Twelve Inch Guns for California at Washington Foundry
A report from Washington describes two 12 inch guns completed at the navy yard foundry. One gun shipped to San Francisco weighs 104,000 pounds, 35 feet long, with shells of 850 pounds and a 2000 feet per second muzzle velocity. The piece can project 12 miles and is built from multiple forged steel logs with three hoops and a thick jacket, to withstand 15 tons per square inch.
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Washington
United States
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Pacific Slope
Monterey
Ehell
Japan
Thicwest
Nomere
Commander Folger
Capiia Neil
Imazine
Uni
Bethlehem
Navy
Frank G. Carpenter
Baltimore
Tracy
Inside the Navy Yard’s colossal eight inch guns and shells
A report details the scale of naval artillery including eight, ten and six inch guns, their weights and speed, the cost of armor piercing shells, and the vast ammunition stocks in ships like the Maice Baltimore and Suakagee. It notes the enormous expense and power of modern naval bombardment and cites a Navy Yard shell house interview with Gunner Walsh.
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Navy Yard
Gunner Walsh
Fashions for the Poodles in Paris Wardrobe Rules
A Newcastle Chronicle summary notes Parisiennes now maintain a complete wardrobe for their dogs. A correspondent cites fin de siecle fussiness with dogs dressed to mirror their owners, reflecting strict pet attire norms and etiquette in high society.
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Newcastle
Eng
Chronicle
Paris
Isdies
4A Model of Death Valley at World’s Fair Exhibit
A 25 foot relief model of Death Valley will anchor the Department of Agriculture display at the World’s Fair. The exhibit will feature specimens from the Government expedition including horned toads scorpions and snakes. The entomological division will show models of growing economic plants showing insect damage.
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Death Valley
Department of Agriculture
United States
Excuse for the Smoker Authors Tobacco Germicidal Test
Professor Tassarin conducted experiments to test tobacco smoke as a germicide. He drew fumes through a tube into a moist cotton setup containing bacilli to mimic a smoker's mouth. Results showed smoke slowed some bacilli's growth and stopped others, including cholera and typhus bacteria.
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Tassarin
Advertisement plea in paper offers place in a small family
A playful dialogue in The Dispatch adverts mocks readers as a girl seeks a place in a small family. The scene ends with a quip about Salvation and a bike cure priced at 25 cents.
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Dispatch
Mamma
Bobby
Lang's Untold Tales On Writing And Enchanted Cigarettes
Andrew Lang reflects on unfinished novels and the imagined works of great writers. He recalls plots, characters, and collaborators, lamenting lost endings while praising the craft of turning dreams into publishable fiction.
Gift of money via delicate hidden delivery told in a New Yorker tale
A New Yorker intends to send 100 to a distant clergyman friend. His wife proposes a subtler approach. On Christmas morning a registered box arrives at the parsonage containing a Christmas remembrance and five silk bags each holding a twenty dollar gold piece, replacing the expected cheque.
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New York Times
New Yorker
Mr. B
Estern Parsonage
Orker
Not From a Speedy Town Dispatch Dialogue
A fragment shows Mrs French scolding Helen for reading a fast topic book while the mother asserts authority. Dialogue hints at wealth from real estate as a punchline about dollars and sense in a Dispatch style.
Whitten Piece Skewers War Bits In Senate Review
The Dispatch sports editor notes Joblois failed to land a timely book review in Daily War Correspondent with a piece titled Great Guns under Mea New Navy becoming a critique of longtime war-horses in the Senate. A side gag from Wool and Van Pelt follows about a variety show soubrette.
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Whitten
the Dispatch
Joblois
The
Daily War Correnent
Senate
P Whitten
Wool
Pelti
van Pelt
Falkland Islands Deep Winds and Wool Trade Echo
Port Stanley details describe barren terrain, endless winds, and a single tree, with ships unloading wool tallow and sheepskins. The Falkland Islands Sheep Farming Company dominates the economy, and wrecking firms along the coast offer quick capture of stranded vessels for payment.
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Stanley
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Prince of Wales
Stanley Arms
Red Bull
Globe Tavern
Rose Hotel
London
Falkland Island
Cape Horn
F . B. Wann
Unfurling Mischief at Rocamore Towers Aboard
The piece follows Colonel Sellers and associates in England and America as Simon Leathers dies, elevating Sellers to heir and sketching plans, misadventures, and a young English man seeking work in a land of boots and broad hats. The setting pivots between Chalmondeler Castle and a Chicago like hotel, with schemes and disguise unfolding.
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Earl of Rossmore
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Chalmondeler Castle
England
Fons
Simon Leathers
America
Leathers
Mulberry Sellers
Washington
Cherokee Strip
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Washington Hawkins
Congress
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Hawkins
Usatires
Rocamore Towers
Sally Sellers
Gwendolen
Iny
Pete
Gadsby Hotel
Gadsby
Lord
Howard Tracey
The Philosophy of Youth by Roy Gregor
Roy Gregor’s mother asks about his stocking and he quips that the hole is worn out. The tale showcases Irish bull humor as Roy hints ancestral wit in his odd remark. Harper's Young People presents a light domestic moment with playful wordplay.
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Vera
Rose
Obi
the Whiteley
Crime
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Greece
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Carew
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Bothwell
Field
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Saya
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Harper's
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