Eddy Answers On Scientific Kite Flying Progress
Eddy, noted kite flying expert, traces science origins from 1749 in Scotland to Franklin in 1752 in Philadelphia. He discusses the challenges, tail versus tailless kites, advances like photography and wireless signaling, and cites his eight-shot kite camera as a tool for future experiments.
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Eddy
Ealter
Scotland
Melville
Franklin
Philadelphia
Birt
Kew Obestvatory
England
BISMARCK STATUE PLANS FOR BERLIN ANNOUNCED
On July 30 the first anniversary of his death plans were approved for a bronze statue of Otto von Bismarck to be erected in Berlin. The memorial will depict him in war dress with a historic helmet, inspired by Hammer’s painting and echoing his role as warrior and diplomat.
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Otto Edouard Leopold Bismarck
Friedericksruhe
Prussia
Germany
Friedrichsruhe
Potsdam
Berlin
Bismarck
Hammer
Inside the Treasury Washingtons famed 1900 bicycle stable
The Treasury Department houses a vast bike shed atop a inner court to protect vaults holding millions in silver bullion. About 500 bicycles serve 1900 employees daily with stalls assigned to numbers. A separate tug voyage to Santiago ends in awkward encounters with a battleship crew.
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Washington
Chi+ Evening Post
Treasury Department
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Watch
The Bore
A poem criticizes a tiresome talker who dominates days with constant chatter. The speaker depicts the bore as perpetual, repetitive, and draining, concluding that even heaven would banish such talk to avoid endless humdrum.
Ensign Assigned to Iowa Before Tampa Transit
An ensign from New York is ordered to Tampa to await transport to his ship, the Iowa, which is involved in the blockade of San.
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Mary Jane
Tampa
Ensign Blank
Ferlings
New York Tribune
Iowa
San
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Tiago
Santiago
WYATT
Waltham
Waltham Movement
Sane
J. HH. LayYsSson
Modern Jewelry House
N. Main Street
Butte
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