Automatic Speed Regulator and Teaching Telegraphy Devices
A 1902 trade column describes an automatic fire escape regulator using two pistons in wall brackets to control descent speed, plus a jar vacuum canning device with a center valve, and a simple telegraph teaching apparatus using a rotary disk to imprint dots and dashes. It also mentions the Scissors Egg Opener by Hiram Botta, the Electric Force theory by M Nordmann, and a proposed double track electric railway from New Orleans to Lake of the Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Williams
Belvidere
Til
William H. Fredericky
Portland
Ore
Java
Hiram 8 Botta
Thobiurm
W. Va
Revue Generale
Dex Science
Nordmann
Space
M. Nordmann
M. Nordmant
Arrhentun
Maxwell and Hertz
Boaton Transcript
New Orleans
Lake of the Woods
Glorious Old Spain Special 1 IN recreusing the frontier
A travelogue through northern Portugal into Spain notes rapid changes from arid fields to greener landscapes near Salamanca, then Madrid’s lively streets and the Boy King’s recent coronation. It describes Bilboa’s Basque energy, Roman bridges, Segovia’s ancient aqueduct, and Segovia to Bastor views, ending with Spain’s medieval churches and grand aqueducts contrasting with distant lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Spain
Frinte
San Ketobun
Salamanca
Madrid
Paria
Vienna
Seville
Cordova
Granja
Segovia
Royal Palace
Versailios
Alphonso
Alphonos XII
Bilboa
Nervion
Pernapa
Portugalette
Nervon
Trail Worn Comrade Echoes From Forty-Nine Memories
Fragmented verse recalls a caravan from the Forty-Nine era with references to Comrade, olden trails, poppies, and hardships. Mentions the Sierran line, redwood build, and a lingering campfire spirit. Dorm Greenwell McCherney is cited in partial form as a figure connected to the reminiscence.
Honors of Gettysburg claim first shot by multiple regiments
The claim to firing the first shot at Gettysburg is disputed among regiments. The Second Wisconsin, Eighty Fourth New York Cutler’s brigade, and Fifty sixth Pennsylvania each figure in the debate, supported by testimony from veterans and a governor’s archival note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Wisconsin
Iron Brigade
New York
Cutler
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee Sentinel
Charles Richardson
BW B. Wolcott Post
Richardson
First Army
Gov. Curtin
Fifty-sixth
Commonwealth
State of New York
Daniel KE. Sickles
Wadsworth
Curter
Iempire
Seventy-sixth
New York Infantry
Chambersburg
Eighty-fourth
Ninety-fifth
Seventy-Sixth York
William Fox
Immons
Rifles
Cutter
Tron
Fox
Balaklava
Minnesota
North Carolina
Second
The Bloody Angle: Fierce Civil War Battles Near Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg region battles stretched within a twelve mile circle and triangle, linking Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House, and the Wilderness Tavern. The toll included heavy casualties across major fights such as Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, and Mine Run, with countless deaths and wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clair
Putindeiphia Ledger
Fredericksburg
Spottsylvania Court House
Wilderness Tavern
Spottaylvania
Fredericksburg Tavern
Chancelloraville
Salem Heights
the Wilderness
Po River
Port Hudson Forlorn Hope Promise Medals of Honor
The article recalls the June 14 1863 Port Hudson second Union assault led by General Hanks who called for a forlorn hope of 1000 men and promised a medal of honor among other rewards. It argues the government failed to fulfill the promise despite strenuous efforts over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Hudson
Hanks
Shooting Star Alarm Tense Moros Threat Near Isabela
Five or six miles inland from Isabela a small guard kept watch at a native town. Officials at the garrison prepared for an outbreak with a plan to send a rocket if attacked by Moros. Reports describe Basilian and alien friends in the camp and a vigilant defense posture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemoros
Basilian
Teabela
Pative
Also Mentioned on This Page
Notes OF
Temple
Marseilles
Swift
California
Barnard
Lick Observatory
Wered Iy Mewsier
Jupiter
Charles E. Egan
Durham
N. C
Invenor
Christ
Lic
Forn
America
Alphanay
Trajan
Europe
Ama
Bastor
Chicago
St. Paul
Galveston
Charles V
Hyrte
Plutol
Lanaly
Bink
Greenwell McCherney
Pects
Tor
Phat
Isabela
Sen
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