Big Season's Work by U S Fish Commission
The United States Fish Commission reports an enormous season with 100,000,000 fry hatched at Gloucester and Woods Hole planted in New England fisheries and 200,000,000 shad distributed along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to Florida. About 100,000,000 lobsters were taken at Rockland and New London, with 50,000,000 more to be collected. mackerel work proceeds at Woods Hole and Casco Bay. Hatcheries across the country produced whitefish, lake trout, trout, and bass, with new stations planned in New Hampshire and Oregon. Pacific salmon planting totaled 37,000,000 last year, and Atlantic salmon may develop with further planting in the St. Lawrence and Delaware rivers. Over 99% of commission work targets commercial fish including cod, shad, whitefish, pollock, mackerel, bass, lake trout, salmon, and steelhead.
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United States Fish Commission
Gloucester
Woods Hole
New England Canal
Potomac
Susquehanna
Delaware
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Florida
Rockland
New London
Conn
Tbe
Woods Side
Casco Bay
Great Lakes
Quincy
Neosha
Manchester
Lenadville
Col
San Marcos
Tex
Hinck Hills
New Naurpshire
Irwin Tonn
Clackames
Rogue
Salmon Rivers
Oregon
Puget Sound
Little White Salmon
Washington
McClout
Battlecreek
Trinity
California
Pacific
Ravenel
St. Lawrence
Wellohscot
Dog’s Tooth Filled With Gold In New York
Colin a large St Bernard owned by Dr A Mesrole of 453 West One Hundred and Willy-ser oud street underwent a dental operation after a decaying back molar caused pain He jumped through a window when dentists poked his mouth later under chloroform the tooth was filled with gold leaving him pain free The story also mentions a Warren Ohio turtle incident and London overbuilding laws with population data and a customs anecdote about a Giant's Causeway relic.
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St. Bernard
Colin
New York City
Roland
Dr. A. Mesrole
Ainslee
West One Hundred
Willy-seroud Street
Dr. Ainslee
Cupid Fares Ill as New Jersey Ends Quick Marriages
In Camden New Jersey Wednesday brief weddings flourished under new state law requiring seven days residence to wed outside the state. Clergy and officials, led by Rev Willian Gurrall and Rev Charles Jischen, tied many couples before the midnight deadline while others faced mourning as bans spread.
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Cupid
New Jersey
Camden
N. J
Trenton
Delaware
Philadelphia
Gretna Green
Willian Hl
Gurrall
Black Ghost At Peoria Spooks North Veolia Village
Residents of the North Veolia area known as Vdgertown report a mysterious black robed figure roaming streets at night. Since a death three months ago, many locals believe the ghost seeks enemies or is unhappy. The phantom allegedly follows individuals, prompting families to keep children indoors and adults away from clubs.
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North Veolia
Vdgertown
Geigertown
Fear and Ghosts Drive Man to Insanity in Iowa Asylum
Ralph Reynolds of Calhoun County Indiana suffers recurring mental collapse after a ghost scare at a bridge near Clarinda. A prank by friends led to Reynolds’ first breakdown, a year in the asylum, multiple discharges, and a renewed collapse when sighting the same bridge provoked another mental decline.
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Ralph Reynolds
Calhoun County
Clarinda
Reynolds
Frain
British Captain Claims Six Months Reign as Caroline King
Captain John Curtis of the British ship Eurydice says he reigned over the Caroline Islands as king for six months last year. He says he was aboard Flora Stafford when she sank in the South Pacific, with six crew members escaping to the islands. Curtis alleges King Ikickikee abdicated in his favor after marrying Curtis to the Malay woman, and Curtis issued proclamations to curb cannibalism to save sailors from the Stanford. He later left the island aboard another vessel, leading to Ikickikee's return to the throne.
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Cquituin
Caroline Inlanda
John Curtis
Eurydice
England
Caroline Islands
Imate
Flora Stafford
Paific Ocean
Curtis
Ikickikee
Stanford
Thickikee
Watches in a police court auction in Knoxville Tennessee
Watches accepted as security for fines by Knoxville police court, 40 pledged watches to be sold at auction after two years. Also notes a Thames Tunnel length and cost comparison to New York’s capital project, a theater entry restriction for children under ten, and other brief items.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Thames
New York
Albany
High rents in Gibraltar and cheap Malta housing contrast noted
The Philadelphia Inquirer describes Gibraltar as the costliest rent spot due to restricted building space, with 25,000 residents on a narrow strip and rooms costing up to ten dollars weekly amid scarce water and crowding. In Malta outside Valetta rents are low, with seven-room houses at about 150 dollars yearly. Maltese stone houses are built from the island’s cream colored rock, allowing rapid material use during construction.
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Gibraltar
Malta
Philadelphia Inquirer
Deneh
America
Far East
Valetta
Deceptive Charity Exchange at Delmonico’s
An old broker recalls a scene where a deaf and mute man is approached by a boy who comments on a five cent gift. The boy’s companion and the crowd react as the broker later detains the moment, noting the boy’s apparent familiarity with the same ruse. The tale ends with the speaker reflecting privately on the incident.
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Delmonico's
New York Times
Cupid in Jail Love Behind Prison Bars Tale
A Washington anecdote recalls 1804 to 1838 debt imprisonment and a jailer's daughter. Cupid helped a debtor marry, gain a minister, and secure a marriage license, then the son-in-law became assistant jailer to repay the debt.
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Cupid
Washington
The
Star
Laundress Hints: Soldier's Buttonhole Improvised
Patrick McGinnis, annoyed by missing shirt buttons, sews a tin blacking box lid into his shirt as a makeshift buttonhole. The launderess, with a hint, returns the favor by creating a proper buttonhole to fit the altered garment.
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Patrick McGinnis
Troy ‘Times
Begorra
Infectious Diseases in Italy Kill 200000 Annually
An eminent Italian hygienic expert cites official medical returns showing Italy loses about 200,000 people each year to infectious diseases. Most victims are young, described as the hope of families.
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Italy
Post Office Faces Dilemma Over New Branch Staff
Portal authorities in doubt where to classify the growing corps of employees in the new railway post office division. The mushroom growth has strained both railway mail service and post office clerks, provoking calls for more staff. Postmaster Perkins of Rochester urged Washington for guidance, as officials weigh jurisdiction, funding, and future staffing. The matter, unresolved, may soon be decided.
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Post Office
Dpostmaster
Perkins
Rochester
WN. C
Brewster
Post Office Department
Washington
Heath
Shallenberger
Machen
Hearlow
St. Louis
Cigil
Morrell Killed by Wild Hogs in Florida Hammock
Sam Morrell, longtime hunter near Tampa, was killed when a drove of wild hogs attacked his horse. His companion fled. Morrell fought with a knife but was overcome as the hogs ripped at his legs. He left a wife and seven children in a remote country settlement.
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Movin Tlanter
Sam Morrell
Tampa
Wien
Morrell
Rain of Turtles Reported in Milwaukee
In a Milwaukee street scene a cook named George Washington Johnson found a large turtle fallen from the sky during a heavy rain on Fifth Street. He brought it to the Davidson hotel where the night clerk, Mr. Atkins, listened as Johnson described the strange meteorological sight and its uninjured shell.
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Ludson
Fifth Street
Milwaukee
George Washington Johnson
Davidson Hotel
George
Mr. Atkins
Street Car Receipts for Toronto Charity May 16
Receipts from Toronto street cars on the first Sunday they ran, May 16, totaled 1226 dollars and will be divided among the city charitable institutions as promised by railroad officials. Rainy weather disappointed expectations of 2500 to 3000 dollars.
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Toronto
Junggirad Railway Elevates Passengers to Alpine Apex
The Jungfrau railway upper terminus sits about 75 feet below the peak, with passengers entering a tower to be lifted to the supreme point by an elevator. Multiple stations at varying altitudes will offer Alpine scenery, and two stations will host large hotels.
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Junggirad
Jungfrau
Portland Citizens' Protective association formed
Portland Oregon forms a Citizens Protective association to curb population loss and wealth decline by promoting home trade and industries within the city.
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Portland
Ore
Citizens’ Protective Association
Potatoes Decline in New England Over 50 Years
A Patgta Culture Waning report notes fewer potatoes are now raised in New England than half a century ago, signaling shifting farming practices and regional agricultural changes.
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New England
Attacked by Strange Malady in Syracuse Barber's Fall
James M. Cameron of 1004 South Salina Street Syracuse once a barber now with Hamilton Brothers Co. collapsed at Yates Pharmacy and died after a seizure. He had heart trouble and drank aromatic spirits. doctors found no injury or heart failure but suspected he took an unknown drug triggering the incident at the drug store.
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Syracusé
James M. Cameron
Salina Street
Syracuse
N. Y
Hamilton Brothers & Co
Yates
Burns
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cameron
American Abroad in Distress Seeks State Dept Help
From Livingston, Guatemala James William Seandrett, an American citizen who lived 11 years in San Francisco, appeals for aid after leaving Salvador to repair machinery. He endures sickness wounds and famine while the State Department has no funds to aid destitute Americans abroad, despite British relief.
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Ameriern Fm
Gartesmainn
Central Americ
State Department
James William Seandrett
Livingston
Ustemala
San Francisco
Salvador
New Orleans
Angle
Seevieu
Woman Swallows Spider Then Nearly Dies in Frankfort
Mrs. Peters Pardie of Frankfort Kentucky awoke before dawn to drink water and accidentally swallowed a tiny black water spider. It bit her internally as it traveled, causing severe swelling and danger before doctors saved her. The article notes the spider is pea sized and can float on water.
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Peters Pardie
Wranhkfort
Itv
Peter Pardie
Frankfort
Missionary Ship Morning Star to Cannibal Islands
The Morning Star, a barkentine with auxiliary steam, sails again to the Cannibal islands in the South Sea to preach the Gospel. Captain Christiana and crew, plus two young Indies as missionaries, will reside on Caroline group islands for life. Miss A Ohn Miss C Suppen and Miss lleulah Logan join the party with training and kindergarten plans.
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Morning Star
South Sea
American Board of Missions
A. Ohn
Denver Woman Seeks Return of Capitol Desk Believed to Hide Money
Mrs. Clark, widow of George T. Clark, claims a cherry desk once owned by her husband and kept in the Colorado state capitol hides a fortune. The desk, purchased after Clark’s death in 1888 for 100 dollars, has never revealed any treasure despite multiple inspections. The Board of Managers offered to sell the desk to Mrs. Clark for forty dollars, but she has not yet accepted.
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Denver
Réddter
Colorado — State Capitol
George T. Clark
Chicago
Chirk & Gruler
George Richardson
Capitol
Ct Mb of
Jupitor Managers Atie Lst
New Boundary Dispute Over Gold on Chile Point Island
A Duluth to St. Louis dispatch reports gold found on Chile Point island in Rainy Lake, sparking a potential Anglo American boundary clash. Maps place the island in Canadian territory per geological survey, but the Treaty of Ghent describes it as Minnesota. Canada has issued patents for winning facilities. American prospectors protest, risking loss of access to Rainy Lake waters without crossing Canadian waters.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Duluth
Minn
Chile Point Island
Rainy Lake
Great Britain
United States
Geological Survey
Canadian
Ghent
Minnesota
Canada
Washington
Rainy Jake
Three Hundred Island
LAND RECLAMATION PLAN FAILS IN ATLANTA COURTS
Stockholders of a Georgia swamp reclamation company sue for an equitable division after six years and about 540000 spent trying to reclaim the Ohkefiokee swamp. The firm, once buying 340000 acres at 25 cents an acre, owes 36850 and unpaid labor for May and June. Key lenders include Gen. Henry J. Jackson, Frank Coxe, John W. Weed, and Chicago and New Orleans financiers.
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Ghoetinokee Swamp
Ohkefiokee
Atlanta
Oketinokee
Henry J. Jackson
Savannah
Frank Coxe
Philadelphia
John W. Weed
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Million Dollar Property Transfer From August Weil
August J. Weil of New York transferred real estate in St. Louis valued at about $1,000,000 to his wife Laura Weil. The holdings include 11 parcels along Olive Pine Chestnut Franklin Main and Broadway in a prominent business district. Weil previously lived in St Louis and inherited $2.6 million from his father. He rose to prominence in Wall Street trading, amassing substantial fortune.
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August J. Weil
New York
Laura Weil
St. Louis
Olive
Pine
Chestnut
Franklin
Main
Broadway
Weil
Wall Street
Beets Beer and Bees Among Historic Shipping Notes
Fragmentary historical note describes shipping beer on ice to keep bees dormant, mentions bumblebees used in New Zealand for cultivating red clover, and references Saxon beer made from heete turnips and heather plus unrelated figures about tortoises.
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Fca
New Zealand
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Big City
Naval Office
League of American Wheelmen
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Ireland
United Kingdom
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Peoria
Maryland
Wia
Warra
Connecticut
Partolwen
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