Simplex Printer Wire Change Planned for 1828
The article explains Western Union plans to install a Simplex printer in Waterloo in 1828, detailing its telegraph printer mechanism, the system of distant typing via electrically connected typewriters, and the use of submarine cables during floods and storms. It notes prior AP dispatch receiving machines and the broader push to keep lines open in bad weather.
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Waterloo
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Wateco
Florida Burrica
Associated Press
Telegraph shifts loom at Waterloo Postal Office
The Waterloo Postal Telegraph company adds a Duplex and new power plant at 709 Sycamore street, boosting wire facilities 100 percent. Manager C. H. Asnwell says 1927 telegraph business was the largest since establishment, with all night service now available. Old operators will stay for now, as Morse era fades gradually.
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Western Union
Morse
P. J. Pellicer
Ole
Postal Telegraph Company
Sycamore Street
Waterloo
C. H. Asnwell
Penty
Jockey style inspires Paris dress Good Luck gown
In Paris on December 31 the Jeanne Lanvin black satin gown with jockey style sleeves and white trimming takes the fashion spotlight. Lanvin titles the creation Good Luck as the collarless design brings a racecourse influence into drawing rooms.
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Paris
Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin
U S Makes 1927 Notable in Air Pace for World in Aviation
Porter Adams reviews 1927 as a landmark year in American aviation. Lindbergh’s New York to Paris flight sparked a string of Atlantic crossings and Pacific advances, with dramatic military maneuvers, new aircraft carriers, and rapid growth in commercial aviation driven by government safety efforts and Guggenheim support. The piece highlights cooperation across services, industry, and academia, and predicts 1928 may surpass 1927.
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U.S
Associated Press
Porter Adams
National Aeronautical Association
Washington, D. C
New York
Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Pacific
Air Corps
Texas
Army
Army Air Corps
Saratoga
Lexington
Feronautics
Department of Commerce
Thorn
Yea
Advi Ery Committee For Aeronautics
al Erate
Calleges
Guggenheim Fund For
United Stattes
Spokane
Wash
Fraternal Order of Eagles Reports 1927 Membership Rise
Waterloonerie No. 764 Fraternal Order of Eagles shows a membership increase in 1927 reaching about 508. Regular meetings are held in the hall on Fifth Street East. J. C. Fairweather serves as president and the annual election is planned for March.
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Waterloonerie No
Order of Eagles
Fifth Street
J. C. Fairweather
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Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
EYE
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Chicago
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St. Louis
Ole Servier
Cedar Falls
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