Evening star., 1949-11-20
Fifty Years Ago

The Star on November Is, 1899. said:
1.-THE report Of the special naval board which
tested the Marconi system
Morconi Of wireless telegraphy on the
Results New York and the Massachu-
sets recently has been re-
ceived by Rear Admiral Bradford. chief Of
the Bureau Of Equipment. The board re-
ported that the system was practicable Tor
naval maneuvers and recommended the i'm
mediate requirement Of apparatus for the
installation Of the system on several vessels
In active service. The result Of the test was
reported to be highly satisfactory, and COM
munication between ships was found to be
much better than by the present wigwag
system. Owing to poor earth connections
1t was found impossible. however, to estab-
lish communication between vessels at
greater distance than o miles The only
unsatisfactory feature Of the test was in the
interference of cross messages" Congress,
The Star suggested. promptly would be
called upon to authorize the purchase OF the
Marconi equipment.
The trial Of Roland B. Molineux, "the
General Sessions Court
MoIineux TrioI In New York just half
Under Wov century ago. and The Star
on November II, 1899.
announced that four talesmen had been
called and two chosen as jurors. when
Molineux was brought into the courtroom,
he walked jauntily up the aisle, stepped
inside the railing and took . seat beside
his father He cordially greeted his
counsel and bowed to the reporters at .
table opposite him. When seated, he
gave full attention to the examination OF
talesmen." Many prospective jurors were
&fAx, Lat Ia fhQt
they were opposed to capital punishment.
Molineux was accused of having killed Mrs.
Katherine J.s Adams by means OF cyanide
Of mercury sent through the mail to Harry
Cornish Of the Kpickerbocker Athletic Club,
q tenant in her house, rs headache medi-
cine"
A telegram from Chicago, printed in The
Star for November 1s, 1899. said: "A move
ment having for its OBJ
Comero Trust ject the consolidation OF
Antie;noted all the camera manufac-
turers into q trust is be-
ing quietly made and already options
have been secured from nearly all the manu-
facturers in Chicago. Projectors OF the pro-
posed combination say that enough sigma
lures have already been secured to assure
success. The movement has already had the
effect here Of radical reduction In prices
of both plate and hlm cameras, one dig
Eastern firm outside of the combination and
manufacturing film cameras leading in the
war Of prices. A movement is also said to
be on for the combination Of all the plate
manufactures into trust. In this move
ment, as In that Of the proposed camera
trust, one big Eastern concern has refused
to accede to the terms Of the trust organ
tiers, and the movement may fall through"
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II proof be wanted Of the fact that World
War I was In essence family quarrel, 1t
might be found In story IN
Kaiser az The Star Of November 20.
W;ndsor 1899. which reads In part as
follows: "The Emperor and
Empress Of Germany and their party arrived
here tWindsor Castle EnglanO at 12:45
pm. They were received by the Prince OF
Wales, the Duke Of Cambridge and the Duke
Of York ali wearing German uniforms. and
there was tremendous cheering In the streets
as the imperial party drove to the castle,
where they were received by Queen Victoria
at 2:O5 pm" The Kaiser and his wife had
arrived at Portsmouth In the yacht Hohen-
zollern and been welcomed by the Duke Of
Connaught, third son Of Victoria and Albert
and an uncle Of Wilhelm. All the principals
a. 1aSa Iar,h