Sinking of Kathleen and famed whalers recalled in tale of ships lost to whales
The report from Captain Jenkins to William Wing notes Kathleen sunk by a whale off Brazil on January 1 with captain and wife and officers saved while nine crew members are missing. The tale places Kathleen among rare whaling disasters, with parallels to the 1851 Ann Alexander incident and the Essex tragedy of 1819, both involving Nantucket crews and harrowing ship damage before rescue or wreck.
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Kathleen
Thomas H. Jenkins
William R. Wing
New Bedford
Marca
Brazil
South Atlantic
River la Plata
Pernambuco
Jenkins
S Jenkins
Ann Alexander
Pacific Ocean
John S. Deblois
South Pacific
Atlantic
Deblois
Pacific
Wales
Waica
Debris
Nantucket
Gibbs
Paiuta
Rebecca Simms
Essex
George Pollard, Jr
Chile
Peru
Ducles
Juan Fernadez
Pollard
Charles Ramsdale
New London
Possum Mascot Arrested At Eastern Police Station
A possum named Cook became an accidental inmate of the Eastern police station after Patrolman Stewart found the creature wandering the streets. Lieutenant Scott ruled out vagrancy but held the animal on a charge of being a vicious minor as the young marsupial gnaws at its barrel home.
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Cook
W. F. Stewart
Lieut
Scott
Baltimore
America
Chrysanthemum Growing for Profit
Chrysanthemums rank third among commercial flowers after roses and carnations. They thrive under ordinary conditions with directed, systematic culture, yielding profuse blooms that rival expert cultivation. The Delineator notes their advantage in profitability and practicality outside greenhouse confines.
Superstitions at Sea Beliefs Still Prevail Among Mariners
A New York Tribune report recounts naval officers in a city urging that modern sailors still cling to old sea lore. Tales claim drowning sailors become Cape Horn pigeons or Mother Carey's chickens, while albatrosses and seagulls are thought to be spirits of lost captains and gun sailors, shaping deadly superstitions afloat.
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Saratoga
Whuen
Cape Horn
Mother Carey
Sid Umer
Bery
New York Tribune
It might hae been waur a caddie remark tale
A St Andrews caddie Mathie Gorum quips consoling lines after a poor shot. His master feigns a terrible dream about the wicked in a boiling pitch punishment, and the caddie coolly replies that it could have been worse, suggesting it might have been true.
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St. Andrews
Mathie
Gorum
St. James
The Number Seven Beliefs Across Cultures
A period note on seven as a universal motif. It lists seven planets seven days seven colors seven notes and seven ages as pervasive ideas and mentions the seventh son superstition in Portuguese lore from St James Gazette.
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Portugal
St. James
German Hen Lays A Thousand Eggs In Six Years At Gandersheim
The Sketch reports a German town Gandersheim where a hen laid a thousand eggs in six years triggering local celebration with a decorated town, a fire brigade turnout, and a banquet. French breeders vow to outdo with hens producing two thousand eggs and plan a fireworn display to respond.
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Gandersheim
Germany
Cornering Experience Defies Money's Reach
A New York Press quotation notes that no amount of wealth can grant true cornering of experience, suggesting that time and lived lessons outpace riches in shaping skill and wisdom.
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New York Press
Riveting Boilers by Air Hammer at High Speed
The process uses a compressed air hammer striking 1 600 times a minute to rivet boilers and similar components.
Rule on Postal Cards Changes Postage Status
Government warns enameled or bronzed postal cards that bear written messages become ordinary letter postage and printed cards fall under third class postage. The change follows counterfeiting concerns. Postmasters must enforce the rule strictly.
Countess Tolstoi Ambitious and Bold In Her Own Right
The Countess Tolstoi stands out beside her famed husband with strong views and a keen intellect. She opposes his copyright tirade and often challenges his style and stories, engaging in heated debates. Her broad training and decisive character shape her influence on his work and life.
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Tolstoi
How Buenos Ayres Gets War News
The Prensa in Buenos Aires uses a tall tower with a lighthouse to flash news of Boer War events. A yellow flame signals a British victory while a green flame marks a Boer success for rapid public alert.
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Buenos Ayres
The
Prensa
Electrical furnaces rise in Camonica Italy for pig iron
A foreign contemporary reports three electrical furnaces, each 580 horsepower, have been erected at Camonica in northern Italy. They will support pig iron manufacture using the Stassano pattern, marking a notable advancement in local industry.
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Camonica
Italy
Yukon River navigation extends 1965 miles for steamers
When ice clears the Yukon becomes navigable for large steamers over 1965 miles, a distance more than twice the Chicago to New Orleans route.
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Yukon River
Chicago
New Orleans
Sorrow of China and the Yellow River catastrophe
The Yellow River, dubbed the Sorrow of China, has shifted its course 22 times in the last century and now drains into the sea 600 miles from its former mouth. Floods in the present century are estimated to have cost China 11,000,000 lives.
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Yellow River
China
Paris First Fire Escapes Debut in 1761
The report notes that fire escapes were first created in Paris in 1761 marking an early milestone in building safety.
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Paris
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Elmwood Ave
Buffalo
N. Y
Empire State Fortnightly
Buffalo, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Piskuns
Masur Herbert
Countess Tolstoi
Electrical Furnace
Kalsomis
Alabastine Company
Rand Rapids
Mich
Schmelzer Arms CO
Kansas City
Cal
Farmer
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesot
Hintermeister
Land Farcan
Canal St
F. Grr
Mar
O. E. Collum Dropsy Med. Co
Amanta, Ga
Thompson
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