Invasion of devilfish disrupts Normandy fishing waters
Devastating invasion of devilfish has crowded Trouville to Cape de la Hague with hundreds of octopus like creatures. Nets are clogged and gear destroyed as fishermen fight the beasts with axes knives and boiling water. The infestation endangers the coastal fishery and recalls Victor Hugo and Wells while scientists analyze the giant cephalopod threat.
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English Channel
Victor Hugo
Trouville
Cape de la Hague
Sark
Channel Islands
Casket Rocks
Normandy
Frank T. Bullen
Orpheus
Homer
Hesiod
Hugo
Man
Fison
Gilliat
Walt
Newfoundland
Squaw Is Declared Wife of California Miner in Noted Suit
Indian Lucy, long the companion of California miner John R Hite, is ruled the legal wife after a historic court decision. Judge Jones orders $50 monthly alimony and $4,000 in fees for Lucy with further property division to follow. The ruling casts doubt on Hites later marriage to Celia Nougues and sets the stage for ongoing litigation over wealth.
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Lucy
John R. Hite
California
Conna
Hite
Conna Longa
United States
Joseph P. Jones
Celia Nougues
John Hite
Mariposa County
Great Hite
Cecilia Nougues
Cecilia Hite
Mariposa
San Francisco
W. W. Foote
Jones
Calves Elicit Fear Among Natives in German East Africa
During a trip in German East Africa Professor Koch observed locals terrified of calves. He engaged four natives to restrain a calf for inoculation with malaria germs. the animal kicked, the natives released it, and cried out in terror while climbing trees.
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Laminaria
German East Africa
Prof
Koch
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