Sharks Envelop Babcock Vessel Delayed at Sea
The Babcock sailed from San Francisco November 24 and on December 10 sharks swarmed in every direction around the ship. For twenty days the crew saw only sharks as they drifted miles from land. A passing vessel appeared on New Year’s Day and the ocean cleared, ending the perilous episode reported by Captain of the Amer Nall booth.
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Philbie
Amer Nall Booth
San Francisco
Babcock
San Frantisco
Philadelphia Inquirer
Too Slow: Franklin Orders Northwest Passage Expedition
Sir John Franklin resolved to pursue the northwest passage amid delays over canal type in Washington. He learned of a new stalemate as Senator Morgan prepared another speech and ordered immediate outfitting of the expedition.
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Sir John Franklin
Northwest Passage
Panama Canal
Washington
Morgan
Unclear dialogue hints at personal turmoil and tragedy
In a terse exchange, Mistress questions Norah about leaving her last place and mentions a war. The mother notes Monday as a favored day for self harm, signaling danger and potential suicide context.
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Norah
Teddy
Panama Canal Shoveler Describes Labor and Life in Pedro Miguel
Charles Stoddard a Chicago steam shoveler and dredgeman on the Panama canal writes from Pedro Miguel about the climate and work. He notes a single year round summer, 90 in the shade, long days from 7 to 11 then 1 to 9, health risks from insects and booze, abundant fruit, little timber, dense jungles, and that those who drink get sick more often, while those who take care stay well.
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Panama
Charles Stoddard
Chicago
Panama Canal
Pedro Miguel
Canal
Panimi
Labor trends and conflicts across early 1900s labor scene
Reports show union gains and strikes in multiple cities from 1905 through the era. Bricklayers in Japan earn seven cents daily while Winnipeg molders strike for increased pay. A Readville union forms as child labor debates rise. Sacramento becomes a union city as open shop contractors unionize. The eight hour day expands via the Typographical Union, and labor benefits, sickness, and old age pensions grow through union programs. Cincinnati’s iron molders settle for nine hours and tiered daily wages. Wealth inequality figures cited by Ceveland Moffett highlight vast gaps: thousands own a sixth to a tenth of wealth, while many families live on under $100 annually.
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Japan
Winnipeg
Can
Readville
Mass
Pennsylvania
Amsterdam
N. Y
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Washington
Bil
New York
Sacramento
Cal
International Typographical Union
Bureau of Labor
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Ceveland Moffett
United States
Moetz
Vein Used for Arteries Experiments by Chicago Physiologists
Dr. Alexis Carvel and Dr. C G Guthrie at the Chicago university physiological laboratory report trials substituting veins for arteries in dogs. They say the method shows promise but requires further testing before human use, a topic debated by leading physicians of the era.
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Alexis Carvel
de. C .G. Guthrie
Chicago University Physiological Laboratory
Battlefields and Andersonville Echoes from Civil War Days
Graphic reminiscences recount a June 18 1864 assault before Petersburg by First Massachusetts H A and a Maine volunteer, with shellfire and a lone tree sheltering a soldier. The piece also clips a Fourth of July Andersonville scene where 30 000 prisoners sing the Star Spangled Banner in a hollow square shocking Wirtz Cobb and guards.
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Petersburg
G. G. Burlingame
Massachusetts H. A
Areliwood Avenue
S. W
Cleveland
Oho
Cobb
Andersonville
Grand Army Sentinel
Confederate States
Wirtz
Howell Cobb
Worth Reading. Birds and births in world and royal curiosities
The note surveys global demography and curiosities: European Turkey’s population share, minute by minute births and deaths, Japan selling fishing nets to Alaska for 50000 dollars, February patent records for balloons, birth season patterns, six queens smoking, and Tolstoy going barefoot year round with simple clothes and scented perfumes.
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Turkey
Japan
Alaska
Austria
Russia
Roumantia
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Count Tolsto
Roomer Demands Sugar Cubes to Thwart Theft
A London lodgings house guest refuses to tally every hair but tracks all else. An actor discovers landlady’s pilfering and, after shouting from his attic for "number eight," asserts his request for cube number eight of his lump sugar. From then, his provisions remain unmolested.
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London
Iandlady
Young Man and Miss Hope Exchange Bashful Promises
An exchange between the ardent youth and Miss Hope shows a cautious hope for understanding. The Young Woman reassures him, noting his infrequent appearances, while he pledges to prove he is not a fool by appearance alone.
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Miss Hope
Ances
Real estate values unsettled after the earthquake
A San Francisco source notes that property values have fluctuated greatly due to the quake. The quake disturbance is described as causing broad real estate instability, with local prospects admitting uncertainty about market direction.
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San Franciscan
Chicago
Tribune
Itching scalp relief from Cuticura praised by Philadelphia man
In a testimonial dated August 2 1905 Wm H Gray of 3303 Mt Vernon St Philadelphia recounts severe scalp itching starting around 1900. After failed medical treatment he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent and reports cure after six bottles and daily baths. He urges others with skin itching to try Cuticura. Argentina population note follows about 5 000 000 vs potential 75 000 000.
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Hades
Erie
Cod
Wm. H. Gray
Mt. Vernon St
Philadelphia, Pa
Gull beetilet sotane cotto price note repeats
An unintelligible fragment mentions Mrs Winslow and a price of 5 cents per rapimation for a gull beetilet product. The text also notes preserved fish as more economical than fresh, claiming salt cod provides about 50 percent more nourishment.
Peruna Cures Catarrh Says Mary O Brien of Brooklyn
Miss Mary O'Brien of 306 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn writes that Peruna cured her stomach catarrh in five weeks after four years of suffering and unsuccessful treatment. She joins others praising the remedy and declares All hail to Peruna.
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Mary O'Brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
Peruna
Peruna Credited By Nebraskans For Curing Catarrh
Mr H J Henneman of Oakland Nebraska proclaims a yearlong catarrh cured by Peruna a tonic that restores appetite and health stating he feels well and gains weight. He credits the medicine for a lasting cure and says Peruana will be their house medicine hereafter. Mr Austin M Small of Astoria Oregon also praises Peruna as a pleasant appetite enhancer during hot weather.
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Austin M. Small
Astoria
Ore
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