Sea Elephant Nearly Extinct in Falklands Discovery
A first specimen of the true sea elephant in twenty five years has been bagged on the Falkland Islands. James Smith of Brantey, Stanley Port, reports a scarce find, with one of the beasts seen on the north coast a year ago but not seen since. The creature, larger than a man, sported a long trunk like a shortened elephant, and its skin bears scars from longshore life. The animal’s stomach held little, feeding paused during the brood period, and experts note many such giants once roamed the South Pacific shores before relentless hunting. The hunter plans to offer the specimen to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Falkland Islands
South
Pactic
James Smith
Brantey
Stanley
Gon Nong
Chicago Journal
Strasele
L Ife
Civil Service
Doyle
Yale College
New York
Good Americans Wanted to Govern Porto Rico
Frank G Carpenter argues Americans should control public funds and high offices in Porto Rico. He cites past corruption under Spanish rule, calls for English-language education, and envisions the island as an essential U.S. strategic and political outpost with a rising American-leaning populace. He warns natives’ officials were prone to bribes, urges Americanization of language and schooling, and stresses the need for future generations to adopt English.
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Porto Rico
Frank G. Carpenter
Joan
Consumption. Zoo Death Rate and Tuberculosis at the British Zoo
Tuberculosis caused nearly a quarter of last winter’s zoo deaths at the British Zoo logical Gardens, about twice the human rate. Reptiles show low incidence due to cold bodies, while carnivores and herbivores differ markedly with meat eaters facing higher mortality. Open-air life and a meatless diet emerge as protection against consumption.
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British Zoological Gardens
Dark Light Reveals Hidden Objects Through Translucent Light
In a French science note M Lé Bon explains a petroleum lamp emits two light types one luminous and one dark invisible like X rays. He asserts all substances are transparent though we fail to perceive dark light. He describes an experiment reading a newspaper through light that passes through sheet iron.
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Science Francaise
M. le Hon
M. Lé Bon
American promises and explanations debated
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal quotes Potta and Watts discussing how to persuade Filipinos about American promises. They propose using American Indians to explain the issue, reflecting colonial era attitudes on governance and messaging.
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Watts
Potta
Indianapolis Journal
Thrifty Filipinos Hide Savings in Secret Iron Boxes
In the Philippines thrifty natives stored money in small secure iron chests buried near homes. Boxes had multiple hidden locks hidden under bands and ornate features, a relic of Spanish rule. When American forces advanced many such strongboxes were unearthed with sums from $100 to $2,600, some pawning gold to mail drafts home.
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Manila
New York
Lealie
Wealth and illness from arterial disease not money’s fault
In the Philadelphia Record piece the author argues that cerebral hemorrhages are not caused by wealth or poverty but by arterial disease. Money should aid health, not excuse sensational newspaper explanations. Wealthier individuals do not have a monopoly on diseased arteries, and broader wealth distribution could improve public health.
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Philadelphia
Milliesen
New York
Ulu
White House Letter Box Mischief Not A Mail Stop
In Washington Star readers recount a visitor mistaking the White House entrance mailbox for a post at which stamps are issued. A woman and her daughters believed letters mailed there would bear a White House postmark and attract neighbor inquiries upon their return.
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Hox
White Hours
Washington Star
White House
Washington
Executive Mansion
Government Job Trap Described In Doleful Tale
A Chicago Journal piece warns of the narcotic draw of government employment. It follows a worker’s slow slide from initial entry to entanglement, financial strain, and eventual lifelong reliance on public service, with anecdotes of attempted exits and late returns.
Runaway boy finds long-lost brother in Chicago banquet
Charles Ray mond, 15, ran away from his Muskegon relative and found brother David Raymond, a traveling salesman from Trenton Ontario, in Chicago. After a hungry day, Charley secured work at a Clark street cigar shop and moved to the Palmer house. David invited friends to toast the reunion and parade.
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Chicago
Charles Raymond
Palmer House
William Wright
Muskegon
Mich
Mr. Wright
Charlie
Clark Street
David
Trenton
Ont
Digin
David Raymond
Michigan
Charley
Cherokee In the Philippines Bond Between Tribes
A California soldier, reading Overland Monthly, notes a Cherokee language link with an Ygreto chief wounded in Luzon. During recovery in a May hospital, their exchanged phrases in Cherokee enable mutual understanding and friendship, a curious item for ethnologists.
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Philippines
Boston Transcript
United States
California
Luzon
Overland Monthly
Maynila
How He Won Out In A Miserable Night Out
A youth, wearing a L08 derby, debates staying for booze or going home. He flips a coin, chooses partially, and wanders to an open sewer. After a moment of omen like reflection, he returns home and finds resolution, ending in tears but a self elected end to trouble.
Lonemt Lived of Flowers In Cut Chrysanthemum Study
A study notes chrysanthemum varieties last longest after being cut among flowers. Researchers compare longevity and vase life, highlighting striking differences in how long blooms remain fresh. Findings may guide florists and consumers choosing cut flowers.
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Smithsonian Institution
Mequolon
Heard Island
Moseley
A. B. Eaton
Korguelan Island
Swan
Ike
Tristan da Cunha
THE
Uncle Sam
Department of Public Works
Courts
Department of Justice
Union
Massachusetts
Gulf of Mexico
Panama
Bay of San Juan
Aland
Notaries Public
Gen. Kennedy
Saya
Ian
Nota
Buch Transacons
San Juan
Ithrifty
Islands
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