Coast defenses pushed to top efficiency for national security
The War Department accelerates coast artillery readiness for a possible first class power attack. Plans call for full staffing at fortifications in Hawaii, the Philippines, and Panama, with maximum Manning of coastal guns and mines. Mine defenses at major ports will be ready, and experts stress comprehensive training for crews including officers, gunners, and technicians.
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Wilson
Coast Artillery Arm
National Defense
Coast Artillery Corps
America
War Department
Hawaii
Philippines
Panama Canal Zone
Continental
United States
Insular
Canal Zone
Coast Artillery
Bali
National Guard
Mawati
Panama
New York
Boston
Norfolk
New Orleans
San Francisco
Portland
Portsmouth
N. H
Philadelphia
Charleston
Seattle
Nations Guard
Jocular Goda and literary whimsy in a turn of phrase
A playful collage from Smart Set blends quips about Franz Schubert reading Cooper on his deathbed John Millington Synge drafting lines on a secondhand typewriter Richard Wagner eking out years arranging Italian arias for cornets Thomas Henry Huxleys wife nickname Hak and a cast of famed writers. It weaves jokes about Shakespeare social climbing Bismarck and Hungad Janos with a wink at literary history.
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Jocose Goda
Franz Schubert
J. Fenimore Cooper
John Millington Synge
Richard Wagner
Thomas Henry Huxley
Hak Herbert Spencer
George Eliot
William Shakespeare
Bismarck
Hungad Janos
Owen Hatteras
Sport World: Bodie Boasts of Power and Pace
Ping Bodie vows to torment Pacific Coast pitchers as he promises to disrupt many games this season. The piece captures his swagger and fan support, plus a note on a famed trotter bid by Captain David Shaw of Cleveland and trainer W J Andrews. It also highlights a remarkable double play by Pownall, and notes Cornell star Alva W Richards facing possible departure due to finances after strong performances in track and decathlon.
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Bodie
Ping Bodie
Pacific Coast
Ping
Peter Mac
David Shaw
Cleveland
W. J. Andrews
Andrews
Captain Shaw
Pownall
Wichita
Kan
Lincoln
Neb
Texas
Naaman Heals A Leper In Elisha’s Prophetic Aid
The lesson centers on Naaman, Syrian general, seeking healing from the God of Israel through the prophet Elisha after a Israelite maid’s counsel. Naaman’s initial pride gives way to obedient acting on Elisha’s instruction to wash seven times in the Jordan, leading to his restoration and return, with reflections on pride, faith, and divine power.
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Elisha
Naaman
Syria
Jehovah
Israel
U Samaria
Naguan
Jehoram
God
Elikha
Tsrael
Jehoval
Save
Jélisha
Lu Darday
Seaman
Abana
Pharpar
Jordan
Bu +sha
Naamin
St. Hilda
Jesus
Musk perfume radio activity worries and musk trade decline
The article notes musk perfume emits a radio active odor carried through air, affecting natives and potentially causing skin sores like radium exposure. Musk from teng deer is scarce as deer are slaughtered widely. It also recounts a Scottish savings bank origin story where poor parishioners saved through a local bank, yielding nearly $5,000 in four years and inspiring broader savings bank ideas.
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United States
Clauling
Ching
Tachieniu
Titwtan
Tachlentu
Chunking
Samuel Smiles
Henry Donean
Kudwell
Bootland
England
Cileago News
England's First Scientist Roger Baron and His Works
A fragmentary account credits Roger Baron as England's first scientist who died in 124. His birth year is unknown but believed to mark a seven hundredth anniversary. He faced persecution and his writings were destroyed, leaving uncertain the full scope of his discoveries. It notes speculation he invented the camera obscura, air pump, and diving bell and mentions optics, gunpowder, and a dramatic claim of setting fires in a town using burning lenses.
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England
Roger Baron
Peison
Bocou
Fe i
Quite a Funny Bone
Wisconsin State Journal reports on humorous quips about ribs and side splitting. The brief item notes jokes about cracked ribs and laughter as a sign of humor.
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Wisconsin State Journal
Flexible Stone From Brazil Bends Like Rubber
An Indian apolis News item describes ttavolufuite a peculiar flexible stone from Brazil. When sliced into thin plates and viewed under a microscope it consists mainly of interlocking sand grains with indented edges that clasp like fingers. The flexibility comes from this interlocking, and despite belief it is not a mere curiosity as it also occurs in North Carolina and is in the Philadelphia collection.
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North Carolina
Philadelphia
Indianapolis News
A Disgusted Lover and Odd Historical Quips
A quirky note recalls James IV of Scotland visiting London to woo Margaret Tudor, finding her absorbed in a card game and barely paying attention. It also notes a natural history fact about rabbits being timid and unreceptive to cooks’ tricks, contrasting courtly wit with animal caution.
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James IV
Scotland
London
Margaret
Henry VII
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Ruth
Cornell
Presa
Alva W. Richards
Cornall
Jenua
Horatius Bonar
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