An Odd Superstition In British Fishermen
The New York Post reports a curious belief among British fishermen that the name Graham brings bad luck. Sailors avoid sea duty or any work on days bearing the name, and locals with that patronymic are shunned or nicknamed. One trader called Graham is said to be avoided, while a Newcastle painter quit after ill will from villagers. A North Shields fisherman recalls a fatal mast accident when hearing the name.
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Graham
Newcastle
Tavying
Shields
Jack Graham
New York Post
The American Idea and Municipal Ownership Debate
A National Civic Federation commission argues to preserve the American idea and institutions, warning against municipal ownership and urging strong regulation of private public service companies. It defends cautious reform, opposes municipalizers and socialists, and calls for intelligent governance to balance liberty with public welfare. The text cites London’s elections as a warning against unchecked municipalization and emphasizes individualism within a regulated framework.
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America
United States
London
Xenia’s Loss 90000 From Municipal Electric Plant Debacle
Mayor Brennan of Xenia Ohio explains the city paid over 21000 for a light plant and faced running costs of 108 per lump. The plant was mishandled by inexperienced councilmen, yielding only 2500 from its sale. Afterward the city switched to a private firm at 603 per lump, with total invested around 35000 and losses exceeding 90000 when considering excess operating costs.
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Ohio
Brennan
Xenia
A Coulouet
Submissions to Utilities Panel Spark Odd Proposals
A list labeled Respectfully Submitted to the public utilities commission includes unusual items such as immediate suppression of a surreptitious subway smoker, municipal ownership of apartment house janitors, banning songs between noon and midnight, giving subway guards safety razors, and free lemonade coinage, attributed to New York Mall and Ex press.
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Public Utilities Commission
Arawanna
John
New York Mall and Express
Duty of Clean Government Shaped by Civic Duty
A historical quote urges cleansing municipal corruption and lifting legislative tone to protect public rights while preserving corporate profits from public franchises. Speaker Hon. William H. Tatt emphasizes civic responsibility and fair governance.
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Sonserve
William H. Tatt
Patchogue Extends Waterworks Contract Twenty Years
A spring effort to launch Patchogue waterworks led to a special election renewing the contract with the company for twenty years. The village clerk notes the vote was largely in favor of the action.
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Patchogue, N
Beating the City Plant in Eaton Rapids Blamed
Rural residents claim relief from municipal plant costs by moving porch light use to after supper. A Detroit News reader notes outages as lights go out at dusk and the evening paper is read outside amid bugs, reflecting local cost concerns.
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Eaton Rapids
Detroit News
Wigs Decision at Sparta Bond Vote Defeated
An election in Sparta Tennessee on June 27 defeated the proposal to issue 40000 dollars in bonds to own and operate a municipal electric light and waterworks plant. The vote stood 95 to 18 against the measure.
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Wigs
Sparta
Tenn
Accomplished Thieves The Bhattees Aim To Attain Perfection
A London Telegraph reprint describes the Bhattee tribes of India dedicating youth to perfecting theft. Skills include mimicking animals, crawling, running, headstands, and stealth, with an apocryphal cavalry sentinel tale illustrating a thief using a tree stump decoy to observe a post.
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Ife
Langer
London Telegraph
Do Spiders Sleep A Clever Observation From Nature
Do spiders sleep as all animals do yet many prey on them at night and must stay awake to hunt. A porch or outbuilding on summer evenings shows orb weaving spiders lowering on a thread and spinning a round web. The spider may nap briefly while waiting for nocturnal insects, then resume the hunt. Some species hunt mainly at night others by day, but most work day and night.
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Ecotoules
Nicholas
Suffered For His Chickens In London 1701 Law
A London ordinance aimed at silencing early morning chicken cries punished repeat offenders with long prison terms. A man named Mogering served ten years for selling chickens that squawked, not for any crime by him. The trial failed to reveal the birds caused the disturbance.
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London
Wanted Money Too
Ned and his father witness a man receiving five canis for bread as a beggar. Later Ned refuses to eat bread at supper, explaining that his father will give him five cents instead.
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Shim
Ftato
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Forest Planting Idea Sparks Garden Debate
A woman tells friends she and her husband argued and she planted a tree in memory of their first quarrel. A guest praises the idea and suggests it could create an avenue of trees in their garden if adopted, stirring chatter about the plan.
Too Willing. OM Lady Pleads Poison for Dog
In a distressed scene an elderly woman pleads with a chemist to poison her suffering dog. The chemist responds mildly and implies willingness, prompting the irritated widow to declare the intent cruel and unfeeling. Loudon provides the commentary.
The Black Scourge Across Fourteenth Century Europe
A sweeping history of the Black Death tracing its origins in Asia and Egypt, spread by armies and trade to Constantinople, Gaul, Italy, and beyond. It details mortality in Europe, with Italy’s cities worst hit, Paris and London deaths, Jewish persecution, and later reappearances tied to wars and battles.
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Cyrus
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Constantinopte
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Mmerey
Naples
Pisa
Siena
Werence
Venice
Itichmond
Bosworth Field
London
Loudonnn
England
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Langaide
Mary
Charles II
Hog Orchestra at French Court Creates Musical Hog Tune
A tale set in Louis XIIIs France recounts Abbot de Balgne amusingly testing a troupe of hogs as an instrument. The abbot funds the project, arranges a pavilion, and triggers notes by pulling stops linked to punished hogs, producing harmonious squeals that become a surprising melody for the king and court.
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Louis XT
France
Abbot de Balgne
Min
Ring Island Geography Amid Pacific Coral Rings
The article describes Ring Island and many coral reef islands in the Pacific forming near perfect rings or ovals enclosing lagoons. Ninafon Island near Broion is a volcanic ring with a crater about two miles wide. Black-laya walls guard the sea border, inner cliffs rise 200 to 800 feet, an 1880 eruption made a peninsula to the lake’s east. The sea roars with wind while the lake stays smooth or ripple-wrinkled.
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Ninafon
Broion
Nm Uke
Time to cry Halt and halt decay in life
The text urges a timely pause in aging habits and the body. It calls for a halt to gradual decline, urging revision of diet, exercise, and all habits. It appeals to all humanity to resist the creeping deterioration and renew discipline for health and vigor.
Bird or Bea Two 17th Century Notes From Nieuw Nederlandt
In Early Long Island Mariualint cites letters from the 1600s about a mysterious bird or bee seen by Dutch settlers in Nieuw Nederlandt. Descriptions mention a small creature with wings and quills, colorful gloss, and a humming flight like a bee. Letters note its tenderness and use as a paper gift between friends.
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Long Island
Mariualint
America
Adrian van der Donck
Nieuw Nederlandt
Conversation on a Neapolitan constitution in 1800
In the spring of 1800 a Sicilian expedition and the cry of Constitution and Liberty stirred Neapolitans. A foreign tourist asks why locals seek a constitution. A guide replies that after twenty years of welcoming visitors from many lands—Bugilah, French, Americans—each with a constitution and wealth, the question is answered.
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Garibaldi
Sicily
Ips
Sorrento
Bugilah
It Didn t Go Tramp Seeks Pacific Coast Fisherman Help
A fragmented dialogue shows a tramp, claiming to be a deep sea fisherman out of work, asking a farmer’s wife to let him travel to the Pacific coast where fishing supposedly thrives. The exchange ends with the farmer’s reluctant offer to help him pass along.
Family Repartee Sparks Laughs in Detroit Press Play
In a playful exchange, Mrs. Well jokes about her marriage to Mr. Trenpeck, who retorts that the union has not improved him. The Detroit Free Press records a light hearted quip between the couple in a social page item emphasizing wit over conflict.
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Trenpeck
Detroit
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