Word: salts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Synthetic rubber, long a goal of the "creative chemists," was successfully produced by Duisberg, the German chemist, and Perkin, the Englishman, some years ago. But the processes were not commercially practicable. Now Plotnikoff, also from Germany, has found a feasible formula. A uranium salt, used in conjunction with sunlight, produces an effect similar to, but much cheaper than, ultraviolet rays. The action of these rays on vinyl chloride made from acetylene, results in caoutchoue chloride, which can easily be converted into rubber. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, foreseeing the immense importance of knowing how to utilize...
...Salt Lake City the President played golf with Heber J. Grant, white - bearded head of the Mormon Church, and was reported to have gained popularity with the Mormon farmers thereby. Frank R. Kent, correspondent of The Sun (Baltimore), one of the ablest and certainly the most fearless of the journalists accompanying the Presidential party, recorded, as few other correspondents did, that the President smoked cigarettes while playing, which was regarded as tactless, because the Mormons are strongly opposed to the use of tobacco. The President spoke in the Mormon Tabernacle on taxation...
Returning through Salt Lake City at night the party went on to Pocatello, Idaho. There the President spoke on the World Court with Senator Borah standing by. Governor Moore introduced the President, and struck twice at the opinions of Senator Borah regardless of the latter's presence. Mr. Atkins, a blacksmith, presented the President with a horseshoe made from the iron of an old wagon left on the Oregon Trail. The President replied: " At the end of five minutes the President was still going strong about what wonderful men mechanics, especially blacksmiths are . . . [much cheering] . . . There were a good...
...Strength to Strength Oppose." In TIME for April 21 appeared a notice of the forthcoming drive of Mormonism in the East, to celebrate the centenary of Brigham Young, founder of Mormonism. Westminster College, Salt Lake City, is the one Christian college in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada. None of the Catholic schools are of college grade, and the state universities are Mormon controlled. Westminster College is only a junior (2 year) college, but is now raising $750,000 to combat Mormonism in its own citadel. Of the desired amount $50,000, has been raised for Christian education, largely from...
...June 26, Salt Lake City, evening June 28, Pocatello, morning; Idaho Falls, afternoon...