Rescue at Virginia Beach Sees Mortar Use and Lifeboat Heroism
A veteran life saving crew recovers the schooner Jennie Hall crew at dawn after a ferocious December storm. John Moore Joseph Cosby and Hora tio Drinkwater risked death in a breeches buoy and lifeboat, saving Brunew and others amid 60 mile per hour winds. The stowaway Ben Maul perished. The wreck carried phosphate from Trinidad to Baltimore.
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Newfoundland
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Itimore
Texas Counties Whisper Quiet Census Oddities
The census notes Bailey county with four residents Ockraw 25 Andrew 37 Lynn 17 and Dawson 36. Twenty five counties under 500 population. Several counties lack streams or sit far from railroads and are sparsely inhabited by prairie jack rabbits and rattlesnakes. Tom Green tops Texas with 45000 square miles and 6804 residents.
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Bailey County
Ockraw
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Lynn
Dawson
Tom Green
Ohio
Post Office in Washington a Busy Bee Hive of Government Work
Special Washington Letter notes the capital post office handles massive free mail and heavy documents while employing many clerks. It explains salaries for the Washington postmaster, growth in government spending, and crowded facilities as Congress expands the civil service and rural free delivery.
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Subtreasury Officials Jubilant Over Last Certificate Cancellation
New York subtreasury officials celebrate canceling the final certificate of deposit issued under the 1872 act later repealed by the 1900s currency law. The $10,000 item, first issued to National City bank and later endorsed to Bank of America, was located after a long search. Assistant Treasurer C N Jordan had circulated requests for its return via clearings.
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Pago Pago Coaling Station Declared Finest in World
Robert Tibbits, the contractor building the United States coaling station and steel pier at Pago-Pago, Samoa, has arrived in San Francisco. He estimates the $400,000 project will be handed to the government in about three months. The 365 by 80 foot steel pier features nine inch piles and two large 150 by 100 foot steel buildings planned to store 10,000 tons of coal.
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Robert Tibbits
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Pago-Pago
Samoan Islands
San Francisco
Fireman Dashes to Call as Bath is Interrupted
In Newark New Jersey firefighter Herman Hawke leapt from his bath when a fire alarm rang at Hook and Ladder Truck No 4. He slid down the pole in a bathrobe turned coat, drove the truck to the blaze, and an hour later returned to finish his bath.
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The Fearsome Future Woman Forecast by English Magazines
A writer predicts a century hence when women tower and grow muscular while men grow vain about slender waists and soft voices. Marriages will require two husbands with distinct roles, fashions shift to bloomers, and public street duties replace long skirts. Cooks fade in prominence as tabloids shorten meals and convey dining in minutes.
Bed for Hospitals With Cooling Tank and Heated Mattress
A hospital bed designed by Adolfo Luma of Chicago features a cooling tank for local cooling to control fever in diseases like spinal meningitis and typhoid. The bed includes an inflated hot water or air mattress, a near-by water heater, supports for limbs, and integrated tools such as a thermometer and medicine holder.
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Adolfo Luma
Chicago
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mrs McKinley’s Ball Dress Described in White Satin
The inaugural ball gown worn by Mrs. McKinley is white satin with Roman pearls rhinestones and rose point lace. A long train features two wide lace bands while the high neck bodice shows feather stitched seams and a lace collar framing a pearl embroidered vest of chiffon. Made in New York.
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New York
Sit Erect Causes Tears Over Harsh Classroom Call
A pupil complains after a teacher repeatedly orders students to sit erect and mishears the instruction as saying cigarette. The girl exits in tears claiming the method is improper.
A Moderate Wedding Outfit from Ladies Home Journal
Emma M. Hooper suggests a bride’s moderate wardrobe including a street costume, odd bodices, a black skirt, a silk gown, a house gown and well-made underclothing. With existing garments renovated, this suffices for a bride in modest means.
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Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Journal
Trap for cockroaches on dining tables
A Gilberton Pennsylvania inventor P J McAtee creates a trap to stop roaches from climbing table legs. The illustration shows the interior mechanism guiding the insect to an exit while preventing access to the table top.
Bug Trap for Table Legs Uses Polished Slant Wall
A trap designed for furniture legs uses a highly polished slant upper wall that causes insects to slip into a liquid, such as kerosene or poison, and die. The device surrounds the lower portion of a caster and supports the leg, making it usable on tables beds dressers and other furniture.
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Chicago Daily News
Sterilized and Slightly Seasoned Milk For Infants
Medical guidance from N. Y. Weekly urges sterilizing milk for infants and little children. It recommends boiling barley or oatmeal with water, then mixing with cow milk, sugar, and a little salt, and using sterilized equipment. Advocates varied cow milk blends and safe preparation to prevent typhoid and tuberculosis.
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Girl Sold to Indians Sparks 22 000 Ranch Suit
Alice Burke sues Thomas Husson over a ranch valued at 22000 claiming her two year old self was placed with Husson and sold to a Blackfeet chief for ponies. She grew up among the tribe in Idaho and learns her white blood raises disputes over her father’s property and a forthcoming marriage to John Fleetwing. Also notes a New York doctor’s claim of an arsenic related disease from impure beverages.
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Daily Notes on World Trade and Science Developments
The report covers Washington state coal output in 1900 at 2 200 000 tons, a British cruiser burning 22 000 tons en route to Australia, and Switzerland banning old phosphorus matches after April 1. It notes England exporting 1 300 000 pounds worth of pickles and sauces yearly, Florida’s record orange shipments rising to 1 250 000 boxes, Nile dam projects by Britain to boost cotton potential, and Prince Ernest of Saxe Altenburg publishing astrophysical studies praised by scientists.
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High and Low Quotations Spark Courtroom Humor
In Tit-Bits a judge questions a witness about the language used in a dispute. The witness notes the parties spoke with unusually high voices while their words were remarkably low, framing a humorous courtroom exchange.
Larger, Not Smaller. A Quip From Washington Star
A humorous exchange features a sympathetic man noting a cold and a friend insisting his ailment has expanded, reflecting a witty, lighthearted moment from the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Beyond Him And The Daughters Voice Doubt
A Detroit Free Press snippet quotes a speaker asking for judgment of a daughter's singing. The respondent replies that words fail him, implying the rarity or quality of the performance without offering specifics. The exchange underscores the challenge of evaluating a talent.
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