Vanishing Fleets and a Nation in Fear as War Looms
In Washington and London a crisis unfolds as Japan and Germany threaten, the Dreadnought drifts wrecked and unmanned, Britain loses its king and prime minister, and the United States is seen as the looming power behind unsettling events. A missing British fleet, vanished leadership, and a silent adversary spark a tense prewar climate.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hiller
Jorma Roberts
Oberts
Guy Hillier
England
Worma Roberts
Aliso
Florida
Hawaii
Siego
Hillier
Canada
Apean
Britain
Eet
Ardy
Admiralty
Detal
London
Embankment
America
Monument Bill Aimed At Van Buren Birthplace Kinderhook
New York legislature approves a $10,000 appropriation to erect a memorial for Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook. A five resident commission may select a site, design, and oversee construction near the village park. Van Buren, born December 5 1782 in Kinderhook, became a statesman and president amid 19th century crises.
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New York
Kinderhook
Martin van Buren
United States
New York State
Columbia‘ County
van, Buren
Stald
van Buren
Lindenwald
Adam Wazoner
Nfe
William P. van Ness
Columbia County
State Senate
Senate
Democratic Party
Albany
Jackson
England
United States Senate
Glass blowing machine may transform common window glass
An American engineer introduces a simple mechanism to form glass as a continuous sheet like paper. Rotating balls in the tub prevent thinning, enabling a single furnace to make 12 tons daily. workforce drops from 24 men to a watchman, a cutter, and two removal helpers.
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Ecomea
Railroads Adopt Heat Heated Refrigerated Cars for Potatoes
New England railroads recirculate refrigerator cars from Boston to Maine to move potatoes. Cars are heated with a charcoal fire after loading, then sealed once the desired temperature is reached to protect the crop during transit.
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New England
Maine
Hoston
Earthquake Damaged Bridges Linked to River Valleys
W H Mobbs analyzes quakes in the United States India and Japan to explain bridge damage. He notes that banks of valleys are drawn together and fissures often run parallel to rivers during earthquakes, based on studies extending back to 1986.
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W. H. Mobbs
United States
India
Japan
No man seeks fame built on misstatements says court defendant
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a man accused in court corrected the claim of spending $100,000 on drink, saying it was $80,000. He argues true fame should not rest on flagrant exaggeration and accepts a modest measure of notoriety.
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Thames
Admiralty
Ofcal
Gray
Buckingham
England
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Norton Imayes
Iing
Hippodrome
United Kingdom
Lonfion
William Henry Harrison
Surtin Vas Burest
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