Wireless telephony to link London to New York and Amsterdam
A veteran outlook on wireless telephony traces its rapid progress from infancy to a near future where London to New York, and Amsterdam to London links may become routine. It notes practical demonstrations, commercial potential, and the need for power, while highlighting Holland, Times, and Marconi as active players and predicting a global network of wireless routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Chicago
England
Awarlon
Hagland
Holland
France
North Atlantic Ocean
Elettra
Rey
Intervala
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Marconi Company
Times
Southwold
Suffolk
Zandvoort
Amsterdam
North Sea
Aumterdam
Bar
Irish Channel
Mersey
Liverpool
Seaforth
British Post Office
Maareoni Company
London Fire Brights
Putney Heath
Southwark
Australia
Government to discuss funding of war debt with 18 nations
The United States plans formal talks with 18 debtor nations holding about 11.5 billion dollars in principal and interest. A congressional commission led by Reed Smoot and Theodore Burton will negotiate with governments and later host fiscal experts in Washington to convert obligations into securities. The totals come from Liberty bond advances, war material sales, relief administration, and grain corporation holdings totaling over 10.15 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abhington
United States
Congress
Senate
Reed Smoot
Utah
Theodore Burton
Ohio
Secretary War
Secretary of the Navy
American Relief Administration
United States Grain Corporation
Railroads Must Stand by Themselves Conclude Commission
A joint congressional commission of agricultural inquiry concludes that railroads must operate on self sustaining finances with fair wages taxes and dividends while attracting new capital. It urges limiting tax free securities and non productive government expenditures and favors stock financing over bonds for railroad expansion. Chairman Anderson notes railways are not self sustaining and risk crippled transportation if trends continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Commission
Anderson
Uncle Sams Vast Army of Employees Leads Government Payroll
The Director of the Budget Dawes reports Uncle Sam employs 686,618 civilians, the heaviest payroll among private agencies. Post Office workers total 14,801,779, Treasury 67,492, Navy 61,488, War 61,242, Agriculture 18,680, Veterans 18,277, Interior 17,400, Commerce 11,488, Justice 6,598, Shipping Board 6,401, Labor 3,084, with 3,121 civilian aides to Secretary Hughes. Totals show 63,822 workers in Washington and the rest abroad, mainly in the United States, excluding 700 domestic staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncle Sam
America
Dawes
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
War and Navy Departments
Navy
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Veterans’ Bureau
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Landie
Department of Justice
Shipping Board
Department of Labor
Hughes
Washington
Globe
United States
Radio Conference Proposes Government Control of Air Waves
A Hoover led radio conference recommends sweeping government oversight of radio transmissions. It assigns bands 160-200 meters to amateur telegraphy and 200-275 meters to training schools, with a 310 meter special amateur band. It urges Secretary Hoover to regulate all non amateur stations and supports radio as a public utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Congress
Representative White
Maine
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Raymond Francis Yates
New York Times
Atlantic
Scotland
Hardings
Atlantic Ocean
Annapolly
Paris
Edouard Belin
Rocky Point
Long Island
Germany
Japan
Scandinavian
Amerie
McClure Newspaper
Regarnaoq
Railroads
U.S
Public Broadcasting
Starton
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