O Neill King of Hard Rock Men
Seattle essay profiles Pat H O Neill famed tunnel boss and “king of hard rock men” who dominates Alaska drilling scenes and may work in Florida or New Jersey next winter. It details his rugged image, leadership, notable 1913 Alaska-Gastineau project pace, a $1000 watch tribute from Col Jackling, and his background from miner roots to commanding presence.
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Seattle
Wash
Pat H. O'Neill
Seavttle
Florida
New Jersey
Pat
O'Neill
Patty Neill
Alaska-Gastinecau Mining Company
Col. OD. Co
Jackling
Alaska
Cyprus
Pat O'Neill
Hard Rock
Post-Intelligencer
Colonel Jackling
Gintalas
Gubliecr
Isought
Pat Qo Neill
Hesion
Michigan
P. H. O'Neill
America
Gastineau
Rubber Tube Found In Lung After Ten Years
Gus Parker of Upton Wyoming was brought to a Hot Springs hospital after X ray revealed a rubber tube lodged in his right lung for ten years following a prior abscess. The tube was placed for drainage, forgotten, and contributed to his decline. He is recovering after removal and expected to regain health. he also lived inactive for five years, unable to walk or wear shoes.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Gus Parker
Upton
Wyo
Parker
United States
South America
Hot Springs Hospital
Chinese Sailor Paints Self Black In Chinatown Escape
Charley Lee a Chinese sailor aboard the steamship C A Canfield painted his face black to resemble a negro fireman and walked ashore toward Philadelphia’s Chinatown in a trolley car. A conductor noted the mismatch of his painted face and unpainted legs and accused him of desertion. Lee claimed he was delivering a doctor to the ship for a sick captain. He fled from a drug store, was never seen again, and immigration authorities halted the Canfield until Captain Finn paid a $504 Chinese exclusion act fine.
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Philadelphia
Charley Lee
C. A
Finn
Society Girl to Wed in Early Summer
Miss Mary Elizabeth Finley daughter of Representative and Mrs. David E. Finley of Yorkville South Carolina will marry Walter Bedford Moore Jr also of Yorkville. The wedding will be in South Carolina and occurs in the early summer. Miss Finley is active in Washington society life among the younger congressional set.
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Mary Elizabeth Finley
David E. Finley
Yorkville
S. C
Walter Bedford Moore, Jr
South Carolina
Miss Finley
Washington
Man Married by Proxy in Indiana Wedding
Johannes H. Van Den Elshout an accountant at United Slicing Machinery company was married by proxy to Miss Wilhelmina Elizabeth Van Baggum of Rotterdam. Elshout signed proxy papers before notary Emil Bueltzingsbowen, sending them to the Dutch consul in Cleveland for transmission to Rotterdam for the church ceremony.
Woman Avoids Water For Decades Stricken By Paralysis
Mrs. Mary Craig of Godfrey Township Illinois, famous for not drinking water for over forty years, has been stricken with paralysis at her daughter Mrs. John Hall’s home on Graf ton road near Altoona. She drinks milk or tea to stay hydrated and claims water disagrees with her.
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Altoona, Jr
Mary Craig
Godfrey Township
John Hall
Grafton Road
Alton
Woman Saves Husband From Suicide After Assault
Mrs John Burton of near Omar rushed for a doctor instead of an arrest when learning her husband had attempted suicide during her absence. Burton had beaten her in a prior quarrel and then swallowed a large amount of rye. A neighbor called to say he was dying. the wife returned with a physician and saved his life.
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Del
John Burton
Near Omar
Burton
Dagsboro
Horse Dying of a Broken Heart in Columbus Tale
A Columbus New Mexico horse dies of heartbreak after closely caring for Private George Hudwell who fell in battle and later died. The horse refuses food and sugar, is moved north for care, and shows deep bond with Hudwell as veterinarians seek a cure. In a separate note, Columbus hosts theater impresario Young Joe Gorman who builds a makeshift arena and launches a performer troop into the border town.
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Columbus, N. M
Columbus
Terth
Mexico
George Hudwell
Hudwell
Sierras
Dodd
Hudnell
Villa
Guerrero
Leutenant
Young Joe’ Gorman
Young Joe
Frohman
Fone
Joe” Gorman
el Paso
Deming
Joe
White leg horn hen marks birthday with six eggs
In Wellington Connecticut a white leg horn hen celebrated a birthday by laying six eggs in one sitting after a week of no production. The event drew local notice as the hen reportedly laid all six eggs at a single cackle.
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Wellington
Conn
Health department vows war on croaking frogs in Ben Sonhurst
On a complaint from Ben Sonhurst residents about disrupted sleep the New York health department has launched an extermination campaign against nocturnal frogs. Local officials say the effort targets the croaking pests to restore quiet nights.
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New York
Bensonhurst
Health Department
Barge Lusitania Sinks After Leak In Newburg
Capt. Charles Peterson escaped from the sinking barge Lusitania in Newburg as its stern went under after a leak. The dog’s barking alerted him amid the emergency.
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Newburg
N. Y
Charles Peterson
Mayence Castellt Internment Camp Homes Officers From Many Nations
The Mayence Castell fortress on the Rhine hosts a diverse officers camp with over 12,000 prisoners from Russia France England and Belgium. Officers live in well appointed quarters with self government and plentiful varied meals wine or beer and a canteen for luxuries. The camp aims for humane treatment and mutual respect between captors and prisoners.
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Germany
Mayence-Castell
Cephalonia’s Tumultuous Rule and Island Industry
The National Geographic bulletin surveys Cephalonia’s long history of conquest from Romans to Greeks, Venetians, and Britons, noting Argostoli’s harbor, sea mills, and later ties to Greece. It highlights Cephalonia’s sharp Greek identity, terrace agriculture, currant trade, and crafts like silk spinning, basketry, carpet making, and aloe fiber lace.
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Tarentum
Tocco
Republic of Venice
Greece
Naples
Venice
France
Great Britain
Court
Argostoli
Luxouri
Cranii
Proni
Samos
St. George
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Cephalonians
Howl Feather Fear in Hat Purchase
A shopper asks if hat feathers could offend the Bird Protection society. The milliner reassures and explains the feather comes from a howl whose fondness for mice makes it more of a cat than a bird.
No woman is ever truly dense or wooden like some men
Conrad notes that a woman may be many types of fool but is never dense or hollow like wood. He asserts men fear women because of their hidden depths and says fathers and men know at least this much about women. He argues even so, many men fear what they do not know.
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Conrad
Elato or Monte Negro Named for Dark Pine Forests
Elato also called Monte Negro or Black Mountain rises over 5000 feet. The name derives from the dark pine forests that cloak its slopes and give the peak its distinctive identity.
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Elato
Monte Negro
Black Mountain
Passing Clergyman Joke From Healy Wit
A conceited clergyman asks Father Healy what he thought of a sermon. The humorist replies that one passage stands out. The passage, he says, is the distance from the pulpit to the vestry room.
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Father Healy
Emersons Poetry and Notable Critics Passages
A compact remark on Emersons poetry noting Carlyle and Lowell as slow to praise yet not condemn. F H Hedge called it poetry of high order while William Forrest of Philadelphia praised him as heaven high above other poets.
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Emerson
Carlyle
Lowell
F. H. Hedge
William Forress
Philadelphia
Frank P. Stevens
Burden of prison and the identity of numbers
A humanitarian laments that prisoners lose their identity once incarcerated, becoming numbers. A man with motor tags counters that imprisonment brings confinement and hard labor, but he says he already has a number and must pay for it. The exchange highlights views on punishment and personal identity.
Grounds for Divorce Jokes in Local Quip Exchange
In a lighthearted exchange Henry Enpeck protests his wife’s coffee, prompting Meeker to quip that this creates grounds for divorce. The vignette reflects a playful, small community humor moment about domestic life.
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Henry
Why Women Write Good Stories
George M. Stratton asserts in the Atlantic that women possess a wider character range and wardrobe of traits, enabling them to reveal contrasting features in stories more readily than men. He argues women’s inner wealth suits storytelling better than painting or music, challenging male readers to recognize this unique narrative talent.
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George M. Stratton
The
Atlantic
Modern Nail Making Methods
An illustration of the shift from hand forging to automation in nail production. Old nails were cut from strips and shaped with hammers taking about ninety seconds each. Now nails are steel, lighter and stronger, produced by steam shears feeding auto nail machines with one worker supervising three machines that drop a nail every second.
Farmer Keeps Box Hives. Bees Carry Honey Back to Hives
A farmer stored eight glass topped honey boxes in a cellar after midday harvest. He left the cellar bright and the bees swarmed. By morning the boxes were light and empty, as the bees had returned all honey to the hives.
Silk From Sawdust: Artificial Silk From Wood Pulp
The United States forest products laboratory at Madison Wisconsin reports rapid growth in artificial silk made from wood pulp. Once used mainly for braids and trimmings, it now supports hose and woven goods. Annual U S consumption reaches about five million pounds. The process involves caustic lye treatment to create viscose, aging, and extrusion through dies followed by acid hardening. The lab studies this material as a way to utilize wood waste and has a variety of artifacts already produced.
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United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
United States
Boston Transcript
Diamonds Found Floating in North Sea Seized by Deckhand
Walter Gleeson, a deckhand on a British minesweeper, found a package containing 98 polished and 75 unpolished diamonds worth about £100. He confessed at a London police station that he and a friend tried to sell the gems to a Cardiff jeweler after pulling them from the North Sea mine field. No owner or origin details were on the package.
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North Sea
London
Walter Gleeson
Cardiff
The Arab in Mesopotamia Described in a Traveler's View
A traveler observes Mesopotamian Arabs, noting habits such as removing shoes but keeping a hat on, writing right to left, and oil-rich dinners. He describes family roles with male precedence, donkey travel, and rare drunkenness, while calling the Arab ignorant and lacking initiative overall.
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Mesopotamia
Water Pressure Wrecks Berlin Bridge
A hydraulic method used to wreck a Berlin bridge involved a steel cylinder wired with cement at the far end inserted into pier holes about 30 inches deep. A one inch pressure pipe connected to a 60 pound pump raised pressure, forcing pistons outward to split masonry blocks rapidly and almost noiselessly without endangering nearby buildings.
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Berlin
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