Aerial torpedo concept eyed by navy experts
The navy studies airborne torpedo delivery by flying a rigid torpedo from an aircraft at night or day. Attacks occur from about 2,000 feet with the plane spiraling close to water to release the weapon at 1,500 yards. If feasible, German and British navies may pursue the idea, with potential life savings offset by aerial loss.
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Navy Department
Pieke
Spall
Lake Constance
Admiral Fiske
Park Benjamin
The
Independent
Navy Department 5
Wireless van speeds deliveries through London streets
A motor delivery van in London fits wireless telegraphy to send customer orders to head offices. The system speeds up service and has met urgent demands with unprecedented speed, though tall buildings disrupt signals. Two aerials on top of the van connect with Worship Street offices up to ten miles away, with generally clear messages according to an official.
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London
Worship Street
Two Hundred Years Since Whitefield Birth
A fragmented piece recalls George Whitefield born December 16 1714 and his influence drawing people from the world to the church and shaping revivalist work. The text wanders through era details and mentions crowds in Philadelphia and other places with inflated figures and bold claims.
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George Whitefield
America
Whitefield
Kingswood
Cornwall
Cane
Philadelphia
Reston
Maeorields
Looking for a Husband in Motion Picture Theater
A witty Philadelphia Telegraph note recalls a scene where a single woman boards a moving picture theater, sits near a married pair, and explains she is secretly hunting for a husband. The unnamed Clara says she already knows her target is the husband. The exchange ends with amused realization.
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Benedicts
Hesside
Clara
Philadelphia Telegraph
China Needs Weather Bureau Says Red Cross Report
D Jameson urges a Chinese weather bureau to combat floods and famines. He notes lack of rainfall data and prediction systems in river basins. He cites a 1910 June downpour near Findow that dumped about 24 inches in 42 hours and points to the Zikawel observatory as the nearest national-style service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Weather Bureau
D. Jameson
American Red Cross
Findow
Zikawel Observatory
Yangtee Valley
National Weather Bureau
Setentife American
Superconductivity Found At Very Low Temperatures
Professor Kamerlingh Onnes of Leyden discovers that at extremely low temperatures certain metals lose all electrical resistance, becoming superconductors. He notes that even slight cooling changes collapse this effect, and copper and lead wires heat under high current.
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Kamerlingh Onses of
Leydes
Wasted Weather Remarks Spark Town Discussion
A fragmented report quotes a local man debating the value of weather planning and civic efforts amid unclear text. The piece notes community concern about efforts to organize or participate in local events.
Bounty List Offered for Predators in Idaho Range
In Idaho's Soda Springs area the Grazing association and Lincoln County Wool Growers Association push predator control. Advertised bounties run from 25 dollars for wolves to 300 for coyotes and 2 dollars for mountain lions, with various pup rewards noted.
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Idaho
Soda Springs Grazing Association
Lincoln County Wool Growers Association
Helow
Tom Fox Returns to Kemmerer After Eight Months Away
Tom Fox returned to Kemmerer last week after a visit of eight months to his old home in Japan. He was well remembered here for longtime service with beer porter at the depot and later at the Hotel Kemmerer. He was glad to be back.
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Tom Fox
Japan
Kemmerer
Tom
How Mr. Davis Got Rid of a Bed Cold
A testimonial claims Mr. Davis recovered from a severe cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He bought several bottles but only needed one, noting the cough vanished and he has not been troubled since. Obtainable everywhere.
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Mr. Davis
Davin
McCabe Davis
County Commissioners Hold Over Late Claims to Next Meeting
At the last Board of County Commissioners meeting a resolution was adopted to hold invoices received after the first of each month until the next regular meeting. All claims against Lincoln County are to be presented by the county clerk thirty days prior. Harold F. Harrison, County Clerk.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissionners
Pines
Lincoln County
Linewa County
Harold Ft
Harrison
Notice of Lien Foreclosure Sale in Wyoming
Notice to creditors in Lincoln County 1915 announces a public auction to settle D K Irvine's mechanics lien on a Model 17 Buick automobile. The sale, for cash, occurs March 11, 1915 at ten in the morning to satisfy a lien of 92 800 plus interest as of Oct 20, 1914.
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D. Ey Irvine
D. K. Irvine
Inter Worege
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Wyoming
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Ivan Jones
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Keuener, Wro
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Ralph W. Smith
Robert R. Rose
Smith & Rose
Law
Kemmeren
Marshall S. Reynolds
Robert S. Spence
Evanston
Wryomins
J. W. Sammon
Lar
Cunnington & Hocker
Memmerer
Rauston
Cumberland
Diamondville
Ellis Hudman
Rock Springs
D. D. Spani
Rock Springs National Hank Building
L. C. Ferguson Civil Engineer
R. H. Embree
Wromina
Peon
Keammnon
Wve
India
O'Malley
Bengal
Bihar
Orissa
Salt Lake City
Youngs Men's Christian Slavera
Hem
Young Men's Christian Association
Auta
August Jambre
Cular Photography
Capeule
Idaho Association
Lincoln
H.R
Breloveie
Kemmerer Soda Bottling Factory
F. D. Paguast & Bena
Bon Ton
Kemmerer, Wyoming
Rant
Los Senase
Plese Ant Aeling
Ben Bagnell General
Kemmerer, Wyo
Frank Rosenstein
Maripe & Tomeno
Oscar H. Will & CO
Alemaeck W
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