Log of Roe ship tops 80 foot waves in Atlantic gale
Report recalls Lieut. Commander C H Woodward stating Roe survived 90 degree roll and steering failure as 52 foot masts rose above water. Officers confirm waves surpassed prior Atlantic records near gale peak with Delaware class ships observing the height. A contrasting vignette on sacred cows and bulls describes reverence in Indian towns where Hindus honor cows and treat killing as a sin.
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Roe
C. H. Woodward
Little Squadron
Christian Herald
Atlantic Ocean
Woolward
Delaware
Hindoo
Sacredness of the Cow in India Sparks Debates
A fragment discusses the sacred status of cows in India, noting Hindu reverence and Jainism's life preservation doctrine, highlighting tensions between animal protection and animal killing in religious practice.
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India
Land Ship Training For Derlin School Boys
In Derlin Germany the public school program includes a large land ship with a crew of 120 boys. Larger students serve as officers while cadets wear mid dy blouses and caps. Daily gun practice naval drill and typical ship duties are done. The crew enjoys climbing spars hoisting sails and life aboard, with more applicants than places onboard.
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Derlin
Germany
Express Companies Face Wider Interstate Rules and Zones
A bill to enlarge interstate commerce authority would place express firms under federal regulation with rate zones based on distance. It enables cooperation with rural free delivery, outlines charges from 2,000 miles or more at 12 cents per pound to under 250 miles at 2 cents, and sets delivery steps via rural routes and mail carriers. Senate welcomed four new members Catron Fall Smith and Ashurst taking oaths.
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Washington
House
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Post Office Department
United States
Senate
New Mexicco
Arizona
Thomas B. Catron
Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
M. A. Smith
H. F. Ashurst
Catron
Ashurst
Fall
Smith
Milwaukee elects Fusion slate ending Socialist era
Dr. Gerhard A. Bading Republican wins Milwaukee mayoralty on a Fusion ticket with J. P. Carney and Louis M. Kotecki as treasurer and city controller. Fusion gains eight aldermen at large and a Republican Democrat mix, ending Socialist influence with over 18 000 vote margin in a record turnout of 80 000 votes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Gerhard A. Bading
J. P. Carney
Louis M. Kotecki
National Party
Insurance Commissioners Urge Fraternal Rate Reform
New York Commissioner Hotchkiss and Wisconsin’s Ekern call fraternal societies to adopt sound, risk based rates. They warn flat or age unrelated pricing risks contracts and urge members to study rerating impacts. Chicago Inter Ocean notes heightened premiums burden families.
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Wm. H. Hotchkiss
New York
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Woodmen of America
Rational Convention of State Insurance Commissioners
Ekern
Wisconsin
Chicago Inter Ocean
Woodmen
Telegram for Wife Delayed by Overtime Rush
A cadaverous man asks the telegraph operator to trust him for a telegram to his wife with payment tomorrow. The operator declines, noting the office is overwhelmed and every clock is running overtime.
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Harper’s Weekly
Cole's Carholisalve promises relief for skin diseases
A vintage advertisement claims Cole's Carholisalve quickly relieves burning itching and torturing skin diseases and stops burn pain without scarring. It sells 250 and 600 by druggists and offers free samples by writing to J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
On the Trail Does Your Fiance Know Your Age
Fragment reads a punny exchange about age and engagement. The lines mix a venturing question with a quip about knowledge of age. A reference to a teething syrup flavor text appears, noting Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup and a price.
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Lotta
Fliegende Blaetter
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