Observers Vital as Range Finders in Future Sea Battles
The navy spends vast sums on target practice to learn hitting first and hard at long ranges. Rear Admiral Evans says the fleet that first gains range and is well handled will inflict heavy damage in the opening minutes. Range observers in tops must be clear, cool, and able to endure battle stress for precise fire control. A British Admiralty test highlighted the need for elevated, durable observation stations.
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Ashington
Evans
British Admiralty
Warrior
Hibernia
Dominion
Admiralty
The
Navy
Atz
Tsushima ‘Straits
Eet
Rosestvensky
Acj Semenoft
Naval Institute
B. A. Fiske
Fiske
United Service Gazette
Florida Monitor Mast Test Shows Fire Control Challenge
Test of the Florida mast, a 96 foot spiral steel structure, used to observe battles, showed that even a sturdy elevated system can be damaged by shells. Arkansas fired at 350 yards with reduced charges to simulate 5,000 yard impact as sea conditions and fire control were evaluated.
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Monitor
Florida
Arkansas
Thimble Light Shoal
Old Point Comfort
Cape Charles
Cape Henry
Jennings Dinner Story Sparks Cornell Bath House Joke
Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers recounted a Cornell visit in New York. He joked about a bath house incident where a dog stole a woman's hair, prompting laughter and a quip from an attendant.
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Hugh Jennings
Detroit Tigers
New York
Mr. Jennings
Cornell
Yale Divinity School finds old sermons in closet
Hidden for years in a Yale Divinity School closet, sermons by Presidents Daggett and Clapp dated 1741 to 1760 were unearthed during a cleaning. A cardboard box contained old books and papers. the sermons are faded but legible and will be moved to the university library.
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Yale Divinity School
Daggett and Clapp
Yale
Universty Library
Bewildered Lady Struggles With Upward Stairs at Subway
An elderly woman at the One Hundred Twenty-ninth Street station battles a looping escalator, repeatedly returning to the top while dragging a heavy bundle. A bystander guides her to the descent as the incident unfolds in a New York Times note.
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One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street
New York Times
Two Cities In One: Florence Roofscape Reveals A Hidden City
Century notes Florence rooftop life above grim palazzi. On the top floors, a red and green city unfolds with verdure and surprising cleanliness. Breezes feel of sea and mountain. smoke is rare, and only faintly appears at meal times.
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Florence
Cement for Warship Armor Formula Quietly Noted
American naval designers pay little attention to cement for armor on war vessels, a point echoed in France and Italy. The article notes the formula and hints at its potential role in protective plating.
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France
Italy
Tar macadam road cost comparison with tar spraying
Municipal engineers county surveyors suburban engineers and two war office appointees supervised tar spraying. A second machine laid a granite grit layer on tar which, when rolled, produced a smooth durable dustless surface. Tar macadam costs 3s 6d to 4s per sq yd versus ordinary macadam at about 2s 6d per sq yd.
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War Office
Anesthetics in History Highlighted by Munich Lecture
Prof Klein tells the Munich Association of Surgeons that reducing patient sensibility to ease surgery dates to the Middle Ages. Theodorus of Chervira reportedly prescribed a pain destroyer with opium morphine and hyoscine in the twelfth century. A 1460 medical work prints the first inhalation treatise and notes a soothing mixture inhaled as meat was injected under the skin.
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Association of Surgeons of
Munich
Klein
Theodorus of
Chervira
Bank Note Directors Clash Over Cashier Interest
In a terse exchange between the first and second directors the concern centers on the new cashier’s perceived indifference to the business. The dialogue suggests a worry about whether the cashier will only handle the principal and neglect other duties.
Cement armor praised for seaworthy shell resistance
The article notes secret cement armor shows remarkable defense against heavy naval guns and weighs far less than steel plates. It recalls the Sebastopol incident in the Russo Japanese era where a cement repair sealed a seven meter leak on the ship after a Peresviet ram and later survived torpedo and shell hits, with cement remaining largely intact after six torpedo strikes.
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Sebastopol
Peresviet
Real Artist Oscar Hammerstein Values Art Over Money
Oscar Hammerstein at a New York dinner credited his success to placing art first in his opera house. He compared his view to Handel who kept faith with music even when audiences were small, saying the music would sound better for it.
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Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Mr. Hammerstein
Handel
Then you don't believe in the saying Handsome is as handsome does
A fragment from Philadelphia Presa discusses whether appearances match actions and the challenge of judging character by deeds over looks.
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Handsome
Philadelphia Presa
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Sheleto
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Japan
Robert J. Wynne
Horticultural Hall
Westminster
London
J. P. Morgan
Rome
Aldobrandini
Royal Palace
J. Pierpont Morgan
Senator Elkins
Miss Elkins
Abruzzi
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