Cape Hatteras Lightship No 72 Aids Fog Drenched Coasts
The Atlantic coast shoals near Sable Island and Cape Hatteras are fatal to ships, with fog and treacherous reefs. Government builds lightship No 72, larger and stronger, to warn vessels at long range, featuring steam power, arc lamp array, and a robust hull with five watertight compartments.
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Atlantic
Sable Island
Cape Hatteras
Grand Banks
Hatteras
Cape
Quincy
Mass
South Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Gulf
Europe
Norfolk
Newport News
Great Britain
United States Lighthouse Board
Verdi's First Opera Sale At Milan History
The account recalls Verdi selling Nabucodonosor for 30 000 francs to Merelli after a dawn visit to Milan's garret. Merelli paid in part with a check, and Verdi predicted a later price rise to 50 000. Verdi then returned to sleep, while Merelli suffered jaundice and Milanese gossip followed. Verdi's talent and generous nature are praised.
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Scala
Verdi
Merelli
Donizetti
Elizire d’Amore
Morelli
Milan
Smoke and Cinder Conveyor Patent by Louisville Inventors
Four Louisville inventors patent a conveyor to remove locomotive smoke and cinders from stacks and discharge them at the train rear to keep cars clean and passengers free from dust. A hinged cap over the stack allows smoke passage when the engine stands, with auto joining sections on top of cars to connect as cars meet.
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Louisville
Pinochle and the Man of Destiny in Pearl Street Den
The New York Press recalls Grover Cleveland at a back room poker and pinochle era in Pearl Street Buffalo. Reportedly the ex-president frequently won against a dozen regulars, with a partitioned room marking the famed spot now altered for decorum during the Pan American exposition year.
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Clevelnd
Grover Cleveland
Clevland
Jove
Buffalo
Pearl Street
Man of Destiny
Joe Goetz
Joe
New York Press
Bronze bust of Miss Elizabeth Stephenson to grace battleship Wisconsin
A life size bronze bust of Miss Elizabeth Stephenson of Marinette will adorn the forward cabin of the battleship Wisconsin. The gift is from her father, Isaac Stephenson, honoring her christening of the ship.
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Elizabeth Stephenson
Marinette
Wisconsin
Isaac Stephenson
Animals Consume Weight Figures in Yearlong Diet
A horse will eat in a year nine times its weight while a cow also eats nine times its weight. An ox consumes six times its weight and a sheep eats all its weight over the same period.
Building a Modern Navy in a Century of Change
As the fifty sixth congress ends, the United States has completed an eighteenth year of naval rebuilding. From one dispatch boat the Dolphin to seventeen first class battleships and a growing fleet, the Navy passed from paper strength to real power, expanding personnel to 25,000 and advancing shipyards, armor, and torpedo craft, while Congress delays ship purchases.
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No. 72
Dolphin
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
United States
America
Forty-eighth Congress
Terror
Maine
Texas
Vesuvius
Columbia
Ericsson
Havana
Indiana
Santiago
Oregon
Iowa
Brooklyn
Cleveland
England
Providence
Naval Academy
Congress
Morgan Rules the Waves and sea power shifts debated
The piece contends Morgan's American interests would create the world’s largest merchant fleet, potentially surpassing Britain and Germany. It notes Leyland Line assets, pending consolidations, and imagined reactions to American dominance. It also argues prison education could reduce crime and better use public funds.
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Britannia
United States
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Hamburg- American Line
Pierpont Morgan
Leyland Line
Wilson Line
Leylands
Atlantic Transport Line
Leyland
Gulliver Morgan
Mediterranean
Portugal
Montreal
Steel Trust
Mr. Morgan
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