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Minnesota and Dakota Vessels Set World Cargo Record Inauguration
Big Ocean Carrier Minnesota hailed as largest American vessel built at New London Connecticut. James J. Hill lines plan routes between Sound and Orient. Minnesota exceeds battleship Oregon in hull thickness and steel weight. It carries 172 first class, 110 second class, 68 third class and 1,424 steerage passengers plus 250 crew, at 12 to 14 knots with heavy cargo. Also notes Dakota tours, modern utilities, and immense cargo capacity. Robbed the Grave anecdote recounts John Oliver praising Electric Bitters.
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