New Steel Navy Of Which Americans Can Well Be Proud
The United States unveils new warship hulls and latest vessels from multiple yards Of which Americans can well be proud as defense strength grows amid wartime fleet expansion and national resolve.
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1888
Page
7
The Tennessee and a New Navy Under Whitney's Watch
Washington Oct 27. A critical look at Secretary Whitney era navy management, detailing the Tennessee's costly history from 1869 to 1887, including $3.8 million cost, multiple repairs, and sale for $34,000. The article lauds a rebuilt fleet led by Whitney and Commodore Wilson, outlining Maine and Charleston vessels with specifications and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam's Navy
United States Navy
Navy Department
Whitney
Naval “Administration
Tennessee
New York Navy Yard
John Eriicsson
John Roach
Roach
United States
T. D. Wilson
Schrey
Boston Navy Yard
John G. Walker
Sicard
George W. Melville
Maine
Armored and Unarmored Civil War naval guns described
The report details 10-inch gun performance with 500 pound projectiles and 250 pounds of powder, range nine miles, and ship tonnage. It covers Maine flagship specs, cost, coal capacity, and crew. then outlines Texas armament, engines, torpedo tubes, ram bow, and speeds. It also describes the Baltimore under construction at Cramp’s yard, its belt armor, dimensions, power, and main battery of two 12-inch guns with six 1-inch guns, plus secondary 6-inch guns and turrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Theodore D. Wilson
Navy
Whitney
Sicard
Schley
Melville
Wilson
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cramps’ Yard
Vesuvius
Baltimore flagship ship description and armament details
A detailed 19th century specification describes a Baltimore class flagship vessel 835 feet long with 4400 tons displacement, 10 750 horsepower, and a maximum speed of 10 knots. It carries 300 crew, features a triple expansion engine, two propellers, electric light plants, and a main battery of four eight inch breechloaders plus six six inch breechloaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Tron Works
San Francisco
William G. Armstong
Charleston
Baltimore
Pee Road
Atlanta
Boston
Dynamite Cruiser Vesuyvius and Newark Class Details
The report describes the Dynamite Cruiser Vesuyvius with a main deck heavy armament and a bridge deck battery including gatlings and revolving cannons. Torpedo tubes, triple expansion engines, coal bunkers for 650 tons, and speeds from 11.8 to 16.5 knots are noted. The Texas is described as a fing shin with 300 crew and a price of 2.5 million dollars, while the Newark is an 18 knot steel cruiser with modern naval features and design by Commodore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheilas
Texas
Newark
T. D. Wilson
John C. Walker
Messrs. Cramp
Philadelphia
England
Atlantic
Yorktown
Concord
Bennington
Navy
Jon G. Walker
N. F. Palmer, Dr., & Co
Chester
Penn
Speers
Congress
Navy Department
Herreshoffs
A. Maurice Lows
Armored battleship designs and new steel cruisers described
The piece details multiple civilian and military ships including Baltimore Philadelphia Newark and San Francisco class hulls, gun layouts, machinery, sails versus steam, speeds, tonnage, and costs. It notes dynamite gun cruiser Vesuvius, Gunboat Petrel, Yorktown class gunboats, and future Congress plans for steel cruisers and gunboats with projected speeds and tonnages.
Civilization in Japan shows post offices and a telegrahic system
Frank G Carpenter surveys Japan from To kio to Yokohama noting its islands, population, and rapid modernization. He details Tokyo Osaka and Kioto, Yezo and Ainos, the Mikado, shogun history, and the shift to a modern state with railways, telegraphy, and schools. He compares Japanese and American traits, cites education data, and observes government use of foreign teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toxio
Japan
Asia
San Francisco
Liverpool
Suez Canal
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Corea
Kamschatka
Hondo
Italy
Prussia
Great Britain and Ireland
New York
Yezo
Ezo
Alaska
Esquimaux
Ainos
United States
Minnesota
Florida
Nagasaki
Ireland
Tokio
Kioto
Germany
Uvres
Herries
Pittsburg
Imperial Universary
Frank G. Carpenter
Remarkable Snippets From Around the World
A collage of curious facts and oddities from 19th century life including fast-moving electricity, long sewers in New York, giant cucumbers in Nebraska, and life insurance for newborns in France. News notes cover diverse topics from kings and gamblers to telegraphy, aviation, and rare inventions across several states and nations.
Women and Cooking in Divorce Trials of the City
A lengthy discussion on divorce cases in the city cites desertion and drunkenness as common grounds. It links poor cooking to marital strain and urges wives to improve housekeeping, with anecdotes on coffee cures and social expectations for women. The piece champions female political influence to curb intemperance and emphasizes practical domestic remedies.
Anything to Please Her
A pompous woman confronts a well fed man on a Madison Streetcar demanding he sit differently. The benevolent reader smiles as the man replies he already sits one way and would take a day off to adjust if he knew their exact wish. The moment amuses fellow passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Brown
Concord
Caremont
N.H
Windsor
Rk, Kondo
Mining University of Japan
Lake Superior
Pet Dox Club of
New York
Henry £. Abbey
Dion Boucicault
Frank Leslie
Baroness Blane
Princess Maud of Wales
Sandringham House
Winsor
Balmoral
Osborne
Birmingham
Ala
W. E. Murray
St. Louis
Syracuse
Chester
West Chester
Dom Pedro
Atlantic
Wilkes County
Dresden
Napoleon I
Paris Murat
the Two Sicilies
Paris
Theresa
Ant
Laredo
Mex
Rio Grande
Fort Gaines
Magaz
Chna
Siam
Ming
Lidies
Chicago Tribune
Madison Street
Harmony Let Loose in Harmony
Harmony hosts a lively week with a golden wedding, three paring bees, a party and dance, and a serenade. The Lewiston Journal notes rural Maine enjoys social diversions despite any stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Harmony
Maine
Maine's Most Infantile Industry Boom in Waldo County Car Market
The Portland Argus notes a boom in Waldo County car market with the American Express Company forwarding 20 boxes billed to Philadelphia and Wilmington. One box contained 12 felines valued at seventy dollars, sent to C. C. D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Argus
Waldo County
American Express Company
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
What Servants Cost Epoch
Joseph Howard Jr writes on New York domestic wages noting head cooks can reach $2000 annually in private homes while common salaries include waiters $26 monthly and cooks $20 to $26. He cites higher pay in wealthier households and mentions chambermaids and housegirls with monthly rates, comparing to two decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Howard, Jr
America
New York
Mr. Howard
Vanderbilt
T Hen
Her Poem in Detroit Free Press Delayed Encounter
A woman enters the Detroit Free Press office to offer a poem titled My Father's Barn. The editor reacts with a sharp, dismissive tone but relents when the piece is read. The scene showcases tension over literary submission and publication expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Ruth and the Ancient Faithful Woman
In antique cadence the poem speaks of Ruth as a figure evoking gratitude and fear, praising her enduring faith and warm memory. The speaker recalls her homeland, loyalty, and distant gaze, portraying a graceful yet enigmatic presence tied to memory and reverence.
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Cramp's Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard
Barrow Ship Building Company
Utes
Mate S
Vesuyvius
The
Cramps
Union Iron Works
Petrel
Columbia Dry Dock Company
Thea New Steel Navy
Condor
Charles Beresford
Alexandria
Petre
Chicago
the Dolphin
Dolphin
Osaka
Kiota
Kansas City
Cleveland
Mecca
Agoya
Kanazawa
Fugiyama
Bandisan 13
le H
New York City
Nebraska
France
William
Netherlands
Marin County
Cal
Lincoln
Boise City
Ida
Spohr
Sandwich Islands
Redditch
Eng
Alabama
Roseburg
Ore
Newbury
N. H
George W. Childs
Aryn Mawr
Arkansas
Marianna
Ark
Turkey
Knavery Aman
Platte County
Iowa
J. H. Craig
Iowa City
Stockton
Khoulasonkorn
China
Keavy Department
State Penitentiary
Potter Asphalt
Tower of Babel
Gordon
London
N. J
Australia
White House
Virginia Freestone
Tampa
Lennesse
H m
Auschuts
Tina
Smith
West Seventy-second Street
Buffalo
Naper
Ious
Canary
Sucr
Spain
Neter
Orlando
Fla
Anos Marsh
Orange
Carroll County
New Hampshire
Charles Drew
Mrs. Drew
Jesse Thomas
Nancy
Queen Victoria
Elfin
Victoria
Gettysburg
Holstein
Tim
Loo
South
Ruth
Allen
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