scholars.
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Dumfries
Scotland
Bobby Burns
Jean Armour Burns Brown
Burns
St. Michael's Cemetery
Miss Burns Brown
United States
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Home For
Nez Perce
Ina
Bobolink
Rayon
Sidney
Hickory Sox
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