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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1911
Page
25
Article recounts the 1900s salvage operation using the sea going dock Vulcan to raise a sunken German submarine U 3 in Wiel harbor. It details the Vulcan’s double hull, lifting gear, and staged process to lift the vessel, plus related fatalities and partial escape attempts, and includes a tangential travelogue about Brown County Indiana.
A World article depicts the center of the United States population placed on Scott Cooper’s Brown County farm near Columbus Indiana. Cooper, nicknamed Pop, explains land worth and mortgage status while recounting the moment the census landmark was identified and will be fixed by astronomers for future reference.
Baltimore Sun reports Captain Mohr of the schooner William RR Wilson, docked at Curtis Bay from Port Tampa, discovered a leaking seam blocked by a fish tail. The ship, lightened to mid load, halted the leak as the tail wedged in place, stopping the breach and saving the vessel.
A vivid column laments Pennsylvania Avenue's unchanged ambiance from the antebellum era to present, noting Shoemaker's and Harvey's eateries as fixtures and recalling historical figures while contrasting past prices with today. It also contrasts U S and foreign legislatures costs and touts long-standing institutions along the avenue.
A large new French multiplane, weighing over 1700 pounds, made its first test flight recently. It features a closed mica hood protecting the operator, claimed as a novel safety measure for the era. The machine is nicknamed the Phantom Aeroplane by locals.
A satirical piece from Philadelphia North American mocks Congress for its costly speeches and wordy debates. It cites a State Department horseshoeing item costing 827,66 and recalls Missouri representatives Hamlin and Clark debating origins before Burke from Pennsylvania urges cutting costs. The column lampoons parliamentary verbosity and the temptation to flee to France or Germany to escape spoken misfortune.
In China the first country to issue rank notes skins used as cash. Emperor Ou Ti halted other skins, enforcing white deer skins as royal currency, creating a monopoly and refill of treasury. Russian Alaska workers were paid with walrus hide currency squares.
A Chicago Tribune piece notes that animal memory spans generations. Beavers near Avignon persisted in dam building in mud walls after 300 years without trees, until relocated by a Polish count who then saw them rebuild as if schooled by ancestors.
A New York Mail item notes how modern vernaculars influenced by commerce and invention appear in sermons and prayer meetings. It cites a Boston clergyman joking about money accumulation and a minister converting hymn numbers into telephone style usage, including hymn No 101.
A visiting Westerner in Milwaukee criticizes moving pictures for portraying cowboys as bucking-horse riders and frontier gunfighters. Ranchers dispute the Hollywood image, arguing films trivialize cowboy life and distort life in the cattle country.
In Bethel a Portland Press report notes car loads of checkers produced for Christmas. The Bethel factory output exceeded 800 barrels, each barrel carrying 36,000 checkers, totaling about 28,000,000 single checkers.
Popular Mechanics describes the giant steering gear system of the White Star Liner Olympic. The article notes two sets of spur and bevel gears with herringbone teeth and a massive total gear weight of 15,000 pounds.
John Spilan of Lexington hails The Harvester as the world’s finest trotter and most valuable horse, predicting a sale price possibly above 125000 though owner Uihlein will not part with him. The stallion’s speed includes a 2:01 mile, with hopes to drop to around 1:58 and create a superior lineage.
Story recounts monarchs pawning royal assets to raise funds. Ex Sultan Abdul Aziz pledged crown jewels for 1,000,000 francs at Paris Mont de Plete. Moorish Government redeemed them to avert sale. The Sword of State, revered in Servia, also pawned. Attenborough held much of a king’s old silver briefly. Queen Isabella reportedly funded needs by pawning ancestor portraits to Jewish lenders in Paris.
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