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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1935
Page
2
In May 2 remarks, Elmo Scott Watson notes National Maritime Day celebrated by American people. The first observance occurred last year under the presidency. The day commemorates a great naval feat and aims to rekindle the nation’s maritime spirit and global sea share.
The 1819 Savannah voyage under Captain Moses Rogers marks the first practical steam crossing of the Atlantic. Built in Savannah with New York engines and noted for its sail as auxiliary power, the ship astonished observers in Ireland and Liverpool, drew royal attention, faced suspicions in Savannah, and inspired a new era of steamship travel despite later misfortunes of the vessel.
A retrospective look at the once close ties between James Curley and Franklin D. Roosevelt, noting a rift that grew from 1932 to 193? and led to Curley moving from Massachusetts to New York. The piece discusses patronage, policy clashes, Italy trade talks, and looming agricultural and industrial tensions affecting politics into the mid-1930s.
A small four pounder fired at the British sloop Vulture near West Point helped reveal Benedict Arnold's treason plot and led to Major Andre's capture and execution. The piece also recounts Louis XVI's attempted escape from Paris culminating in his execution by guillotine after the Varennes escape.
SAAC MERRIT SINGER, son of a millwright, became a machinist and inventor. After borrowing 40 dollars he built a sewing machine in eleven days, slept little, ate one meal, and finally fixed it when he noticed the loops lay on the fabric’s upper side, restoring tension and producing stitches.
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