July 21, 1898

Silver badge directors declare war on Gold badge bedecked magnates... object to the aristocratic attitudes of the executive committee.

Making lightning in the M/E Building... People entering the building were startled to see actual thunder and lightning... It is furnished by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. The current used is 250 volts and by induction coils this is increased to 60,000 volts. The current from one pole goes into the copper letters giving the sign of the company and the current from the other pole goes into the tin foil that forms the dark background of a case 5 X 8 in which the lightning appears vividly. The report can be heard all over the building.