Fogged Coast: Bunches of Fog Close to Water Cause Collisions
Maritime experts describe unusual fog bands along the eastern coast, causing frequent collisions between barges and lightships. Captains report deceptive conditions, limited visibility, and reliance on condensers and bells to navigate through Handkerchief to Pollock Rip routes.
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Lehigh Valley
Lackawanna
Philadelphia
Reading
Staples Coal Company
Boston
Perth Amboy
Follock
Pollock
Execution Rock
Block
Leland
Cape Ann
Fletcher Oskes
Hankerchief
Cross Hip
Nobska Point
Cape Cod
Chatham Bar
Nouset Beach
Highlands Light
Fragmented dialogue quoted from Chicago Journal
A fragmentary exchange questions morality and progress between characters in a Chicago Journal clipping. The dialogue touches on wetting the world and personal comparisons of virtue, ending with a remark on rudeness.
Population Clubs in Europe Match in Major Cities
Germany and England each have thirty three cities with populations over 100000, highlighting similar urban scales across the two nations in a mid century comparison.
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Germany
England
DIES IN JERSEY CITY JAIL AT AGE NINETY-NINE
Charles Middleton known as the star boarder died yesterday in Hudson county Jail Jersey City at 79 years old. He lived a long jail life claiming the county as his home and was never out of jail for a full month in thirty years. He influenced a sentence change after remarking his time already served. Sheriff Ruempler will bear his funeral expenses.
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Charles Middinton
Baldy
Sours
Hudson County
Jersey City
New York
Hoa
Hoboken
Middleton
Birdsall
New York Times
Ags
Carl Ruempler
New Egg Testing Machine Demonstrated at Hop Exchange
An egg tester from the Lyons Standard H?Testing and Grading Machine Company Limited in Manchester was shown to distinguish good eggs from bad in a tenth of the time. Eggs from Denmark Russia Austria France Ireland and Canada are graded in trays of ninety, fed along a bobbin band, and viewed via a reflector as the operator turns a handle. The machine tested 72,000 eggs in four and a half hours, promising to eclipse older methods.
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Hop Exchange
Denmark
Russia
Austria
France
Ireland
Canada
Lyons Stan
Suspicion Grows Over Man With Bandaged Hand
A German town resident who wore a hand sling after a trolley accident says post assassination fears have turned him into a suspect. He recalls a man with a fake bandage who mimicked a pistol, noticing strangers watching his actions and fearing mistaken identity after the McKinley killing.
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Germantown
McKinley
Philadelphia Record
Fall Fashion Foil: Silk and Satin Foalards For After Noon Gawne
The article describes silk and liberty satin foalards as top choices for the early fall afternoon display. It highlights their desirability and appropriateness for stylish daytime wear with emphasis on quality fabrics.
We must not turn back Into the darkness
The speaker urges perseverance as the light from God's face rests on a path of labor and sacrifice, guiding through dark times with faith and resolve.
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God
Ambitious Actress Miss Oaker Faces High Stakes Rise
The article chronicles Jane Oaker pursuing a leading stage role in Don Cre de Horun, backed by her grandfather Christian Peper who promises $100,000 for top billing. It notes her prior success in Hertis with Modjenka and mentions her family’s influence and wealth shaping her dramatic ascent. It also references Florence Reed’s daughter and a soap of operatic prospects, alongside a satire on American theatrical ambition.
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Sale Oaker
Hackett
Jane Oiko
Artur Syron
James K. Hickett
Don Crear de Horun
Doling
Christian Peper
Ptage
Mies Oaker
St. Louis
Miss Oaler
Hertis
Modjenka
Maxine Elliott
Young soprano Mira Mueller rises in New York theater scene
The twenty one year old native of New Orleans Mira Mueller earns fame after debut at Proctor's Fifth Avenue in a monologue. She joins May Irwin's Co for leading roles in The Outpost and studies in Italy with Milan and Paris masters. Mueller, praised for voice and stage presence, counts Puccini among admirers.
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Mason
Proctor
Fifth Avenue Theater
New York City
Mr. Proctor
F. F. Proctor
Kitty Fauntelroy
Dr. BI
Aline Lane
Froneleco
Nedda
Italy
Milan
Paris
Madam Duprez-De West
New Orleans
Mascienia
Puccini
Mira Mueller
Crescent City
New York
Immigrant James Jackson Expelled by Reformed Presbyterian Church
James Jackson, Irish born immigrant who settled in Cambridge Massachusetts and ran a dry goods store, was expelled from the Second Reform Presbyterian Church of Berton for taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. He never planned to vote and sought citizenship only to obtain a passport for his wife. He vows to remain outside the church as long as his allegiance persists.
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James Jackson
Second Reform Presbyterian Church
Berton
United States
Ireland
New York
Pinefield
Maas
Mr. Jackson
Poe
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Canadian knighted leader Robert Bond praised in Canada
Robert Bond prime minister of Newfoundland, knighted by the Duke of Cornwall and York, is hailed as a popular capable public figure. He hails from Devonshire stock, followed by a political career from 1894 as speaker of the Newfoundland assembly and colonial secretary from 1849 to 1897, contributing to industrial life in the colony. He remains a native citizen.
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Robert Bond
Newfoundland
Duke of Cornwall and
York
Canada
Devonshire
Robert
Newfoundland Assembly
Mexican official assures friendship among Americas
Senor Ignacio Marical, Mexico's foreign affairs minister, opened the Pan American conference in Mexico City with a message of friendship among the three American republics. He downplays United States expansion fears and suggests European scrutiny of the hemisphere remains but Mexico seeks calm relations with its northern neighbor.
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Mexico City
Senor Ignacio Marical
Americas
Mexico
United States
Forta Rica
Europe
Senor Mariscal
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