Loomis Aerial Telegraph Pioneer Receives Early Credit
A historical account recalls Mahlon Loomis, a Washington dentist, advancing wireless telegraphy 45 years ago by testing aerial signaling without masts. Presidents, secretaries, and Congress debated Loomis Aerial Telegraph Company and the harnessing of wireless for national communication.
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Wilson
Navy Department
Daniels
Washington
Germany
United States of America
New York City
Congress of the United States
Mahson Loomis
Washington, D. C
Tower House
Guglielmo Marconi
Mahlon Loomis
Potomac River
Maryland
Congress
Representative Bingham
Pennsylvania
Loomis Aerial Telegraph Company
Loomis
Loomis Wireless Dream in Congress and the Early Race
A historical recount of Mahlon Loomis and wireless proposals debated in Congress in 1872. The article traces debates over whether_wireless should be handled by foreign affairs or commerce, Garfield presiding, jokes about Loomis and Wright brothers, Loomis patenting a wirefree telegraph and power concept, its eventual failure, and the lineage of wireless development from Steinhell to Marconi. It notes key figures and milestones across decades toward modern wireless.
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Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Committee On Commerce
James A. Garfield
Ohio
United States
Conger
Sunday Chronicle
Congress
Wright Boys
Orville
Wilbur
Dayton
Representative Holmes
Indiana
Mr. Bingham
Bingham
Loomis
Tenrist-Electrician
United States Patent Office
Mahlon Loomis
Washington
District of Columbia
Earth
American Congress
Doctor Steinhell
Munthh
Morse
Marconi
Docetor Loomis
J. Trowbridge
W. H. Preece
Willoughby Smith
Oliver Lodge
Alexander Graham _ Bell
Thomas A. Edison
Hertz
New York
Honolulu
Snes
New York Sun
Odd bridges and legendary relics span war and Europe
The article notes strange bridges and omens in European trenches. A captured German sniper rifle becomes a feared omen in a dugout. It mentions Kashmir’s Strungar city with fragile wooden bridges and the Kapellbrueck in Lucerne with painted panels and an octagonal tower. It also describes Royland Bridge in Lincolnshire dating to the ninth century, with a stone Saxon king statue atop.
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Albert
Fritz
Sriungar
Kashmir
India
Cty
Shelum
London
Kaplibrueck
Lucerne
War and Theology in Wartime Seminaries
Rev. Ward G Meehah of the Brooklyn diocese volunteered as an army chaplain after the war declaration. He pursues post graduate theology in Washington awaiting active service and will receive full credit if called early, aligning with secular college practices for duty. The piece also notes a wry remark on self-made men and money, and classifying the bluebird.
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Ward G. Meehah
Brooklyn
Catholic University
Washington
Freckles Treatment Ad Promises Clearer Complexion
An old advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. It advises applying a small amount twice daily and claims most freckles fade with minimal use, promising money back if unsuccessful.
United States Federal Reserve Banks in 1916 Assets and Gold
The twelve Federal Reserve banks held hard assets of 250 million dollars and gold reserves totaling 450 million dollars in 1916. The article cautions against chasing happiness as a goal, noting that true contentment cannot be captured by pursuit.
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United States
Federal Reserve
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