Monster Cannon Teased At Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
United States leads in massive ordnance with a 13 ton monster gun at Sandy Hook. The 20 yard long weapon fires a 4 ton 16 inch projectile 30 miles, with 1000 pound smokeless charge and 2400 feet per second velocity. Eight firings so far, cost per shot around 1500 dollars, bore life about 600 rounds. Built at Watervliet arsenal over three years at roughly 150000 dollars, it uses four shrinking hoop layers for pressure.
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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 1901 Report
Bradstreet’s figures show 1,201,802 U S concerns in 1901 with 10,648 failures, less than 1 percent. Failures are attributed to eleven causes led by lack of capital and incompetence, followed by specific conditions, fraudulent disposition of property, and other factors, with notable events like McKinley’s assassination cited among triggers.
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Bradatreet
United States
Bradet
Disco
Howe
McKinley
Sottan
Nouth
Mounted basketball in horse racing takes center stage
A vivid account details mounted basketball where players ride horses to pass and score, risking falls as they dive toward the bouncing ball. The piece notes the sport's danger, the need for multiple horses, and a loyal following, with riders and horses sharing the thrill and glory.
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Hyenpolo
Geome
Kane
Brave pumpman survives fatal fire in Revenue mine
Lawrence Withrow, a pumpman at Reverie mine, endured 12 hours of smoke and gas in shaft No 1 and tunnels. After a candle sparked a blaze, he crawled through flooded workings, improvised a mask, and battled to the surface, narrowly escaping death and later recovering from lung injuries. He wrote a farewell note to his mother before rescue by fellow workers.
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Wil
Wich
Lawrence Withrow
Withrow
Ainless
Jong Tunnel
Variana
No Food for Nine Days Drives Sailor to Madness
A missing crew member aboard the Amy Turner led a tense search as hunger and dehydration took hold. After days with no food or water, the man reportedly reappeared in a ravings, alarming the crew and prompting capture for medical examination by insanity commissioners.
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Robert Atjorsson
Herder
New
Tian
Warlind
Pir
Oh Mit
Amy Turner
Anderson
Ty Pu
Spinster Turns Drummer at Ninety in New York Sales Push
In Middletown New York Miss Serepty Pratt aged eighty seven begins a canvass for a Philadelphia house selling wares by walking miles and calling on houses. She disposed of five pair within the first hour and has sold about a hundred pills so far. Her health and stamina amid the long tour astonish friends as she pursues the sales trail reaching far into the countryside.
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New York
Mies
Villa
Bai
Ae Alent
Des Mp
Pontimiens
Ngs
Middletown
N. Y
Serepty Pratt
Walton
Philadelphia
Mie Pratt
Ming Pratt
Auch & Miner
Miso
Man Survives Ten Years Eating Through Tube
London reports a man who lived ten years after drinking detergent by accident. Eleven years earlier he swallowed detergent while aboard a ship near Goaport, destroying his esophagus. An able surgeon saved him and enabled feeding via a tube directly to the stomach, letting him enjoy meals despite inability to chew or swallow. He was about forty years old.
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London
Kingeion
Hlibi
Goaport
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