Columbia to be commissioned as submarine fleet flagship
Secretary Daniels announced the cruiser Columbia will be commissioned at Philadelphia as flagship for Captain A W Grant of the Atlantic submarine flotilla and to serve as a training ship for additional submarine personnel. The plan includes an immediate school aboard the craft to train officers and enlisted crews using active submarines for practical instruction.
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Columbia Leads Submarine Tender Task Force
The Columbia will join the dotilla Prairie acting as flagship and be used as a tender for submarines in commission. Designed as a commerce destroyer, the Columbia and sister ship Minneapolis were among the fastest vessels of their era. The ship carried a length of 412 feet, a beam of 58 feet, displacement of 7,850 tons, and a speed of 22.8 knots.
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Child Makes Record Swim In Schuylkill Route
Beatrice Whitelam a four year old girl from Philadelphia swam 320 yards along the Philadelphia Swimming Club course to Lafayette on the Schuylkill river in 13 minutes 54 seconds. She trained at an indoor pool since last summer and completed the distance without distress while being watched from shore.
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Schuylkill
Philadelphaa
Beatrice Whitelam
Bert Whitelam
Philadephia Swimming Club
Schuylkill River
Lafayette
Souttig
Joe Martins Big Haul From Elusive Bass and Eel
Joe Martin of Smith Louisiana reports a remarkable fishing tale. He used stall mitts as bait and hooked a white eel, then hauled in nineteen large black mouthed bass after the eel swallowed, slid through gills and tangled lines. He soon repeated the feat with seventeen more bass after repeating the method.
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Joe Martin
Joe
X Ray Device Promises Safer Extended Use
New York electrical engineer Charles H. Stanley unveiled an X ray machine claimed to surpass Roentgen in medical potential. Demonstrations showed bone structures through a doorway, suggesting powerful new imaging without dangerous burns. The device aims to allow prolonged patient use and direct surgical guidance, reducing need for fluoroscopic exposure.
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New York
Charles H. Stanley
Roentgen
Stanley
Helmo Marconi
Stapley
New device guides submarine pilots by self locating
Hudson Maxim has invented a new position indicator for submarines claiming it will be cheaper and superior to current systems. The device would let a submarine determine its own position underwater, avoiding surface rises, and is slated for patent pending. Maxim notes current English designs are cruder and cites wartime examples. He estimates installation at $1,000 versus $17,000 for present systems and says the device could work on ships too. Maxim is testing an improved periscope and plans to offer both inventions to the U.S. government, with access to existing submarines to refine the best needed feature.
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Hudson Maxim
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Mr. Maxim
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United States
Navy Department
Lowell Fixes Man's Prime at Harvard Speech
Harvard president in Cambridge argues mental and physical maxima occur by age twenty-three. He says after that age keener senses fade, though experience may add slowly. physical growth ends around eighteen or nineteen, with little net capacity gain thereafter.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Lowell
Harvard University
Government Receives 400 Rose Varieties for Climate Test
Arlington Virginia rose tests begin as 400 varieties donated by florists and growers are planted at the Department of Agriculture experimental farm. Dr Woo A Taylor accepts on behalf of the secretary of agriculture. Roses endure a three year assessment to gauge climate impact, with similar gardens already in Hartford Minneapolis Ithaca Long Island and San Francisco.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Arlington
Woo A. Taylor
Bureau of Plant Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
National Rose Society
Hartford
Record Highlights Remarkable School Attendance
Elsie Norma Ryan, a Nutley New Jersey high school graduate, has not been absent or tardy at any time during her fourteen years in the local school system.
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