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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
3
A narrator aboard the ferry Martinez recounts a fogbound collision on San Francisco Bay. The ship lists and sinks amid frantic screams of passengers, while a calm captain surveys the crisis and fate, as the narrator helps with life preservers and recalls the chaotic moments.
A narrator recalls the Martinez disaster with panic and peril on deck. Passengers scream as boats flood, water floods the hull, and the ship sinks. He is saved by a cook named Johnson aboard a seal hunting schooner bound for Japan and meets Captain Wolf Larson as he regains dry clothes and begins to plot his next move.
A rescued passenger describes leaving a foul smelling galley and seeking fresh air as the ship buckles in a Pacific roll. Thomas Mugridge the cook is praised for help, while a large unconscious man aboard is doused with water by sailors from a hanging bucket. The scene ends with a note that the story continues.
In a vivid nautical dream a man fights for air as a ship’s rough voyage rips his skin. Two rescuers kneel beside him, tending his raw chest and torn skin while a heavy Scandinavian man named Yonson is helped away. A Cockney speaker notes the damage and speaks to Yonson.
Detects Approach of Storms describes a revived pioneer era device at New York Edison Waterside station. A filings coherer and decoherer trigger an alarm bell long before storms reach hearing distance, warning attendants of rising load that can surge over 60000 kilowatts in five minutes.
R C Murphy presents a memoir from the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences tracing field work from November 1912 to March 1913 on South Georgia. It covers the breeding season of king and Johnny penguins, notes a penguin graveyard, and a snow water pool at high altitude where birds retire to die, marred by sealing crew vandalism.
A wax model, over a foot long, of the insect transmitting typhus fever was built by U.S. health authorities. About one million times life size, it took more than a year to make at a cost around $1000. Typhus fever tears through European armies.
An impresario insists on a second prima donna while praising a single star who can sing Bo perfectly. He values the main singer at five thousand dollars per night and balks at wasting that amount on additional talent amid a children’s sleep scene in a Houston Chronicle context.
A fragment shows a dialogue where a speaker asks Henry Hasel about the difference between herself and a donkey. Miss Biases replies she does not know. The unusual line includes a quoted line about a conundrum and a playful exchange. The text presents a terse, dialogic moment.
Frank G. Menke analyzes the 1916 National League prospects. He doubts the Phillies will contend, credits Grover Alexander for 1915, and notes no strong 1916 lineup. He highlights the Braves strength, Giants potential with new stars, Reds as dark horses, and Dodgers Cubs Pirates Cardinals outlooks.
Lee Magee once a prominent figure with the Brookfeds and a member of Bill Donovan's Yankees, returns to organized baseball with a modest stance. An old remark about leading the Federal League in egotism is questioned by a quoted New York article attributed to him.
English track and field championships may resume this year after suppression due to the war. Authorities report favorable conditions to stage events in Berlin, amid plans tied to the upcoming Olympic games scheduled for next July and a series of contests to be held there.
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