Holland Submarine Boat Aims for Trans Atlantic Test Soon
John P. Holland announced at his Newark home that one of six Holland boats built at Nixon shipyards will make a trans Atlantic crossing test in March. The craft, built for the United States government except one for Electric Boat, will undergo 1,000 to 2,000 mile sea trials with a seven man crew, proving its seaworthiness and comfort.
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Holland
Nixon
Elizabethport
John P. Holland
Thirteenth Avenue
Newark
N. J
United States
Electric Boat Company
Mr. Holland
Cuba
Busbey
Germany
Thornycroft
England
Brooklyn Pastor Plans Ministers Bureau to Match Churches
Rev. J. N. Taft in Brooklyn organizes a minister employment bureau to place pastorless churches with suitable ministers. He stresses no profit motives and vows careful record checks, aiming to pair calm congregations with stable preachers and charge a small employment fee.
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Brooklyn
J. N. Taft
Taft
Aunt Jemima returns from Paris exposition as corn cake baker
Agnes Moodey 60 year old former slave known as Aunt Jemima resurfaces after leading corn kitchen duties at the Paris exposition. She has attended every major exposition in 25 years and recalls the Paris event with humor about the vast grounds and limited time.
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Agnes Moodey
Jemima
New York
Chile
Edison Claims Friday His Luckiest Day
The passage notes Edison asserts Friday is his luckiest day of the week. It also mentions California ranking fifth among states as an oil producer.
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Edison
Califernia
California
Navy Surgeon Attacks Ration System For Enlisted Men
James D. Gatewood a naval surgeon now chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery argues in official form that recruits should be allowed their outfit due to money pressures and food adequacy. He notes the navy ration costs about 18 cents per man while issued value is 30 cents and that cooks are untrained adding to dissatisfaction. He adds sailors supplement rations with commutation funds ranging from $2 to $51 monthly.
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James D. Gatewood
Navy
Gatewood
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Lancaster
Department
Twain head study notes fibrous temperament and keen judgment
A phrenologist examination of Mark Twain concludes masculine traits outweigh feminine ones. The analysis describes a fibrous temperament with active nerves, a brain as a busy clearing house, precise speech, deep-set eyes, and a broad forehead signaling philosophy and criticism. It notes mirth is less prominent than expected yet aligned with brain form.
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Mark Twain
Legal notice lists maintenance items for six month old child
Mrs. Reybolt sues M. Reybolt for failure to provide for their six month old. The list specifies necessary supplies including shoes, clothes, blankets, milk tickets, sugar, flour, apples, potatoes, coal, and weekly poultry and fruit, with costs noted for some items. The case arises from separation at Cleves, Ohio.
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M. Reybolt
Cleves
Romance of an Aeronaut Marries After Balloon Accident
A marriage license was issued in Paris Texas to Frank Leroy and Mai Ella Whitledge. Leroy is a balloonist who injured a widow, Mrs Ella Whitledge, during a parachute descent at a firemen’s fair. She cared for him, leading to their marriage.
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Frank Leroy
Mai Ella Whitledge
Paris
Tex
Ella Whitledge
Wow
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