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...years ago a short, swart poultryman named Paul Onorato decided to do something about a fowl-killing device which would instantly stun and immobilize the victim. He conveyed his ideas to a crack German machinist named Emile Weinaug who built an electrocution device. When it proved sound in principle they took it to the San Francisco plant of Link-Belt Co., which enthusiastically took the machine under its corporate wing, gave Weinaug a job in the tool-room. Link-Belt plans to feel out its market before jumping into quantity production, sell the first machines for $1,500, part...
Last week tall, blond Machinist Weinaug had not yet seen his machine at work in a store. He was in jail awaiting trial on charges of homicide (by pistol...
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