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tata super ace A brief note, published on Sunday, May 12, 1889 by the Diario de la Marina , announced the important news: “Mr. Waterman, engineer of the Tonson Houston International Company, from Boston, has arrived in Cárdenas for the establishment of electric lighting in said city.” I say important because the city known as “the city of firsts,” called “The Barcelona of Cuba” by the Catalan Eduardo Asquerino, director of the Spanish newspaper La América , in 1866, was going to become the first town in Cuba to enjoy electric lighting. The U.S. specialist arrived in a rainy month, with heavy downpours, after a period of intense drought. On May 14, he got to work, in coordination with José Menéndez Ordóñez, in charge of the construction of the building. The technical part of the project was up to Waterman. A business community initiative Gumersindo Lanza, an enterprising man, conceived this project, supported by other merchants, according to Matanzas contemporánea. Guía provincial , in 1887. The work began immediately, especially the feasibility study. To learn how the new lighting system worked, a commission traveled to the United States. In a letter addressed to Mayor Francisco Comas Fuster, on January 24, 1889, they said: “The undersigned, residents and merchants of this city, with their corresponding personal identification cards, state: That they have carefully studied various electric lighting systems, and the data, budgets and (sic) reports that they have collected, it appears that no other, in their opinion, presents more improvements and provides more economy in its production than the Thompson and Hoston system, from Boston, USA. And this is proven by the number of prizes that said system has obtained in the main competitions on electricity that have been held in Europe and America. The undersigned wish to contribute so that the city of Cárdenas has advances that lead to great progress in all important towns and are useful to the population, the City Council that you preside over takes this into consideration, we will form a Company that will be called the Cárdenas Electricity Company.” Related Posts “Song to Havana” in photographs November 17, 2024 Cuba’s Railway Museum, without witnesses October 11, 2024 Villa Elvira, the house where Emilio Bacardí passed away September 8, 2024 The star of chocolate in Cuba August 12, 2024 var jnews_module_313679_0_6743b6dc69762 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related Posts","second_title":"","url":"","header_type":"heading_1","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","post_type":"post","content_type":"all","number_post":"4","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"disable","include_post":"","exclude_post":313679,"include_category":"13912","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"","exclude_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","force_normal_image_load":"","pagination_mode":"nextprev","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"4","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"boxed":"","boxed_shadow":"","el_id":"","el_class":"","scheme":"","column_width":"auto","title_color":"","accent_color":"","alt_color":"","excerpt_color":"","css":"","paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_21"}; Since the old gas lighting system, established in Cárdenas in 1857, caused continuous complaints from the population due to its high prices and instability, the official and the other members of the municipal government did not hesitate to support the initiative. On March 14, 1889, the Compañía de Electricidad de Cárdenas S.A. was established with a capital of 75,000 pesos and the company Thomson and Houston, from Boston, was contracted to carry out the work. This company offered a portfolio of four public lighting systems, provided electric motors from half to 30 horsepower (22 Kw) and had installed electric railways on 19 tracks in the United States in 1888. The company won fair and square against the Western Electric Co., which was competing for the Cuban market and in 1889 boasted of having installed lighting in the San Vicente, Senado, Dos Hermanos sugar mills, the Remeneu match factory, the Terry Theater and the sugar and honey refinery of Salvador Vidal in Cárdenas. At that time, the installation of the electric lighting system in Havana theaters and parks and in some commercial establishments was a novelty. Ships were also beginning to use the new technology for their lighting. Inauguration The delegation headed by General Manuel de Salamanca Negrete, Governor of Cuba since March 13 of that year, arrived at the overseas town of Regla on Saturday, September 7, 1889. The large group, made up of military personnel, public officials and representatives of the press, boarded an extraordinary train that left at seven fifteen to Cárdenas. At eleven twenty they arrived in the city, where they were received by the highest civil and military personalities of the town, and the businessman Gumersindo Lanza, who, together with the mayor, had invited the governor to the inauguration of the electric lighting of the city. Testifonte Gallego García, a lawyer, former journalist of the Court in Madrid, who at that time served as the Governor’s private secretary, was impressed by the beauty of the town. He would later write in his book Cuba por fuera, apuntes al natural : Cárdenas, a very important city, is without a doubt the most artistic and grand town on the island. It is immense because of the population it has; its wide streets, carefully maintained, and its beautiful and well-proportioned buildings, are proof of the existence of great elements. How were the streets decorated for the celebration? A report by the Diario de la Marina correspondent informed: The town is brightly and colorfully decorated, and the streets have a very lively appearance. Several arches have been erected in honor of the illustrious guest, some of them very pretty. The main ones are on Calle Real, one of the widest and best laid out streets of all the towns on this island. The arches on Calle Real have been erected: one, for Commerce; another, for the Army, Navy and Volunteers, and another, for the Casino and Club societies. On Coronel Verdugo Street there is one erected by the City Council, as well as others in various parts of the city... A broad program was organized for the celebration that included a baseball game, an open-air concert, dinner in the Casino halls and dancing at the Club. After a short break, at the City Hall headquarters, General Salamanca witnessed the parade of the troops, later he enjoyed a banquet with his traveling companions and visited the Infantry Headquarters, the Jail, the Hospital and other buildings. And night came, and with it the long-awaited foundational act. A. Caro, journalist from the Diario de la Marina , who was present at the historic event, recounted what happened: At the appointed time of night to witness the supply of current to the entire city, both to public buildings and private homes, we went with Mr. Lanza to the plant or building from which the subtle current was to come out, which in that city, the first on this island to be illuminated by it, was stirring the most lively interest and curiosity as has been proven with all the applications of this powerful agent in the sovereign laboratory of nature, where lightning is forged and thunder is produced, as we have stated more than once. As soon as the devices were started up, given the appropriate signal, and as if a lightning bolt had condensed, the plant or building of the Company, all areas of the city, the City Hall, the Club, public establishments and private buildings, were seen brilliantly illuminated. The plant, blessed by General Salamanca and the mayor’s wife, had the capacity to supply arc light to 320 1,200-candlepower lamps using two dynamos, and incandescent light to a thousand 16-candlepower lamps, also using two other dynamos. Eighty-four arc lights were set up, at a distance of 200 meters, and on the cross streets, at 133 meters. According to chronicles of the time, electric arc light emitted an intense light and gave off a lot of heat, but it was, at that time, the most advanced for public lighting since the U.S. inventor and businessman Thomas Edison, in 1879, patented his design of the carbon filament light bulb. While they were dancing at the Cárdenas club that night, Gumersindo Lanza was enjoying his moment of glory, as he was treated like a popular hero. He had made a good deal; in the offices of the Company, which he managed, he had numerous requests from private homes and commercial establishments to contract the electricity service. The City Council would pay 19,000 pesos annually divided into quarterly installments, to the company. Private individuals would be charged 2 pesos for each light bulb, although later the price was lowered to 1.40 Spanish gold. From afar, a chronicler of the Diario de la Marina wrote, “the halls of the Club looked like a golden ember, with a clarity that resembled day.” ________________________________________ Sources: Testifonte Gallego García: Cuba por fuera, apuntes al natural, La Propaganda Literaria, Havana, 1892. Matanzas contemporánea. Guía provincial, 1942, Editorial Panamericana S.A. Diario de la Marina Ecured Tags: cuban history cuban society featuredLocal Sport Don't miss out on the headlines from Local Sport . Followed categories will be added to My News. Even the opposition took a moment to admire pure class. As Simon Dart churned out his 16th century for Red Hill on Saturday, Old Peninsula players acknowledged greatness and treated the afternoon almost as a batting tutorial. The 46-year-old former Victorian batsman finished unbeaten in 169 as the Hillmen racked up 9-302 off 80 overs. Dart also became Red Hill’s greatest run scorer in the club’s 103-year history during the innings, passing Damien Holmes’ mark of 7608. “Mate, he batted well,” Old Peninsula’s John Forrest said. “He’s just a class act, he’s unbelievable. “The older you get you appreciate good cricket and I talked to our batters around what they can learn from someone like him who’s been so good at it for so long. He’s the best I’ve seen in our comp, especially over a period of time. “We’ve seen a Nick Jewell and a Jimmy Boyd and blokes like that have individual great seasons but for a bloke to be doing what he’s been doing for so long and still doing it when he’s 46 and making it look so easy it’s just ridiculous, the way he goes from 50 to 120 is just effortless.” Harry Gouldstone drives for Red Hill as Old Peninsula keep Tom La Brooy looks on. Picture: Valeriu Campan Forrest and Dart were teammates in Victoria’s under-17 side 30 years ago. They’ve had plenty of healthy battles over the years and Saturday was another (in Forrest’s final game). “He just manipulates, he plays with some calculated risks and then gets you almost sucked in to change the field to where he wants you to set the field and then hits it to where he wants to,’’ Forrest said. “It’s unbelievable to watch.” Dart took over as Red Hill’s captain-coach in 2012 and has been a massive influence in a golden era. The Hillmen reached the pinnacle last season when they won the MPCA Provincial premiership. On Saturday, Dart and Englishman Harry Gouldstone (76) shared a 164-run third wicket partnership after joining forces at 2-27. Dart hit 15 fours and a six in his unconquered knock. Old Peninsula’s 16-year-old opening bowler Will Forrest took the first wicket of the game and then another three in his second spell, returning the excellent figures of 4-37 off 14 overs. Adam Gailitis bowls for Old Peninsula. Picture: Valeriu Campan In other games: *Dromana brothers Jack and Sam Fowler unleashed a superb tandem bowling performance to help the Hoppers to first innings points against Pines in the top-of-the-table clash at Pier St. Jack bowled with venom to take 4-48 off 16 overs while Sam snared 4-37 off 11 overs to dismiss Pines for 124 in the 34th over. In reply, Dromana reached 6-160 at stumps, with Sam and Jack Fowler making 39 apiece to cap dominant days. *Matthew Prosser turned in a dominant display to put Langwarrin in a strong position against Sorrento . The four-time Wedgwood medallist took 6-33 off 21 overs of leg-spin to help dismiss Sorrento for 156 and then was unbeaten on 18 as Langy reached 1-27 in reply at stumps. Earlier, Sorrento opener Jedd Falck top scored with 53. A leg injury to fast bowling all-rounder Jake Wood while batting compounded the Sharks day. *Brothers Dale and Rhys Elmi shared a 165-run fourth wicket partnership to help Baden Powell put up 296 against Heatherhill . Left-handed Dale made 93 off 128 balls (13 fours) and Rhys hit 81 off 158 balls (10 fours). UK import James Spencer bowled superbly to take 6-68 off 20 overs in the heat for Heatherhill. 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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and “taking on very dramatic dimensions.” Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Thursday's Russian strike on a military facility in the city of Dnipro. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech that the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was in retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Putin said Western air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile. Ukrainian military officials said the missile that hit Dnipro had reached a speed of Mach 11 and carried six nonnuclear warheads each releasing six submunitions. Speaking Friday to military and weapons industries officials, Putin said Russia is launching production of the Oreshnik. “No one in the world has such weapons,” he said with a thin smile. “Sooner or later other leading countries will also get them. We are aware that they are under development." But he added, "we have this system now. And this is important.” Testing the missile will continue, “including in combat, depending on the situation and the character of security threats created for Russia,” Putin said, noting there is ”a stockpile of such systems ready for use.” Putin said that while it isn’t an intercontinental missile, it’s so powerful that the use of several of them fitted with conventional warheads in one attack could be as devastating as a strike with strategic — or nuclear — weapons. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, head of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces, said the Oreshnik could reach targets across Europe and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, echoing Putin's claim that even with conventional warheads, “the massive use of the weapon would be comparable in effect to the use of nuclear weapons.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov kept up Russia's bellicose tone on Friday, blaming “the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries” in supplying weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia. "The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilities, and the contours of further retaliatory actions in the event that our concerns were not taken into account have also been quite clearly outlined," he said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow's talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement. “These are rockets that are fired and then guided to a target via an electronic system, which requires the world’s most advanced technology and satellite communications capability,” Orbán said on state radio. “There is a strong assumption ... that these missiles cannot be guided without the assistance of American personnel.” Orbán cautioned against underestimating Russia’s responses, emphasizing that the country’s recent modifications to its nuclear deployment doctrine should not be dismissed as a “bluff.” “It’s not a trick... there will be consequences,” he said. Separately in Kyiv, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský called Thursday's missile strike an “escalatory step and an attempt of the Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine and to scare the population of Europe.” At a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Lipavský also expressed his full support for delivering the necessary additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians from the “heinous attacks.” He underlined that the Czech Republic will impose no limits on the use of its weapons and equipment given to Ukraine. Three lawmakers from Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, confirmed that Friday's previously scheduled session was called off due to the ongoing threat of Russian missiles targeting government buildings in central Kyiv. In addition, there also was a recommendation to limit the work of all commercial offices and nongovernmental organizations "in that perimeter, and local residents were warned of the increased threat,” said lawmaker Mykyta Poturaiev, who added this is not the first time such a threat has been received. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office continued to work in compliance with standard security measures, a spokesperson said. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said the Oreshnik missile, whose name in Russian means “hazelnut tree,” was fired from the Kapustin Yar 4th Missile Test Range in Russia’s Astrakhan region, and flew 15 minutes before striking Dnipro. Test launches of a similar missile were conducted in October 2023 and June 2024, the directorate said. The Pentagon confirmed the missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate-range missile based on its RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. Thursday's attack struck the Pivdenmash plant that built ICBMs when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. The military facility is located about 4 miles (6 1/2 kilometers) southwest of the center of Dnipro, a city of about 1 million that is Ukraine’s fourth-largest and a key hub for military supplies and humanitarian aid, and is home to one of the country’s largest hospitals for treating wounded soldiers from the front before their transfer to Kyiv or abroad. The stricken area was cordoned off and out of public view. With no fatalities reported from the attack, Dnipro residents resorted to dark humor on social media, mostly focused on the missile’s name, Oreshnik. Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia struck a residential district of Sumy overnight with Iranian-designed Shahed drones, killing two people and injuring 13, the regional administration said.. Ukraine’s Suspilne media, quoting Sumy regional head Volodymyr Artiukh, said the drones were stuffed with shrapnel elements. “These weapons are used to destroy people, not to destroy objects,” said Artiukh, according to Suspilne. —— Associated Press journalists Lorne Cook in Brussels, Samya Kullab in Kyiv, Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, and Justin Spike in Budapest, Hungary, contributed. —— Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineGuest Opinion: Trump should reform financial watchdogs. Here’s howRocco Becht scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak on fourth down with 56 seconds left and No. 18 Iowa State edged No. 13 Miami 42-41 on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Becht also passed for 270 yards and three touchdowns as the Cyclones (11-3) overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to secure their first 11-win season in school history. "We've been in those situations before," Becht said of the late fourth down. "We practice it all the time. I think our team just has the poise and the confidence to execute in the biggest moments." The Hurricanes (10-3), who lost for the third time in four games after starting the season with a 9-0 record, rushed for 308 yards -- most in school history in a bowl game. However, they had virtually no passing attack in the second half with backup Emory Williams under center. "When we win, we win as a team. We lose, we lose as a team as well," Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said. "When you look at certain aspects of our game, there were some issues. Sometimes it's communication, and sometimes it's alignment. Obviously it's nowhere near the standard for us. ... But yeah, there were some issues. It's not acceptable." Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns for Miami. The first TD was the 156th of his career, breaking the Division I (FBS and FCS) record he shared with Houston's Case Keenum (2007-11) -- before sitting out the second half of his last college game. Williams, who was intercepted on the final play of the game, finished 5-for-14 passing for 26 yards. He was 3-for-8 for 20 yards when the Hurricanes got the ball back one final time at their own 20 with 47 seconds left. Both offenses combined to deliver an electric first half that featured 59 points and 625 total yards. After the Hurricanes fumbled the ball away on an errant snap on the game's first play, the teams scored touchdowns on eight consecutive possessions, starting with Becht's 9-yard throw to tight end Gabe Burkle on third-and-goal. Damien Martinez raced 75 yards to the end zone on Miami's second offensive play, and Carson Hansen answered with a 30-yard rushing touchdown. Ward knotted the score again with a 4-yard pass to Jacolby George. Becht, a Tampa area native, and Jaylin Noel connected for a 49-yard completion to the 1 and Hansen charged in the next play for a 21-14 lead with 2:23 left in the first quarter. The onslaught continued with three more touchdowns in the next eight minutes. Ward threw a 40-yard score to Joshisa Trader, Hansen caught a 13-yard pass from Becht for his third touchdown, and Ward hit Elijah Arroyo for a 33-yard score. Andy Borregales kicked a 30-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in the half for a 31-28 Hurricanes lead. Miami went up by 10 on Mark Fletcher Jr.'s 1-yard touchdown run with 8:09 left in the third quarter. Iowa State answered with Becht's third TD pass, a 4-yarder to Noel, the ensuing drive. Borregales knocked in a 21-yarder to put the Hurricanes up 41-35 with 9:40 remaining in the game. --Field Level Media

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living" and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States . Organizers said that over 100,000 had turned out, while Barcelona’s police said they estimated some 22,000 marched. Either way, the throngs of people clogging the streets recalled the massive separatist rallies at the heigh of the previous decade’s Catalan independence movement. Now, social concerns led by housing have displaced political crusades. That is because the average rent for Spain has doubled in last 10 years. The price per square meter has risen from 7.2 euros ($7.5) in 2014 to 13 euros this year, according to the popular online real estate website Idealista. The growth is even more acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. Incomes meanwhile have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Protestor Samuel Saintot said he is “frustrated and scared” after being told by the owners of the apartment he has rented for the past 15 years in Barcelona’s city center that he must vacate the premises. He suspects that the owners want him out so they can renovate it and boost the price. “Even looking in a 20- or 30-kilometer radius outside town, I can’t even find anything within the price range I can afford,” he told The Associated Press. “And I consider myself a very fortunate person, because I earn a decent salary. And even in my case, I may be forced to leave town.” A report by the Bank of Spain indicates that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent dedicate an average of 40% of their income to paying rents and utilities, compared to the European Union average of 27% of renters who do so. “We are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes,” said Ignasi Martí, professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory. The rise in rents is causing significant pain in Spain, where traditionally people seek to own their homes. Rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Many migrants to Spain are also disproportionately hit by the high rents because they often do not have enough savings. Spain is near the bottom end of OECD countries with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent. The OECD average is 7%. Spain is far behind France, with 14%, Britain with 16%, and the Netherlands with 34%. Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for Barcelona’s Tenants Union which helped organize the protest, said that renters should consider a “rent strike” and cease paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement. “I think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can’t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,” Arcarazo told the AP. “So, if they (the owners) won’t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it." The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid. The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain’s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia’s regional government and Barcelona’s city hall. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over what the government termed a “housing summit” including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona’s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate. The leading government measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be “highly stressed” by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona. Many locals blame the million of tourists who visit Barcelona, and the rest of Spain, each year for the high prices. Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely eliminate the city’s 10,000 so called “tourist apartments,” or dwellings with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.AP News Summary at 6:46 p.m. EST

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif criticised the US on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on his country’s ballistic missile programme, saying there was “no justification” for it. Washington had announced on Dec 12 that it was imposing more restrictions on Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile system, including on the state-owned National Development Complex (NDC),which oversees the programme. The sanctions had frozen any US property owned by the targeted entities and barred US nationals from doing business with them. “Pakistan does not harbour any intention in which its nuclear system is aggressive, it is 100% in Pakistan’s defence. It is just intended for deterrence purposes and nothing else,” Sharif told cabinet members during a meeting. Noting that his foreign affairs ministry had given a “comprehensive response” to Washington on the matter, Sharif said, “This programme is not mine, nor any political party’s; it belongs to the 240 million people of this country, and it is dear to them. There will be no compromise on this programme, and the entire nation is united on this issue.” According to a US state department factsheet, the Islamabad-based NDC had sought to obtain components for Pakistan’s long-range ballistic-missile programme and missile-testing equipment. It stated the NDC “is responsible for the development of Pakistan’s ballistic missiles,” including the Shaheen family of missiles. The US sanctions were preceded by high-level military engagements between China and Pakistan. Last month, a top Chinese military official, General Zhang Youxia, visited Pakistan along with a high-ranking delegation. Youxia, who is vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall command of the Chinese military headed by President Xi Jinping, had held one-on-one talks with Pakistan army chief Gen Asim Munir during his visit. Engagements between the two sides, according to the official handout, had focused on “matters of mutual interest, regional security dynamics, measures for regional stability, and enhancing bilateral defence cooperation”.