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Wireless telegraphy spreads across the world
The article traces wireless progress from its early 1909 test after ship disasters to a global network. It notes naval training at Brooklyn and Arlington stations, trans Pacific plans with Marconi, and a British empire spanning system. It explains Hertzian waves, tuning, and SOS CQD codes.
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Republic
Florida
la Bourgogne
Jack Binns
Harold S. Bride
Marconi
Harold T. Cottam
Carpathia
The
Senate
Cottam
England
Cyprus
Aden
Ceylon
Straits Settlements
Western Australia
New Zealand
Marcon
Marconi Company
United States
Hawaii
China
Japan
Philippines
New York
London
Cuba
Panama
Arlington
Amos Dolbear
Tufts College
North Atlantic Ocean
Naval Base
Guantanamo
San Francisco
Canal Zone
Washington
Pacific Coast
Naval Electricians
Navy Yard
Doctor Hertz
Hertz
Sir Oliver Lodge
William Marconi
Berlin