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The Mobile Item in Mobile, Alabama

24 Nov 1912

Page 7

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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1912

Page

7

Turkish heroine tells how she freed herself from harem life

A prominent Turkish feminist leader recalls life behind the harem walls in Constantinople. She describes strict early upbringing, forced veiling, and arranged marriage to Ismail Bey. She details founding haremless societies, her awakening through European literature, and belief that Balkan war marks progress for Turkish women.

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Balkan Turkey Constantiinople Mademoiselle Boulet Asra Constantinople Orient Mohammed Allah Hassan Bey Bey Selamlyk Hagsan Bey Anton Rubinstein Tschaikovsky Rubinstein Lord Ismail Europe Russia Austria England
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Floating Docks Lift Battleships Anew At Sheerness

The English Governments floating dock at Sheerness lifts HMS St Vincent, a Dreadnought battleship of about 30,000 tons. The 20 000 ton ordinary lifting capacity may be increased to 26 000 or 30 000 tons. The Sheerness dock resembles a huge box with five sections and walls nearly fifteen feet thick. It uses pontoons to submerge and rise, pumps to lift the ship, and features electric lighting and a miniature railway with traveling cranes.

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Sheerness Vincent Admiralty Vulcan Shipping Yards Bermuda Baltic Baltimore Philippine Islands Suez Ca Mediterranean United Government England Callao Atlantic Off - America Straits of
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Floating docks offer mobile fleet repair edge in war zones

The article argues floating docks are superior to fixed structures for naval logistics, noting their mobility and rapid berthing ability. It cites examples from England to Havana and Callao, including the Dewey voyage to the Philippines, detailing tolls, storms, and costly towing efforts.

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England Havana Cuba Durban Natal West Indies Brazil Bermuda Callao South America Dewey
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Mrs Asra Hassan Oriental Feminine Movement Hile West East Ras Tolstoy Balzac H. J. Shepstone
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