The British Fleet Collisions and Breakdowns in Maneuvers
The British fleet's recent maneuvers were plagued by collisions and breakdowns as 11 ships of about 20 disabled by coal shortages and mechanical failures. Ajax and Devastation clashed. Curfew, Colossus, Terror, Imperieuse all showed serious defects, while tugs towed Capable ships into port. The piece questions monster ships' seaworthiness and emphasizes coal logistics and maneuver risks.
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Trish Channel
Baird
Suore
Fitzroy
English Channel
North Sea
Hewitt
Freemantle
Ajax
Devastation
Scientific
Products of Sewage Farms Raise Health Risk Foe
Dr Tidy argues sewage farm byproducts threaten both human and animal health as entazoic diseases can originate outside the body. He notes ova from tapeworm segments contaminate vegetables and meat from cattle grazing on sewage fields can remain in raw meat. He cites dried sewage on watercress and celery and warns many foods are eaten uncooked. He also mentions potential trichina danger and advocates stricter controls on sewage use in farming. An unrelated note from Industrial Fishing School discusses funds for a Baltimore West Cork fisheries project to benefit Irish youth.
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Tidy
Corfield
Lary Gurdett-Coutis
Baltumore
Cork
Relic Table Tied to Grant and Lee Surrender Auctioned
San Diego Union reports a famous Civil War relic, the table where Grant and Lee reportedly signed the surrender papers, changed hands from Mrs. Ord to Mr. Gunther of Chicago for 31008. The piece is plain cabinet work with a marble top and bears a nick from Lee’s sword. The story notes rival claims about which table witnessed the surrender.
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Tee
Vrain
Mar
Mrs. Ord
Lee
Grant
Sheridan
Gen. Ord
Gen. Lee
Gen. Sheridan
Why the Soldiers Desert Ex-Soldier Calls Army Brutality Key
An ex-soldier argues desertion rates are driven by harsh treatment and English officer snobbery. He cites 12,000 courts martial annually and a high officer-to-man ratio, claiming many privates endure brutality and fear speaking to superiors. He recalls five years in the ranks to emphasize hardship.
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Fort Leavenworth
Justo
West Point
Couet
The Great Canvas Book Heist at First National
A bold teller scam unfolds when a galootish man presents funds for a certificate of deposit, grabs the canvas covered book of signatures, and escapes through the bank with alarms ringing. By the time witnesses realize, the suspect vanishes along Dearborn Street, leaving questions about the missing forty pound book in Chicago.
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First National
Impo
Dearborn Staed
Chicago Herald
Pigeons to Link Key West and West Indies for Weather Signals
Mr. O'Donnell of the United States signal service travels to Key West to establish a homing pigeon system linking with the West Indies. He will train about fifty young birds and ferry them to captains for out sea tests. Trials will start with four to five miles, then extend toward the islands to improve storm and weather information.
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Key West
Mr. O'Donnell
United States Signal Service
Fla
West India Islands
Boston
Punishing a Dude at Pittsburg Theatre
A Pittsburg theatre scene ends with a citizen hurling a potato at a man who eyed his wife with an opera glass. The audience then burst into loud applause for the husband, as reported by the New York Sun.
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Pittsburg
Jude
New York Sun
Arctic Feast and Whale Hunt Described by Sailors
A vivid account from John Howland Bay details natives gathering whale meat and blubber after a large catch near East Cape. The scene mixes danger and fascination as workers, officers, and sailors coordinate the haul while the sea remains bright with constant daylight.
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Arctic
John Howland Bay
East Cape
Lucretia
Custon
Jean
Col
Chicago Times
Frozen in midsummer sparrows death explained by cold rain
A Boston Transcript report cites Professor Otto Lugger of Baltimore who says many English sparrows died in mid-July storms not by impact but from being frozen in midsummer. He observed forty birds near his home, eight recovered after warming, four died, and notes wind direction can expose skin and chill birds during rain.
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Otto Lugger
Baltimore
Lugger
Boston Transcript
Outwitting the Alligators by Native San Domingo Dogs
A New York Mail and Express item explains how native San Domingan dogs outwit alligators. The dog barks at a stream to draw yacore close, then speeds away to safety, while imported dogs lack the instinct and are captured.
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San Domingo
New York Mail and Express
Death of Gen Phil Kez Toe at Chantilly under mystery
Gen Phil Reainy was killed at Chantilly in a clash that remains shrouded in mystery. Confederate forces under Gen Pierce Young surround Gen Kearny and his staff, with Young claiming he signaled Kearny to escape but Kearny was shot dead.
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Phil Kez Toe
Phil Reainy
Chantilly
Pierce Young
Georgia
St. Petersburg
United States
Kearny
Young
New York Works
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