Manila cables and the first Philippine trans Pacific line
The United States moves to restore and expand cable links in the Philippines after war damage. The Eastern Extension Company halted work and prices surged. Hooker and Romulus ships repaired and laid submarine cables linking islands, with experts recruited in New York and Hong Kong to rebuild a complete system. The effort aims to connect Manila to Hong Kong and beyond, establishing Americas first long distance cable in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Tiollo
Uollo
Cebu
Eustern Extension Australasian and China Cable Company
United States
Aguinaldo
England
Gibraltar
Meing
Otto Strubel
Henry Winter
New York
Signal Corps
Hongkong
Corregidor
War Department
China
Japan
Eastern Extension Company
Mania
Europe
Inter
America
Whittles Chains From Single Wood Piece
George A. Jones of Philadelphia issued a world challenging whittling feat. B F Clay of Fernwood, a 75 year old machinist, replies with chains carved from one stick of wood including a walnut triple chain with a revolving globe, an eight link chain, and a five sided anchor chain. He has also crafted tweezers, pitchers, furniture sets, and specializes in chains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Clay
Fernwood
Clay
Barnum
Mr. Clay
Chatna
Giant clock hands completed for Lyons station clock
In France massive clock hands were finished for a new Lyons railroad station clock. The clock face measures twenty six feet in diameter and roman numerals reach three feet each. The minute hand alone is thirteen feet long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
Milanese bachelor seeks wife via candid portrait ads
A Milan young man of wealth advertised for a wife through letters sent with photos. He promised personal viewing before choosing, sending orchestra box tickets to each applicant without their knowledge. The scheme drew dozens of responses, prompting a comical theatre scene as many women watched the box.
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Roaxxixa
Lavpiee
Milan
Bieman
France
Anys
Pittsburg Dispatch
N & Newspaper
Scala Theater
Jake
Colo Mason Recognition Sparks Contention Across Lodges
Serena D Nickerson of Massachusetts states no colored Masons are legitimately recognized in the United States. The claim follows Washington state grand lodge reversing prior recognition and questions about Prince Hall authority dating to 1784. White Masons regard Prince Hall lodge as defunct since 1807.
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Colo E| Marone
Grand Lodge of Masons
State of
Washington
Serena D. Ninker‘son
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
United States
England
Prince Hall
Boston
Nickerson
The Swiftest Bird Speed Claim by Naturalists
A fragment notes the swiftest bird among naturalists as the vulture claimed at 150 miles per hour or the English kestrel possibly matching this pace, reflecting early debates over avian speeds.
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Elther
Cleaning Kembow Bamboo Furniture and Mattings
Use a small brush dipped in warm water and salt to clean Kembow bamboo furniture. The same method also works for Japanese and Indian mattings, providing an effective cleaning treatment.
Masonry Corrects Color Question Regarding Members
A New York Post note states Masonry was irregularly organized not due to race. It asserts there is no color question among its members and emphasizes organizational irregularities as the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Book of Charts Found Hidden in Looe Wall
A local builder uncoveres a large French language chart book tucked in a wall at Looe Cornwall. The charts cover the English Channel the French and Dutch coasts and the Baltic. The volumes are well preserved and in good state.
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Looe
Cornwall
English
Baltic
Reservar Thon
Velvet Bracelets Return to Fashion in Paris Then and Now
Fifty years ago Paris belles wore black velvet bracelets and those without them were unfashionable. The ultra fashionable have revived the chic accessory in modern style, with the up-to-date bracelet making a comeback as a defining detail of couture.
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Pittsburg
Paris
Potatoes and Cucumber Boats From Poranos Cooking School
Potatoes are prepared by browning onion in butter, adding boiled potatoes in salted water, mashing and simmering with milk and seasonings. Cucumber boats are filled with watercress celery olive chives and capers, mixed with white mayonnaise and lemon whipped cream, served on plates with parsley.
Bathing Costs and Marriage Letter Snippet
A historical note combines Oliver Wendell Holmes’s playful correspondence on marriage and aging with a New York Telegraph blurb about apricots and peaches. Holmes quips on duality in marriage and life stages while the fruit column touts Julco laxative and fruit flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Great Sahara Desert Life and Arab Habits
A descriptive sketch of Sahara oases and Arab life including dates and palms at Biskra, camel types and costs, Bedouin tents, and the social role of women. It notes caravans, tan coats, coffee houses, and timeless desert travel, ending with imagery of desert shadows and ancient pastoral life.
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Timbuctoo
Sahara
Biskra
French Sahara
Sur
Algeria
Chicago
Amitleas
Oasis
Ossin
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Philippine
Finst Relippine Spree Sap
Cable Map OF
National Telegraph Union
George A. Jones
Philadelphia
Philidelphia Inquirer
Violet
Cooking
Ax al Lackey
New York Telegram
Great
Lis
Fleet
Ste
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