Testing a Ship at Sea Continued in a Laboratory
Special report on Massachusetts Institute of Technology tests aboard the steamship Nantucket to measure engine efficiency, power costs, and waste. While passengers sailed usual, instruments logged steam pressure and ship speed, creating thousands of charts to compare work done with steam used. Data will later be analyzed against other vessels to advance marine engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Post
Boston
Mass
Government Commission
Thechusetts Institute of Technology
Instituts
Baltimore
Nantucket
Bellergs
Apeak
Seldar
Bellura
Institute
Institute of Technology
Walter 8. Leland
Department of Naval Architecture
Jamon &. Whitney
New York
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Atudenta
Nantuckets
Anata
Mount Vernon Railway Route Decision Pending West Return
Col Biddle on the Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway proposed tracks on Twelfth street may be rejected. Commissioner West’s return will decide. Secrecy surrounds the unpublished recommendation, with Macfarland endorsing it and West potentially dissenting. Construction delays and overhead wiring extensions add urgency.
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Col. Biddle
F Post Office Department
Washington
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Twelfth Street
Commissioner West
Col
Biddle
West
Merritt
Macfarland
Board of Commissioners
Biddle Returne
Muacfarland
Post-Office
Tle
Gol
Teddie
Shriners Ready for Trip to Atlantic City
Almas Temple plans its special to Atlantic City on Tuesday July 1 at 1 am aboard the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. Myalla Shriners with ladies and friends, mounted and foot patrols, horses, and train features promise a lively procession from Washington to Atlantic City with arrival at 4 pm and headquarters at the Royal Palace Hotel. Committee in charge includes Harrison Dingman F A Ehrens E B Hay George H Walker and William F Gude who will lead patrols and supply badges on the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almas
Tusunday
Almas Temple
Atlanta
Baltimore and Ohio
Myalla
Washington
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Royal Palace Hotel
Almas ‘Temple
Harrison Dingman
F. A Ehrens
E. 3B
Hay
George H. Walker
William F. Gude
Funeral of C S Floyd Attended by Masons and War Veterans
The funeral for C S Floyd former Auditor in the War Department was held at his 908 New Hampshire avenue home. Delegations from Harmony Lodge and George Meade Post G A R attended along with two surviving members of the old Second Dragoons. Arlington Cemetery cemetery burial with pallbearers including Alfonso Maxim and M A Dillon. Floral tributes included a square and compass from Harmony Lodge and a wreath from Auditor's Office employees.
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Harmony Lodge
Meade Post
C. S. Floyd
New Hampshire Avenue
Floyd
War Department
Treasury Building
Henry S. Stevens
George E Meade
Alfonso
A. Maxim
Second Dragoons
Second Cavalry
United States Army
Dragoons
Matthew Murphy
George Brady
Harmony Lodge of Masons
Arlington Cemetery
Maxim
Clarence A. Weaver
Isaac_S. Gray
William C. Babcock
Charles Matthews
M. A. Dillon
Auditor’s Office
Yankee Doodle Origins Tied to Cromwell and Crailo Fort
A detailed exploration traces Yankee Doodle's medieval echoes from Cromwell's era to European folk tunes, notes its American birth near Fort Crailo on the Hudson in 1755, and describes Crailo as a Dutch fort and home tied to the Van Rensselaer family. It also recounts Braddock era troop arrivals, the tune’s use as a joke by Dr. Richard Schuckburgh, and Crailo’s later preservation as a Daughters of the Revolution museum site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kay
United States
Buckingham Smith
Madrid
Biscay
Spain
San Sebastian
Mr. Smith
Pyreneia
Blacay
Srancs
Dikes
Yanker
Dudel
Lucy Locket
Kitty Isher
Lydia
Lucy
Kitty Fisher
Holler
Charles II
Kitty
Dami-Monde
Cromwell
Houndhead
Cavalier
Mares Cromwell
America
Braddock
Niagara
Frontenac
Gov. Shirley
Massachusetts
Shirley
Fort Crailo
Hudson River
Albany
New York
New Jersey
New England
Fort Craile
Sir John Falstaff
Merry and Facetique
Richard Schuckburgh
Craile
Jonathan
Schuckburgh
Bunker HN
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Yankey Doodle
Ballaat
Holland
Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Crailo
Hendrick
Kilaen
Johannes
Ellen Hartwell Strong
New Brunswick
N. J
Strong
Daughters of the Revolution
Policeman J J Smith Buried in Civic Funeral
The funeral for Policeman J J Smith, shot on the Fourth of July by Cavalryman Young, was held at Holy Trinity Church Georgetown. A solemn mass was led by Rev Father Mulvaney and a large police detail escorted the cortege to Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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J. J. Smith
Young
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
Father Mulvaney
Berryman
Augustus Hees
W. P. Tiers
A. D. Moffatt
Law
J. A. Woods
Maj. Bylvester
WAA Bn Eaport
Lieut. Jordan
Hergie
H. J. Keefa
Theman
Gavannaugh
J. B. Cutts
J. H. L. Sawyer
T. T. Murphy
T. B. Brown
T. Rheets
J. W. MacGinnia
Amith
Metsher
Aunn
Ault
Wall
Austermann
Bos~well
McKenna
J. H. Lindler
H. P. Short
Farquhar, Chamore
Hradshaw
Wighth
Ferguson
Wendall
Ninth Precinct
Balderaon and
Herry
Tenth
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Cleaner Than New Broom Demonstration At Post Office
A novel cleaning device was demonstrated at the United States Post Office Department offices on Twelfth Street. A small red wagon with a gasoline engine and compressor sent a dust removing jet five stories up to an office suite, where dust and ink were removed from carpets and upholstery leaving them cleaner than new. Officials watched the test as local businessmen prepared to offer cleaning contracts for the District. Jordan White Sulphur Springs, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Science
United States Post Office Department
Auditor
Fort Stevens Heroes at Battleground Cemetery Dedication
Veterans and officials gather for the dedication of a monument to the 124th New York Volunteers at Battleground Cemetery Brightwood Washington July 12 1904 the ceremony features Fort Stevens veterans Lincoln presence anticipated Col Osgood Tracy will unveil the monument with Rev W G Davensport giving invocation and Gen Lew Wallace expected to attend amid elaborate souvenir programs and regimental tributes signed by survivors and civic officers.
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New York
Washington
Lincoln
Lew Wallace
Battleground
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry
Fort Myer
America
Jasper Dean Mc
Slater
Marion CG. Mcyall
John Hogarth Lower
John A. Logan
W. G Davens
Assembly
Wilfred Gaudet
Fifteenth Cavalry Band
Col
Osgood WY. Tracy
Charlo V. Poettys
Thomas Calver
John C. Black
Grand Army of the Republic
Abraham Hart
Department of the Potomac
James M. Gere
P. H. Moses
Old Guard
James M. Holgar
Sixth Corps
1224
Battle Ground
National Cemetery
Brightwood
D. C
Fort Stevens
Onondaga County
Abraham Lincoln
Tlag
Benjamin I. Bingham
David C. Fountain
Charles H. Worden
Howard Gillman
J Hatton
Edward R. Campbell
John M. Kilns
Frederickt D. Owan
White House
Charlea J. Humphrey
United States Army
Puzzling Reading Matter In Summer Resort Slitorature
A couple combs brochures from many resorts from Blue Ridge to Maine and Atlantic coast. They sample itineraries from Martha’s Vineyard to Virginia Beach and Lake Champlain to St Lawrence before giving up and renting a Falls Church Virginia board for a month.
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Capitol
Blue Ridge
Braddock Heights
Thousand Islanda
Rivera
Great Lakes
Waukesha
Oconomowoo
Wisconsin
Alleghenies
Adirondacks
Catskills
Atlantica
Martha’s Vineyard
Virginia Beach
Champlain
George
Arrowy St. Lawrence
Maine
Falls Church
Sale of J. C. Young stock piano at half price
A large stock of J. C. Young of 523 Eleventh Street N. W. has been purchased by T. P. Culley. The sale offers new pianos at 117.00 dollars and up with easy payments, advertised as a chance to buy a fine piano at less than cost.
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J. C. Young
Eleventh Street
N. W
T. P. Culley
Massive Pianos and More to Go in 12 Day Sale
Sale begins Monday morning as Culley sells off the J. D. Young stock. A 12 day reduction event offers Cabinist Grand Pianos and upright models in Walnut Oak and Mahogany at half price, plus Knabe square pianos and second hand organs from $10. All items plainly priced with no deviation. House address 523 11th St NW.
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J. D. Young
San Domingo
Bale
T. P. Culley
Bashful heir earns recital spot with Armorer’s Song
A Washington heir to a fortune with a rich baritone overcomes stage fright to perform at his singing teacher’s recital. Despite fears of mockery and a bet, he agrees to sing the Armorer’s Song, aided by a manager’s push and a wager that he would not perform. The New York telegram confirms his success.
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Washington
Glen Echo
Eugene Cowles
Bostonians
Eament
Mina
Weahington
Lea
Himi
Barytone
Mangor
New York
Manhattan
Marriage changes attire of prominent public men in Chicago
A satirical feature notes how marriage season and public life alter the dress and demeanor of senators Chauncey Depew and Stewart, with Depew in champagne tones and a jaunty Panama, and Stewart adopting a Princetonlike gray sack suit and refined accessories.
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Justice Brown
Chauncey Depew
Jose Cannon
Chicago
Panama
Mr. Depew
Senator Stewart
Princeton
Stewart
Enator Platt
New York
Transformation of a Beavers Youth In Wartime Style
A damaged fragment describes a young man in a long English cutaway coat with decided checks, seen at the Oriental Hotel on New York Day. It notes a sudden exterior transformation among distinguished youths who have returned to a redesigned social scene amid wartime fashion.
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Daventy
Yaara Young
Oriental Hotel
New York Hay
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Sealed Recommendation
Mount Vernon Road
Shriners
Hiery
Charles
Oxford
Amul
England
London
Bow Bella
Policeman Smith
Maj. Sylvester
Ihe
Jordan White Sulphur Springs
Harpers Ferry
W.W. Daneni Ower
Battleground Cemetery
Gummer Resort
Nobby
Samer
Horn
Wille
Suprant Court
Justica Brown
Arrind
Trighterimaen
Hess Annual
Hess
N. Hess
Pa. Ave
Niew Spar
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