All Big Gun Ship Idea Originated With American Sailor
New York report describes plans for two new all big gun dreadnought battleships the Florida to be built in New York by government workmen and the Utah to be built by private contract. It traces the concept to U S naval target practice at Santiago and to Commander Poundstone’s 1903 designs later influencing the Delaware and North Dakota.
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York
Florida
New York Navy Yard
Utah
Delaware
North Dakota
New York Times
Homer C. Poundstone
Navy Department
Japan
Great Britain
Air Caiy
Port Arthur
England
Jessons
Tsusuma Straits
W. 8
Poundstone
Sime
South Carolina
Michigan
Germany
France
Brazil
Italy
Russia
Idaho
Mississippi
Lieut. Poundstone
Congress
London
Sidney Brooks
Curtis
Navy
Connecticut
Kansas
Louisiana
Vermont
Nassau
Braunschweig
Elsass
Hessen
Pities the burden bearers before gunpowder era weight wars
In an enlarged history of armor and arms, the article notes how European armor grew heavier before gunpowder, driving up costs and benefiting armorers while the common people funded endless arms races. It laments that only the inventors and manufacturers enjoyed excitement, while workers paid the bill.
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Europe
Don Marquis
Home Magazine
Smiths
Swat
Evolution of the press agent from ticket seller to corporate spokesman
The press agent has evolved from a humble ticket distributor for circuses and theaters into the official mouthpiece for large corporate interests. He now shapes and interprets motives for a skeptical public, accelerating opinion through favorable statements and vivid pictures about brands, services, and tariffs affecting consumer happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York World
Playground Association Congress Opens in Pittsburgh
Pittsburg hosts the third annual Playground Association of America congress with hundreds of leaders from education health and civic groups attending. Dr. Luther Gulick presided as Mayor Magee and Miss Kennard welcomed delegates. Topics include replacing July Fourth noise with festivals and New Year riots with folk dances as well as open air May Day celebrations and park exhibitions.
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Pittsburg
Park Health Board
Playground Association of America
Carnegie Art Galleries
Luther Halsey Gulick
Magee
Euelah Kennard
Playground Association
Committee On
Stephen S. Wise
New York
Jane Addams
Chicago
Joseph Lee
Massachusetts Civic League
George E. Johnson
James Francis Burke
Kennard
Gulick
Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Assoc
The thirtieth annual meeting opened at the Hotel Patten in Chattanooga Tennessee with a business session. Members from every state and Canada attended with many accompanied by wives and families. An afternoon outing to Lookout Mountain followed by a banquet was planned. A tour to Chickamauga National Park and Fort Oglethorpe Georgia was set for tomorrow with a reception and dance that evening. The convention will proceed to Atlanta Thursday morning.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hotel Men’s Mutual Benefit Association
Hotel Patten
Canada
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga National Park
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Atlanta
Knights of Columbus Wisconsin convention opens in Appleton
The Knights of Columbus Wisconsin state convention convened in Appleton with large turnout. Officials and national delegates elected, focus on continuing the two year old lecture bureau funded by per capita tax. Delegates from 112 councils in Illinois also noted in Chicago report.
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Appleton
Wis
Knights of Columbus of
Wisconsin
Chicago
Knights of Columbus
Marquette
Dearborn Avenue
Minois
Kansas G A R Encampment Opens in Ottawa May 11
The twenty eighth annual encampment of the Department of Kansas Grand Army of the Republic opened today at Rohrbaugh's opera house and will run three days. Department commander W A Morgan presides with allied groups including the Woman's Relief Corps Ladies of the G A R Ex-Prisoners of War and Sons of Veterans in session. Ottawa residents prepared extensive entertainment for visitors.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Kan
Department of Kansas
Grand Army of the Republic
Rohrbaugh
Opera House
W. A. Morgan
Woman's Relef Corps
Ladies of the
Ex- Prisoners of War and
Sons of Veterans
Minnesota Pythians Meet in St Paul Convention Opens
The Grand lodge Knights of Pythias of Minnesota opened its annual convention in St Paul on May 11 with leaders from neighboring states and sessions for the Pythian Sisters Uniformed Bank and D O K K. They plan a Twin City festival in Minneapolis on June 30 or July 1. A separate convention of art societies opened in Washington with delegates from many cities and J Pierpont Morgan presiding as National Academy president. Senator Root gave the welcoming address.
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Minnesota
Washington
National Academy of Art
J. Pierpont Morgan
Senator Root
Grand Lodge of Iowa A O U W in Burlington Session
The Grand Lodge of Iowa Ancient Order of United Workmen met in Burlington on May 11 for its thirty fourth annual session. Grand Recorder B I Rehkoff reported about 17 000 Iowa members while Grand Master Workman B B Evans from Des Moines presided for a three day meeting.
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Iowa
Burlington
Grand Jodge
Order of United Workmen
B. I. Rehkoff
B. B. Evana
Dex Moines
Villa drawn and probated reports made for administrators
Probate practice a specialty. General law business transacted. Guardians and their appointments secured. Atlantia.
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Atlantia
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Santiago
Admiral Evans
Pacific
Wrnter
Royal Navy
THE
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United States
AL Tarer
Mutual Benefit Association
Tennessee
BIG . K. OF
Illinois
Chas, A. Grubb
Attorney AT Law
4Th & Chestnut Streets
Clovis
Melchar's
Atlantic, Iowa
G. R. Miller
Sulte
Gillespie Bull Musson
Office
C. G, Clark
Homaopathlca
Interne
State University of Iowa
Atlentia
R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic and Medical Physician
Opera
Omvier
Howes
Atlantic
T. B. Swan
C. L. Campbell
Gillespie
Ofce
Musson
Ben A. Woon
C. W. Savery Abstractes
U. S. Mullins
Ophra
Mussor
Charles D. Finley
Josephine Gook-Finley
Chestnut St
Butler
M. H. Butler
J. A. Geffen
Thurman Furniture, Company, Furniture and Undertaking
W. M. Bailey
Mussin
Bell
Jae
D. O. Herbert
Leans
East Fifth Street
D. S
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