North Dakota Now Fastest Dreadnought Battleship
Rockland Me November 4 The battleship North Dakota achieved a measured mile speed of 22.25 knots with an average of 21.833 during turbine engine tests. It surpasses sister ships Delaware and British Bellerophon and signals American first class lead as Neptune looms as possible challenger. A 400 man crew supported the record run as North Dakota prepares successive trials toward even higher performance.
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Rockland
North Dakota
H. G. Smith
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Delaware
Edward G Evans
Nezinscott
Cape Ann
Neptune
Bellerophon
Boston Light
Steel firms' books destroyed in 1903 1906 trial
Evidence showed defendants destroyed books recording transactions from 1903 to 1906 during the Boson agreement period. Testimony indicated Smith & Lovett Co cash books were burned and some Eastern Bridge & Structural Co books missing. Harry B. Jackson said he started fresh books each year for six years. The old volumes were placed in the storehouse by the janitor.
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Boson
Smith & Lovett Company
Eastern Bridge & Structural Company
Harry B. Jackson
G. W. & F. Smith Iron Company
Travels 10 000 Miles to Get Proper Color for Poem
A couple journeys across Algeria and the Sahara by motor caravan to inspire poetry. Mrs. Wagstaff’s verse reflects distant lands with poems about Africa and Greece, including In the Desert and The Bay at Algiers.
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Algiers
Sahara Desert
Sahara
Africa
Society Poet Emerges From New York Circle
New York society notes unveil Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff wife of Alfred Wagstaff Jr of East Fifty fourth street as a new poet of standing. She traveled 10 000 miles to gather local color for Atys and Other Poems, journeying to Greece for the Grecian idyl setting.
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New York
Edith Wharton
Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff
Alfred Wagstaff, Jr
No. 24
East Fifty-fourth Street
Henry F. Shoemaker
West Fifty-third Street
Atys
Greece
How the Shuffle Board Game Is Played
The article describes a cardboard board game with a detachable handle, an envelope of rubber bands, and colored metal disks. Players aim to land disks in numbered target sections, using four counters each, with variations in turn order and penalties for knocking counters off. It notes the delicate touch of women in the family as an advantage.
Morse for Jury Duty
Charles W. Morse former banker now a prisoner in the Tombs was served a jury duty notice in the United States Circuit Court by mail. He said he would like to comply but a $250 non compliance fine looms, and officials noted Morse has already been excused.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court
National Bank
Morse
Fifth Avenue
United States Marshal’s Office
Auburn man fatally shot while hunting near Rangeley
Ralph Cole, 24, of Auburn, was fatally shot today while hunting near Rangeley, authorities said. The incident occurred in the Rangeley area as he hunted in the vicinity of the wilderness. Further details were not immediately available.
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Auburn
Ralph Coleman
Rangeley
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