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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
2
The Pacific Fleet of sixteen battleships will cruise from the Atlantic to the Pacific costing about 600 000 in coal. Fifteen thousand sailors will eat at standard rates, with pilotage and port calls adding to expenses as the fleet passes Magellan. Wireless telephony debuts for fleetwide communication aboard the ships.
Admiral Robley Evans leads sixteen modern battleships with two squadrons and four divisions on a Pacific cruise. Collliers and supply ships accompany the fleet while wireless phones enable in‑flight communication amid fog. Notable officers include Thomas, Emory, and Wainwright with Schroeder commanding Virginia.
The article profiles Rear Admiral Robert Evans and his 15 000 strong fleet as the finest fighting force in the American navy. It notes Evans as a dynamic veteran, with subordinates like Rear Admiral William H. Emory, famed for bravery and flair. Emory’s lavish Washington lifestyle is mentioned as part of his persona.
The massive American battleship fleet departs Hampton Roads Virginia to sail around South America to San Francisco. Under Rear Admiral Robley D Evans, sixteen battleships with support vessels form the grandest assembly of U S warships ever at sea. The voyage, watched worldwide, signals industrial and commercial significance more than military.
Naval plan maps a 115 day voyage from Hampton Roads to San Francisco with five port calls. Ships will stop at Trinidad Rio de Janeiro Punta Arenas Callao Magdalena Bay and end at San Francisco around April 10. Crew training and shore leave emphasized amid varied public reaction.
A verse portrait shows the czar moving softly through a perilous world. He fears bombs in walls and fear in every encounter as trusted guards and even a butcher boy may conceal danger. The speaker prefers quiet labor over risky life and questions the honors that accompany such peril.
A tall awkward farm youth applied at an electrical firm for a lineman job. After a rough exchange about electricity and lightning, the boss hires him and puts him to work despite questions about his experience. The exchange ends with the decision to employ the applicant.
A dialogical vignette questions the health of a community. Citizens discuss two doctors, noting past vacancies and a new physician Dr Pills. The speaker critiques new medical theories and their impact on local women’s health.
Fragmented lines discuss labor relief through machinery and automation and ponder a future where work is minimized. It mentions “Inventions rob labor” and asks when rest will come as science advances, with stray proverbs about friendship and borrowing.
From Headquarters a quip notes a birdbrain joke about an intelligent cock. The exchange suggests a playful office banter at an intelligence office setting.
The passage muses on how easy it is to mislead with slick ads and how wisdom grows with age. It notes that letting things go is simpler than detaining them, and comments on generosity, independence, and caution about job seekers calling for authority.
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