Martel Explores French Caves Deep Beneath Surface
A Paris lawyer and explorer, Martel, has mapped twenty French caves and studied their genesis and underground rivers. His work in grottology highlights cave formation, fossil finds, and the potential for tourism while linking subterranean landscapes to broader geology and paleontology.
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A. Martel
Paris
Martel
Mart
Alex Ha
Europe
Cade
Algeria
Greece
Mars Martinez and the Nabrigas Cave Exploration
Martel leads a sizable expedition to explore Sauveterre and Nabrigas caves. The party packs extensive gear, including electric apparatus and dynamite, to study subterranean hydrology and prehistoric artifacts, influencing paleolithic pottery debates and the question of early man in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martel
Nabrigas
Sam
Oor
Min
Abe Care
Dia
Marte
Lezere
Discovery of Europe’s largest cave mapped by Martel
A visitor reporting from the valley recalls seeing vast galleries with fretted ceilings and stalactites. Martel has mapped the cave system called lgn with photos showing the black mouth and a long rope ladder descending into Padila’s cave.
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Lgn
Europe
Padila
Martel's Caves and Deep Abyss Explore Padirac Depths
The account describes Martel and his teams descending into the Padirac system where cattle fell into a 175 foot abyss and a body was seen at the bottom. Inquests sought causes while Martel’s boats and surveys reveal vast, challenging caverns proving cave science demanding brave explorers.
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Investige
Padirac
Martel
International yacht race prospects dim amid Deed of Gift dispute
The English refuse to race under the present Deed of Gift dimensions clause, delaying any America's Cup challenge and casting a chill over Atlantic yachting. Meanwhile the Yankee Wenonah dominates in British waters as a bright note in an otherwise stalled scene.
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Harper's Weekly
St Ir
New York
Atlantic
I Was Working A Navy Yard Sailors Hatchet Or Saw
Clerk Donal of the Coroner's office recalls a near drowning at the Navy Yard. He fell into a river with a hatchet and a saw, swam to shore, found the water shallow, and joked about the incident afterward. He says bystanders laughed and offered help too late.
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Philadelphia
Donal
Navy Yard
Ben Harrison Campaign Song Chorus
Campaign hymn urging votes for Harrison in November. The verses praise Harrison and Bela, affirming the Democrats must unite and support the ticket to keep Ben Harrison in the White House. The tone is rallying with strong party loyalty and patriotic rhetoric.
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New York Tabane
Georgia
Harrison
Stannch
Ben
White House
Belamesh
Vietrs
Ben Harrison
Raid
Ben Shal
England’s Churches and Sunday Schools Oldest Worcester Model
A historical look at Worcester England’s Nonconformist Sunday school as the oldest in Britain with nearly 1000 members and 27 classrooms. It describes two Sunday sessions discipline methods use of the rod, church placement, and music practices contrasting English and American worship styles.
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Worcester
England
Robert Raikes
Bristol
Worcester Sunday School
Britain
Pittsburg
Worcester School
America
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
London
Nonconformist church membership and creeds in Britain and America
John H. Youxe argues that English Independent and American Congregational churches admit members by church endorsement without requiring creeds or covenants. He notes English practice centers on right hand of fellowship, with membership based on church vote, while American Congregational churches vary but often require adherence to specific creeds or abstinence planks.
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Congregational Churches of England
Britain
America
Jonn H. Youxe
Queer Cave on Table Mountain California Described
San Francisco Bulletin notes a lion inhabited cave on Table Mountain near the summit known as the lion’s den. The mouth stands four to five feet high and three feet wide, descending about 200 feet with no full exploration. A party plans to explore to the bottom, hoping to uncover depth and history tied to Joaquin Murrieta and his followers.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Table Mountain
California
Losa
Oroville Mercury
Joaquin Marietta
Joaquin
How Dr Talmage Travels Across European Tongues
The article cites Reverend T. De Witt Talmage on traveling abroad and language learning. He jokes about mixing French, German, English, Chinese, and Choctaw to jar stubborn locals, likening it to shaking a bottle of old prescriptions to cure a “complication of diseases.” It notes his appetite and basic meal terms in German and French.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Ladies’ Home Journal
Walter
Snakes and Music Affects Cobras in Indian Practice
The article describes Indian snake charmers using music to calm cobras. It notes that venom wanes after repeated bites, allowing handlers to work safely as snakes sway to bagpipe tunes. Sacred reverence and milk offerings for snakes are mentioned, with severe punishment for killing one.
Pearl Hunters of Borneo Favor Seed Pearls and Dead Finger Bottles
Pearl divers in Borneo and nearby islands follow a superstition that every ninth pearl is saved in a tightly corked bottle with a dead man's finger. Seed pearls are believed to breed, with two grains of rice added to feed them. Whites along the coast share the belief and keep bottles containing from nine to fifty seed pearls and corresponding rice, amid local burial rites.
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Pearl Hunters
Borneo
Pearson's
Boston
The Two Isaiahs Debate and The Quiet Power of Truth
A 19th century essay argues that the Book of Isaiah splits into a first part by an ancient prophet and a second part written about a century later by a different author. It contends authorship is historical, not religious, and that inspiration stands above name or attribution.
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Isaiah
Shakespeare
Bacon
Moses
David
Syria
Egypt
Spectator
Addison
Carlyle
Sullivan
Wagner
Mali
James
Ahab
Hezekiah
Assyria
Sennacherib
B.C
God
Palestine
Ashur-bani-pae
East
Chaldea
Nineveh
Babylon
Babyon
Cyrus
World cables reach across oceans in vast global network
The world’s governments own 880 cables totaling 14,480 miles with 21,500 miles of conductors. France leads in cable count, Norway in numbers, and England in conductor length. Private firms hold 288 cables totaling 126,864 miles with 127,682 miles of conductors. The Eastern Telegraph Co dominates private lines.
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Eables
Compagnie Francaise du Telegraphe de Paris
New York
Soviete Francaise Des Telegraphes Sous- Marins
Eastern Telegraph Company
Swaying of Chimneys Questioned in Height Studies
The article argues it is absurd to claim a 400 foot chimney would sway 16 inches. It notes that any vibration is felt on tall chimneys and that 1.5 inches would be near the extreme of sway observed.
Signals in the Air Balloon Signaling Trials Include Belgian Use
The piece notes British interest since 1885 in war balloons led by Eric Bruce at the Inventions Exhibition. It describes an electrical night signaling balloon using incandescent lamps, readable from six miles with Morse code, citing weight reductions and portability and Belgium adopting the system for signaling.
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London
Eric Bruce
Bruce
River Rise Measured by Dual Organ Pipes and Telephony
Professor E. J. Smith describes a method to gauge river rise after rain using two metal organ pipes and a telephone link. One pipe at the river acts as a water stopper, its note heard at a distant station where a duplicate pipe is adjusted until both notes match. The water height equals the pipe length below water, giving a height of 17 inches in under a minute with an ear for musical tones. Temperature differences introduce small errors. pipes are of equal cross section and water resistant.
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Sauveterre
Martel
Ymonasts
Mar
E. J. Smith
Electric Pumps Drive Mining Power in Colorado Operation
Electric pumps are widely used in mining, enabling surface pumping of water from nine tons per ton of coal. An aboveground power station provides over 1,200 horsepower, transmitting via copper wheel line across mountains to pumps, with all mine operations including drilling blasting and ventilation powered by electricity.
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Colorado
Storage battery boosts trolley power on New Hampshire hill
In New Hampshire a storage battery system supplements a trolley line on a steep 6 per cent grade. Managers placed 238 cells in an outhouse at the hilltop to power cars uphill, avoiding horse labor and traffic stalls. Fifty passengers can be carried, and the plan is reportedly working well.
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New Hampshire
The Telephone in War Tests Portable Field Reels
An army commission will pursue experiments on telephone use between troops and scouts in war. A light reel holds 1 700 feet of thin telephone cable, weighing 17 pounds, with a frame under two pounds. Wires connect to flexible connectors and bearings, forming a portable communication apparatus.
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