Submarine F-1 Holds World Depth Record in San Francisco Bay
The U S submarine F-1 set a new depth record for its class reaching 283 feet in San Francisco Bay. With twenty six men aboard, the craft cruised at six knots for ten minutes off Diablo Point and traveled along the channel bottom toward the Rio de Janeiro wreck site. The official trials showed six hours submerged under Lt. James B Howell U N.
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San Francisco Bay
United States
Diablo Point
Rio de Janeiro
James B. Howell
Presidential yacht Mayflower sails for Hudson River review
The presidential yacht Mayflower will ferry the president and party from the lower to the upper Hudson and back during the big review of ships. Afterward ships disperse to home ports for repairs and crew rest before winter southern duties. Rear Admiral Osterhamus will leave command next January to join the general board. We has served as commander in chief about eighteen months and will retire next June after roughly six months more in Washington.
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Mayflower
Osterhamus
Atlantic Fleet
General Board
Washington
Sealed Proposals for Warren County Road Reconstruction
Harrisburg to Warren County bids invited for reconstruction of 9837 feet of asphaltic bituminous road 16 feet wide from Roy Putnam near station 79-00 to Lander station 177-37 under an act approved May 31 1911. Proposals due October 15 1912 with $2000 certified check. plans available in Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Warren offices. Edward M. Bigelow state highway commissioner.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Capitol
Roy Putnam
Lander
Act of Assembly
Farmers Bank
Pittsburg
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Warren
Warren County
Farmington Township
Convention of Indians in Columbus In October
James A. Edgerton discusses the Society of American Indians and the Columbus Ohio conference. He argues Indians are wealthier and better educated, denying depictions of decline, and notes leaders like Dr Sherman Coolidge Congressman Charles D. Carter and other prominent figures shaping a modern, integrated Indian identity. He praises the society’s aims to advance enlightenment, civil rights, land use, and true history while recognizing white allies in citizenship efforts.
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Columbus
Alexander Pope
A. Pope
Society of American Indians
United States
God
Mr. Pope
Sherman Coolidge
Charles D. Carter
Arthur C. Parker
Albany
N. Y
Charles A
Brotherhood of Man
Society of
American Indians
Society
Valentine
Thomas H. Tibbles
Tibbles
Bright Eyes
Great Britain
America
England
Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona
Bureau of Information and Publicity
Israel
Creche Built for Okayama Slum Children
Japanese community in America contributes $2,000 for a creche to aid the children in Okayama slums.
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America
Okayama
Memorial to General Booth Plans New Salvation Army College
The Salvation Army in New York proposes a quarter‑million dollar memorial building to train officers and nurses for work among the poor. Eva Booth said $22,000 is already subscribed toward the project, aiming to educate staff and place nurses in the slums. Bramwell Booth sent a supportive cable and outlined a US memorial training college with central headquarters and a large hall.
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Eva Booth
William Booth
Salvation Army
New York
America
Bramwell Booth
Army
United States
England
World's Biggest Building Planned by Du Pont 1914 Era
Du Pont company with 12 million capital forms to fund the largest office building in the world on the Equitable Life site in New York. incorporators include General T Coleman du Pont Frank M Andrews and others. Building cost about 29 million dollars, thirty six stories high with Equitable Life occupying four floors. Construction to start next December aiming for completion by May 1 1914. Architect Frank M Andrews states it will showcase modern improvements and be the world's greatest office building.
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J. ©. Allaback
George KE. Matthews
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Frank M. Andrews
Free mail carriage for blind reading papers ordered
Postmaster General Hitchceck ordered free carriage through the mails of periodicals issued in raised letters for the blind with no subscription or ads. Red tape on cent a pound rates for fraternity, lodge and society publications relaxed. Cheap postage allowed if a periodical has 30 percent bona fide circulation and is not primarily advertising.
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Hitchceck
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American Press Association
Hudson River
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Edward M. Bigelow
Phoebe
the Bell Tel. CO
Penny A
T. S. Sheldon
PENNA
James A. Edgerton
wWe
Learning Brotherhood
Tecumseh
Episcopal
Curtis
Representative Carter
Angel Decora Deitz
Rev
Senator Curtis
General Booth
Salvation Army Will Buid Training College
A Plain College
Nurses
the du Pont Company Incorporated
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