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Scientific American, Vol. 67, No. 19 (1892) (1892)

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given in our last} The large steamers that are being built will prob-|rivalry in speed, till now they cost $2,000,000, and the number, we mentioned the interesting fact that Prof. |ably mark the limit to profitable advance in size and | latest Cunarders will cost half a million more, while Bell was… … A large proportion of the PROFESSOR BELL TALKING BY TELEPHONE FROM NEW YORK TO CHICAGO. outer trains, 4,000 each; seventy millions of people two in stern sections, 6,000 in this country and Canada would, doubtless, like to steamers. Greater speed necessitates greater length,]each. A total of 50,000…

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