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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
3
The 16 battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet completed a 45 000 mile global voyage begun 14 months earlier. Despite storms and illness, the ships demonstrated engine efficiency, discipline, and expert gunnery at Magdalena and Manila bays, earning praise from home and international audiences.
The item notes a local office location over Gamble's Drug Store in Iowa with phone numbers 121-M for office and 128-J for residence and a Mutual phone line at 199.
Rear Admiral Sperry returns as commander in chief and led the fourth division while Emory retired at Manila. Captains Schroeder Wainwright and Potter attained flag rank during the voyage. The fleet departed Hampton Roads in December 1907, circumnavigating the globe with stops at Trinidad Rio de Janeiro Punta Arenas and more. Lavish hospitality greeted the ships with major receptions, and Los Angeles hosted notable entertainments including Jim Jeffries officiating bouts. A Rio rumor of anarchist plots proved false.
A detailed account describes a silencer as a small black tube attached to gun muzzles, varying by caliber. Experiments with a .22 and a .80 rifle show reduced noise, and a United States army rifle remains loud without the silencer. the device works by slowing gas via spiral chambers to dampen sound.
A fragmentary excerpt presents the soul’s defiance of death with immortal youth surviving amid universal decay. The lines promise enduring spirit against the dagger and the elements as stars fade and worlds crumble.
In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, during an international copyright discussion, Thomas Nelson Page interrupts with a sea story about a captain withholding beef to suit sailors. The tale ends with the captain reducing each man's rations to ease hardship and avoid harshness.
The poem portrays Mrs Smith who labors daily and into nights, joked by her husband about bed. She pauses with a sigh each time and continues, always saying she is never done and will rest only when the angel calls. The voice reflects relentless effort and steadfast resolve.
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