Fishermen's Border: France and Spain Patrol Bidassoa Waters
The Bidassoa estuary between France and Spain hosts a shared fishery where 15 French torpedo launches and 13 Spanish vessels guard sardine grounds near Fuenterabia and San Sebastian. Officials from both nations arbitrate trespass, coin tosss decide who fishes first, and a daily noon gun signals start and stop times. Basque crews converse mainly in their language, with occasional cross-border camaraderie during tuna season.
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Basses Pyrenees
France
Spain
Bidassoa
Fuenterrabia
Charles V
Bay of Biscay
St. Jean-de- Luz
St. Jean-de-Luz
San Sebastian
Pyrenees
Ice hustle in Jamaica a clever shopkeeper tale
In Jamaica long ago a shopkeeper buys 1000 pounds of ice to draw crowds. The rival across the street struggles while he sells stale ice to the other shop for 50 cents. The tale notes Philadelphia specialists in nervous and mental diseases.
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Jamaica
West Indies
Times
Philadelphia
To Save Himself
A prisoner facing a court questions whether he should plead. He asks if he must endure hearings by handwriting experts and insanity doctors before stating a plea. The jurist and lawyers prepare as he finally declares guilty.
Remarkable 14-Year-Old Sings in Unconscious State at Hospital
Margaret Varley a fourteen year old patient at Roosevelt hospital has sung like a prima donna while unconscious. After a sudden awakening during a hysterical fit three years ago she entered a coma for weeks. Doctors S Weir Mitchell J K Mitchell Francis X Dereum and Charles K Mills deem her talent likely to develop with maturity if her fragile nervous condition holds.
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Margaret Varley
Roosevelt Hospital
Margaret
Means and wardrobes clash in a witty exchange
A brief dialogue ponders women’s finances and fashion. One speaker asserts clothing should suit means, while the other notes means may be limited. The exchange satirizes social expectations about dress and prosperity.
Royalty Ties Form As Olga Elizabeth to Wed Count Puckler
Princess Olga Elizabeth of Saxe Altenburg is expected to wed Count Karl Friedrich von Puckler at Albrechtsberg Castle near Dresden within weeks. Prince Albert blesses the match. large court fetes are planned. Belle De Costa Green, J Pierpont Morgan's librarian, is described as the country’s most expert book buyer and conservationist.
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Olga Elizabet
Lake-Altenburg
Count Garl Friedrich von Puckler
J. Pierpont Morgan
Belle de Costa Green
Olga Elizabeth
Saxe-Altenburg
Karl Friedrich von Puckler
Olga
Albrechtsberg
Dresden
Albert of
Saxony
Prince Albert
John Jones
Count
William Caxton
Sir Thomas Mallory
Caxton
Belle De Costa Green Praised by J P Morgan
J Pierpont Morgan declares Miss Belle De Costa Green the cleverest woman in the country with full confidence in all art matters including rare books. Eminent scholars bow to her as a brilliant historian and curator in this tribute titled No Equal in America.
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Rome
Morgan Library
Fifth Avenue
New York
Belle Green
Princeton
Junius Morgan
J. Pierpont
Miss Green
America
J. P. Morgan
Belle de Costa Green
J. Pierpont Morgan
Dat Boy Reads Signs and Leather Books to Lawier Fame
A colored man praises his son as the smartest child, claiming he is nearly finished with education. He notes the boy can read white folks painted head signs on fences and reads talk from leather covered books, predicting a future as a lawyer. He also recalls the boy handling figures with both hands.
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Chile
Old Moneybats Loved His Wife Yet Hums To Live
A curdled love tale centers on Old Moneybats who cannot please his young wife despite many efforts, yet clings to life for her. The dialogue asks why he does not die for her, revealing a tragic tension between devotion and endurance.
Two Puzzles and A Beggar Wheel Tale
A traveler puzzled by exotic foods in China and egg printing sparks a humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly. A Paris hotel wheel for charity deceives beggars until workers use the force to draw water, ending beggar presence.
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Paris
Harper's Weekly
Southern Railway farm aids boost corn and cotton yields
The Southern Railway field agents report higher yields in Alabama and Mississippi using department methods. Average corn per acre reached 46.6 bushels on 498 farms with 252.2 acres, while cotton yielded 1205.5 pounds per acre on 14,389 acres. Notable growers include C. A. Lawrence, A. Henderson, B. Killian, and Dr. C. N. Parnell, among others. The program expands to Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with agents offering free guidance in cooperation with state and federal agriculture offices.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Mississippi
Department of Farm Improvement Work
Southern Railway System
C. A. Lawrence
Plantersville
Ala
A. Henderson
Greenwood
Miss
B. Killian
Collinsville
C. N. Parnell
Maplesville
T. O. Phinkelt
Southern Railway
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Finley
Texas
Department
Departments of Agriculture
Edible mushrooms count and new finds. notable obituaries and tech notes
Botanist Charles H. Peck notes New York hosts 200 edible mushroom species with five new kinds found last year. Charles Paige Carter of Kingston, 81, famed as The Wizard for safe opening feats, dies. Also reported are canary illness linked to a codex insect, and Arizona’s largely American-born 256000 population with Navajo majority. Other items include submarine photos near Santa Catalina Island, Ada Ohio educator Estilli aiding students, and banana stalk cloth from China.
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Charles H. Peck
New York
Charles Paige Carter
Kingston
N. Y
Ware
Mass
Mr. Carter
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Roux
Academy of Science
Canaries
Arizona
Phoenix
Tucson
Prescott
Jerome
Nogales
Yuma
Globe
Flagstaff
Tomstone
Solomonville
Kingman
Holbrook
St. Johns
Florence
T. O. Boisen
Santa Cataline Island
Cal
Estilli
Ada
Ohio
Anti-Trust Bills Signed in New Jersey Action
Governor Wilson signed seven anti trust bills passed by the legislature drafted at his request. With one exception the measures take effect at once. The act defining trusts and prohibiting restraint of trade becomes effective July 4, holding officers and directors criminally liable for violations.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Constipation Cure Ads and Humorous Exchange
A compact page item contrasts Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills with other laxatives, detailing liver stimulation and stomach nourishment benefits. It includes Hicks Capucine as headache relief and a gag about a bridegroom. The segment ends with a joke about women smoking.
Government job or private effort in ancient works debate
A Youth's Companion quote discusses the fe tian pyramids noting their centuries of construction and a wealthy contractor asking if it was a government job. The exchange highlights the tension between public and private roles in massive projects.
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FE Tian Pyramids
Queen Victoria’s Stance on Tobacco and Wealthy Stock Talk
The piece notes Queen Victoria disliked tobacco and had sparsely located smoking rooms in Windsor. It recalls guests were warned not to smoke in their rooms. A Lotus Club dinner quote from a New York lawyer ridicules watered stock and envisions future billionaire banter about wealth and cars.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
New York
Lotus Club
Jones
New York Times
Grape-Nuts Health Claim Prompts Letters to Postum Co
A Montana man credits Grape-Nuts breakfast with restoring digestion nerves vision and mood after years of illness. He says brain and nerve force returned and he feels younger and better than in two decades. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co Battie Creek Mich and ends with a humorous line about pigs.
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Montana
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
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Vatican
Europe
Princess Olga OF
Belie de Costa Green
New York Tribune
China
Peking
Ant
Amd Sc
Bride
Pierce
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