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From The Mercury newspaper re Marconi   Dec 1901

       Dec 16
       WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY   TRANS-ATLANTIC SUCCESS   LONDON, December 15   
       Reuter states that Marconi, experimenting with wireless telegraphy 
       from St. John's, on the American side of the Atlantic, has 
       exchanged signals with the Lizard Point on the south-west coast of 
       England.

       Dec 18
       WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY   Tran Atlantic Signals   London Dec 16
       Marconi, on the American side of the Atlantic, received the 
       signals across the ocean from England on a wire attached to a 
       kite, and is now erecting a pole 200 feet high.   He is then 
       returning to the Lizard (South-west coast of England) to 
       superintend the cables there.

       Dec 19
       Trans Oceanic Telegraphy   -   Huge Possibilities   -   
       Superseding Submarine Cables  -   etc
       ... Marconi may be prohibited from Newfoundland ...

       Dec 21
       Marconi's Latest Feat   -   Mr Edison's Opinion
       ... Preece etc also optomistic ...

       Dec 25
       Trans Atlantic Telegraphy
       ... Marconi will move to Ottowa ...

       Dec 30
       Tran Atlantic Telegraphy
       ... Marconi doubling power ...