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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1914
Page
30
A New York firm has created a novel arch shaped seat allowing two riders to face the same direction and ride side by side on a motorcycle frame. The seat rests on three points of support including the seat post and two rearward bearings on each frame side. The cushions are about five inches thick and do not project above the seat post plane.
Case details trace a bank of New York robberies and two murder attempts tied to Walter Meserits haberdashery in Flatbush Brooklyn and later to Morris Schwartz jeweler Fritz Forsbrey a feared killer escapes Tombs Prison using a ventilator and is recaptured after a dawn raid with accomplice Margaret Ryan.
A dated health piece cites Dr Langworthy arguing that the main enemy to home life is dirty hands spreading germs through food. It urges cooks to bathe hands in clean water with soap, noting the remedy is easy and affordable.
A new device to prevent car accidents is being tested in Berlin. It attaches to the car’s sides like windshield fixtures, giving passengers a rear view as they enter and exit, enabling them to watch traffic and step carefully.
A dialogue blends trout fishing with human social cues as a craftsman compares luring trout to selling goods to people. It zigzags from fish psychology to a vintage stagecoach tale featuring Peter Kelly and the Banta Fa outfit, ending with a somber note on old times and retirement.
A massive copper eight daler coin weighing a1 pounds bearing Charlea X Gustavus imprint was bought by the American Numismatic Society. Originating in Avesta Sweden in 1650, it measures 2244 by 18 mohea and is an ingot shaped piece with five center stamps and four corner impressions to deter clipping.
Narrative recounts stagecoach messengers Peter Kelly and a driver during a 1902 Kansas City to Santa Fe run. Indians ambush the coach near Dodge, Peter directs passengers to arm and barricade, and fights unfold with multiple Indian fatalities amid a wagon train sighting on the prairie.
A Wide World Magazine account describes France sending incorrigible criminals to Devil Island near Guiana and St Laurent de St. Jean upriver. Guards have near unlimited power, brutal conditions prevail in gas mines and jungle work, with murderers and professional thieves among inmates. About one fifth are women some allowed to marry convicts. Escapes are common as jungle doors are poorly guarded and natives hunt convicts as sport. Prisoners often form batches to escape, facing deadly wildlife and brutal pursuit.
James G McLaughlin, once an actor and Wall Street employee, returned to his Eagle Rock Avenue summer home after finding his auto stripped. He discovered a large female raccoon and her brood under the rear seat. A tense struggle ensued with an Irish terrier before McLaughlin killed the animal.
A dated column reflects on widespread dissatisfaction with Ive and the vigorous efforts to exit. It notes cars as a major home factor, drowning during summer pleasure outings, and mine disasters as routine threats. A fatal incident in Chicago is mentioned amid broader remarks on machinery and life expectancy.
The article explains how sailors overestimate sea heights during storms. It notes 70 feet as rare, with typical great waves around 40 feet in the North Atlantic and about 30 feet in the North Pacific. It cites an Australian–bound liner hitting around 60 feet and mid ocean waves as generally larger, with Mediterranean heights rarely reaching even a fraction of that.
Describes a decaying Walning camp near Wicks Mont at the Gregory mine where plaster sand from rich gold ponds is salvaged. Old cottages torn down and plaster saved for shipment to the Hast Holena smelter, revealing a once thriving village.
Germany experiments with army searchlights for signaling and aircraft detection. Mounted on rooftops, shutters reveal Morse to airships or ships offshore. Aiming through a lens concentrates light for longer reach while a mirror directs the arc skyward. The unit powers itself with a gasoline engine and dynamo, ensuring the light remains available as troops move.
An old fisherman recounts encounters with sunfish or mola at sea from Florida to Santa Catalina. He describes sizes, weights, and dramatic leaps, including a thousand-pound specimen in Avalon Bay and multiple dramatic aerial jumps by pompano and other species observed near Texas and California coasts.
A Philadelphia article notes rapid growth of submarines from coastal defenses to oceangoing cruisers. Britain, Germany, and France build 1000–1200 ton boats with torpedo tubes and light guns. a US project seeks a 1.1 million dollar experimental sea craft with electric propulsion and high surface speed.
Customs statistics show the people of its country are the most ardent admirers of diamonds. They are the largest importers and own nearly half of the world’s diamond supply.
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