Daring Sea Rescue of Bratton and Crew
The account from the New York Sun recounts a perilous five hour swim off Coney Island. Bratton led six companions as dense fog disoriented them and threatened their lives. They kept together, towed the disabled swimmer, found a bell buoy, and finally reached shore battered but alive.
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Athletic Club
New York Sun
Bratton
Coney Island
Manhattan Beach
Sea Gate Point
Mr. Bratton
Bea Gate Point
Sam Harris
Victor
Apataki Island
Papeete
Tahiti
Harris
San Francisco
Portland Plumbers Slay Bear in Mount Hood Cave
Three Portland plumbers Fred H. Schindler Jesse S Hayes and Roy O Maxwell hunted a 400 pound black bear in a Mount Hood cave after discovering an opening while trekking from Portland They lit a candle fired with nitro powder and shot the brown bruins at close range killing it and securing the pelt along with twenty five pounds of meat Local details note the cave depth of about 200 feet and the meat is said to be of limited usefulness for food.
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Mount Hood
Portland
Fred H. Schindler
Jesse S. Hayes
Roy O. Maxwell
Maxsyell
Hayes
Bruin
Poarjland
Oregonian
Cruellest Form of Slavery In a Mexican Jungle Letter
Herman Whitaker, author of The Probationer, travels in Mexican jungles seeking nature and studying social and economic issues. In a recent letter he writes from a remote plantation, describing his experiences and continuing social observations as he treks by horseback for ten hours to mail the note.
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Herman Whitaker
Canadian Northwest
Harpers
Whitaker
Moose Slays Moose Hunter With Knife and Fork Tale
Elijah Morehouse, a Zealand Station hunter, faced a charging bull moose with a pocketknife and a fork. He rammed the knife into the barrel of his double gun and fired, the moose dying from a vital injury. Morehouse was arrested and fined $50 plus costs for self defense.
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Elijah Morehouse
Zealand Station
George Morehouse
Young
Morehouse
Waterbury Democrat Sees Yellow Journalism Decline
The Waterbury Connecticut paper denounces yellow journalism for its flashy typography and sensational headlines. It argues readers favor concise clear news and predicts papers that present news plainly will prevail nationally.
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Waterbury
Conn
Democrat
Nuisance Pledge Against House to House Circulars
In London the circulation of private mail box stuffing becomes a public nuisance. A notice enclosed with junk mail urges recipients to return circulars to their source unpaid and to boycott offenders. The pledge offers free envelopes and aims to reduce dirtied steps gates and other nuisance acts.
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London
National Association
Peculiar Electric Cloth Charger Invented by Prenek Engineer
A Prenek engineer has devised a novel method to charge cloth with electricity to provide heat to the wearer. The invention aims to deliver warmth through fabric using an integrated electrical system.
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Prenek
World Peace City Proposed by Dutch Leader and Carnegie
Dr Eijkman and Paul Horrix plan a World’s Capital near The Hague to house a Temple of Peace funded by a $20 million non interest bearing loan from Andrew Carnegie. The hexagonal city would feature arts pedagogy and anthropology buildings with Paradere avenues and a central monument symbolizing brotherhood of nations. Carnegie Foundation of Internationalism aims to promote diplomacy and global cooperation through this internationalist project.
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PH. Eijkman
Paul Horrix
Scheveningen
Holland
Andrew Carnegie
Dr. Eijkman
Hague
Hollands
Germany
Zollverein
Carnegie
The
Eijkman
K. P. C. de Bazel
Waalsdorp
the Hague
Temple of Peace
North Sea
Brotherhood of Nations
Champs Elysees
Paris
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Mr. Carnegie
A. Kuyper
Interior
Carnegie Foundation of Internationalism
Carnegie plan for universal city and world exposition
A New York Herald article outlines a Carnegie dream city with a garden district for workers, model streets by different architects, a large club house, a pavilion for the Queen of Holland, the founder's mansion, a peace hotel, and extensive gardens. Governance centers on a council of curators and a general manager, with a second body of delegates from fifty four nations.
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Academy of Pedagogy
Fiskman
Holland
Garden City
Queen's Summer Palace
Woods
Carnegie
Messrs
Eijkman and
Horrix
Home Secretary
New York Herald
Chin belts become latest beauty fad for women
An article promotes chin belts as a practical device for correcting double chins and improving contour. It claims the belt seals the lips during sleep to reduce snoring, urging women to adopt the accessory as a duty to look their best. no men’s sizes offered.
Pay of a Rose Grower and the Market for Roses
A well known florist compares rose growers to college professors in value and training. He notes a specialist who can produce heavy headed, yard long stems is highly paid, with earnings typically from 2000 to 5000 dollars yearly, and higher for those serving the New York market.
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New York
Admirable Liar and a Sea Writer Morgan Robertson Story
A Morgan Robertson anecdote from Sunday Magazine recalls a friend who limped into the workshop and, amid a casual inquiry about his foot, delivered a tale of an angel stepping on it. The writer notes enduring admiration for the man’s nerve and inventive falsehoods.
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Morgan Robertson
Angel
Sunday Magazine
Plague in India Faces Escalating Death Toll
The English Journal calls the plague one of modern times great catastrophes. In January and February deaths surpassed 100,000, and in early March the mortality neared 70,000.
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India
Protection for the Worker Insurance in Many Countries
United States Consul Haynes reports on national and compulsory worker insurance across a dozen nations. Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Italy, Finland, New Zealand, and Germany show varied schemes covering sickness, accident, pensions, and burial. Benefits differ by country, but all emphasize state or mandatory employer funded protection for laborers and inclusive coverage for industrial workers.
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United States
Haynes
Rouen
France
Department of Labor and Commerce
Belgium
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
Riksdag
Norway
Hungary
Italy
Finland
New Zealand
Germany
Consul Haynes
Imperial Insurance Office
Secret orange tree of Fruitlands near Augusta Georgia tale
A dwarf orange tree in Fruitlands on the outskirts of Augusta Georgia has a unique history. Originating from grafted stock, a seedling emerged from a rubbish heap and proved to be Citrus trifollata, a hardy root that yielded a vast family of commercial trees grafted with other fruits. This accidental discovery spread worldwide through nurseries and seedling propagation.
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Fruitlands
Augusta
Japan
America
Fruitlands Garden
Georgia
Antitoxin for Laziness Reported by Berlin Scientist
A Berlin scientist describes a toxin formed in exhausted guinea pigs and a corresponding antitoxin produced in horses. The toxin, once dried in airless conditions, remains active and can kill other subjects within a day, while the antitoxin neutralizes the poison and enhances vigor when administered.
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Berlin
Marriage in Ancient Rome Reveals Divorce and Liberty
A historical look at ancient Rome describes the ease of divorce and shifting gender roles. It notes that marriages dissolved on minor protests, wives could attend public events and temples, and elite women enjoyed emancipation while many men chose to remain unmarried. The piece cites Seneca and Juvenal on marital norms and the state’s view of marriage.
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Rome
Seneca
Inge
Juvenal
Ike
Aemilius Paullus
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Big Bear
Pasaries
World’s Diplomatic Center
Seabavilion
LH Elnenan
John T. Mosley
Department of Justice
Washington
Blank
Kansas City Journal
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