Death by electric current for whales plans by Halifax captain
Capt. Charles W. Hershell of Halifax aims to kill whales with a 10 000 volt electric current. He intends to rig a dynamo on his whaling ship Rosalie and deploy a long insulated reel and a 24 inch needle in a harpoonlike system to shock whales at close range, promising instant death. The plan, discussed in New York, involves a small boat, hard rubber stick, and a high voltage shock to end traditional whaling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Charles W. Hers
Deer on ice captures and exhibition in Newington
Dover Point youths Oscar Pinkham and James McGuire chased a half grown deer that rode a cake of ice down the Piscataqua River. After boats were launched, the deer was forced to the Newington side and finally captured with help from nearby boatmen. It is now shown at the home of Hon. Woodbury Langdon in Fox Point Newington.
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Oscar Pinkham
James McGuire
Dover Point
Piscataqua River
Newington
Woodbury Langdon
Fox Point
Portsmouth
N. H
The Faithful Friend Ends in a Poetic Thought
A meditation on enduring friendship that contrasts fragile ties with the constant virtue of a faithful friend who remains kind and true despite life’s hardships.
Lola Chippewa girl poised to outpace men in sprinting era
The article profiles Lola, a nineteen year old Chippewa sprinter trained by Pierre Crowl. It details her upbringing, athletic feats from age twelve, 100 yard time of 9 1/2 seconds, and claims she may force world records under Amateur Athletic Union rules as she challenges male sprinters this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola
Pierre Crowl
N. W. Helm
Burdickville
Amateur Athletic Union
Dynamotown Whaling Plan Cited By Sailors
Fragmentary text recounts a plan to use a dynamo on a whaler to electrocute whales with a method describing placement and timing. Also mentions a seaman discharged from a voyage and assorted quips and religious excerpts.
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Denver Directory
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