Pioneers in Distant Seas Adventure Shaped Salem Trade
In 1795 Captain Jonathan Carnes of Salem sailed to Sumatra seeking wild pepper. The Rajah returned with a cargo yielding at least 700 percent profit, sparking rival ventures as Salem merchants chased the secret of Carnes success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph D. Paine
Outing Magazine
Jonathan Carnes
Salem
Sumatra
Bencoolen
Dutch East India Company
Carnes
Jonathan Peele
Captain Carnes
Salem Harbor
India
Tarpon Jumping Tactics From the Channel Depths
A fisherman describes tarpon behavior in deep water versus shallow lanes. In deep passes tarpon take line from fifty feet out with heavy sinkers, fighting underwater before surfacing, sometimes leaping and throwing bait far aloft. He recalls fourteen days yielding forty four tarpon, many leaping multiple times.
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Big Pass
Tarpon Jump Captured In Dramatic Boca Grande Scene
A vivid account from A W Dimock in Appletons describes a Boca Grande tarpon battle with a pursuing shark. The 12th jump was a double number and the catch ended on a sand bar with a camera crew documenting the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boca Grande
A. W. Dimock
Appleton’s
Delphi student terribly wounded saving heiress from buck
Frederick Hall a Wheeling WV university student and son of the Wheeling postmaster shielded Miss Helen Bloch from an enraged deer in a Deer Park. He was struck in the side as a prong pierced him. two men beat the animal unconscious. Hall underwent surgery and is expected to recover. Miss Bloch suffered only a nervous shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bloch
Wheeling
W. Va
Frederick Hall
James K. Hall
Hall
Miss Bloch
John A. Howard
Young Hall
New York
Rich man sacrifices life to save woman on dangerous LIRR tracks
Frank C. McBreen a 64 year old contractor from Richmond Hill leapt the fence to rescue a woman trapped on the Long Island Railroad tracks near Jamaica and Myrtle Aves he and Edward Duffy pulled her to safety but both paid with their lives. The tragedy follows a midday warning shouted as the Sag Harbor express neared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. McBreen
McBreen
Triangle Hotel
Jamaica and
Myrtle Avenues
Richmond Hill
Long Island Railroad
Sag Harbor
Long Island City
Edward Duffy
Fulton Street
Tragedy on the Tracks Ends in Soldier's Death
A man named McBreen was pulled from a train track moments before a locomotive passed. He clung to a fence while a younger man steadied a woman named Mrs. Mary Sheele of 177 Norman Avenue Long Island. McBreen perished beneath the first car as the five coaches rolled on. He served in the Army of the Potomac and was a widower survived by two sons and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McBreen
Mary Sheele
Norman Avenue
Long Island
New York
Man as Old as His Arteries Policy for Chicago Police Retirements
Chicago health officials explain a new retirement system for police based on arterial hardening. The Retiring Board will rank officers by artery age, testing with a rubber cuff and mercury gauge to measure pressure and pulse cessation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evans
Precautionary Dinner Prayer Feat In Oakland
Attorney Grant Carpenter attends a Christmas dinner in Oakland where the hostess asks him to say grace. After a silent moment he improvises a muddled prayer while the hostess’ atheist stance is revealed by her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Carpenter
Oakland
Carpenter
Grace
Hill
San Francisco
Cah
Resigning Officer Delays Ride For Duty
A fat colonel ordered to ride outs to the horse and asked if the colt would stand without hitching. The orderly confirmed, and the colonel then chose to let the horse stand and returned to fill out his resignation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Weight of Humorists And Their Varying Heaviness
The piece lists humorists by weight noting F. P. Dunne at about 160 pounds and others such as Mark Twain at 150, Geo Ade 147, Jerome K. Jerome 143, W. W. Jacobs 132, with O. Henry described as in the 180-pound class per Home Magazine.
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F. P. Dunne
Mark Twain
Geo. Ade
Jerome K. Jerome
W. W. Jacobs
O. Henry
Home Magazine
Appearances Are Deceptive in Everyday Life
A reflective aphorism notes that outward smiles hide inner sadness and wealth may mask quiet pain. It contrasts lively appearances with inner depths, citing diamond brooches and coarse wool as signs that joy and sorrow coexist beneath surface traits.
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E. H. Shapin
Not a young woman novelist but Charles Sumner
A quotation from E. L. Godkin in Youth's Companion notes Sumner for overusing adjectives and jokes that if he were alone with them they would murder him.
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Charles Sumner
E. L. Godkin
New York
New York Education Chief Highlights National Illiteracy Gap
Commissioner Andrew Draper of New York argues that illiteracy is far more widespread domestically than in Germany France Britain Switzerland Scandinavia or Japan, suggesting a broad national focus is needed to improve literacy.
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Andrew 8. Draper
New York
Germany
France
Great Britain
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Japan
History of the crucifix shown in Cluny Museum glass case
M Edmond Haraucourt at Cluny Museum has installed a glass case with a history of the crucifix from the sixth to the eighteenth century. The display contrasts Byzantine reliquary crosses with evolving depictions of Christ from the First Crusade to Renaissance-era expression.
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M. Edmond Haraucourt
Cluny Museum
France
Christ
St. Radegonda
Holy Land
New York Times
Canary Mascots aboard Boston Steamships
Sailors prize canaries as ship mascots in Boston harbor routine. Even battered vessels display brass wire cages and lace, with canaries singing through motion. The birds bring cheer as crews bear them ashore when shifting berths.
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Boston
Canaries
Boston Herald
Weeklies Raise Their Rates In Platteville
The Jour nal and the Witness and Mining Times raise annual subscriptions from $1 to $1.50 effective January 1, 1908. Publishers cite higher paper ink and printing costs as the reason, noting some papers go to $2. Printing stock, ink, and pulp costs have surged, making the rate increase necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Witness and Mining Times
Platteville
Paris Prizefights Open to Women as Fans Grow
Reports from Paris note women may attend prizefights in large numbers. Big Chief Bender signs with the Athletics after a 15 game winning streak. Hackenschmidt and Gotch plan a world wrestling title bout in America. Kentucky tracks pay out almost 4 million to winners per the Racing Association.
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Paris
Bender
The
Athletics
En Sue
Chinaman
Honolulu
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
America
Joe” Rogers
England
Keny Racing Association
Kentucky
Alhieth
Milwaukee
Harvester
James W. Johnson
Puerto Cabello
Frankie Neil
Abe Attell
Spider Kelly
Agnew-Hart
Albany
New York State
A Hard Worked Pronoun
A quarryman faced assault charges after a court was told by an eyewitness who described the exchange with picks. The witness recounted the blows and noted the aggressor struck with his pick with violence that could have killed if delivered as hard as the witness had.
The Blushing Bride Parson Mixes Up Date
A clergyman, after wedding a couple, doubts the ceremony date. He asks, This is the ninth, is it not, but the bride corrects him that he has married her before, and this is only the third time he has wed them.
American Millionaire Demands Continent Clarity In Europe
Humorous remark from a traveling American in Europe as he asks his chauffeur for the continent while racing toward Paris. The chauffeur answers Paris as the car speeds on, prompting the impatient traveler to demand the broader geographic term.
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Europe
Paris
Argonaut
Elastic Lead Reveals Springy Low-Temp Property
Elastic lead forms under cold conditions and can rebound or act as a spiral spring when subjected to the action of Mquid air.
Mansfield agent sells farm for 2600 in dimes
A real estate agent in Mansfield Massachusetts sold a farm for 2600 dollars and received payment in 25000 dimes, a sum that required seven hours to count.
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Mansfield
Mass
Woman Who Wills Moves Ahead Without Waiting for Leap Year
A concise reflection emphasizes female agency and determination, suggesting progress and advancement do not depend on a calendar or special occasion. The statement frames female resolve as immediate and decisive.
News notes from around the world on women and politics
The item surveys feminist and social topics across cities and nations. It mentions sympathy for Queen Amelie of Portugal, women in the Russian secret service, suffrage votes in Michigan, marriages in Alabama, a prohibition debate in Washington, and notable social figures in New York City London and beyond.
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New York City
Nice
Italy
Amelie
Portugal
Europe
Secret Service
Gil Blas
Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
New York
Lansing
Mich
Annie Lynam
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Burton
Harrison
Washington, D. C
Birmingham
Ala
Catherine Comer
B. B. Comer
W. Morely Buck
Port Dover
Canada
Phoebe Cousins
Senate
Washington
Lenore Birnbohm
Camille Birnbohm
Rosemary Cairns
London
Arthur William
Earl of Cairns
George B. McClellan. Oes
Labor World Labor eight hour day in France and global union news
The eight hour day is legalized for French mines and the Farm Laborers Union grows in New Zealand. A Pallbearers Union forms in Alexandria Virginia. Tillett, English labor leader and MP, may visit. he is in Australia. Global labor trends include high female shares in textile mills and miner union actions in Indianapolis. The shipbuilding bourse shows a stormy barometer due to a wage dispute. The Hight Hour League promotes the universal eight hour day ahead of the election. Cincinnati federal court blocks United Typothetae in a nine hour pact case.
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France
New Zealand
Alexandria
Ben Tillett
Australia
Tillett
Indianapolis
John Mitchell
Beia
Great Britain
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