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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1896

Page

10

Niagara Power Transmission Exhibition Triumph

A historic electrical show debunks claims that copper limits blocked Niagara to New York power transfer. It highlights Tesla’s early feat, outlines transmitting 462 miles, with the cataract’s water as a symbol of progress. The exhibit promises messages flashed undersea to Europe and emphasizes the educational impact.

Niagara New York 44Th Street Europe

National Electrical Exposition in New York to Feature Niagara Power

A 1896 article details The National Electrical Exposition from May 4 to 31 in the New York Industrial building. It describes Niagara Falls power models, long distance transmission, lighting of landmarks, and educational lectures led by notable figures including Edison and Bell.

Tesla Edison Westinghouse Thompson New York National Electric Light Association Lexington Avenue Forty-fourth Street T. Comerford Martin Dr. Park Benjamin Edward Lind Morse Niagara Tom New York Harbor Western Union Fire Island Barnegat Exposition Hall Exposition Levi Ps Morton Brooklyn Tessa Roentgen Frank W. Hawley Chicago Boston Mr. Hawley The Telegraph Gen. Eckert Western Union Telegraph Co A. S. Brown Louis Duncan Johns Hopkins University W. A. Anthony Park Benjamin T. B. Crocker Columbia College Elihu Thompson Lynn Mass P. B. Delany Herbert Laws Webb Howard Leonard Hoboken N. J Alexander Graham Bell Dexter Marshall

Maine Trappers Stranded In Frozen Camp Plagued By Floods

George Adams and Fred Drake, winter trappers near Bald Mountain on Bear Brook, were incapacitated by a foot wound and fever. With floods in March their shanty flooded, supplies swept away, and they endured weeks without fire or food as animals howled nearby until poachers found them near death.

Georgetown B. G Great Britain British Guiana Orinoco River New Forest United States Diggins Venezuela West Indies England Crespo Maine George Adams Fred Drake Bald Mountain Bear Brook Drake Adams Pittsfield Philadelphia Times

Enormous pie planned to mark repeal of corn laws

Denby Dale residents prepare for a giant commemorative pie of ten feet by six feet six inches by one foot deep. The idea honors the 1846 repeal with a August first celebration. Committee to approve oven plans and pre dish. boiler makers may be invited to craft the dish then the work begins.

New York Trinidad Georgetown Philadelphia Yo’ Vo South America Denby Dale Huddersfield Westminster Gazette London

Potatoes in Old Times Mentioned by Shakespeare

Gerard knew the potato as a delicacy and records show tubers roasted and steeped in sack or baked with marrow and spices, even candied. Shakespeare mentioned them, though he treated them as curiosities.

Gerard Shakespeare

A Romanian Fleet Appears Off Sebastopol

Roumania has surprised treaty powers by forming a small Black Sea fleet. It includes one fast cruiser named Elizabeth and fifteen smaller ships. The Russian government has recognized the Roumanian flag and salutes were exchanged as the fleet appeared off Sebastopol.

Roumania Black Sea Elizabeth Sebastopol

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