Master Smith of the Day Produces Superior Steel
A modern metallurgist creates steel by infusion of carbon and other elements to convert soft iron into tool steel with extraordinary hardness and cutting capacity. Tests by the U S Navy Bureau show infusion treated tools outperforming existing hardening methods, surpassing legendary swordmakers. The result is sharp chisels from railroad spikes and durable machine cutters from inexpensive steel.
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Ordnance Bureau
United States Navy Department
Bureau
Naval
Double Reports in Firing Show Silencer Echo Effects
Hiram Percy Maxim discusses experiments with the Maxim silencer during aerial target practice on the North Carolina. He describes how firing near telegraph poles or trees creates distinct echoes or cracks, while firing straight up produces no noise except the hammer fall and gas puff.
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North Carolina
Hiram Percy Maxim
Trolley Rail Tugboat Tests Show Promise on Dortmund Canal
A German engineer Herr Koss tests a trolling rail system on the Dortmund Emu Canal. An elastic rail lies on the canal bottom while a tugboat carries four rollers to propel itself. The setup uses electric energy from a cable to a dynamo boat, with potential oil motor backups.
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Herr Koss
Dortmund
Pilgrim Trade Boom Expands to Mecca Route
The Mahometan world embraces modern travel as the Hedjaz Railway boosts pilgrim numbers. From about 90,000 annually before the rail line, 1904 saw 200,000 travelers after partial opening, and last recorded year surpasses 280,000. Among them are 113,000 Turks, 40,000 Indians, 17,000 North Africans, and 4,000 Malays.
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Hedjaz
Mecca
India
North Africa
Opal Find at White Cliff Shocks Miners
A trio of miners uncovered a sensational opal deposit at White Cliff North West, eight feet underground, around a massive eight by eight foot boulder. The stones are described as the biggest find in years with many bea stones.
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White Cliff
Good Bookkeeping Quip From Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott jokes about punctual returns of books, warning a friend to be timely in returning it. He quips that many friends are poor with numbers, but all are keen bookkeepers.
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Walter Scott
Hin
Arbuckle Sketch Tops Vaudeville With Poker Story
Maclyn Arbuckle earns credit for a new vaudeville sketch after spotting local black porters playing poker in a hotel. He notes his own poker wins, then watches a jackpot unfold as the players ante with a dime and a tense exchange reveals who was “In.”
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Maclyn Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Ship's Adventurous Career of The Seal Vessel Story
The Seal, sailed recently from Biddeford to Durban under Norwegian skipper Relmersten, began as The Purveyor built at Southampton in 1810 to carry provisions to men-of-war at Spithead. Reused in the coasting trade after copper stripped, it was driven ashore in 1823 at Poole, dug out by navvies to float again.
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Relmersten
Biddeford
Devonshire
Durban
Natal
Southampton
Spithead
Thomas Masters
Poole
Parkstone
Dickens Father Said to Be Thoroughly Tidy by Daughter Mamie
The author Charles Dickens is praised for exceptional tidiness by his daughter Mamie who recalls him as orderly in mind, work, and his writing table. Yet he could be fidgety, once rearranging hotel room furniture to align the bed with perceived electrical currents.
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Dickens
Mamie
Encouraging Matrimony in a Kansas City Parish
A Kansas City clergyman leads a matrimonial class with about 50 couples urging early marriage. He aims to marry the young in his congregation, calling 23 or 24 year old men earning 65 dollars a month ready, and 18 to 19 year old girls deserving husbands. He hosts weekly talks on buying furniture saving money and rearing children as he hopes to tie many matrimonial knots.
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Kansas City
New Hotel Porter Struggles With Early Start
Jim begins his first night as a porter at a hotel. The night clerk commands call seventeen and four. After a lengthy period the clerk finds Jim on the third floor having called seventeen rooms while four remain untouched creating a humorous early shift mishap.
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Jim
Cave of Long Untouched Aborigines Found Near Roper River
Wire from J P Beckett, chief inspector of aborigines in the Northern Territory, reports discovery of a cave thirty miles south of the Roper River containing 40 to 50 Aborigines who had lain undisturbed for many years. Blacks guided inspectors to the site. The remains are identified as Aboriginal.
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J. P. Beckett
Northern Territory
Roper River
Beckett
Trusters Sale Terms of Sale Real Estate
Trust sale notice states cash payment required on day of sale. Title papers provided at purchaser expense.
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Eapense
Harvey
Janus Tere
Fraudulent platinum on market drives push for labeling law
The National Jewelers' Board of Trade leads a nationwide campaign to obtain legislation enforcing proper platinum marking. Jewelers seek strong regulation similar to gold and silver to curb alloy sales. With rising platinum use and no rules, unscrupulous dealers have sold alloys as the real metal, prompting buyer protection efforts.
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National Jewelers’ Board of Trade
Rene Bache Discusses Nature Fakers in Los Angeles Times
Rene Bache, the author, criticized nature fakers in the Los Angeles Times. He cited a claimed example of a hen supposedly hatching from 17 eggs, producing 17 fur coated chicks as supposed proof of evolution. The claim involved fur covered young and eggs described as cold storage variety.
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Rene Bache
Los Angeles Times
Mr. Bache
Aerial Gun Practice on Battleships and Paris Visit
Aerial gun practice extends beyond small guns on battleships. The Springfield rise shoots at B degrees to reach 6800 feet, a defense against aircraft. A man returning from Paris visited Pittsburg for the first time and washed his face all day, remarking the town “spots me all over.”
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Paris
Pittsburg
Charcoal Paste Sold as Fuel in Japan
In Japan, charcoal dust is saved as fuel by mixing with chaff and chopped straw. The blend is moistened into a paste, rolled into apple sized balls and sold to consumers in a distinctive gold colored form.
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Japan
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Saist Avenue
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Pass Rose
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Denton, Md
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T. J. Ellwanger
Greensboro
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Sauth
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Greensboro, Md
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Baltimore, MD
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Pratt
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Holt Construction Co
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Henry Ford
Detroit
H. E. Clark & CO
Easton, Mary
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