Under the Deep Sea Divers Dress Weighs Nearly Two Hundred Pounds
James Cassidy in St. Nicholas describes the fully equipped diving suit and life support. The article details the dress weight about 170 pounds plus gear, the rubber suit, copper breastplate, weighted boots, lead ballast, helmet with air pipe, and multiple valves. It explains the role of the signalman as the diver’s lifeline and the signaling codes, including two pulls for more air and a call for help. Modern aids like telephone links, speaking devices, and electric lights are noted for deeper work.
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James Cassidy
St. Nicholas
Berbers of Morocco Called Berber Race in Atlas Range
The Berbers of Morocco form an interesting blond group along the Atlas range. In central Atlas regions they still refer to themselves as Berber, plural Berebber, though the word’s meaning remains uncertain and may relate to the term barbarian in other tongues.
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Morocco
Atlas Range
Central Atlas
Devilfish Rampage Sinks Whalers In Northern Pacific
A legendary devilfish attacked a fleet of American whalemen off Marguerita Bay in Lower California. It killed six men and injured fifty others, fractured fifty boats, and forced the survivors to retreat to San Francisco. The attack followed the harpooning of a calf, provoking a brutal mother to annihilate the flotilla with rapid, precise blows.
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Northern
Pacific
American
Gulf of California
Bowhhead
Arctic Pacific
Margarita Bay
Lower
California
Great Bay
San Francisco
Cornhill Magazine
Unclear quotation on debt and exam promises
An odd exchange shows a creditor uncle offering to pay debts if the student passes exams. The reply questions whether such a promise would force the student to work for creditors. The clipping, from Fliegende Blatter, presents a humorous or satirical vignette about obligation and money.
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Fliegende Blatter
Cuban Supreme Court to Be Created in Havana
Havana January 19 General Brooke plans to establish a supreme court for Cuba within a day or two. The court will have a chief justice and six associate justices and will serve as the court of last appeal for cases previously sent to Madrid.
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Havana
Brooke
Supreme Court
Island of
Cuba
Madrid
Indapo
HIN Doo Remedy CO
Prop
Chicago
Ill
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