French Navy Battleships and a Wave of Fatal Disasters
A historical survey details the Liberte tragedy plus a series of French naval accidents from 1906 to 1911. It compares fatalities on Liberte and Maine with other French ships including Iena Latouche Treville and Justice, noting coincidences of magazine explosions and turret blasts.
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France
Iena
Trena
Manceron
Iona
Latouche
L'Reville
Hyeres Islands
Jean Batt
Chanzy
Justice
Democratic
Liberte
Verite
Couronne
Toulon
Tunis
Calais
Kashima
Baseball saved her life inspires Worcester woman fan
A 70 year old Worcester resident Mrs George A Austin credits baseball with restoring her health and spirit. She attended nearly every game of the local club for three years and, urged by specialists to watch outdoor sports, became an expert on the New England league players and their talents.
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Worcester
Mass
George A. Austin
Bluejackets Publish Torpedo Fleet The Torpedo
The torpedo boat fleet's bluejackets publish their own small periodical named the Torpedo aboard the cruiser Dixie. The first issue contains jokes and comic cuts including a sasier on a dirigible torpedo with airplane wings soaring above the sea.
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Bluejackets
Torpedo Fleet
Torpedo
Dixie
Trademarks Registered Weekly at Patent Office
About 100 trademarks are registered each week at the patent office in Washington, reflecting steady activity in protecting brand names and logos. The weekly tally underscores ongoing business interest in securing intellectual property across diverse industries.
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Patent
Washington
Maine's New Senator Obadiah Gardner Profile
Obadiah Gardner of Rockland is named United States senator to fill the late William P. Frye's seat. He has long sought Maine governorship, with 1908 as only successful party nomination. he lost that race to Bert M. Fernald by 7,799 votes. He continued to seek the nomination in 1910 but did not prevail.
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Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
United States
William P. Frye
Maine
State Grange
Gardner
Charles E. Littlefield
Bert M. Fernald
Frederick W. Plaisted
Historic endurance feats temper the mail run story
The London Standard recalls Captain Barclay of Ury who carried mail from London to Edinburgh without resting for a full journey, judged second only to his mile a hour record in thousand hours. It also notes Sir Robert Cary delivering Queen Elizabeth’s death news by horseback in about sixty hours between the same cities.
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Sneed
Barclay of
Ury
London
Edinburgh
Robert Cary
Queen Elizabeth
London Standard
University of Wisconsin to Equip Six Room Cottage for Home Economics Study
The University of Wisconsin will furnish a six room cottage as a model American home for women students in the home economics department. It will demonstrate proper decoration, lighting, ventilation, water supply, heating efficiency, and ease of performing household duties for student learning.
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Department of
University of Wisconsin
Jimmy Strong Locked Up For Street Gambling Toss
Conversation notes Jimmy Strong jailed after refusing to move on outside a pub. Police called, assistants arrived, he allegedly tossed officers in the street. Magistrate fined him 5 shillings plus costs for gambling.
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Tom
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