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The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - February 1898.

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The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, the February Number.
It includes the following articles:
  • Gardiner Greene Hubbard, by Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin, D. D.
  • Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Memorial Meeting
  • Geographic Literature
  • Miscellanea
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Post by BettyB »

May I claim 5 and 6..

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Post by silverquill »

I'll throw my hat in the ring for Section 1
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Post by Rapunzelina »

Thank you, Betty and Larry!

I am going to turn the Memorial Meeting into a reading with multiple voices (like a dramatic reading), so feel free to change any claims, if this changes your mind for some reason.

I hope having multiple readers turns out well!
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But it's all guys, so.... hah!! There's a Miss Yale! Just for me! Pretty Please. :D
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Rapunzelina wrote: March 22nd, 2020, 12:18 pm Thank you, Betty and Larry!

I am going to turn the Memorial Meeting into a reading with multiple voices (like a dramatic reading), so feel free to change any claims, if this changes your mind for some reason.

I hope having multiple readers turns out well!
Just tell me what to do.
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Availle wrote: March 22nd, 2020, 4:35 pm But it's all guys, so.... hah!! There's a Miss Yale! Just for me! Pretty Please. :D
Absolutely! And she seems as talkative as the guys! Fearless! I think it suits you well :D

Actually, I just noticed, Bell introduces her as Dr Caroline A. Yale, so let's use that! Please include a "Dr Caroline A. Yale read by [your name]", for the credits. :wink:
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18, please. (I think I see how this will work. Great idea!)
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Oh, I'm glad you picked! I am sure it was hard among all these esteemed speakers :D

So for you, it's "General A. W. Greely, read by [your name]" for the credits.

Thank you, Kevin!
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Post by KevinS »

Section 18. I hope this is at least close to correct.

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ngm09_02_18_128kb.mp3 (raw recording 6:50)
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Perfectly PL OK! Thank you, Kevin!
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May I read Section 15, Major John W. Powell?

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Certainly! Thank you, Todd!
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Rapunzelina wrote: March 23rd, 2020, 6:33 am Absolutely! And she seems as talkative as the guys! Fearless! I think it suits you well :D
Well, she must be - she's got a whole university named after her... :wink:

Here comes Dr. Yale with a bit over 9 minutes, no levelling or anything else done with respect to volume, so you can do this during editing.
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/ngm09_02_11_128kb.mp3

I wonder what Dr. she actually was... Given the contents of the speech, probably an MD?
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Thank you, Ava! PL OK!

I just read her wiki page, and it says that the crater Yale on the planet Venus is named in her honor. :D
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