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...floors, roof and stairways are built of reinforced concrete, while the outer walls are of brick and the inner walls of hollow tile blocks. The roof is slated, and has, on the top, a flat runway, on each end of which a steel lattice-work tower for supporting wireless antenna is to be erected. These have not yet been erected, but will be in place in a few weeks. The building contains 25 rooms, for research and instruction work. Five of these rooms are under ground, and will be used as constant temperature rooms. One of these, about...
...large nations of the world agreed to send a skip to the North Atlantic to patrol the region in which the "Titanic" sank, the district traversed by the chief steamship lines. It is the duty of this boat's crew to watch the icebergs and inform the steamships by wireless of the conditions of the route. England equipped and sent out a vessel last year. This year, the United States is sending the derelict destroyer "Seneca." Each year the other countries share the expenses of the expedition...
...start was made on July 2, 1913, and the first leg of the race was the ocean-trip, on the Mauretania. Among those on board was Mr. Marconi, the inventor of the wireless. After spending a night and a day in London Mr. Mears went to Paris where he met the holder of the "round-the-world" record up to that time. It had been made in 1911 and the time was 39 days. A night train took Mr. Mears to Berlin from where he started for St. Petersburg. At each of the capitals he visited the United States diplomatic...
...trees--crimson blossoms glowing against the lush tropical green--dazzling sunlight and mysterious moonlight in rapid alternation--light-hearted maidens--rapturous song--love-making in three languages--dances exotic and unrestrained--conspiracies and revolutions warranted to chill the marrow on the hottest day, but all ending happily--and uninterrupted wireless communication with passing ships--No wonder all our friends have been going to Panama...
...sinuous wickedness and unscrupulous grace -- alluring, exotic, venomous. You can imagine what trouble she makes. Even in the face of death and its dread alternative, matrimony, our friends find heart for song and dancing, yet the story bravely progresses towards its climax, with real sparks crackling from the wireless machine. All the characters turn up, and even the red-headed office-boy performs heroic deeds. The real thriller, of course, is the rescue in the nick of time by the naval officer in a white uniform fresh from Lewando...