Driving Your Own Motor in Europe
Washington, D. C. document recounts David Fairchild's Europe motor tour in a hand driven car. He praises independence, maps with his son guiding on London streets, notes light Dutch traffic, easy frontier passes, and describes London parking quirks and sparse garages.
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Washington
D. C
England
Holland
Continent
London
Continental
David Fairchild
National Geographic Society
Europe
Atlantic
America
Americ
Scotland Yard
ABC
Johns Hopkins
Piccadilly
Electric Data Sent Congress on Farm Electricity
Dr. B E A White of Chicago, director of the Committee on the Relation of Electricity to Agriculture, has sent a full statement to Senator Capper. The report, printed in the Congressional Record, traces the committee's origin, aims, and the states where farm electricity experiments are under way led by Minnesota, Alabama, Michigan, and New York.
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Congress of the
United States
Committee
BE. A. White
Chicago
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Capper
Congressional
White
G. G Neff
National Electric Light Association
National Committee
Minnesota
Alabama
Michigan
New York
OR. E. A. White
Navy Launches a Big Electric Ship
The U S S Saratoga and U S S Lexington, first two airplane carriers built at Camden New Jersey and Quincy Massachusetts, will surpass current battleships in propulsion and length. With 180000 horsepower electric drives by General Electric, they will serve as floating airfields and generation plants, redefining naval power.
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United States Navy
Maryland
West Virginia
U. S S
Saratoga
Camden
N. J
U. S. S. Lexington
Quincy
Mass
Uncle Sam
Navy
U. S. S. Langley
Jupiter
Lexington
General Electric Company
Leisure with culture on the electric farm
The piece argues that farm electrification and radio will fuse culture and leisure on rural grounds. It cites Arthur Capper and Owen D. Young among supporters predicting a national shift toward farm based culture, education, and cooperation, aided by radio, roads, and modern power. Radio already reduces isolation on 300000 farms and promises greater access to culture and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Corporation of America
Owen D. Young
General Electric Company
Model Farm Show Demonstrates Electric Power On Farm
The State Farm Products Show in Harrisburg, Pa showcased electricity driving hundreds of farm tools and home devices. Exhibits by Giant Power Survey and partners illustrated barnyard, workshop, and dairy operations powered by electric equipment, highlighting both chore efficiency and cost concerns.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania State Grange
Pennsylvania Electric Association
Electric lights save cattle in prairie blizzard
A Ellis County farmer credits a high pole light near the barn with guiding cows and calves to shelter during a sudden winter blizzard. He notes the value of 500 to 1000 watt Mazda lamps and recalls GE engineers' role in creating them and improving farm lighting.
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Kansas
Ellis County
General Electric
African Antelope Hardest To Catch Says Expert
New York report quotes Ellis S Joseph a hunter who spent a lifetime studying African wildlife. He claims the African antelope is the hardest to catch alive due to its delicate horns and constant guard need. Lions are easier to trap, while monkeys fall to guile and clever snares. He recalls keeping a pet chimpanzee in Australia and the need to fingers print primates with many unique patterns.
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New York
Ellis
Joseph
Australia
Mr. Joseph
Pennsylvania
Lion
Africa
West Africa
Rising Sun Chrysanthemum Sold From Japanese Florist
Japanese florist H. Takeyama in Orilla develops a mammoth chrysanthemum named Rising Sun. The yellow bloom reaches 11 inches in diameter and 15 cuttings have been sold, earning enough to buy a delivery truck after three years of forcing growth without flowering.
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H. Takeyama
Takeyama
Winter construction rises as industry stabilizes
New York builders report winter work is expanding with safety measures and heat methods allowing construction at low temperatures. An American Construction Council executive notes earlier seasons’ limits eased, while Dodge reports show contracts up 4 percent in 11 months of 1924 with prices leaning slightly lower.
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New York
Dwight L. Hoppingarner
American Construction Council
Hoppingar
Hoppingarner
Tourists Flock to Washington Monument in 1924
The Washington Monument drew 350000 visitors in 1924, with 314000 reaching the top and 109582 climbing it by foot. Lieut. Col. Clarence Sherrill confirms the counts, noting the monument remains a major city landmark despite newer taller buildings. The Lincoln Memorial now leads as the capital’s top tourist site.
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Washington Monument
Washington
Capitol
Clarence ©. Sherrill
Lincoln Memorial
Surplus Taxicabs Crowd Rio de Janeiro Streets
Rio de Janeiro faces an overflow of taxicabs as 6000 of 8000 hired cars struggle to meet payments after four years of installment sales to drivers. Poor road conditions keep trips short, but a new road to Petropolis and a projected highway to Sao Paulo by 1925 promise faster travel and demand for many more cars.
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Rio
Rio de Janeiro
Petropolis
Sao Paulo
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Rural Service Committee
David Sarnoff
Northwest
Hunter
Sydney
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