The 81 Ton Gun Tests at Woolwich Arsenal
London reports detail the Woolwich Arsenal trials of a colossal eighty-one ton gun. The sunlit test saw multiple rounds with increasing powder charges, recording muzzle velocities up to 1,550 feet per second and sand penetrations of up to 44 feet. Observers include Gen. Campbell and Maj. Noble as officials note recoil, spring travel, gas pressure, and the gun’s performance, heralding future infantry artillery.
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London
Woolwich
England
Woolwich Arsenal
Campbell
R. A
Col. Younghusband
Royal Gun Factories
Firth
Dligh
Hf. Butler
Royal Carriage Department
Noble
Kiddle
Death of pugilist Ned OBaldwin in New York riot
In New York on Tuesday, Edward O Baldwin Irish pugilist died after a barroom quarrel with a rival named Finnell who shot him. The piece chronicles O Baldwins life from fighting fame to decline, notes his prison terms, and suggests Finnell will be hung. It also rails at political corruption and cites the Pctbergh society to aid cruelty to children. The piece ends with political commentary and a brisk note on business conditions.
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Whig
New York
Edward O'Baldwin
Ned O'Baldwin
Mr. O'Baldwin
Italy
O’baldwin
O' Baldwin
Finnell
Yvankee Sullivan
San Francisco
Geoghegan
Tom Allen
John Morrissey
Decenny
O'Baldwin
Massachusetts
Moyamensing
Philadelphia
Central
Tilden
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maarsa- Chiusetts
Chasley
Henry Bergh
Henry A. Henken
Brooklyn
Kate Cooney
Bergh
Olaflin
Pietro
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Maine Street
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JRA
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Curtis, M. D
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