Sharks Attack Off New Jersey Coast Stir Panic At Resorts
Fishermen report brutal clashes with man-eating sharks along the New Jersey and New York coasts. Stanley Fisher dies after a fresh shark bite in Matawan. 12 year old Lester Stillwell presumed dead. Autopsy cites poisonous fluid in shark flesh. Captain Anthony Lundy says he clubbed a nine foot shark, others unverified.
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New Jersey
New York
Asbury Park
George G. Reynolds
Matawan
Stanley Fisher
Fisher
Lester Stillwell
Matawan Creek
Anthony Lundy
Big Man-Eating Shark in Hub Harbor
The article recalls man-eating sharks in New Jersey and Boston Harbor. It details Winthrop Beach’s 11 foot blue shark caught in lobster pots and a prior Barnstable Bay shark over 12 feet, including the tale of James Ruhl and Captain Tom Duffy capturing the shark with a rope lasso. It also mentions a 12 foot female shark aboard the Sterling. It notes sharks breeding near ships and firing by the North Atlantic squadron.
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New Jersey
Boston Harbor
Winthrop Beach
Barnstable Bay
Tom Duffy
Shirley Street
Winthrop
Captain Duffy
Duffy
Vito Luongo
Federal Building
United States Naval
Sterling
Remove Freckles With Othine Prescription Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Othine a physician written remedy to remove freckles. It guarantees refund if it fails and urges druggists to offer double strength ethine with a money back promise. The copy promises visible improvement after early applications and lighter freckles fading.
Giant shark entangles nets off Elberon Jersey shore
A fisherman reported a 450 pound seven foot shark entangled in his nets off Elberon New Jersey. He said the shark tried to strike his boat and he vainly tried to kill it with an oar.
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Elberon
N. J
Sharks swarm Atlantic coast as Bermuda voyage nets score
The British sloop Sir George Somers returned from Bermuda with a tally of sharks caught in the Gulf Stream over a 12 day voyage to New York. The last was hauled off off the Jersey coast the crew said sharks followed the ship hungry and numerous. Bathers flee Middle Atlantic beaches and resort owners close bathing areas with steel nets.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Sir George Somers
Bermuda
Gulf Stream
Jersey
Middle Atlantic
Sharks Around in New England Waters Grow More Abundant
Boston mariners report more and larger sharks off New England from Long Island to Newfoundland, with many species feeding in peak season. Captains warn that even non man-eaters bite when hungry, as crews recount encounters near Nantucket, Boston Light, and the Banks.
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New England
Grand Banks
Boston Mariners
Boston
Mexican Gulf
Cape Cod
Sharks Pose No Major Threat To Boston Says Harvard Professor
Harvard zoology professor William Ernest Castle says Boston faces little risk from sharks and that man eating stories are often exaggerated. He notes most sharks are not man eaters unless unusual conditions arise and cautions only if currents shift farther north might danger emerge.
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William Ernest Castle
Harvard
Boston
Caribbean Sea
New Jersey
Sharks on the New Jersey coast pose new danger says aquarium director
Dr. C H Townsend, director of the Aquarium, notes sharks migrate north yearly from Cuba and the West Indies but have not previously attacked humans. He cites 18 to 20 kinds with only six dangerous including white, dusky, blue, mackerel and tiger. Size ranges 10 to 15 feet. It remains unclear if the current trouble comes from a new species or just a few bad ones.
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Langdon Frothingham
Boston
Beardsley
Fish Pier
Jersey
New England
Long Island Sound
Nantasket
Allerton
Atlantics Hill
New York
C. H. Townsend
Cuba
West Indies
Sandy Hook
Maine
Townsend
Sharks in Atlantic Waters Baffle Federal Fisheries Bureau
Washington July 13 The federal Bureau of Fisheries cannot explain the appearance of man eating sharks in Atlantic waters though experts study possible remedies. Commissioner Smith sent a summary of the bureau’s opinion to Representative Bacharach of New Jersey as inquiries pour in.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Atlantic
Smith
Bacharach
New Jersey
Sharks Rare Threat on Our Coast Warns Officials
Officials note shark attacks on temperate waters are exceedingly rare and propose a preventive method. They compare risk to lightning, cite prior investigations finding no human attacks, and suggest heavy lines with baited hooks anchored near the shore to capture wandering dangerous species.
Matawan Shark Terror Triggers Mass Hunt on Matawan Creek
Hundreds of men search Matawan Creek for a man eating shark blamed for killing a boy and maiming another in a coastal scare. Reports say Baldwin was killed at Keyport near the creek mouth. Four people have died and two were maimed along New Jersey coast in the last ten days.
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Matawan
N. J
Matawan Creek
New Jersey
Baldwin
Keyport
Raritan Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Sandy Hook
Staten Island
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised By Boston Sufferers
Doan's Kidney Pills are hailed by six Greater Boston residents who report relief from weak kidneys and related pains. The column notes they share their experiences to help others and urges readers to obtain a box today.
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Greater Boston
Dean
Doan
Boston Cases Show What Dean's Do
Boston residents report kidney trouble relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. H W Joynt a grocer at 2 Hanson St cites back pain and kidney symptoms improved quickly. Mrs Ida Bradbury at 29 Vernon St says two boxes cured painful burning secretions and dizziness. William Pease, city fireman at 84 Montmorency Ave, notes lasting relief over two years. Mrs W F Sterritt of 767 Dorchester Ave reports restored energy after treatment.
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Ida Bradbury
Vernon St
Dean
William Pease
Montmorency Ave
Dean's Kidney Pills Credibly Endorsed by Two Cambridge Brighton Residents
Oscar P Williams of 59 Market Street says kidney secretions were frequent, colored, and caused back pain until Dean's Kidney Pills regulated his kidneys and relieved the backache. Mrs George W Snell of 380 Brackett Street reports swelling in her body, dizziness, headaches, and rheumatic pains improving after using the pills.
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George W. Snell
Brackett St
Dean
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