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...Washington Monument. Referring to Arizona's admission to the Union, he prophesied that "before many years" there would be a 49th state.* "In general the States should not surrender, but retain their own sovereignty and keep control of their own government."¶ Dr. George Adam Smith, rector of Aberdeen University, Scotland, was presented to the President by Chief Justice Taft. Mr. Coolidge was "interested and pleased" when Dr. Smith explained that his son "was completing his education" at the State Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa.¶ President Coolidge authorized a statement that he will not address the Republican National...
...first organized attempt at broadcasting programs from England to the U. S. last week was only a partial success, apparently because of atmospheric interference. Eight high-powered British stations (at London, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Glasgow, Aberdeen) were linked up by telephone into a "super-radio" system having a maximum energy of twelve kilowatts, operated from the Hotel Savoy, London, A program of band music and a speech by Senator Guglielmo Marconi was broadcasted. But very few Americans, amateurs or professionals, were able to receive the English program at all, and of the scattered...
...assist in the carnival events, the great Army dirigible, TC-2, had flown from the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., to Mitchel Field. A crew of 200 men seized the ropes to haul the airship to earth. But the using of 500 gallons of gas on the trip, and the higher temperature encountered on the Long Island field, gave the ship abnormal buoyancy and she rose unexpectedly from the ground. The enlisted men, when dragged a few feet from the ground, let go-as they are carefully trained to do. In his excitement, Private Aage Rasmussen, of the 62nd Aero Squadron...
Tests given the new Garand (semiautomatic rifle) at the Aberdeen proving grounds in Maryland were so successful that there is prospect of developing a valuable new arm for the infantry. The new rifle approximates the 1903 Springfield in weight and size. It has an automatic ejector to discharge the empty shells and reload, but it is necessary to pull the trigger for every shot...
...pound shells a minute, has been perfected by John M. Browning, inventor of the Browning Machine-gun, and is under test at the Aberdeen proving grounds, Maryland. The cannon is designed for use in airplanes as well as on land or sea, and has a range of seven miles. It weighs 160 pounds mounted on a tripod, and can be aimed accurately from any position...