Diving robots may be used to inspect Lusitania wreck
Brest France reports divers using a robotic tunneling tube to salvage gold from the Egypt wreck off Armen light Douarenez. The operation yields 40 tons of gold as the salvage team works with a new undersea observation tube that could allow divers to view the Lusitania hull and resolve WWI attack claims.
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Lusitania Wreck
Brest
France
Brittany
Armen Light
Douarenez
Fis
Finistere
Egypt
Peninsular and
Orient
Line
Seine
Nushant
Artiglio
America
Unmanned Boat Rescues Fisherman Off Santa Barbara
Percy Buell a Santa Barbara storekeeper told of a dramatic rescue when a motorboat tore away from him while bonito fishing and he nearly drowned. His unmanned boat drifted back to him circling the man then guiding him to safety as he clung to the swaying craft.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Percy Buell
Buell
Former sword swallower nearly chokes on improvised wand
William Bertram, once with a circus, nearly died after substituting a wire fly swatter handle for a sword during an act in East Liverpool Ohio.
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Liverpool
Ohio
William Bertram
Pig Grabs Market Bound Piglet With Police Help
Rochester officer Charles Beardsley nabbed a 60 pound pig that toppled from a market truck. He recovered the animal and returned it to its owner, paralleling a well known rhyme.
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Rochester
N. Y
Charles Beardsley
Beardsley
Transparent Model of Body to Be Seen at Fair
A transparent model of the human body, claimed the only one of its kind, will be part of the medical exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair in 1988. Dr Eben J Carey of Marquette, in charge of the medical exhibit, revealed the model in Dresden, Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Eben J.carey
Marquette
Doctor Carey
Dresden
Germany
Paris Youths Light Up Dark Rooms with Sun-Driven System
Jacques Arthuys, a Paris teenager, designed a sun light system named Arthel using skylight mirrors and lenses to project solar rays from the roof down six floors. The setup reflects light through corridors, with a cloudlit switch for electric lights, offering heating and illumination in winter and reduced upkeep once installed. Louis Rollin, minister of commerce, inaugurated the device at the newspaper plant L Intransigeant.
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Paris
Jacques Arthuys
Sally
Jacques
L'Intransigeant
Louis Rollin
Arthel
Arthuys
Northwestern kicker Olson breaks long kick distance in game
Olson of Northwestern University booted an 82 yard kickoff from scrimmage against Illinois, shattering the team’s prior record and challenging the pro standard of 72 yards. The feat highlights Olson’s power as a standout in college football.
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Olson
Northwestern University
Illinois
Skull of 10 Million Year Old Dog Found in California
Berkeley scientists report a primitive dog, Borophagus Littoralis, whose skull measures about eight inches, lived in California around 10,000,000 years ago. Found at Crocker Springs, this skull is the earliest canine fossil in the West and a new species not yet described elsewhere.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
California
Wa F Fund
Crocker Springs
West
Old Tag Puts Civil War Vet's Name in Records
Burgess J. W. Johnson of Springdale learns his father Jos. Johnson served in Co. H 63d Penn Vol War 1861 as messenger and drummer boy. A rusty tag found in Fredericksburg led to official War Dept records confirming his service and pending inclusion in the official rolls.
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Springdale
Pennsylvania
Fredericksburg
Jos. Johnson
Penn
War Department
Burgess J. W. Johnson
Johnson
Alex B. Hayes
Pittsburgh
Washington
Hayes
Coin Prices for Collectors in Los Angeles 1913 Nickel
Local numismatist R. A. Wilson notes collectors seek 1913 Liberty Nickel valued at 50 dollars and a 1918 Liberty five cent piece for fifty dollars. A 1923 Lincoln head penny could fetch 1.25 dollars. Prices reflect local collector quotes.
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Los Angeles
R. A. Wilson
Urge of mankind to do something and seek skill
The article argues hunger drives survival and a higher hunger for skill beyond sustenance. It stresses education should foster creative activity, personal growth, and happiness, urging broader physical education and appreciation of beauty as part of lifelong development.
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Jacks
Plutarch
Pericles
Ismenias
Alexander
Philip of Macedon
New York Times
Epitaph for William Roberts by Horsley Vicar
An epitaph attributed to the vicar of Horsley Derbyshire Rev W G Roberts memorializes William Roberts. It notes a scholar of limited preaching power but truth speaking, mixed temper, occasional kindness, a decent family life, and fond sociability.
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Willian
George Roberts
Horsley
England
Derbyshire
W. G. Roberts
Tam Couple in Quarrel Sparks Peacemaker Effort
A Peacemaker intervenes to stop a quarrel between a married couple. He asks where they are hurrying to and learns one party is Tam, seeking to calm the dispute before it escalates.
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Tjan
Tam
Unpopular Music Clash Sparks House Rule Talk
A family argument centers on music taste when a daughter sings a song deemed unpopular by a parent. The dispute highlights household rules about listening choices and respect for differing tastes.
Gold Dreams Fade as Man Battles Rattlesnake Dangers
Philadelphia decorator P. E. Morrison, visiting Reno, pried into a dry Birks ranch shaft chasing a gleam of gold. He lowered himself four feet when a rattlesnake den hissed and buzzed, prompting a rescue by bystanders and Reno firefighters.
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P. E. Morrison
Decorator
Philadelphia
Reno
Nev
Birks Ranch
Morrison
Bishop and Lions At Blackpool Circus Photo Incident
The bishop of Blackburn and his party toured a Blackpool beach mission and visited a circus to talk with performers. A flashlight photograph with a lion disrupted the discussion and the clergy departed the tent as swiftly as dignified bishops can.
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Blackburn
Blackpool
England
Blackpool Beach
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