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Hobart Upjohn, taking heed from his brothers, for years refused to be an architect, practiced as a civil engineer. In 1902 a letter intended for his father reached him, asking him to design a church for Watertown, N. Y. Before Hobart Upjohn could explain the mistake, he found himself awarded the contract. Watertown's vestry was quite satisfied when the church was finished, and in 1905 Hobart Upjohn found himself head of the House of Upjohn...
Among the important publications which the library does keep are "The Boston Courier," a hotel periodical; "The Groton Landmark"; the "New Militant," a socialist publication; Giustizia e Liberta," another socialist paper; and "The Watertown Tribune and Enterprise." Certainly this list is no more important from a research point of view than a Hearst publication...
Coach Charlie Whiteside was very nearly hoist by his own petard yesterday when fire broke out on the launch "Frank Thompson" opposite the Watertown Arsenal. Gasoline in the bilge was ignited by a backfire, and in seconds only the crew was scrambling over the stone wall on the Cambridge side loudly cheered by the watching jolly boaters...
...Watertown, Conn...
...train must be equipped. Thus theoretically, because cars are shuttled from road to road willy-nilly, every freight car in the U. S. must be equipped. All U. S. railroad brakes are Westinghouse but Westinghouse does not make all brakes. New York Air Brake, founded in Watertown, N. Y. about 50 years ago to turn out a vacuum brake, got involved in patent squabbles with George Westinghouse, and the upshot was an agreement whereby New York made Westinghouse brakes under license. Today the business is split approximately 25% to New York, 75% to Westinghouse. Westinghouse's new type...