Great North German Lloyd Fire Destroys Hoboken Piers
A massive blaze swept five acres of piers and ships at Hoboken injuring many and likely killing nearly 300. The North German Lloyd line lost the Bremen Saale and Main, while the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was saved by towing. Fire started from cotton and benzine on pier 3, aided by whisky barrels. rescue attempts failed for many aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saale
Bremen
Lloyd Steamship Company
Main
Lloyd Hne
Phoenicia
Villas
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
New York
Hoboken
Jersey City
Hudson River
Iver
Bay
Jersey Shore
Boston
Staten Island
Governor's Island
H. Bahrenda
Suale
James A. DuMont
Koniser Wilhelm der Grosse
Abies
Hudson's
Owen
Pylai
Ae Saale
Massive Property Loss Across Multiple Docks and Ships
A conservative fire underwriter estimates the total damage at not less than 10 million. The North German Lloyd docks and three ships including the Main Bremen and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse are listed with losses ranging from 200000 to 1500000 each. The Thingvalla pier and Hamburg America extensions were destroyed, with warehouses and nearby houses scorched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Line
Palmer Campbell
Steamship Main
North German
Foss
Bremen
Lloyd
Saale
Liesat Company
North Gernan Lloyd Line
Thingyalla
Euler Campbell
Wight
New York City
Glasgow
Flynn's Knoll
Tannehud
Atlantic
Southampton
Rec. Jord Vem
St. Paul
Inferno on North German Lloyd Fleet Fire Sweeps Vessels
The Saale and Bremen including the Kaiser's Wilhelm der Grosse and Main burned as 600 longshoremen and 900 sailors fought to save cargoes. Passengers and crew leaped into the river. a woman perished with her child amid the blaze. Losses include warehouses and canal boats with total damages in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kootz
Bremen
Robert Fowler
Suale
Sun Power in Well Digging in the Desert
William Calver of Washington claims a sun powered machine using mirrors and lenses to focus heat for pumping water in arid lands. He plans a Phoenix area installation to drill wells and irrigate barren land, arguing abundant daytime sunshine can unlock underground waters and boost agriculture across Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma Texas and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Calver
Washington
Arizona
Phoenix
United States
Calver
New Moxico
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
A Chinese Wedding Customs and Attire Described
The article details Chinese wedding traditions with red as the dominant color, symbols of luck and prosperity, and elaborate transport. It describes brides wearing red, groomed attendants carrying red parcels, sedan chairs decorated with feathers and red silk, and banners bearing the pedigree of both families. Northern and Southern customs include specific headgear, gifts, and ceremonial items all tied to red and gold motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette
China
South
Fune
Royal Audience and Jewelry Gift After Grand Buckingham Concert
A singer performs before royalty at Buckingham Palace with duchesses and potentates in attendance. The performer later meets the queen informally at the country estate, sharing a brief chat and receiving a jewel in memory of the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lendon
Imajesty
Trae
Hard Times Raid Returns Empty Handed
A narrator recalls an unsuccessful raid from a house, meeting a tramp who laments that a woman offered a stone when asked for bread. His companion counters, recalling an earlier rebuff where a broom handle was given in place of bread.
Kochs Views of Malaria The Northern Mans Foe in Tropics
Consular report from Frankfurt summarizes Dr Robert Koch lectures on malaria. He argues mosquitoes are not sole cause, malaria never vanishes, and parasites in blood reveal disease stage. He notes quinine timing can cure and prevent reproduction, urges avoidance of infected areas and prophylaxis, sees progress opening new study avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Frankfort
Robert Koch
Koch
Tir. Korh
Keach
Ninita
New York Times
Recount of O'Reilly and Haitian era hangman tale in Louisiana
The article recalls O Reilly’s 1760 suppression of uprisings in Louisiana after Spain failed to provide a hangman. It notes executions of Latrentere and companions near New Orleans mint, with French creoles and allied men shot by grenadiers. It further contrasts the Jeannot tale of a enslaved overseer who mutilated his arm to escape execution.
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Don Alv Theo Ote
Louisiang
Latrentere
Louisiania
Spain
Louis XV
France
O'Reilly
Louisiana
United States Mint
New Orleanus
New Orleans
Jeannot
Mississippi Company
Company of the West
Louistint
Klewus
Jeaunet
Jemrmnet
God
Mat Kawig
Jeaninot
Jeanit
Is Ife
Denmark Reads Widely Despite Illiteracy Claims
The article notes a Danish claim that every person in the realm can read and understand, while the actual literacy scene is described as uneven. It references social chatter and humorous exchanges about daily life and service, including remarks about a doorstep conversation and a servant’s confirmation of a dinner tale.
Alphabet Family Method Teaches Letters With Play
A 3 year old learns the alphabet by a home method using 26 letter blocks as a family. Mother A and 25 children plus a distant father teach names, shapes, and stories. Daily new names added, each with a house block and drawing, leading to rapid spelling progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woinar
Rest for the bowels and elixir cures on sale
An advertisement row touts CASCARETS a candy cathartic for natural bowel movements at 10 cents, warns against imitations, names Silas Saunders and Josh Markby as frauds, promotes Allen's Foot Ease for shoe comfort, and notes Carter's Ink used by major U.S. railways with skeptical tone about aging prose.
Not His Fawte Mint Parrot Saga In Dusty Words
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a mint parrot and domestic confusion. Names are unclear, but it hints at a quarrel or domestic dispute with distorted phrases and possible exclamations. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities emerge.
Catarrh Cure Endorsed In Narrow Ad Claims
An old advertisement fragment touts Piso s Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung ailments. The note cites W O Endsley of Vanburen Indiana and includes dated praise from February 10, 2000. Another exchange references Detroit Free Press and salary discussions with Sue Brett and Hamlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. O
Endsley
Vanburen
Ind
Mrs Winslow's Child Teething Remedy Ad Fragment
An OCR fragment advertises Mrs Winslow's soothing compound for teething children claiming gum softening relief and wind colic cure at a price per bottle. It also includes garbled lines about a Philadelphia stenographer and a Cleveland paper, with unclear attribution and quotes.
Parlor Magic Demonstration of a Multi-Strike Trick
In a Commodious show a performer explains how to lift fourteen matches on a single one by crossing six matches in two directions on a flat surface and then placing the final match over intersections. The description matches a trick labeled Wowan's Nome Companion. A second vignette features a door sale scene with a solicitor and a resident dispute. The final note discusses Britain mulling national granaries to store wheat for wartime needs.
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Tae
Wowan
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Raale
Christian Endeavor Society
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Gibraltar
T. M. Roberts
Mnaic
Pinkuy Phiying
Ani
Pista
Thuwpp-Hardie
New York Weekly
Denmark
Silas Saunders
Josh Markby
Allen
Sweden
Ad- Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Carter
Priv
Detroit
Sue Brett
Pye
Gilda
Charis
Abe Philidelphia
Cleveland Pirin Tealer
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eliza Thomas
Pine St
Easton
Pinkhan
Omahatchigago
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Dubuque
Rockford
I. Hanson
Chicago
H. i. Greee
Atlante
Dee
Ayer
Bann
Steurman
Columbus
Ohio
Esa
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