davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

members Of The electrical profession are
comparatively young men.
mo man can say today what will be
done with electricity tomorrow" is a
favorite saying which is constantly being
exempllfied.
THE central west must be given credit
for the first commercial incandescent light
ing distribution system" declares President
Frueauff Appleton. Wis. is the place.
Ia 1882 q central station for incandescent
lighting was put In operation in New York,
but about the same time there was a small
plant started at, Appleton. 1t was small,
and could be easily operated, and for that
reason 1t is likely that the Appleton plant
started before the New York plant which
was located on Pearl street just south
of Fulton street.
soon after these plants opened for bust
ness, there were plants established in Lon
don, for exhibition purposes, and in San
tiago. Chile and Milan, Italy.
Frank Sprague made the first serious
effort at electric railway work in this
country in 1888 when he started his electric
road at Richmond, Va. That same year the
first central station was established in
Chicago. Edison had built and expert
mented with little electric road at Menlo
Park but Sprague's line was the first for
commercial purposes. Stephen ID. Field
has also done Some work in connection
with electric railways prior to the Rich
mond road
"Elihu Thompson Mr. Brush of Cleve-
land, Prof Houston and few others were
engaged in the series arc lighting business
back in 1879. but that was the only electric
! light service that this country knew any
thing about although in 1873 Edison's ex-
periments with an incandescent lighting
problem We're first discussed in the news
papers. That talk brought about an ex-
traordinary fall in the price Of gas shares
| Edison made his first demonstration al
Menlo Park of his paper carbon lamp q
/ year later. but not until the summer Of 1851
did these experimental lamps find their
way outside of his laboratory In 1881 the
newspapers were arguing the question as
to whether the great inventor had sue
ceeded in subdividing the electric light, OIL
! whether he was simply talking.
THE alternating system came into gen
eral use about 1886. and prior to that tim,
/ Edison's three-wire system was introduced
and the amount of copper necessary foI
the direct current system was cut dowr
about 60 per cent, lending a great impetu!
to the electric lighting business. Then es
adjustments for the sale Of apparatus
commenced TO appear over the country.
However thirty years ago the onl!
material in the electrical supply line SOLE
was the telegraph and house bell work
There were three supply houses in New
York, Tilotson. Bunnell ana Charles T
Chester; the Western Electric company o
Chicago. Patrick and Carter of Philadel
phia, Watts of Baltimore. Buell. OF Cleve
land. and Charles Williams, jr., OF Boston
afterwards taken into the Western Electri
company. e. T. Gilliland had a suppl
business in Indianapolis. Today the cleo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

1888 miles per car. OF the 19l users there
were only AZ who had any expense at az
the remaining l43 having had absolutely a.
repair cost whatever.
The total repair expense of the entira
l91 users amounted to Sl30.H, or an aver
age of only 50 cents each for the seasons
running,-less than l6 cents for each thou
sand miles.
In the matter of gasoline consumptiono
the average shows between IS and II
miles per gallon, although some drivers
averaged twenty or more miles to the
gallon,
The oil consumption averaged approx
mataly 1873 miles per quart, in some cases
running as high $50 TO 800 miles. II is
quite apparent, however, that number
of users in making their reports included
all oil used, not only for motor lubrica-
ton, but for other parts of the car az
well.
with this array of evidence at hand
coming as IL does from three different
sections of the country, and each cor
TO assume that a canvass Of the remain
der OF the country would make show
ing on an approximate basis.
The value of the evidence Is greatly en-
asked for their reports, the users had
received no intlmation that their ekper,
fences were to become matters or record
and they had simply driven their cars
when they pleased, where they piease9'
and how they pleased. with no special Ell
fort at ECONOMY beyond what care they
would ordinarily exercise in their own
interests. go 49,, 81, -. 4
other makes Of cars which can show
csses ~ low upkeep cost in occasional
instances vet II IS safe to say that the
records here cited, taking one type Of
car as a whole have never been even APP
preached in motor car history
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
MOTOR VEHICLES IN NEW YORK
Hundred Thousand Cars Licensed in
the Emnire Stnte.

the Empire state.
The issuance of the one hundred thou
sandth automobile license at Albany fur
nishes new standard with which to
measure the extraordinary increase OF
motor vehicles in New York. According
to Secretary of State Koeng. the daily
average of applications for licenses ex-
ceeds $50, most of which come from Man
haitian and Brooklyn. On the basis of an
average valuation of $1,000 the cars Ii
censed represent a weekly investment of
Sl,5O0,OOO
The figures merely serve to corroborate
the results of everyday observation. The
multiplicity of taxicabs alone, to cite only
one phase of the increase Of power vehi-
Giles, has been phenomenal. The statistics
serve in particular to show how rapidly
the elimination Of the horse by the gas
engine is progressing, at least as respects
pleasure or passenger vehicles. How horse
traction elsewhere is suffering from the
competition of power cars is seen in Lon
don, where, according to the statement OF
Sir john Macdonald before the Royal Au.
tomobile club, only 10000 horses survive
OF the 10000 quartered in that city In 1900
On the streets Of New York hanson cabs
arc now conspicuous by their rarity.
Secretary Koenig notes a remarkable in,
crease in the number Of poor mems cars
| registered, and the fact is suggestive botk
] as an index OF prosperity and in its rela,
ton to the higher scale of living An in.
vestment of Sl,5OO,OOO a week in automo
biles is at the rate Of s7S,O00,0OO a year
To this first cost must be added the outg.
for repairs, running expenses, chauffeurs
wages, automobile haberdashery and the
minor accessories of equlpment-clocks
speedometers, etc, together with the
amount disbursed in road-house supper.
/ and other forms of touring hospitality
The grand total cannot be even approx
mately estimated. But that it has involved
the diversion of an immense aggregate
sum from former channels of expenditur,
Is without question. 1t Is not assumed
| that the grocer and butcher have suffered
but there is no doubt that some compon
! sating economies have been neeessitated o.
which dealers feel the effects.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Wizard of Electric Invention, Who Has
Done Great Things for Humanity.
United States will pay homage during the
week OF May %, when "ISdison day" will
be celebrated in this city.
Representatives OF business which rep
resents over Se,O0O,O0o,OOO total investment
will be gathered here from all over the
country to attend the twenty-fifth annual
convention Of the National Electric Light
association, and one day of the session
will be set aside in honor of Thomas A.
Edison, foremost of the group Of inventors
whose genius created the business
To the laity of the world the old wizard
is a very great man. to the men who have
their money invested In the electrical field
and to the members Of the electrical pro-
fession he Is little short OF a deity.
In connection with the convention here
there will be a costly exhibit at the great
Coliseum hall, designed to show the adj
vance OF the last thirty years along lines
opened by the inventors, and this exhibit
ton will prove that the greatest proper
ton of the work of progress in the cleo
trical field is directly traceable to the
marvellous intellect and hands of Thomas
A. Edison.
According to Frank w. Frueauff of New
York, the young westerner, whose ex-
traordinary rise in a few short years has
attracted wide attention in the electrical
world and who is president of the National
Electric Light association, there are now
about 5000 central electric lighting stations
in the United States. OF this number over
1900 OF the companies engaged in central
station work also in the electrical sup
ply business, a business that twenty five
or thirty years ago could have been emu
merated in two figures,
The central station companies of the
country have an investment of 81, $50. 200, 00O
according to Frueauff. They have q gross
income of upward OF $3.50 100000 a year, and
they develop somewhere between 2.0o0. O0t
horsepower and 25OO,OO0 horsepower
There is a track mileage OF electric and
interurban railways of 1924 miles, using
Sc, 2l6 cars, and representing capital liza
bilities of S4,b57. 100000.
And this gigantic investment was made
possible by Thomas A. Edison and his fel.
low-inventors.
The history OF the electrical industry II
being written every day but so rapid is the
progress that as soon as one chapter Il
completed, another becomes necessary Il
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
w. w, FREEMAN.

rare OF Employers.
trlcal supply business is of national inn
portance
In 1879 the first miniature electric rail-
way carrying passengers was put in opera
ton by Siemens and Halske at the Berlin
exposition. 1t was merely an exhibition
plant, and not until two years later was a
commercial road put in operation in Europe
"a mile and half affair outside OF Ber-
lin. About the same time Of the Berlin
exhibition a similar exhibition of a minia-
ture railroad was made at Chicago on the
lake front in the old Exposition building,
OF a little circular railroad, but not 10
carry passengers.
Progress came rapidly, but not until
1881 WAS there an official designation of
the electrical units and 1t was at the Paris
exposition OF 1881 that the ohm, the volt.
ampere and the coulomb were first author
itativey defined.
1t was in this same year that the first
box of electrical energy, storage battery
OF today was carried from Paris to Glas-
gov by Sir William Thompson, afterwards
Lord Kelvin 1t was one OF the first stor-
age batteries and was made by Camille
Faure IL was years afterwards before
the Faure cells came into general use.
In 1855 Tesla also contributed very ma
terially TO the development OF the alter
nting side OF the business through his
| polyphase-cuTTent inventions, which form
the bases largely OF the alternating dynamos
and motors OF today.
The first electric power transmission
was in 1890 being a system laid out in
a small town in Colorado. where II con-
nected with a mine. The next milestone in
the progress OF the electric lighting art was
at the Chicago Worlds fair In 1888. where
there was, above everything else. an cleo
trical display, One finds that there they
got back TO the direct-connected dynamos
using marine types OF engines for the pur
pose, and couple OF these engines ar,
stin in use at tho Harrison street station
of the Commonwealth Edison company II
Chicago.
The X-rays were discovered by Roent
gen In 1895. and In the same year Maroon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

It's great to trade at the Omaha Rubber
company 1905 Harvey street, and practi-
cally everyone may find something they
need there. The prices are the real attrac-
tons; Pure rubber garden hose. shoes
and hunting boots, as we'll as rainproof
coats and clothing of all sorts. Here's
where the satsfaction-giving automobile
tires are sold. Go there for G. & j. Hart
ford and Morgan & Wright tires Every
imaginable auto accessory Is carried in
stock. Their handsome and complete cata-
logues are free.~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
Something of a Parade,

The biggest and best automobile parade
ever witnessed In Omaha took place Tues
day afternoon. upon tho occasion of the
opening OF the local base ball season, when
something like 12 cars formed in line and
escorted the Topeka and Omaha teams
about the city and to the ball park.
The press representatives, as well as
the players of both teams rode In Chalmers
cars, as did large number of individual
owners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
lightning KINGS TO MEET
Men Who Control the Electric Light
Plan Convention.
WILL DO HIGH HONOR TO EDISON
Great Genius that wrought SO Well
for Mans Assistance to Have
one Day NJ the st. Louis
Gathering.

ST. LOUIS. May 1t-To the master gen.
ius Of the electrical world-to the man who
Is responsible for from one-haf to three
quarters Of the development in that field
during the last thirty years, according to
the records of the patent office at Wash
ington, the electrical interests Of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
Along Auto Row

BusinssF was Brisk on the ROW and
the outlook is for Good Trade All sea-
son-Faotories Can supply Demand.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
Cadillac continues to
pile up records Of
low cost Of upkeep

Cadillac Thirty different sections of the country
drive aggregate of 82006S miles at total expense for
mechanical repairs of $13021 averaging SO cents
for the seasons running, less than 16 cents
for each thousand miles of travel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Henry Thompson Of Chicago, who has
been out assisting w. r. Drummond In
placing the White Steamers In this terri
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The Midwest Auto company has great
favorite in the Cole 80. II is one Of IN,
prettiCst cars in this section and il making
its way right along. Dewitt & Knott al,
pushing 1t vigorously.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Walter Ashley in the Midland made them
know that he was in Shanondoah the other
day Ashley flew around the track like
an arrow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

tory, returned to Chicago last night
Thompson is pleased with the way in
which the White is received in Nebraska
and predicts a heavy business this season
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The II. r. Fredrickson Automobile COM
pany is just In receipt of the following
Telegram: Hudson" driver Maxwell fin
ishes Dispatch. Virginia Endurance
run. with only perfect score in its class,
winning cup. Thirty-three entrants. Run
lasting three days over 4SS miles, mostly
rocks, mud and mountains"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Dick Stewart said the advent of the
motor car into general use on the Pacific
coast has been FASTENED by the encourage
ment given TO automobile trucks by the
city authorities in many western cities,
where automobile fire apparatus has
proved particularly successful.
Although Thomas b. Jeffrey & Company
are not regular producers of automobile
trucks the features of the Rambler chas-
sis, its advantages of strength, durability
and the power of the Rambler engine, re-
commends It for this purpose,
A new Rambler motor chemical truck
has recently been delivered to the city of
Whittier, Cal. II is built on the 45-horse-
power Rambler chassis carries the spare
wheel and a great deal of extra equip
nent besides that regularly furnished with
this car. d
The city Of Kenosha, where the Rambler
is manufactured, will have a similar truck,
which is to take the place of the horse
drawn apparatus now in use,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The Kissel Kar company has received
the Warren-Detroit and will make 1t q
great favorite in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
FRANK W. ERUBAuFF.

FRANK W. FRUEAUFF,
President OF the National Electric Light
Association
detail the latest innovation. In point OF
age Il Is one OF the newest fields OF
great Importance known 20 civilization, ana
even the very oldest and most distinguished
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

That the doctor is fast becoming one OF
the best buyer of the automobile is the
opinion of c. l.. Gould. manager of the
Ford Automobile company. He says; Our
sales to the doctor who perhaps dis
crimminate more then anyone as to size
and style of a car is very pleasing to our
firm. The Ford reports the sales Of Model
touring cars to Drs. l.. e. Coulter and
A. T. Mack
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Henry II. Van Brunt said: I'VE are
delivering cars just as fast as the factor
les can build them and still the orders are
coming in. There is no delivery delay
but we are just humping to keep pace
with the unprecedented demand. The pop
ularity OF the Overland has literally swept
the country like a flood. It is wonderful
what good advertising in newspapers,
backed by a meritabe article can do, 1t
has made a monster success of one Of the
greatest business enterprises in history
for the Overland has come to the front
and won hands down"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Ernest Sweet received message las
night that the r. A. c. had made Michigan
HILL in South Bend, five in the car, at
tanning a speed of forty-seven miles al
hour at the top. The car started at tn
foot OF the hill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

Guy Smith said that the Franklin
sales have surprised his expectation in Ne
braska this season. Smith is a good clean
fellow and has a lot Of friends Some who
believe that he wouldn't cell anything but
good car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The r. A c., brought out by Sweet-Ed-
wards Auto company, is attracting atten-
ton now along auto row. 1T is a large,
roomy car, graceful and powerful, and for
200 is considered one of the best cars in
the country, 1t has made good east and
Ernest Sweet will make it a winner in Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

w. L. Huffman received intelligence Sat
urday' that the Interstate factory lad
shipped sixty cars. its entire allotment for
May, and that there would be no Short
age anywhere along the line, so far as the
Interstate is concerned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

c. r. Louk received the much talked OF
Abbott-Detrot last week. 1t IS winner
already. 1t is pretty and at Sl.5OO will find
buyers everywhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The Interstate Torpedo car for Mr.. Mar
tin of Norris & Martin arrived last week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15

The Mcintyre Auto company delivered
last week two Oaklands, one to II. b. Aus
tin and the other to c. F. Coffee.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-19

The strength of the same nations in number
# officers and men in their standing armies
alters their relative positions, three of them
"alling below Austria Hungary, which is Tar
below all the others in naval strength.
The figures in the drawing are drawn out Of
their natural relative proportions to fllustrats
the difference in size Of the standing armies OF
the countries which they represent. The peace
strength of these nations is shown IN the fol-
lowing table, the number at the left Of each
name corresponding to the number of the figure
In the picture which represents that nation:
New-York tribune., 1910-06-19
The United States Navy with Greatly Increased
Strength, Now Leads All the Foremost World
Powers in the Number Of Tons Displace>
ment, with the Single Exception Of
Great Britain, but Our Standing
Army Is Eighth on the List.

Only one nation now leads the United States
IN total tonnage Of naval vessels, nor Will the
cornpletton Of vessels now building or provided
for displace this country from her high posi-
ton IN the list Germany makes a close third
IN tonnage, while IN mere number of vessels the
Tinted States is behind five others. Detailed
statistics showing the relative strength of the
navies Of this country and foreign powers have
INST been completed by Pitman Pulsifer. COM
nfler Of the Navy Year Book The list OF bat
tIeships Of the Dreadnought class is to be
greatly swelled, Great Britain adding Is to the
4 she already has aioat the United States to
her 4 and Germany 10 to her J.
The size of the batteships in the picture Illus
+ra.es the relative tonnage of the nav1es Oh tne
countries whose flags the vessels are Tying
The number and tonnage of vessels completed.
building or provided for are shown in the fol-
lowing table:
-veGseir@
Countries. 80 -.
Great Britain ''''''''' 800 ~.
,,,,.sa s+ate. Observation-Disclosures. 17S xsS.SAs
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-24
sports SURPRISED
At BATTLES TORN
FEW WISE ONES PICK UP MONEY
BY BETTING ON WoLoAs1
TUESDAY.

Local fight fans had a joyous day
Tuesday, owing to the fact that il
was a holiday and one could get re.
turns OF the progress OF the Nelson.
Wolgast battle by rounds at almost
any sporting place in town.
At the Maze pool room. Callaghan' 5
buffet and John Twomey's Ca9tioI
bar, the. returns were received and
read OFF by rounds. Each place was
crowded to overlooking in the streets.
Betting was pretty heavy. Small bets
were frequent. while some of them
went as high as 500 and SIS. Most
Ct the be ting was to the effect that
Wolgast would only stay twenty
rounds After he weathered the
twenty ROUNDS and was still fresh.
however. Wolgast money was much
in evidence. where before the battle
one could hardly get bet that ne
would win. Everything was on
Nelson.
Much in evidence were the coloreJ
sports. every one Of them roofing for
Wolgast and betting as high as SIS
on him. At the conclusion Of the
match they were the most highly
eiated of the lc, and burst forth in
roars of "oh. you Wolgast," and oh.
you Dutchman." Tneir friendship
for Wolgast is based on the fact that
Cans was defeated by Nelson and
they wanted 10 see him licked. They
were certainly gratihed.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-24
WEDDING MAKES
| STRANGE RELATIONSHIP
MAN BECOMES OWN soN-iN-LAW
AND WOMAN HER MoTHER-IN-
LAW.

TOMBSTONE, Feb. -(SpecialD
I'm the marriage of Morgan Kirlew
and Laura Kiriew. which took lac :
tCoay, an interesting compl ZION of
:, .stionship WAS bs1uSh; 10 lis't
Kirlew. whose age was given on
the license as II years. is the father
OF Mrs. Kirlew's first husband: there
fore the groom becomes his own son
inlaw sIts- Kirlew whose age is
"a was divorced some time ago from
William Kirlew. Morgan's son. There
fcre the bride by marrying he father
CT her former husband. takes the posi-
ticn of being her own mother-in-law.
Mrs. Kirlew was indicted last fan
for perjury. bU; owing 10 a clerical
error the case goes over until the
eext term Of court She is now cut
under 500 bond. Kirlew. senior. is
a well known rancher near here. The
marriage ceremony was performed By
Justice Mcfarland
Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-24
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE
HAS BEEN ADOPTED
SIX WEEKS OF GILT EDGED
SPORT PROMISED LOVERS OF
THE GAME.

Six weeks Of first class basketball
with four teams competing. Is the re-
suit OF the schedule for the local high
school Y. NJ. c. \. tournamen- ms
mapped out by the schedule commit.
tee.
The teams TO compete viii ha
known as the High School Reds.
Greys and Whites. with the y. NJ. &.
A. team. Two games will be played
each night at the Y. NJ. c \. gymnasi-
am. and the price Of admission to both
games viii be 25 cents. Season
tickets may be secured Tor IS cents.
One game OF the series has been play
ed between tn Whites ana the Y. "a
c. A. team. resulting in a victory for
tn T. NJ. C. a. The other games.
with the dates they axe to play. are
as follows:
February 20 Grays vs.. Whites.
and Reds VS.. Y a. C. y
March 3-Reds -. Whites. Grays
vs.. Y. NJ c. A.
March S--whites VS.. Y, NJ. c. A:
Reds vs.. Grays
March l4-Reds vs.. ". {. A.,
Grays vs.. Whites.
March 22-Grays ". y NJ. {. A.;
Reds vs.. Whites
March 26-Reds vs. Crays.
Those eligible 70 plan In the tar
nament are as follows:
High School Reds-R Benton. F.
Champion. forwards; W. O'Maley
(Capt) Center.
Greys-S. Benton. J. O'Malley. for
wards; Il. Champion, center; T. Beg .
ers. J. Mccullough. guards.
whites-R. Beaton, J. MaIeo. for
wards; Thomas. center; c. Lyon. !.
Hicks. guards.
Y. NJ. C.. A-Winneman. Kilt
Brown. Linney. Cutler. Doris. Neal
lister