Fastest on Earth The Minneapolis Sets Record Speed Warship
The United States cruiser Minneapolis completed at Cramp & Sons proved the world’s fastest warship during trials off Cape Ann on July 14. It averaged 23.05 knots over eight miles, with a peak 25.42 knots. contract price was 2,690,000 dollars, plus 400,000 dollars in premiums for excess speed. The ship’s dimensions are 412 feet by 58 feet beam and 22 feet 61 inches draft, displacing 7,250 tons.
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United States
Minneapolis
Cramp &Sons
Cape Ann
Minneapolis Ship Details and Armament Summary
Details of the Minneapolis steamship include three three cylinder vertical inverted triple expansion engines producing 71 000 indicated horsepower at 129 RPM with eight boilers and extensive steam and coal capacities. The vessel features middle line triple screws, modest armament, and a large coal supply for long cruises. Also notes a Russian Jewry relief mission led by Rabbi Krauskoph of Philadelphia to urge milder czarist policy.
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Columbia
Minneapolis
Generations Look Alike in 19th Century Photos
Experts in handwriting and observers note strong family likenesses among generations. Old photograph albums reveal repeating dress and poses shaping the appearance of a generation. Full-length, small-format portraits amplified costume cues, making individuals appear similar at first glance.
Temperature thermometer using Na–Po alloy instead of mercury
A pew thermometer records extreme heat with a sodium and po alloy replacing mercury. The alloy’s boiling point sits around 1,100 degrees above, and its freezing point near 2 degrees below zero.
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Pew
Jokes and Jibes From Our Funny Ex in Court
A collage of humor and social scenes from a past era. A street pageant mocks a vain crowd as a baseball captain returns in triumph. A joke about finger language and a quip from a Chicago Tribune segment reveal witty observations on manners and law.
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Caesar
Rome
Cleveland
Prince of Wales
Col Witherspoon
Gus de Smith
Leggy
Chicago Tribune
Troubled Travel Tales and Delaware Marriage Bonds
A collection of anecdotes from Harper's Young People and Philadelphia Press. It notes Emperor Joseph II’s inn misadventure and compares Delaware marriage bonds, where a bridegroom must file a state bond. A Philadelphia man learns the bond may be real estate, then discovers the cost is fifty cents.
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Joseph
Harper
Delaware
Philadelphia Press
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford Times
the Times
Henry Ward Beecher
Mrs Stowe
Henry Ward
Lady Maria Forester
London
England
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Earl of Roden
Charles Forester
Sebastopol
Miss Nightingale
Fannie
Fannie Mead
Miss Mead
Hing Rebansis
Rehansia
Dahomey
Rabbi Krauskoph
Russia
Philadelphia
Rabn Krauskoph
Cholly
Messenger
Miner's
Expressman
Excelsior
Washington Star
Pauline
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