Submarine tests show American craft superior to U-111
Navy tests announced by Acting Secretary Roosevelt compare the US S-3 with German U-111. The S-3 outruns on surface speed 14.7 vs 18.8 knots, 12.4 knots submerged vs 7.8, and has greater range 10,000 miles at 11 knots. S-3 is roomier and more habitable, with better seakeeping cited by officers. Both carry 12 torpedoes. U-111 has two 4 inch guns, S-3 has one forward 4 inch gun.
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Navy Department
Franklin Roosevelt
Bureau of Construction and Repair
United States
United States Navy
Germania Yard
Kiel
Germany
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Rumors of European Crown Jewels Smuggled to America
Reports claim European crown jewels may have been smuggled into the United States and sold to wealthy families in New York. Authorities doubled port staff to combat jewel smugglers while questions linger about sources, tracing, and whether the gems will be cut or hidden to evade records.
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Europe
United States
New York
America
Custom House
Secret Service
Orloff
Russia
Prince Orloff
Germmany
Austria
Czarina
Hesse-Darmstadt
Kaiser
Holland
Kaiser Karl
Switzerland
Motion Pictures on Glass Film Reveals New Projection Method
A new method for projecting motion pictures through a glass film is reported. The glass film is one hundredth the size of conventional celluloid, serving as a thin plate on which prints are made and shifted mechanically. It is unclear if this glass film projection is in commercial use.
American Conservatory of Music to Open at Fontainebleau
Paris reports Fontainebleau municipal council funded 100000 francs to establish an American conservatory summer school. Francis Casadesus proposed the project, with Paris National Conservatory staff teaching. July to September sessions include composition, harmony, orchestra, organ, piano, strings, voice and harp. Tuition 644 dollars monthly. lodging for up to 200 students. strict Paris Conservatory competition rules for prizes.
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Paris
Fontainebleau
Francis Casadesus
National Palace of
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Chaumont
The
Walter Damrosch
Pershing
National Conservatory of Music
Fragnaud
France
Paris Conservatory
Painter's Bad Break: Cow Buckles Ladder in Minnesota
A painter on a water tank in Buhl Minnesota faced disaster when a cow scratched her back on the ladder bottom. The frightened cow bolted tearing through lower rungs and galloped away with the ladder painter and paint. The painter escaped uninjured after a quarter mile ride.
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Buhl
Minn
Hoover warns of chaos if Europe’s productivity isn’t raised
Herbert Hoover argues in the British National Food Journal that without rapid productivity gains Europe faces political and economic chaos and potential loss of life. He says western hemisphere surplus cannot resolve Europe’s deficit, warns against prolonged credits, and urges decisive action and realistic reform.
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London
Herbert Hoover
British National Food Journal
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Hoover
Destroyer Maddox Sails With Awnings Amid Fuel Shortage
The US destroyer Maddox, 1000 miles from the Azores, used its awnings as sails due to water in its fuel oil supply and has arrived safely at Ponta Delgada. While guarding the transatlantic air flight, Maddox sighted the disabled tanker Maumee in distress and towed it until relief by other destroyers arrived.
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Ponta Delgada
United States
Maddox
Azores
Maumee
Conversation on a Beam of Light Demonstration
London reports a beam of light demonstration before the Royal Society at Sublington House. The photophone uses a beam length of about one and a half miles with clear voice transmission. Inventor Dr A O Rankin described the device and its light tapping method.
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London
Royal Society
Sublington House
A.O. Rankin
Public viewing of British hush craft P-31 draws crowds
Thousands lined the Thames embankment as the P-31, first of the hush submarine fighters, lay off Queen Victoria Embankment for two days of public inspection. American doughboys toured the 244 foot craft, marveling at its geared turbines depth charge throwers and paravenes while port-side water taxi ferries carried visitors for a shilling each.
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London
Queen Victoria Embankment
Southampton
Winchester
English
Havre
Fritz
Heine
Admiralty
Death by Own Action Law Repealed After 20 Years
New York abolishes the state statute on attempted death by own action after more than two decades. The act carried up to two years imprisonment and fines over $1,000. Advocates argued it rarely deterred suicide attempts and tied police to guarding would be suicides in hospitals.
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New York
Circus collaboration hints at double bill in town
Two women study circus bills and learn the show is a joint Ringling and Barnum affair. The overheard remark implies a collaboration between the famed acts, puzzling another observer who smiles at the surprising alliance.
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Ringling
Prayer request from a child at bedtime
A mother asks her child May to say his prayers before bed. Max mumbles that he will not go to heaven with her, preferring to go with his father rather than with his mother. The fragment shows a parent child exchange with a somber note.
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Mother
Max
Duchess Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen Dead at Baden Baden
Ex Kaiser’s sister Duchess Charlotte of Saxe Meiningen dies in Baden Baden at age sixty nine. Eldest sister of former Emperor William of Germany, her death follows illness and marks end of a royal era.
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Charlotte of
Saxe-Meiningen
William of
Germany
Baden Baden
Advertising List Order From The Weed Company
A dated recruitment style notice offers to publish a directory of names and addresses for mailing advertising samples. Readers are asked to send 10 cents to have their name entered, with plain address details provided for delivery. The Weed Company promotes a alphabetical list of names for bulk mailers.
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the Weed Company
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