Malta Awaits U S Fleet Sights and Old World Mystery
The article surveys Malta as the Mediterranean layover for the U S battle fleet returning from the Pacific. It highlights Valletta’s skyline, the Knights of Malta legacy, St John’s Conventual church, the Chapel of Bones, and Gozo caves. Readers are invited to explore catacombs, the harbor breakwater, and Maltese life under British influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mediterranean Sea
Sto Vy
Pacific
Atlantic
Buez Canal
Europe
Napoleon I
Napoleon
St. Paul's Bay
Walla
Valletta
Knights of Malta
Gono
England
Thesetlands
Mediterranean
Citta Vecchia
San Antono
Duke of Connaught
Gibraltar
Sicily
Eton
Gozo
Masta
Old City
Uncle Sam
Edward
Nopalvon
Srines
House of Assembly
St. John’s Conventual Church
Faland
Cap Baldwin Golden Gate Balloon Pioneered Air Transport
Capt Baldwin, a veteran aeronaut, competed for the Government Signal Corps and built a big dirigible balloon and two spherical balloons for the U S Army. He began experiments at San Francisco as a youth and made history with the first successful 1000 foot parachute jump from a balloon. His career spanned around the world with numerous exhibitions and a notable setback following the San Francisco disaster that halted some plans. He remained dedicated to mastering air transportation and inspiring others in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Baldwin
Signal Corps
United States Army
Capt Baldwin
San Francisco
Halilwin
Baldwin
Golden Gate Park
Europe
Australia
China
Japan
Egypt
Holiwine
Aperlener
Capt
Nea
Haldwin
Sleeping Schoolgirl Wakes as Middle-Aged Woman at 46
A Swedish report describes Karoling Karladatter, who slept for 22 years after a 13 year old collapse in class. She woke to find herself 46, with her childhood gone but energy restored. She plans to finish her interrupted education and resume life.
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Monsterses
Stockholm
Karoling Karladatter
Fraulein Karlstadder
Ordinary People in Everyday Life Observed in Life
A reflection on common people as ordinary, detailing daily engagements, simple meals, and routine responsibilities. The quote emphasizes mundane traits of ordinary individuals in society.
Goodrich Becomes Senior Officer After Admiral Evans Retires
Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich, commandant of the New York Navy Yard, becomes senior officer of the Navy on Admiral Evans’s retirement. He began service at 17 aboard the Macedonian and served in two wars, helped destroy Cuban cables, organized the coast signal service, directed Naval War College efforts, and commanded the Pacific squadron aiding San Francisco earthquake victims. Born in Philadelphia in 1847, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caspar F. Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
United States Navy
Evans
Hart
Coast Signal Service
Naval War College
Pacific Squadron
San Francisco
Admiral Goodrich
Philadelphia
Naval Academy
Bridge to Mones Cradle Across Nile Set in Ancient Style
Ancient Egypt inspires a modern engineering feat a bridge from Cairo to Rodah on the Nile. The 1740 foot long 5 foot wide span with a central 209 foot lift opened to allow a 400 pound weight test. A historic three year build culminated in a high speed crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mones
Egypt
Texta
Cairo
Rodah
Nile
Monon
The Kitchen of an Emperor
A detailed portrait of imperial kitchens in Vienna with the Hofburg complex, revealing modernizations like electric elevators and private mondkueche cooks, the preserved royal table customs, and the vast storerooms of gold and porcelain. It notes Maria Theresa’s era, court ceremonies, and the Emperor Franz Joseph preferring simple, best provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jourpsh
Vienna
Europe
Amntria
Maria Theresa
Schornbrunn
Prince Eugenn of
Savoy
Stephanie
Elizabeth
Hofburg
Alt Wein
Old Vienna
Elina
Moburg
Francia Joseph
Early Morning Banter From a Petulant Child
Beginning with a garbled plea from a boy to his father about a benefactor who made two blades of grass where one grew. The exchange continues with misheard lines and a jesting parental remark about the boy becoming a humorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla
Little Bulla
Alvira
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Terior
Stis Conventual
Balow I
Government Signal Corps
Warlilidol
Qurlel
Otto Plone
Apelvenelon
Crowle
Cayt Baldwin
Maryland
Hoeft
Washitaton
Erage
Mesaniiria
Witeliington
Alexindril
Wo Ho Whitley
Alexandria
Uae
Goodrich
Casper E Goodrich
Squire Yard
Seas
Fae Aire
Alo
Wena
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