Controversy in the British Navy and Sir John Fisher
The piece honors Sir John Fisher as a revolutionary yet discreet reformer of the navy. It praises his decision to concentrate on the North Sea, scrap weak ships, and implement nucleus crews while praising his personal resolve and humor. It contrasts him with Beresford and portrays Fisher as the youngest admiral in influence and a driver of modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval
Charles Beresford
Sir John Fisher
Free Countries
John Fisher
Britain
Whitehall
Nailo
Nelson
North Sea
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Osborne
Sandie
Morren
Mahan
Thi
Fisher
Mr. Sargent
Marryat
Will
England
Bismarck
Francis Joseph
Lord Charles Beresford praised for merit and daring deeds
A sympathetic profile highlights Lord Charles Beresford born 1840 who earned honors for saving lives as a youth and for bold actions at Alexandria and on the Safieh. It notes his later stance on fleet needs, his Channel fleet decision of 1906, and ongoing tensions with the Admiralty over necessary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Charles Beresford
Royal Humane Society
Alexandria
Charles
Fort Marabout
Condor
North Sea
Admiralty
Channel Fleet
Britain
Iron Corps
Lorraine
France
Lord Charles
Channel 1
Mabee
Railway Commission
Grand Trunk Pacific
Winnipeg
Lord Charles Beresford and the Navy Reform Effort
Lord Charles Beresford pressed for a war ready navy and the creation of a general staff and intelligence department. He pushed for £20 million for new ships, faced political pushback, and influenced the 1889 Naval Defence Act. He served under Sir John Fisher during the Boer War and Mediterranean duties amid fears of a threat to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Admiralty
Navy
Pall Mall
Colomb
France
Britain
Ely Strong
Lord Cherles Beresford
John Fisher
Mediterranean
Sir John Fisher
Moving pictures and the magic of time on screen
The article explains time exposure techniques make months of work visible in minutes, showing skyscraper building demolition and plant growth on film. It notes film studios expanding pantomime plots, actor wages, and phonograph use to add spoken lines to scenes, per the New York Independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Star Theatre
New York
Paris
Broadway
Phonograph
New York Independent
Men Outlive Usefulness in Varying Life Paths
A concise reflection notes that some men outlive their usefulness while others never gain it, suggesting a judgment about value and time across different lives.
Automatic violin built with electric discs and motors
A London salon demonstrates an automatic violin that uses revolving discs and an electric motor to depress strings. It reproduces chords and complex expressions, enabling performances of Wienowski Paderewski and Paganini with machine precision. The piece questions how such mechanical music fits a scientific era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
West End
London
Wienowski
Paderewski
Paganini
Bees Master of the Road at St Prieure Near Chambery
Two swarms of bees loaded on a farmer’s cart escaped and attacked the farmer the cure and oxen as they roamed the road. Villagers rescued the men and halted the oxen while the bees, still rampant, kept the highway in their grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Edward Sims
S. S. Shirer
H. A. Parkin
Secret Service
Illinois
Immigration Department
Sims
San Francisco
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Attorney Sims
Margaret Vallau
Paris
Armour Avenue
Dearborn Street
Blue Island
Adolph
Eva Dufour
Fernand Bosque
France
Red Light
St. Prieure
Chambery
London Telegraph
Hebrew Standard. He fleeth also as a shadow and con
Fragmentary text notes a biblical or literary reference to fleeing like a shadow and con. No clear event, date, or attribution is readable. Context suggests a religious or moral discussion or quotation within the Hebrew Standard. Further readable content required for a fuller card.
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Safieh
Nile
Wilson
Benbow
Lim
Chicago Tribune
South Side
Department
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Parkin
St. John’s
Nld
Cabot Straits
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
Canada
Rousse Point
Lake Champlain
District Attorney's Office
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