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Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. (1899)

Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910 · Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co · leaf 528

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tly, 1899, authorizedthe deepening of New York harbor to 35 feet. As noted before, the Oceaniccan be loaded to a draft of 32^ feet. The docks of the great seaports have been improved at a cost of manymillions of dollars. As an illustration of this Liverpool may be cited. Thecitys position gave it… … 500 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY lem was solved by the construction, under public control, of a large numberof commodious wet docks with gates which are opened only a few hours aday, during high tide. These harbor improvements have made possibleLiverpools phenomenal expansion in…

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