Treasures of Lake Nemi ships lure archeology legends
The article recounts the Lake Nemi ruins and the two ancient Roman ships raised by divers and scientists over centuries. It notes Signor Eliseo Borghi’s 1805 excavations near Nemi, the bronze heads and Medusa beam, and Italian government interference while debating the ships’ purpose in Diana temple worship and the lake’s legendary galley.
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Oly Eam Uead
Signor Eliseo Borghi
Nem
Alban Hills
Rome
Italy
Turner
Nomi
Diana
Tberius
Nave di Tiberio
Acholara
Caligula
Beama
Lake Nemi
Signor Borghi
Campo del Glarding
Prospero Colonna
Vatican
Sienor Borghi
Tiberius
Prince Orsint
Nemi
Orsini
Lake
Lailding
Flaherman
ATENA
Orles
Signor Borghi Saya
Ecuyed
Ialian Government Sent A Marine Engineer To Inyeathgate
Lake Nemo
Stenor Horsht
Tiberny
Calignia
Republic
Nemus
Nemorensis
Gonguno
Cynthiana
Dinna
Sunday Duty and The Conflict Between Work and Worship
A Victorian dialogue questions whether Christians should keep Sunday sacred when work intrudes. Two friends discuss attending church versus handling business, one admitting to Sunday office work until late Saturday, the other rejecting Sunday labor, exploring if Sabbath devotion justifies sacrificing rest and sleep.
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Tam
Plow Drawn by 48 Bulls Drains Iowa Marshes
The New York World reports 48 bulls yoked to a mammoth plow wallowing through Bart Hardin county marshes east of Iowa Falls to drain Bird pond. Crowds travel long distances to see the novel sight as farmers warn trespassers off fields with threats of prosecution.
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Iowa Falls
Bart Hardin County
Bird Pond
New York World
Skyscraper Site In Chienga Probes Deep Soil Layers
A diagramed sample boring reveals soil character as downtown Chienga plans dense high rises. The report notes hard pockets from forty to sixty feet deep, guiding foundation decisions for proposed skyscrapers.
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Chienga
Six Year Old Evangelist Chooses Holy Path in Iowa
Six year old Lawrence Lenni of Burlington Iowa, nicknamed the sky evangelist, preaches scripture to growing crowds near his home. He claims to have felt the divine call at age twenty, though he never attended school and reads and writes without formal instruction. He recalls preaching to large congregations since age four and continues revival services despite his youth. The Heston Herald notes his persistence and early start in evangelistic work. The Ostrich and a Trotter report describes the ostrich as a racing animal able to pull a sulky, noting it can run with a rider on its back despite appearances to the contrary.
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Lawrence Lenni
Buryington
Lawrence
Heston Herald
Locomotive Vanishes From London and Southwestern Line
The London and Southwestern Railway reports the loss of a locomotive after exhaustive searches from London to Cornwall. Officials offer two explanations. it may have been shunted to a branch line and forgotten, or a new number assigned with the old kept on record. Such an omission is rare for locomotives though cars are often misplaced.
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London and Southwestern Railway Company
London
Cornwall
Devon
Gibraltar's Tunnels Stocked With Arms and Provisions
Gibraltar houses sixty two miles of tunnels within the rock, deeply stocked with arms ammunition and provisions for defense and sustenance in wartime.
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Gibraltar
Rock of
Risky voyage for two Brighton men in 14 ton boat to Australia
Two Brighton men A L Napper and J L Langford plan a 16000 mile crossing in a fourteen ton craft named Brighton to reach Broome pearl fisheries in Western Australia. They carry a dinghy and a floating deep sea anchor of Napper’s design for safety and aim to depart this week via the Bay of Biscay Atlantic to Cape Town then 1000 miles to Fremantle.
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Australia
Brighton
Channel
A. L. Napper
J. L. Langford
West Australia
Broome
N. W
Napper
Uontoas
Hrightos
Bay of Biren
Atlantic Ocean
Capetown
Cape
Fremen
Liverpool
Big
Mercury
Old Heart of Oak Warship Condemned to Break Up
The British warship Duke of Wellington, long famed as a rival to the Victory in Portsmouth Harbor, lies off the Thames at Woolwich to be broken up by shipbreakers. Launched on the day the Duke of Wellington died, she was then the largest and most heavily armed man-of-war, mounting 181 guns across three decks.
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Francesco de Marchi
Bologna
Signor Borghi
Cavaliere Anesio Paxcon
Fuscont
Signor
Borg
Duke of Wellington
Portamouth
Thames
Tharlton
Woolwich
The Old Duke of Wellington in Baltic Fleet Service
The Rovian war of 1804 raised the Old Duke of Wellington to prominence as flagship of Sir Charles Napier leading the Baltic fleet. She led the starboard squadron at Royal reviews at Spithead in August 1854 and again on March 10, 1865, drawing public attention with her enduring popularity.
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Old Duke of Wellington
Charles Napier
Spithead
Motor Water Carts Silent Paris Streets Enter Municipal Service
The long awaited motor water carts repinning to appear in Paris streets prove highly successful. Each cart holds 1,100 gallons and tops 18 miles per hour. It takes six minutes to fill and can spray a mile of roadway 45 feet wide in twenty minutes. Steam power drives a bi horse power engine with bevel gears and a live rear axle. Output auto adjusts with pace and stops when the cart halts.
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Paris
Japanese Firemen Parade Amid Ceremonial Display
The article notes Japanese firemen approaching a blaze as a ceremonial affair. Fire brigades march with banners and banners, some carrying pails and ladders, others bearing emblems, turning a serious incident into a display of magnificence.
Bea Horses Taken In Sione
Be a horses taken in Sione at one set of her seine during a recent mackerel trip north and east of No Man's Land. The shopper Vera caught five small sea horses about two inches long. They are rare close to Block Inland.
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Bea
Sione
No Man‘s Land
Vera
Half Plum Half Cherry Fruit Discovered by Miller Man
James Warke of Miller South Dakota grows a compass cherry tree hybrid between wild plum and common cherry. The fruit ripens dark red with a cherry plum flavor and yields abundantly. Warke found similar fruit in an angeland Missouri river settlement and introduced the variety to Miller, convincing locals of its viability.
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South Dakota
James Warke
Miller
Warke
Pierra
Angeland
Missouri River
California
Georgia
Motor Boat Race From Calais To Dover Results
The Calais to Dover motor boat race began in calm Channel conditions with petrol paraffin and alcohol powered craft all racing for Dover. Mercedes IV, skippered by Vedrine, won by about two miles in 66 minutes, followed by Napier Minor of England and Princess Huxabeth of Germany. The article notes a bright future for motor boating.
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Calais
Dover
Channel
Vedrine
Napier
Huxabeth
Delahaye
Mercedes
Woman Warned by Dream Saves Self From Well
Mrs F C Johnson of four miles southwest of Quinlan fell into a twenty four foot deep well while drawing water. She had dreamt she was in the well and that a rope would help, then tied a rope to a stake and told her boy to grip it if she fell. She slipped, grasped the rope, and climbed out safely.
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Mra. F. C. Johnson
Quinlan
Kangas City
Montreal Telegraphy School Opens by Canadian Pacific
A school for teaching telegraphy and shorthand has opened at Montreal under the Canada Pacific railroad. The program aims to train employees in railway operations and communications, supporting faster, more efficient service.
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Aida
Montreal
Canadaan Pacific Railroad
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