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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
3
A French scientist Dr Marage advances a microphone linked telephony system that records speaking as light patterns on perforated paper. The Pollak and Virag method, faster than Morse, transmits speech into a readable visual record, aiding singing and elocution training.
An article explains a clandestine external door opener using a secret tack contact and an alarm. It details wiring, a spring lock, and a magnetic trigger to release the knob, with variations for internal or exterior tack configurations to prevent unauthorized entry.
The French war department used the Eiffel Tower in Paris as a wireless telegraph station during autumn maneuvers. Instruments were installed there to ensure army communication and the system reportedly has enough power to reach Algeria and Tunis.
The Azure turquoise mine in the Burro mountains near Silver City, New Mexico, is described as the world’s largest. The article traces turquoise use from ancient builders to modern trade, notes sources from Persia to the American Southwest, and explains mining methods and rarity of finest color stones.
In London Gen Botha leads a decisive Boer majority after Transvaal elections. The shift places Boer leaders in power within the British empire, prompting questions about self government, unity in southern Africa, and the future of King Edward's imperial policy. The shift is hailed by some as exemplary and loyal, with cautious optimism shaping discussions of constitutional governance.
A Milwaukee Sentinel clipping notes an odd remark praising Mrs Tompkins as wonderful for her clear pronunciation when introducing people. The aside highlights a social trait and the newspaper’s light tone about everyday politeness.
George L. Kish of Hingham Massachusetts owns a light Brahma pullet that produced a colossal Easter egg. The egg measures 9.5 inches in lengthwise circumference and 7.5 inches across, weighs 6.5 ounces, and appears to contain a second shell inside. The shell is unusually thick and a faint jar is detectable when turned.
A fragment reports a monster egg weighing 4% ounces and compares it to ordinary eggs. The tale ends with a world challenge to match the exhibit, while Mr. Fish seeks not championships but to prove the Connecticut hen fruit surpasses a nutmeg in size.
The text notes vast uninhabited tracts in Persia with about 9 million people, 14 per square mile. Nomads including Arabs, Kurds, Turks, Lurs, Baluchis, and gypsies roam as pasturage and needs dictate. It also reflects on George Eliot’s view of love and reformers as remembered for deeds, not diplomas.
The Boston Herald profiles Col Ormand Nims once head of the famed Nims battery, a Civil War artillery unit known for discipline and action. He chose a quiet second act serving the poor at the West End as a druggist and manager of Sedgwick hospital projects after war service and brevet promotions in 1865.
In 1863 near Warrenton a Confederate raider Mosby captured a Yankee courier with dispatches. A foot soldier prisoner was nearly shot but Mosby ordered mercy. The courier, spared, returned to Pennsylvania, while the other man faced execution before being freed.
After Mr Briggs of New Jersey takes his seat West Point will have two graduates in the senate Senator Dupont of Delaware an alumnus of the military academy earns a medal of honor for gallantry and exposure to enemy fire at Cedar Creek then a captain of artillery in the regular army
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