Celebrating Semisentennial of Cable Lines
A historic look at submarine telegraphy milestones from 1858 to 1869. The first Atlantic message crafted under Cyrus W. Field sparked public doubt yet proved humanity’s reach. The Gulf of St Lawrence crossing and multiple trials led to the 1869 French Atlantic cable linking America to Europe, celebrated on Boston Common with French and U.S. flags.
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Gulf OF ST. Lawrence
Cape North
America
Europe
Duxbury
Maass
Boston Common
France
United States
It Cost to Talk and the Cable Toll Decline
In New York, Seattle and Galveston dealers guide their business by world conditions. Cable tolls have fallen due to competition and advances in cable making. Early costs ran about 100 dollars to send a message across the Atlantic, with 52 dollars per word and a 20 word minimum. Duplexing wires doubles efficiency, letting 80 to 90 words per minute pass, as industry uses copper and gutta percha tech from Dr. Alexander Muirhead.
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Atlantic
Boards of Trade
Alexander Muirhead
Chang Held For The Crime In Stevens Killing
In San Francisco on August 17 the trial of Whan Chang the Korean who fatally shot Durham Stevens adviser to the Korean emperor at Seoul began in the superior court. Stevens was attacked while stepping from his car as he headed to a ferry to Washington. Chang and two other Koreans were believed to have planned the assault. Chang fired a revolver concealed under a handkerchief striking Stevens after one associate was struck by a blow. Stevens died three days later in hospital.
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San Francisco
Cal
Whan Chang
Durham Stevens
Seoul
Stevens
Washington
Chang
Mr. Stevens
Chun
Hibernians in Session in Oakland California
Oakland hosts one of the largest Ancient Order of Hibernians conventions in California with church services led by Rev. Mather Caraher. Delegates plan three days of business and entertainment while voting for state officers amid notable candidates from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland.
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Oakland
Order of Hibernians of
California
Mather Caraher
San Fratcisco
Attorney McGarey
Los Angeles
Griffith
San Peaneisco
John Forrest
Boon to Elderly People Promoted Kidney Remedy
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a boon to elderly people with ide apy or bladder disorders, claiming it stimulates urinary organs corrects irregularities and tones the system. Sold by Wangier Bros and J J Joder. A humorous domestic scene shows a wife prompting her husband with plain English requests.
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Wangier Bros
J. J. Joder
Presidents Die In Office Aboard The Steamer Priscott
The text recalls how a presidential term saw the death of top officials after a president died in office. It notes John Tyler’s near miss on the steamer Princston when a gunpowder explosion on February 28, 1844 killed Secretary of State Abel Upshur and Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gillette, along with Gardiner, the father of Tyler’s second wife.
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Harrison
Tyler
Princston
Abel
Monument Plan Honors Robert Fulton Steamboat
A century ago the first steam powered boat, the Hudson, linked New York and Albany, inspiring a fund drive to build a Fulton memorial. Col H O S Heislend leads the Robert Fulton Memorial Association to raise 2 million dollars for a plaza, mausoleum, marina library and reception hall near West 150th Street, with Cornelius Vanderbilt as president and Samuel L Clemens as vice president.
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Hudson
New York
Albany
Robert Fulton
Col. H. O. S. Heislend
United States
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Princes Henry of Prussia
One Hundred and Fifty
Nouce
Marina
Trinity Churchyard
Isaac Guggenheim
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Samuel L. Clemens
Richard, Dalafeld
National Park Bank
The Woman That Priest Believes Should Hang Instead of Billie
Chicago reports on the Herman Hilik murder trial with Father O Callaghan pushing a Catholic-led campaign to spare Herman Billik. Emma Niemann faces inquest testimony as the authorities weigh evidence against and for her, amid public demonstrations and calls of justice.
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Priest
Billie
Chicago
Herman Hilik
Herman Billie
Billik
Niemann
Father O'Callaghan
Herman Bumk
Herman Bnnk
Father O’callaghan
Billi
Emma Niemann
Herman Niemann
Wheaton
Herman Bokk
Bis
BIMK
Herman Billik
Father O' Callaghan
Welcome Punishment and the Misheard Church Tale
A child endures a long service while his mother warns him of church attendance. The boy, hopeful, asks how bad he must be to avoid church. In a separate exchange a youth jokes about a servant and a missed appointment, noting the speaker misplaces words.
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Bobby
Inflation Flares As Gold Surplus Drives Markets
New York August 17 The abundance and cheapness of money has powered the stock market rise, with banks flooded by idle funds. Treasury data show a currency surge of 264 million over last year, spurring inflationary pressure despite a slower economy and weak iron trade. Officials warn that gold inflow and elastic currency could delay genuine recovery while stock operators seek higher gains.
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New York
Treasury Department
United States
Europe
South Africa
Yin
Rand
Tetus
Homes of Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa
One of Santa Rosa outskirts hosts Luther Burbank’s simple welcoming home. The article highlights his modest residence and plant life mastery. Burbank, 59, in excellent health, devotes life to plant study and welcomes thousands of visitors with a word on his investigations.
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Santa Rosa
America
Luther Burbank
Mr. Burbank
His
Santa Rosa, Cal
Market Pulse Ahead with Buying Opportunity Seen
Henry Clews predicts continued market activity and improved trading opportunities, noting that the current pyramiding trend could curb one-sided moves. He argues such behavior is due and would prevent excessive skew in prices, signaling a more balanced market ahead.
Six Earn First Second and Third Grade Teaching Certificates
Ninety candidates wrote the July teachers certificates exam in Blackhawk County. Sixty two qualified for first, second, or third grade licenses with six earning first grade, thirty second grade, and sixteen third grade certificates. Names of successful applicants include Evelyn Tierney and Mabel Grunig among others. Six of the fifty two successful are male. the rest are female. Seventeen have never taught before. An exchange snippet recounts a humorous remark from a man named Waters about Tari and a club.
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State Board of Examiners
Des Moines
Thoda
Evelyn Tierney
Myrtle Wood
Julia, Walker
Mabel Wise
Martha Grunig
Nelle Olmstead
Nellie I. Parsons
Moe Murphy
Mra
Maude Howell
Georgia Hartley
Ovelyn Martin
L. Keller Garver
Stella Kght
Barbara Leask
Grace Y.hartzel
Fannie I. Bishop
Neva M. Dahn
Gertrude Ray
Stuart Hamer
Elia Freeman
Robert A. Thompson
Alvah Bush
Edna Sanford
Mnellie Mae Salmon
Maude Longaker
Louise Schneider
Merle BE
Lawrence
Clara Belle Walker
Minnie A. Bush
Edith Fivuent
Iola Davis
Florence Gattrell
Kenneth G. Silliman
Carrie Whitney
Agnes Kascht
Ruth Edna’ Elwell
Mamie O'Neill
Evangelina White
Blossom Gabriel
Frances Rippell
Mabel Bitterly
Mabel Grunig
Hazel Washburn
Astronomer and Friend Gazing at Distant Star Tale
Two men on a park bench discuss astronomy and the vast distances of space. The enthusiast explains how a star near the handle of the dipper dwarfs Earth in scale, while his companion marvels at the idea, contrasting it with simple feats like a match’s heat.
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Quest Victoria
Bichgnan
American
Cyrus W. Field
Alantic
Gable
Gulf
Cape Ray Cove
Newfound
Newfoundland
Ireland
Trinity Bay
Queen Victoria
Buchanan
Hibernians
ORDER
National Fraternal Congress
Public Bay
Tates
Egirdla
Globe
Calles
Brubbins
Jewel
Joe Schiel
Clermont
Arran
Emma Vazal Niemann
Ethel
London Telegraph
Henry Clews
Blackhawk County
Waters
Homor
Sellers
Mrs. Waters
Mia
Au. Me
W. EH. Jennish
Sc Ra
E. Swank Coal
Wood 402
East Sixth Street
Bodwell
Puerot
Waterton Praatisn Syndicate
Bruner & Newton
Clarence Robertson
E. 4Th St
Tremont Hôtel
Lows
Ralston
H. W. Grout
Lafayette Bldg
Real Estage Town
W. E. Washburn
Fuller1ion Place
Waterloo
Fullerton Place
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