Quake Hunting by Milne Ends in London Hideaway
Special Cable from London May 2 A British earthquake hunter Professor John Milne abandons field chasing after the San Francisco quake to study seismology from his Isle of Wight home. He uses a home built seismometer to log global tremors and locate quake origins while reporters swarm. His Japanese wife decorates the workshop with Eastern relics and incense for luck.
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London
England
San Francisco
Isle of Wight
John Mine
Mann England
Mine
Professor Mine
Jayan
Nis Ite
Japan
Dainty Astle
Buddha
Hera
Two Million Miles Sailed By Veteran Skipper Captain Simpson
Special Cable from London May 12 recounts Captain Alexander Simpson completing his seventy first voyage England to Australia, bringing his sea miles to about two million. The Aberdeen White Star veteran has served forty years, captained many famed wind-jammers, and now sails with steam chosen. He tests sea currents by dropping daily meteorological bottles. over 4,000 sent, more than 300 recovered, some traveling tens of thousands of miles.
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Ondon
America
Alexander Simpson
England
Australia
Aberdeen White Star Line
Melbourne
Bidney
Antipodes
London
Simpson
Plimsoll
Ile
Froude
Frouge
Tamaris
Antarctic
Freemantle
Simpsons
Jim
Arittndt
Admiralty Chert
Earl Amherst
Scotland
Coldstream Guards
Inkerman
Lord Aranerst
North America
Percy Amherst
Iphigenia Mine-steering Ship Adds to British Navy
On May 2 in London a photo shows the Iphigenia, a new British mine laying vessel. It carries light guns but heavy explosives and secret tech to deploy floating mines. The ship’s design hides mines below waves and aims to seal enemy ports, though it may remain moored 15 feet deep at times.
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Ondon
Admiralty
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Washington
Atlegt
Lena
Davy Jones
England
Vaudeville Comic Sparks Shared Humor Gap
From the xuusanaphia Press a dialogue reveals a comedian’s wit contrasts with a listener’s tastes. A remark about reading the same comic papers suggests diverging humor styles and mutual confusion in taste.
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Xuusanaphia
Wild War Dance Round Dead King in Abyssinian Frontier Lands
An expedition of over 2000 men sent by Emperor Menelik to capture Shifara in Abyssinia reports remarkable tribal customs north of Lake Rudolf. The journey, eight months, cost many lives and animals, with natives ambushing routes. The Shankalla tribes show varied rites, including a king’s choosing ceremony and harsh practices toward outsiders. The article notes Djimma and Djima culture, parasols, elaborate dress, and extreme body modifications as part of these traditions.
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Hhondan
Lake Rudolf
Adis Ababa
Reuter
Menelek
Shifara
Djlmma
Abngifar
Ethiopia
Djimman Perrugaier
Djimma
Knaffa
Shankallas
Mali
Isint
Ana
Dashen
Feudal Land Claims Stir British Parliament Debate
London dispatch reports a Sevenoaks case where Earl Amherst seized a tenant’s horse via feudal rights, prompting calls to repeal remnants of medieval land tenure. The incident highlights a customary freehold dispute and endangers archaic practice, spurring possible parliamentary action to abolish relics of feudal privileges.
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Lord ‘Amherst
Qgouldrey
Sevenoaks
Ortford
Couldrey
Parl Amherst
Karl Amherst
Lovldrey
Golden Seal and Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
An article extols native medicinal plants led by Golden Seal as vital remedies. It cites Dr. Pierce and Finley Ellingwood praising Hydrastis and extracts from stone root Queen's root Black Cherrybark and Bloodroot as effective for digestive, gastric, bronchial and uterine ailments, with widespread endorsements across medical schools.
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BR. V. Pieren
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow
Pierce
Finley Ellingwood
Chicago
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Billingwood
John King
J. M. Scudder
Hale
Hehnemann Medical College of
Grover’ Coe
New York
Barthosow
Jefferson Medical College
God
Floree
Esme
King
Medicia
Ata R. Pierce
Nuisance Nests of Microbes Stir Hostess Diet Row
London May 12 a dieting society prompts a printed paragraph inviting guests to weekends at country houses. Hostesses report trouble with diet followers and overbearing servants. Tales of nine differing diets at Blenheim and morning workouts show how such food faddists disrupt ordinary gatherings. The piece notes boxers at breakfast exercises and noisy roommates disturbing others as a broader nuisance.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Blenheim
Jara
Mrs Harcourt’s English residence at Nuneham undergoes swift changes
London May reports on Mrs. Harcourt moving into Nuneham House amid renovations by builders and decorators expected to take at least three more months. The late Sir Witt Vernon Harcourt valued the old home, keeping it intact, while the new mistress adds bedrooms and halls. The property, rich with furniture and bric a brac, aims to become a premier English manor.
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Harcourts
Nuneham
Engl
Lula Harcourt Hes
Beatihe & Cess
Sir Witt Vernon Harcourt
Tnleraber Gaid
Sett
Plaliard
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