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...fought for? Who is he? He is not one of the several Congressmen by that name, nor one of the several college Presidents, nor one of the several noted doctors including famed ophthalmologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, pathologists, nor one of the well-known clergymen; nor is he General, Admiral, Judge, scientist, editor, theologian, curator, author. He is one of several lawyers and diplomats. He is, in fact, the John William who was born in Clarksburg, W. Va., on April 13, 1873. That makes him 51 years old and just about eight months younger than Calvin Coolidge. It is generally reported that...
...sorts of wild theories of their relation to terrestrial conditions have been advanced. They do seem to be of a magnetic nature and to produce electrical and atmospheric disturbances on the earth at certain periods. Professor Tchijewsky, a Russian scientist, has recently come out with a theory that at sun spot maxima, worldly affairs are excited and wars, revolutions, migrations, etc.. break out. He thinks he has traced definite cycles of such historical events in the 19th Century paralleling the sun spots. The purely fantastic character of this conjecture is obvious; the problem of the physical influence...
...apparently boils down to this: that he is jockeying for a position of advantage in dealing with his own Government, but hasn't produced enough results to justify any large investment. The scientific world is unanimous in condemning Matthews' publicity before thorough tests. New names of great scientists who laughed at Matthews' story included Edouard Branly, French physicist, who said that no concentration of known rays could produce the force claimed, and that scientists do not anticipate the discovery of new rays that can. Dr. John H. Morecroft, of Columbia University, says that no scheme for using...
Professor Richet, French scientist, had been experimenting in the effects of "big bangs" on animals. Two weeks ago he exploded ten tons of melinite close to 20 dogs, and a few hens. The dogs survived but the fate of the hens was undisclosed. The French public, aided by shocked Britons, became horrified and indignant protests sounded on all sides. Nevertheless, undaunted, the Professor turned up during the past week with 20 more canine spectators for another "big bang." There was a telegram for him: President Poincare had courteously asked him to refrain from using dogs in deference to the popular...
Professor Caselli, famed Italian seismologist (earthquake scientist), claimed to have perfected a device for detecting earthquakes 15 minutes before they begin to quake the earth. The invention, he said, will minimize the loss of life...