Navy's New Warships Promised to Secure Global Reach
The article outlines plans for five battleships and six armored cruisers with advanced turrets, electricity driven systems, and 18 inch torpedo tubes. It notes Admiral Hichborn’s designs, expected speeds near 19 knots, and a 50 million dollar contract. It also discusses funding, training needs, and the goal of U.S. naval supremacy within three years.
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Congress
House
Senate
United States
Hichborn
Bureau of Naval Construction and Repairs
Sers
Naval Service
Pennsylvania
Georgia
New Jersey
Engineers Department
Nebraska
California
Maryland
Colorado
South Dakota
Shas
Storeroom Stocktaking Sale Opens at Two Stores
Stock taking begins at both stores in a bid to simplify inventory work. Prices have been revised to attract shoppers with brand new goods, offering wide bargains across clothing, furniture, dress goods, shoes, carpets, and house furnishings. First comers secure the pick of bargains during a limited sale period.
New York Judge rules woman must be home by midnight
Justice Andrews of the New York Supreme Court grants a preliminary injunction in favor of Florence Abell, a dressmaker, ordering landlord Jacob Omédrak to admit her to her rented rooms for work and sleep and keep doors open at reasonable hours, up to midnight. The case arose after Abell was locked out on November 10 and 13 while operating her business.
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Justice Andrews
Supreme Court of New York
Florence Abell
Jacob
A. Omédrak
Lef
Miss Abell
Omdrak
Not a Flat Country Says Explorer Markgraf
Prof Markgraf reported findings from a Siberian expedition at the Geographical Society meeting. He used gondolas for much of the journey, traveled about 200 km daily, and challenged the belief that the Siberian plain thickens toward the north coast. He described rugged coasts, forests to the sea, ample fish, and potential timber exports by water. He noted a lack of roads and urged attention to the region’s needs.
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Markgrat
Veness¢s
Geographical Society
Markgraf
Siberia
Siberian
Dfe
Meskaret
Alaska as Farming Frontier Says Prof Georgeson
Prof C C Georgeson, U S Department of Agriculture special agent, reports Alaska can grow grain and flax. He notes barley oats wheat and rye ripen north of Eagle and flax reaches three feet with good quality fiber. A 320 acre station at Kenai is established for coast region experiments.
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C. C. Georgeson
United States Agricultural Department
Alaska
Sitka
Georgeson
Eagle
Talno
Kenai
Kenai Peninsula
Cook Intet
Nebraska cattleman slain in Broket Bow found dead
Report states a local ranch owner Henry Fulhart was murdered on November 22 near Broket Bow Custer County. Authorities indicate a fugitive suspect may have been captured in a suspected dream influenced motive. The tale centers on alleged telepathic links between a man and his brother.
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Nebraska
Elster
H. “Fulthart
Broket Bow
Custer
County
Mur- Sacro
Sister’s Dream Linked to Nebraska Brother Murder Arrest
A sister awoke in a perspiring state after her brother’s murder in Nebraska. She described the killer from a dream and a man matching the vision was arrested. Attorney J B Bran yan of Huntington was sent to assist in the prosecution.
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Nebraska
Bran‘yan
Huntington
Miss Fulbart
Ignorant Bible Teaching Blamed for Religious Doubt
Editor W R Harper argues in the Biblical World that ignorant Sunday school teachers fuel doubt and indifference. He urges teachers be trained to interpret the Bible historically to shape youths’ opinions. A Chicago note discusses coal briquettes and ship costs, noting high production and wear of faster ships.
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W. R. Harper
the Biblical World
Harper
Qaetcry
Chicago
Sandwich misadventure causes costly rail delay
Edwin R. Kimball of Kansas City faced a pricey miscue after a sandwich purchase in Leavenworth delayed his train. A Chicago report notes the incident led to a special engine and coach being sent from Atchison to Omaha to keep his morning appointment, the bill totaling $177.40 plus the one dollar per mile charge for the journey.
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Edwin R. Kimball
Kansas City
Chicago
Kimball
Leavenworth
Omaha
Missouri
Pacific Yards
Atchison
Fragmented Quotes From Periodicals on Society
A mosaic of 19th century newspaper snippets and quips. The excerpt references a Chicago Record remark on misconduct within a club and adds fictional dialogue from Uncle Hiram and Uncle Silas. It also includes short jokes from Puck and Tit-Bita about names and politics.
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Hiram
Silas
Ballus
Puck
Art-Weaving In Europe Mary Lombardy Silk and Lines
Mary Lombardy creates a premier art-weave in silk and lines hailed as unrivaled in Europe. The piece, an altar-cloth for the pope’s private altar, features elaborate design and texture claimed to have no parallel in Italian art weaving records.
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Mary
Lombardy
Europe
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McKinley
Navy Department
Virginia
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Africa
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Long
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New York
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Dineen
Prof
Fullhart
Critician
University
Sunday
Monsel
Chicago Record
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