Monster Cannon Tests Reach Sandy Hook Harbor
United States leads in large ordnance with a 20 yard long monster gun at Watervliet arsenal weighing 13 tons. The 16 inch diameter, five foot long 4.25 ton projectile travels 2400 feet per second and costs about $1500 per shot. It can fire 300 rounds before reline, then 300 more. Built in four layered hoops, it required three years and $150,000. The gun, never mounted, would only elevate to 15 degrees and could sweep a 30 mile arc, proving harbor defense rather than sea battle use.
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United States
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Krupp Gun Works
Germany
Watervliet Arsenal
Albany
Watervitet
Sandy Hook
Causes of Business Failures in United States 1901
The Bradstreet report shows 1,201,802 firms in 1901 with 10,648 failures, the lowest rate since 1882 except 1900. Failures cited under eleven heads, led by lack of capital and incompetence, plus effects from specific conditions such as McKinley’s assassination and rising prices.
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Bradatreet
United States
Bradet
Disco
Howe
McKinley
Sottan
Nouth
Mounted basketball on horseback fascinates readers of 19th century sports pages
The article explains mounted basketball as a hazardous but captivating sport where players ride horses, pass the ball, and attempt to score while avoiding falls and hoof injuries. It notes the growing interest in cities with armories, the need for multiple ponies, riding gear, and substantial funds to participate, highlighting risk, excitement, and unique team dynamics.
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Hyenpolo
Geome
Kane
Fire ing mine drama ends in narrow death escape
Lawrence Withrow, a pumping man at Reverie mine, survived a 12 hour ordeal after a candle started a shaft fire at Revenue shaft No 1. Trapped by smoke and gas, he crawled through flooded tunnels to rescue, leaving a farewell board for his mother before finally reaching safety with fellow workers finding him. His lungs were inflamed but he is expected to recover.
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Col
Lh Melarge
Wil
Wich
Lawrence Withrow
Withrow
Ainless
Jong Tunnel
Variana
No Food for Nine Days Drives Sailor to Madness
A sailor named Anderson reportedly starved for nine days aboard the bark Amy Turner, becoming delirious and raving when found ashore. Crew suspected he had died, conducted a shipboard and harbor search, and finally handed him to insanity commissioners for examination.
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Robert Atjorsson
Herder
New
Tian
Warlind
Pir
Oh Mit
Amy Turner
Anderson
Ty Pu
Spinster Turns Drummer Middletown Woman Sells Goods at 87
Miss Serepty Pratt of Walton age eighty seven takes a sales position with a Philadelphia firm. She canvasses by foot across a large territory, sells five pair within the first hour and has disposed of about one hundred pills so far. Her health improves with walking as she covers much country, touted as the oldest canvaswoman ever employed in the United States.
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Middletown
N. Y
Serepty Pratt
Walton
Philadelphia
Mie Pratt
Ming Pratt
Auch & Miner
Miso
Lived Ten Years Without Eating
A London man survived ten years after nearly fatal damage to his digestive tract from detergent ingestion. After an accident in Goaport eleven years earlier, he could not eat and relied on feeding through a tube, yet could still enjoy a spoonful of stew. He lived until about age forty.
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Kingeion
Hlibi
Goaport
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