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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1893

Page

3

Big Ships of War Compare World Fleets in 1893

In the Denton Journal's January 14 1893 issue Howard Melvin surveys naval power among European powers. The Royal Sovereign leads with 14000 ton displacement and 18.1 knot speed while British ships Indiana Massachusetts and Oregon lag by about 4000 tons and three knots. Italian ships Italy Duillo and Italia rival though differ in gun size and hull proportions. Comparisons extend to French Baudin Formidable and other fleets, contrasting merchant fleet sizes City of New York City of Paris with battleships.

Royal Sovereign Admiralty Admiral Baudin Formidable Indiana Massachusetts Italy Russia Germany Austria Spain City of New York Paris Italia Duillo Baudin Cincinnati Commercial Gazette

Shereef of Wazan Sid el Hadj Abdesalam in Tangier

Tangier’s famous Shereef Sid el Hadj Abdesalam, aged over sixty, rich in Arab features and famed for courtesy, owns homes near Tangier. Despite European ties and an English wife, he remains socially distant, admired for kindness yet seen as limited in official life. Blackwood’s Magazine remark. Dog Language joke concludes the clipping.

Shereef Wazan Tangier Sid el Hadj Abdesalam Blackwood's Magazine

Rich scientists and millionaire inventors in US history

The American Institute of Electrical Engineers lists rich figures led by Alexander Graham Bell whose telephone profits reach eight figures. Edison follows with seven figures, then Brush Elihu Thomson and Edward Weston surpassing a million. Frank J. Sprague, once a Navy officer, lives in a Grants-era mansion. his company was sold to Edison for 1.25 million, with half to the inventor.

United States American Institute of Electrical Engineers Alexander Graham Bell Edison Brush Electric Light Fame Elihu Thomson Edward Weston Frank J. Sprague United States Navy Edison Company Inventor Exchange

Weekly Herald 1893 promises best and cheapest family journal

The Weekly Herald will be the premier and most affordable family journal in America during 1893. It will feature ample illustrations by top artists and serve as a magazine of literature art and news unmatched in quality.

New York Herald Grant Allen Weekly Herald America Chicago Jerome K. Jerome Stepnink Mrs. Gritwood Edwin Arnold John Strange Winter Marie Corelli Helen Mathers Florence Warden Hume Nisbet Hamilton Aide At &c Allnutt & Moody's Porto Rico Greensborough Baltimore Denton George F. Dill Avent Brockway Masten Harry A. Rok Sun

James Gordon Bennett and the New York Herald

A concise record noting James Gordon Bennett associated with the New York Herald newspaper in New York. The item centers on Bennett as a key figure in 19th century American journalism and the Herald’s role in the city press.

James Gorden Bennett New York Herald New York

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