Word: carrington
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...envelope contained nothing more disturbing than an affectionate note from Lieut. James H. Carrington, U.S.N., to his wife, it was swiftly despatched to Havana, there to be relayed by air mail to the Carrington home in California. But rarely had a note from a Naval lieutenant to his wife caused such eager discussion...
...Lieut. Carrington's letter weighed less than two ounces, but it fell from a bombing plane which carried torpedoes weighing 1,800 lbs. each, and it fell within the vital area of the Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal. And it fell while the U. S. battle fleet was attempting last week to "destroy" the Canal in the most intricate of war games. The U. S. scouting fleet was trying to defend...
Brilliant were the tactics which allowed Lieut. Carrington to choose the Miraflores-Pedro Miguel letterbox for his correspondence. Off the Pacific entrance of the Canal had maneuvered the two opposing fleets, the attacking Blacks, 99 ships strong, and the defending Blues, with 75 ships. From Hampton Roads was steaming a theoretical supporting fleet ready to go through the Canal to the aid of the Blues. The issue: Could the Blacks bomb the Canal's locks, thus closing navigation before the reinforcements could arrive...
Colonel Edward Codrington Carrington, Maryland Republican, chairman of the Hudson River Navigating Corp. Reason: Waterway policy...
Died. Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, Marquess of Lincolnshire, 85, Ancient of English Liberalism, Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England, successively (1881-85) Captain of the Royal Bodyguard; (1885-90) Governor of New South Wales; (1892-95) Lord Chamberlain of the Household and (1905-11) President of the Board of Agriculture; at High Wycombe, England...