Lucifer and the Open Boat on the Ghost Sea
Humprey Van Weyden grows from critic to would-be survivor aboard Captain Wolf Larsen’s sealing schooner Ghost. After a brutal voyage and a near-fatal confrontation, Maude Brewster urges escape, and Hump frees a lifeboat, provisions it, and rows toward Japan with Maude, leaving the Ghost behind in a fog.
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Iurmphrey van Weyden
Wolf
Maude Brewster
Idas
Heis
van Weyden
Maude
Yeath Larsen
Macedonia
Aquor
Maud
Louis
Wolf Larsen
Lazaretto
Lucifer
Desperate Sea Ordeal in a Small Boat
The narrator recalls days adrift at sea facing northwest winds and sudden squalls. Maud endures in oilskins while the narrator bails, seals the sea-anchor, and fights to keep them alive. Night and day blend into a relentless storm as exhaustion grows and hope wanes. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Wester
Wickedest City on Earth Irkutsk's Soaring Murder Rate
Irkutsk Siberia, with a population around 120000, reports about five hundred murders annually and arrests rarely lead to convictions. A local vigilance committee formed by ex convicts empowered by the governor triggers a reign of terror with police massacres and executions of merchants and suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Irkutsk
Siberia
Accordion popularity among Madagascar natives grows
Madagascar natives favor music and accordion use rises alongside other instruments. In recent years imports have climbed to about 20,000 yearly, valuing roughly 150,000 francs. Most imports come from Germany.
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Madagascar
Germany
Scribbler’s Claim Sparks Wry Response From Rival
A writer asserts his new novel mirrors life exactly provoking a sharp quip about fatigue and truth. The exchange underscores tensions between authors over authenticity and literary pretension.
SWAT RABBIT NEW SLOGAN FOR TIMBER GROWTH
A government committee chaired by Francis Ackland aims to boost English timber by mobilizing labor and resources. Lord Selborne notes rising demand for timber and urges landowners and agents to assess woods, propose purchases, and assist in felling and hauling. Some attendees warn against profiteering by timber bidders.
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England
Francis Acland
London Chronicle
Lord Selborne
English Forestry Association
Surveyors’ Institution
Westchester
Humane Society Moves to Ban Ostriches in Harness
The Humane Society of Los Angeles proposes a measure to outlaw using ostriches in harness. It argues birds can kick unpredictably, violate speed laws, and threaten traffic by grabbing auto accessories such as licenses and tail lights.
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The
Humane Society of
Los Angeles
Cal
The Countess and the Ex-Butler Dinner Reveal
Mrs. Emory hosts a dinner for Countess Karolyi, inviting her Hungarian writer friend John Lisz who, in disguise as a gentleman, attends as a guest. The countess recognizes him as Jan Lisz, her former lover and heir to a past romance. John plans to return to service after a month, while love and class boundaries blur at the table.
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Henry
Mrs. Emory
Countess Karolyi
Carol
Henry Emory
Karolyi
America
John
London
Madame
Mrs
Davises
Yorkville
John Lisz
Karolyn
Jan Lisz
Buda
Mr. Emory
Smithsonian Institution Overview and Functions
The Smithsonian is a government institution created to increase and diffuse knowledge. It holds a library of 165000 volumes and administers branches includ ing the National Museum and National Gallery of Art. The international exchange service and the bureau of American ethnology support global scholarly collaboration and study of solar phenomena and American Indians.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
National Gallery of Art
International Exchange Service
Bureau of American Ethnology
National Zoology Park
Astrophysical Observatory
United States Regional Bureau
Clay Coffin Promises Durable Molded Burial Casket
An innovation in undertaker supplies introduces a clay coffin that is dust and waterproof and more durable than wood. It includes metal handles cloth linings and a glass lid. both lid and casket are a single molded clay piece.芯
Drummer Tour's Humour Deflated by Harsh Heckler
A touring "drummer" troupe faced disruption from a small boy's rude remarks in a hall. The performer improvised with a melodramatic quip about a lost monkey and later the crowd reacted with applause, laughter, and a witty comeback about the organ.
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Sally
Singing insects and reptiles as pets in Japan
The piece notes that Japanese use singing insects and reptiles as pets for their almond-eyed owners. It mentions Crown Prince Hirohito keeping kajika frogs and highlights the kan tan locust as a favored singer that must be kept in shade and not watered to vocalize.
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Hirohito
Strong Sea Water Disinfectant From Liverpool Lab
Researchers at Liverpool University devised an antiseptic from sea water using electrolysis to create sodium hypochlorite. Frederick C. Lewis pioneered the method two years ago, and the same principle powers disinfection in the Aquitania’s water and swimming baths.
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Liverpool University
Frederick C. Lewis
Liverpool Courier
Aquitania
His Prison Term Too Short Dietz Seeks Education
Joseph Dietz of Oakland California a chauffeur admitted passing a bogus check to get into San Quentin claiming to seek an education. He received an 18 month sentence from Judge Edgar T. Zook and said he wanted four years. Dietz a 28 year old with a wife and two young sons explained his crimes were due to lack of learning. He hoped free schools at San Quentin would help him reform.
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Joseph Dietz
Oakland
Cal
San Quentin
Edgar T. Zook
J. J. Keating
Ancient gas used in war traced to Greek writers
Medical Inspector Lang notes a 360 B C Greek writer Aeneas describing burning and asphyxiating gases. He links Greek fire to modern gas warfare and recalls a Civil War idea to sack Petersburg by shells with snuff to induce sneezing.
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B. C
Aeneas
George A. Lang
Association of Military Surgeons of the
Petersburg
Army and Navy Journal
Rattlesnakes Drift In On River Rafts
J C Herring of Rockport says heavy floods push drift from the Guadalupe and Texas rivers into the bay bringing rattlesnakes. The snakes cling to driftwood and are washed ashore on islands and mainland areas where he has killed them. He notes a sharp rise in jackrabbits as well.
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J. C. Herring
Rockport
Guadalupe
Texas
Girl Survives Suicide Attempt by Tree on Sacred Island
A young Japanese girl driven by poverty after her father failed on the stock market leapt from a cliff on Eno shima. A giant tree caught her and held her aloft for 17 hours until a passing fisherman rescued her unharmed aside from serious injuries.
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Stock Exchange
Enoshima
Inconsequential man recalls gift dog remark
A plain spoken man recalls giving his wife a small dog. She named it after him, then ordered the servant to keep it shut in the basement. The exchange reveals a quiet domestic moment with a hint of irony.
Practice Versus Theory Says Kissing Germ Safety Stressed
The head of the Boston Health School dismisses the danger of germs from kissing as tommyrot in a comment that real-world experience defeats theory.
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Boston Health School
Omaha Bee
Swan as golf ball caddy at Greenbrier course
William Hines drove into a lake on the Greenbrier course and a swan retrieved the ball. The bird surfaced with the ball in its bill and placed it on the shore after a brief struggle. Hines recovered the ball amid swan protests from the family.
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Greenbrier
William Hines
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