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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1927

Page

4

Echo devices to warn ships of hidden icebergs

Baltimore reports plans by the naval hydrographic office to use echo sounding gear in the iceberg season starting May. The system will detect ice, emitting a signal and listening for a return from solid mass, reducing iceberg collisions in foggy northern lanes.

Baltimore Naval Hydrographic Office

Mystery of Widespread Disease Solved by Government Worker

Washington December 13 Dr Edward Francis of the United States Public Health Service is credited with identifying tularemia or rabbit fever the sole disease fully analyzed in the United States He traced its spread to uncooked rabbits and various animal vectors and noted its wide reach and often long lasting effects.

Myster Washington, D. C United States Edward Prancis United States Public Health Service Tulare County Cal G. W. McCoy Public Health Service Utah Francis Europe Asia

Iceberg danger near Labrador Gulf Stream region discussed

In fog and eddy conditions near the meeting point of the Labrador and Gulf streams, ships lurk for unsuspecting steamers. After the Titanic tragedy, nations assigned the US Coast Guard to monitor ice hazards. Echo-sounding gear may be added to cutters to detect icebergs, improving safety for regional shipping.

United States Coast Guard

Real Estate Transfers Reported in La Porte City

H C Goodwin transfers lot 7 block 3 Fox Forsyths add La Porte City to William A Wilg non. William A Wilson to Henry W Frank et al lot 7 block 3 Fox Forsyths add La Porte City. 5600 R N Gowin transfers Tob 3 block 14 Linden Place to Peter Erpelding. BO.

H.C. Goodwin William A. Wilg Fox& Foresyth la Porte City William A. Wilsom Henry W. Frank Fox & Forsyth R. N. Cgowin Peter Erpelding Linden Place

Riveting Gun Fights for Light Air and City Expansion

A historic outline lauds riveting guns as essential to skyscrapers bridges ships and urban growth. It notes riveted steel’s role in New York Chicago and Japan quake resilience and recalls early riveting with hand hammers and the 1875 adoption of the riveting gun.

I' Peoine New York City New York Chicago Lon United Brit Japan

Piano Tax Sparks International Teacher Protests

Paris reports piano teachers from several nations organize to oppose a tax on instruments. They argue the piano is a tool of trade for musicians and deserves exemption like other workers’ tools. The slogan itide ro piano became a popular chorus as the movement grows.

Paris Iieders

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