The California Gray Whale Fishery Frontier
The article recounts the 1840s 1850s California gray whale migration from Magdalena Bay to breeding grounds off Baja California and the Monterey fishery. It notes whalers’ shore stations 1851 onwards, gun harpoonry, swivel and rocket gear, share-based crews, and the decline as oil demand fell and European crews took over, with an estimate of 10 000 whales taken over twenty years.
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United States
Californias
California
Pacific
Wales
Monterey
Arctic
Greenland
Pacific Coast
Magdalena Bay
Mexico
Azores
The
New York Evening Post
A Clock on the Eiffel Tower Illuminates Paris
The Eiffel Tower in Paris now houses a practical display a wireless telegraph station installed on the second level. A luminous clock on the tower flashes large figures every minute visible from afar, chosen as the only practical method since a traditional dial would be unreadable at that height.
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Eiffel Tower
Eiffel
Paris
Dundee Advertiser
Mind and digestion linked by mood and laughter
The article argues that digestion is controlled by mental state. Sorrow, bad news, or worry can halt gastric juice formation and slow digestion, while happiness and lively environments improve digestion. It cites examples of dyspepsia relief from cheerful settings and vacations.
Breaches of Promise Recorded in Student Dispute
Ykey complains to his lawyer that the other party promised to make three pairs of pants but made none. The lawyer assures a recovery of money, labeling the matter breaches of promise in a Harvard Lampson case excerpt.
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Ykey
Mooney
Harvard Lampson
Ministers' Association Seeks Dues Parity with Labs Group
The Congregational Ministers' Association of Minneapolis asked the Central Labor body for dues treatment equal to other organizations but was declined. Meanwhile a cooperative sewing shop in Manhattan highlights practical gains of the Women's Trade Union League for women workers.
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Japan
Mexico
United Kingdom
Montreal
Canada
Minneapolis
Minn
Baltimore
Master Barbers’ Association
San Francisco
Cal
Barbers’ Union
Wheeling
W. Va
Congregational Ministers’ Association
Minneapolis, Minn
Central Labor Tody
Manhattan
Women's Trade Union League
National Baseball Notes From the Era
Fred Clarke's brother Josh shines for Cleveland while southpaw Bue Lattimore is hailed as a sure find. McHale and Bresnahan star for the Nationals, Chance marks a decade in Chicago, and Campbell tops the new big league pitchers. The St Louis benefit game nets 4359 for Chris Van der Ahe as gambling warnings echo nationwide.
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Fred Clarke
Josh
Cleveland
Bue Lattimore
McHale
Fred Tenney
New York Nationals
Hanlon
Cincinnati
Roger Bresnahan
Bradley
Frank Chance
Chance
Chicago
Tim Jordan
Brooklyn
Jimmy Williams
New York Americans
St. Louis
St. Louis American
Chris van der Ahe
Browns
Prestige and its dubious history in journalism
The Dial notes prestige carries a shady past linked to illusion and imposture. Once called prestigva for tricks and juggling, it now carries connotations of reputation earned by smart, not sincere, appeal to imagination.
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Magi Dalena Bay
Fleet
Joou
Lower California
Punta Banda
Gulf of Tehuantepec
East River
Pollux
New York Sun
Philippines
William Jenninge Bryan
Philippine Islands
Orient
Asia
Cuba
Germany
Baron von Sternburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Orison Swett Marden
Euly
O. S. Marden
Cyr
Center Square
New Oxford, Pa
Charley Hersn
Provrintor
Oxford
Pitt St
W. M. Depot
New Oxford
F. L. Fleshman
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Jons B.mcphenson
Donanp
P. McPmens
Labor World
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