Submarine Shaping After Fur Seal Body and Motion
Henry W. Elliott argues in the New York Times that the fur seal's submerged propulsion, surface breathing pauses, and eyeing from above closely resemble a submarine. He notes the seal's nose as a periscope, its underwater sight, and its swift, directed dives aided by flippers and rudder-like control.
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North Pacific Ocean
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Henry W. Elliott
New York Times
Wealth of the Sanctuary and Solomon's Gold Exposed
The article cites David and Solomon’s era contributions to the sanctuary totaling 30.8 million and 4.445 billion in treasure. It notes Solomon overlaid the most holy place with gold valued at 190 million. It also mentions German studios producing films of conductors guiding orchestras to illustrate compositions.
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David
Solomon
Ivory Carvers in Canton Describe Canton Ivory Industry
The article notes about forty shops in Canton producing ivory goods. It explains a two stage process cutting and carving with wooden vices, wire saws, bamboo handles, and leather driven gimlets. Most expert carvers work at home and earn about thirty dollars weekly in Canton currency.
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Canton
China
Siam
The First Bomb in Napoleonic France
A French fanatic Chevalier built a bomb from a barrel using powder bullets broken glass and white arsenic with intent to kill Napoleon in Paris. The device exploded early, thwarting the assassination and altering European history.
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France
Chevalier
Napoleon
Paris
Europe
Pearson
Courageous Cook Saves Life With Flour Bandage
A survey party member suffered a severe toe injury when an axe slipped. The cook removed footwear, applied a towel bandage, then used a dish of flour packed firmly to stop bleeding. The doctor praised the cook for saving a life.
Remembering Old Habit
Hr Gassaway Davis a former U S senator and Parker ticket vice presidential candidate was a brakeman before his fortune. He once dreamed in the senate chamber that he still guided a mountain freight car in West Virginia, inspired by colleague Allen G Thurman who blew two nose blasts. Davis seized his desk as a brake and nearly toppled it before waking.
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Hr. Gassaway Davis
United States
Parker
Senate
West Virginia
Allen G. Thurman
Davis
Well Up en quotes on military life and snuffbox wealth
Leonard Wood compares soldiers to a green horn servant eager to seem expert. A Washington Star anecdote notes Count Nesselrode's snuffbox habit turning into wealth, illustrating that a small luxury can become capital through prudent investment.
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Leonard Wood
Greenhorn
Meteorology and the flawed weather forecasting art
Garrett P. Serviss argues in the New York Journal that meteorology is an imperfect science due to scant data and unpredictable factors. He compares storm behavior to shifting railway tracks, noting that even with telegraph-based tracking predictions drift, wander, or fail to foresee how a storm begins. He cites sun influence, unknown radiation variations, and biotic forecasters like birds and spiders as hints that human methods lack full comprehension.
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Weather Bureau
Scientific Corps
Agricultural Department
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Garrett P. Serviss
New York Journal
Battlefield Made Out of Old Money at Red Cross
At 411 Fifth Avenue the American Red Cross shows a battlefield model built from macerated U S currency. Volunteers, mostly heiress-looking young women, man the rooms as crowds press against the glass to view the display and discuss when an eight hour day is fair.
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Fifth Avenue
American Red Cross
United States
Treasury Department
Russians Debate Fate of 250 Million Gallons Vodka
In the Duma a split session considered destroying Russia’s vast vodka stock after prohibition. Finance minister Bark pledged no return to state liquor sales, backed a nationwide temperance bill, and outlined incentives for technical use and motor fuel applications. He also noted large vodka job losses as salesmen were discharged.
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Duma
Bark
Council of Ministers
M. Bark
Foretold by Oil Among Kherrias of India A Curious Marriage Rite
A Kherria India custom uses oil trickling from the bride and groom’s forehead hair to forecast fortune. If oil runs to the nose tip luck is good. if it spreads or drips elsewhere, misfortune is predicted. The couple then apply sindar vermilion to each other’s foreheads while facing away.
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India
Explosive Barrels and Safe Disposal
The text explains nitroglycerin is mixed to form blasting gelatin or dynamite and stored in casks. The soaked wood becomes highly explosive, so empty casks cannot be reused or burned. The only safe disposal is to detonate the casks, typically by rifle bullet on waste ground, leaving little of the shell.
Bells of Ireland Spark Tourists’ Interest and Heritage
The article notes Irish bells attract collectors and tourists, tracing origins to St Patrick in 440. Many early bells survive, including a St Patrick bell cover at South Kensington and the St Mara silver bell in the Wallace Collection, both praised for Celtic artistry and intricate filigree.
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Ireland
St. Patrick
Emerald Isle
South Kensington
St. Mara
Wallace
Married film duo wed across state line in Texarkana
Two motion picture players, recently married in Texarkana on the border of Arkansas and Texas, stood in separate states during the ceremony. It was a publicity stunt costing only the price of an extra license to obtain both states' sanction for the wedding.
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Texarkana
Arkansas
Texas
For Rent Four Rooms Partly Finished Enquire
Four rooms offered for rent with partial finishing available. Contact 704 Mechanic Street for details.
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Mechanic Street
Aerial Torpedo Boat Plan Aimed at Harbor Attacks
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske receives patents for an aerial torpedo boat able to drop a 3,000 pound Whitehead torpedo from a large aeroplane. The plan envisions radio guided guidance, five mile approach, and attacks on fortified harbors, with potential use in landlocked bays and against ships within range.
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Bradley A. Fiske
Navy War College
Daniels
Admiral Fiske
Navy
Russia
Fiske
Manila
Giant centipede of Trinidad and Venezuela poses serious danger
The giant centipede can reach a foot in length and delivers painful venom through modified jaws and poisonous claws on its 42 legs. It coils around prey or captors and leaves red inflamed marks on skin, with bright banding common among myriapods in forest soils.
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Trinidad
Venezuela
Chilean palm nuts lure hardy youth on trains
One Way to Crack Nuts notes Chilean palm yields large green outer shells hiding hard nut inside similar to cocoa. Schoolboys in railway carriages use window frames as improvised nut crackers, causing broker panes to shatter. The piece laments the rails and glass belong to the state as youthful mischief spreads.
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Chile
Collapsible Shovel Innovator Improves Traditional Tool
An inventor develops a shovel with an adjustable blade that shifts angle via a spring in the handle. When digging a ditch the blade stays vertical, but as the hole deepens it tilts to scoop out dirt. The angled blade also aids shallow trenching for irrigation.
New Flying Target Hits French Practice Innovation
A France developed small steel propeller device replaces clay pigeons in gun practice. Shot into the air by a strong spring, it spins to height then planes before falling. When struck, rotation stops and it drops. It can be pocket carried.
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France
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Murder per capita leads world with nine thousand deaths
The article reports that America topped global murder rates with 9,000 per capita murders last year. It notes 467,000 men convicted, $4,000,000 spent on care for criminals, and that 97 percent of segregated inmates fared worse after release. Average convict age 22 years 5 months, nine years younger than 15 years prior. 70 percent had not reached 3rd grade.
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America
Italians Invent Marvelous New Natural Bread
Italians report a new bread named natural bread from 660 pounds of grain yields 880 pounds of loaf. Grain is washed and germinates after a warm bath for 48 to 60 hours, then crushed and baked. The grayish bread has fine odor, higher nutritive value, and is preferred for its taste and digestibility.
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Italy
Picturesque Quarry Near Rockland Mo Poses Dangers
A limestone quarry about a mile long near Rockland Missouri employs 300 laborers mainly foreigners. Workers toil in chasms with 500 foot vertical sides and no entry or exit except derricks that hoist about twelve men at a time. In the area roughly 1,000,000 barrels of lime are produced yearly.
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Rockland
Rockland J
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Daily Thought on Work and Destiny by Emerson
A compact reflection claims the world has shifted from pliable clay to hands of workers who must forge a place through steady rugged effort and labor. It emphasizes personal responsibility and deliberate action.
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Emerson
Breaking Iron With Water Demonstrates a Simple Method
An engineer describes a mass of iron two feet by four feet with a one inch diameter, four inch deep hole filled with water and sealed with a bolt, where a heavy blow on the belt splits the mass. A new hay baler device measures bale length to ensure uniform bales.
Lyre Bird Mimics Locomotives and More in Morning
The lyre bird of Australia is a noted mimic. In the early morning hours it duplicating the whistle of a locomotive the barking of a dog the call of a magpie and the buzz of a circular saw in varying tone.
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Australia
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