Strong Hawsers Fail Under Heavy Tow From Patris Tow
The Patris arrived in New York after heavy towing to aid a disabled Greek liner. Three 4 1/4 inch steel hawsers parted under an estimated 31 ton strain. Typical three inch lines carry around 28 tons and cost about 29 cents per foot. Larger six inch lines boast 54 ton capacity. 41 inch lines are favored for heavy towing. Hamburg American vessels Vaterland and Imperator used enormous 24 inch hemp hawsers for moorings.
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Thessaloniki
Patris
New York
Vaterland
Imperator
Elevator accident at Alexandria halts worker then he returns
Joe Brousett was injured when the service elevator closed on his leg in Alexandria but stopped before dragging him. An ambulance was called and Brousett fainted. He later reentered the elevator with a cork set smashed and claimed to be recovering from a prior injury.
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The
Alexandria
Joe Brousett
Brousett
Doc” Bassett
Bassett
Browsett
Los Angeles Times
Grand Duke Nicholas Promotes in Playful Impromptu
Julius West recounts a playful royal inspection in which Grand Duke Nicholas orders General Russky to step forward and a private soldier to cut off the general epaulettes. The soldier complies then places them on the grand duke guiding Russky to the rank of adjutant general, the army’s highest post.
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
Julius West
Russky
Mr. West
Rusasky
Reading the Wrong Way Fortune Teller Prediction
A fortune teller teases a reader with a dramatic line about marrying four times while an address object retreats saying it wants the future not the past in a clipped dialogue. The fragment hints at superstition and time themes without clear events or names.
Polishing Wood With Oil Keeps Surface From Weathering
A method advises using cheesecloth wrung in cold water to clean the surface, then applying a few drops of crude oil on a second cloth and polishing with the grain. The oil distributes evenly to prevent the wood from drying and cracking, yielding a lasting finish rather than a bright but quick-wying polish.
Bowles Sharply Probes Mundella and Harcourt in Commons
The Manchester Guardian recounts Mr. Gibson Bowles in the British house of commons who mocked naval questions with rapid thinker replies. He quizzed Mundella on sea tactics and labeled Harcourt as an inflated Mr. Stiggins after a corrective remark.
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Gibson Bowles
House of Commons
Cap'n Bowles
Pictures for Passports in New York Firms Profit
A New York correspondent reports passport photo services bring good income to several large local firms. Applicants must submit three unmounted photos on thin paper with light backgrounds, to be affixed to the passport and duplicates. The first New York passport office sits near Trinity Church with space for about six at a time and long waiting lines extending to the elevator.
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New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
First Passport Office
Trinity Church
Geologic clue on historic land bridge between continents
The article notes mollusks of the western United States align more closely with Asian species than eastern mollusks, and similar mammal patterns support a theory of a former Asia North America land bridge. It suggests an inland sea once separated eastern and western regions.
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United States
Asia
North America
Scarcity of Paris Green Solas Slows Early Production
Prior to this year all the paris green sola in the country were made early in January and February. Manufacturing has halted as firms cannot secure enough blue vitriol copper sulfate and white arsenic. A dealer who bought 200000 pounds of blue vitriol at 34 cents per pound now pays 16 to 17 cents and cannot reliably obtain 10000 to 15000 pounds.
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Paris
Robin Hood Tradition Linked to English Coast Tale
A coastal legend ties Robin Hood to Whitney towers and Little John, linking famed archer tales to local memory. Louis Rhead’s view of Robin Hood as a real historic figure is supported by regional lore about Robin Hood day and long range English bows.
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Robin Hood
Whitney Towers
Little John
Louis Rhead
Does a King Ever Answer the Telephone Question
A playful inquiry on royal manners asks if a king ever answers the telephone. It explores etiquette expectations for formal rulers in modern communication contexts.
Officious Property Owner Faces Unleashed Dog Charge
A Queens resident, claiming rank in a pestilent property owners association, demanded police enter a home. The officer declined without a warrant, citing legal limits, and issued a summons for an unleashed, unmuzzled, unlicensed dog. The man paid 5 cents in court.
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Queens
Property Owners’ Association
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Postage Stamps in History Count Victorian Portrait Variety
The English post office invalidated stamps from Queen Victoria’s reign affecting many varieties. A 1909 count shows 3193 Victorian portraits, 3080 featuring Edward, Bolivar 213, Columbus 119, with critics noting the royal likeness sparked controversy from 1840 onward.
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Victoria
L’echo de la Timbroglogie
Philatelic Journal
Edward
Bolivar
Columbus
Manchester Guardian
Ferdinand
Sicily
Global Wheat Harvest Months Across Regions
A yearly pattern shows January cuts in Argentina and New Zealand, February and March in the East Indies and Egypt, April in Cyprus Asia Minor Persia and Cuba, May in China and Japan. June busiest with Turkey Greece Spain and southern US. July in northern US Austria Germany Russia. August Britain. September October Sweden Norway. November December Peru and South Africa.
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New Zealand
East Indies
Egypt
Cyprus
Asia Minor
Persia
Cuba
China
Japan
Turkey
Greece
Spain
France
America
Austria
Germany
Irussia
Great Britain
Sweden
Norway
Peru
South Africa
Sleep Study Shows Sex Differences In Rest Patterns
A recent investigation cited by Professor Jastrow finds a clear division of sleep conditions between the sexes while showing general sameness across the population. Sleepy individuals still gain total rest, though more jerkily, with the first quarter of the night containing more rest than the rest combined. This underpins the old saying that an hour before midnight is more valuable, though the calendar hour has no real bearing.
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Jastrow
England
Children Teach Book How to Talk Rook Learns Voices in England
In Horsham England two school children trained a rook captured five years ago to speak nearly a hundred simple words. The bird, trusted in the garden, can fly swiftly yet remains under control as a talking pet.
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England
Horsham
Budding Monopolist Toy Train Tycoon
A proud father predicts future trouble from his child who has quietly amassed about half the toy trains in their block by fair means or foul. The remark hints at early entrepreneurial zeal and potential clashes with authorities.
California Gold Output Tops Records in 1915
Estimates show California mined about 22.2 million dollars more gold in 1915, reaching 20.65 million with total output the highest in 32 years. Placer mining, now 44 percent of yield, is dwarfed by deep mines at 56 percent, driven by large dredges supplying 86 percent of placer gold. Dredges grow larger as operations extend. a dredger digs 70 feet below water. Revival in metal mining includes reopening quartz mines and deepening old workings.
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California
ALL BIRDS FLEE FOREST IN ARGONNE BATTLE LINE
The Argonne forest, a battleground in French Lorraine and Champagne, endured heavy fighting as the German advance toward Paris and later retreat. The area, about thirty miles long and up to eight miles wide, bore extensive artillery and hand to hand combat across wooded heights 800 to 900 feet high.
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Forest of
Argonne
Paris
Sedan
France
Lorraine
Champagne
Aisne
Meuse
Chene-Populeux
Vitry
Sea Zanne
Old Waterbury Watch Recalled Toy Winders Fraud
A fake watch winder toy with a loud clicking cog is being sold to trap unwary buyers. The device is palm concealed and mimics a town clock wind noise to tempt use and reveal the con. A former Waterbury broker chased by a rattling sound notes the dubious gadget and jokes about it.
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Waterbury
Mike
Couldn't Trust Grandson
Maude Fulton recounts a humorous anecdote on Pass Christian's shell road. A black actress rests by the road with a heavy market basket while a passerby smiles. She jokes that her grandson spends money too quickly and that she cannot trust him to go to market.
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Maude Fulton
Pass Christian
Catless World Campaign Drives Cat Killing Prizes
R Sayre, a top North Dakota farm owner, arrives from Chicago to oversee his Devil's Lake interests as a anti cat campaign offers prizes for killing cats. A leaflet portrays cats as vicious disease carriers and germ spreaders.
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R. Sayre
North Dakota
Chicago
Devil’s Lake
Devil's Lake
N. D
Sayre
Tabby
Bear sighting tale stirs Berkshire village skepticism
Samuel Joyner of Sandisfield in the Berkshires reports a bear crossing a snowy swamp. Villagers doubt his story until the next morning when he investigates the area, finds bear tracks, and brings the prints back to the village for display.
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Samuel Joyner
Sandisfield Village
Berkshires
Brain
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