Polar Observations Yew Instruments W needed
A historical note describes simple polar navigation methods using a sextant, chronometers, thermometer, and horizon instrument. It explains measuring latitude by solar and stellar altitudes, correcting for Polaris motion, horizo n readings, and time to determine position. It mentions needed instruments and basic observational steps for northern pole determinations.
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Sy W. M. Ail
Moses
Therillan
Nawtleal
Manacid
Polans Wilhin
Evening dress wanted to order 94 Agpedal in Qver y oats
Bartz and Pelzman tailors on Seventh Street advertise for a customer to order an evening dress. They request measurements and offer a price around 15 dollars. The ad reads like a distant, misspelled mercantile notice from a historic pages.
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Bartz & Pelzman Roan
Seventh Street
Polar navigation methods for latitude and time observations
A detailed discussion of celestial and solar observations for determining latitude, longitude, and time aboard polar expeditions. It covers refraction and parallax corrections, artificial horizons for sextants, chronometer checks via Polaris and the sun, sidereal time, longitude calculations, and fraud-detection in data using tables from the Nautical Almanac and American Ephemeris.
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Earth
Equator
Telegraph
Gregnwith
Washington
Polaria
Greenpich
England
Greenich
Greenwich
Greenwich Meridian
Naval Observatory
Locomotive Fatality Shocks Hagerstown Yard Crowd
Conductor Alexander Bennett 45 of Western Maryland Railroad was run over by a locomotive at the south yards and died after admission to Washington County Hospital. He had just stepped from the dispatcher's office when struck, leaving his left foot amputated and right leg mutilated, with head injuries. In Cumberland, Rev Ka ward C. Allard resigned from Frostburg Main Street Baptist Church after eight years, to take a call to Christel Ma Rev.
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Alexander Bennett
Hagerstown
Washington Post
Western Maryland Railroad
South Yards
Washington County Hospital
Bennels
Dist Patcher
Washington
Cumberland
Kaward C. Allard
Main Street Baptist Church
Frostburg
Cristel
Allard
Enema
Kimball Faces Fight Over Police Court Reappointment
Washington lawyers petition Attorney General Wickersham against United States Police Court Judge Ivory G Kimball's reappointment arguing temperamental unfitness and age related incapacity. The protest accuses him of callousness to life surroundings and inability to distinguish weakness from wickedness, with 123 signatures and opposition to a long tenure. Judge Kimball denies prior canvassing and says he knows of the protest only via reports.
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Ball
Dutlee
Galwus
Ivory G Kimball
United States
Wickersham
Washington
Kimball
Kimbelly
Judge Kumbalt
Mabel T Boardman
The
American Red Cross
Shine
Lundiutz Business Med
Kintball
Kithbal Hax
Department of Justice
Department
Department of Justce
Henry W Sobon
James B Archer
John Lewis Smith
Wickershem
Department T
Withersham
Baker
Easby-Smith
James 8
Easby Smith
BH Warner
Jaker
Husby-Smith
Tom
Department of Justive
Clearwater for Christmas. Richmond completes new basin system
Special to The Washington Star reports Richmond’s delayed water settlement system now completed. A new flume will channel water to the city reservoir, promising Clearwater by Christmas. Also notes the death of Mrs Sarah Neil Jones in Hagerstown at age 17, wife of JT Jones, reported by The Washington Star.
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California
Santa Fe
Chicago
Saints Fe Trams
George C. Dillard
General Eastern
A. T
Broadway
New York
Grand Canyon
Arisina
Werlad
Richmond
Richmond Way
Richmonds Tong
S N Jones
Washington
Hagerstown
Sarah Neil Jones
JT Jones
Metal
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George Mr. Opster
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Probey Carriage Co
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Burchell’s
Whitman
Lowney
N. W. Burchell
F Street
Gilhooley
Avery Pattie
Gilhoqoley Irish Linimert CO
ST. Paul, Minn
O'Donnell
TD Oram
Bro
Topha
M’s
F St. N.W
Hess
Sidney West
Lucius
Christian Xander
7Th Street
Barber & Ross
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
Specul Private Delivery
Ninth Street
N. W
Velati’s
Reformed Church
Mra
Irene Jones
Joseph E Jones
Baltimore
Monticello
Seacs
Monticello Special Reserve
Sanders &Stayman Company
Amessage
Seapit
Greece
Heck
Brennanne
John H. Magruder
Fime Groceries and Wises
Conn. Ave
K St
Om Quality
Edward J. Quinn
Konstipation
Munyon
Commercial Fire Insurance Company
District of Columbia
Neord
Paul F
Jay Goulis
Wonder
Georges & Son, Inc. Foot Specialists
Milburr, Heister & CO
Ben
K. Legn
Ava
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Washington Post’ Building
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