Huge American Invention Afloat Docking Giants
A detailed look at floating dry docks, their American origins, and early 1900s developments. It describes large iron and wood structures, the operation of flooding and pumping to dock ships, notable docks at Sparrows Point and New Orleans, and the Dewey named after Admiral Endicott.
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Tribel
J. Adamson
Wrebawkea Cove
Betsteine
New York Harbor
Hronklyn
Adamson
Atk
Tyne
New Orleans
Sparrows Point
United States
Navy Yard
Dewey
Philippine Islands
Servace
Altho
Maude Endicott
Endicott
Havana
Bermuda
Notterdam
Amsterdam
Koba
Wamburg
Bureau of Yarda and Docks
Waa
Manilla Jay
Early American communal living and public works in Virginia
The piece describes early American experiments with communal labor in the Virginia colony. It cites Governor Thomas Dale assigning three acres per settler for private farming, while public gardens and common stores required joint labor and shared provisions, highlighting how even in such communities distrust and hardship shaped daily life.
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America
Virginia
Plau
Thomas Dale
Three Fish Battle Report On Offshore Sighting
James Jackson claimed a dramatic underwater battle off Baden Tennessee while sailing near Tampa. He described a tarpon and shark uniting against a swordfish, the tarpon slain by a swift sword strike, leaving the shark foe with the swordfish, then both predators continuing the struggle until the boat left the area.
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Tampa
Fred HR
Jackson
Ile Glarpon
Tan
Onions and garlic a cure for influenza claim appears
A Slovak woman at a county jail left a package of onions garlic and cooked meat for an imprisoned relative amid an influenza outbreak. Historian notes the tale mirrors medieval plague myths. A South Dakota farmer urged the editor for a yearly advertising contract to streamline ads and boost business efficiency.
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Aaron
Wortian
England
South Dakota
Vito
Evolution of the Superwheat by Luther Burbank
A wheat variety named Superwheat or Superwneac reportedly evolved after 11 years of experiments by Luther Burbank. It is a winter brand, early ripening, with high gluten content and strong yields, capable of growing in diverse climates from Labrador to California. Baking tests yielded good color, texture, and taste, with high food value due to gluten.
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Labrador
Pata
Luther Burbank
Wisard
California
Burbank
Courier
Slaves as cargo on a Gulf port ship manifest
The Galveston customs house lists the Louisville gang ship at Indianola on March 13, 185a with two enslaved men from New Orleans named Henry, 28, and James, 18. Both men stood 5 feet 7 inches. Indianola once prospered at the Brazos mouth but was nearly wiped out by a gulf hurricane years after the Civil War.
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Louisiana
Indianola
Customs House
Galveston
New Orleans
Henry
James
Hoth
Indianole
Brazos River
What's a ton asks mr findlay (colorado strings)
Ivan Findlay, standing near a hotel freight elevator shaft, was struck on the head by a 2040 pound elevator as it descended. He suffered only a small abrasion and a large lump with no serious injuries.
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Colorado
Ivan
Findlay
Unclear Incident Involving Drunken Crowd In Minneapolis
A garbled report describes a drunken scene in Minneapolis where police chief Galvin and an assistant confront a disturbance after searching for raisin whiskey. The text portrays frightened reactions as a mass of gray creatures emerges in a sewer, with one official declaring them Arun.
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Minneapolis
Galvin
Arun
Cemetery Christmas Tree Tragedy Strikes Kendallville
Permission to cut a 40 foot cemetery tree for town decorations triggered a string of accidents. A worker cut his foot with an axe, a team of horses pulling the tree ran away, the unloaded tree damaged branches, two men were injured during raising, and a car hit a guy wire causing a driver to be knocked unconscious and a wreck.
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Kendallville
Ind
Dawe
Hoxesmooners Lose Feet and Toes in Wyoming Snowstorm
Deputy Dewar reports H T Bryant and his bride stole a car and sold it for 300 dollars in Salt Lake City then took another. The couple fled toward Wyoming but were halted by a snowstorm. Bryant later had both legs amputated and his bride lost several toes to frost.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dewar
H. T. Bryant
Salt Lake City
Bryant
Wyoming
Jersey cow milks at curb during delivery in Waynesboro
In Waynesboro Sherd Cressler faced jokes about water in his milk. He announced a plan to silence complaints and the next day milked at the curb with his Jersey cow beside him. He used a milking stool and a tin measure while customers watched.
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Waynesboro
Sherd Cressler
Cressler
Jennie Geddes Stool Sparked Scottish Church Crisis
In Edinburgh in 1637 Jennie Geddes reportedly hurled a stool at a bishop during the prayer service as James II sought to impose Episcopacy. The incident is linked to wider clashes that helped topple royal authority and shaped Scotland's kirk.
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JENNIE_GEDDES
ROM
Scotland
Jennie Gedders
Antiquarium Museum
Edinburgh
Goliath
James II
England
St. Giles
Jeannie Geddes
Stoot
Jennie Geddes
Spring Bath Turns Dog Hairy in Colorado Springs Tale
Walter Travis and his Mexican dog Carramba fell into a boiling spring here. After rescue and treatment, Carramba grew a thick brown hair covering most of its body except the neck and head. Scientists now test the spring’s waters for hair growth properties.
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Colorado Springs
Walter Travis
Travis
Carramba
Gulls Use Falls and Find Food on Ice Covered Shores
Coast Guard members in Sayville report sea gulls adapt to frozen beaches by dropping clams from 200 to 300 feet to crack shells and reach meat inside. Also noted is the Cruson's musket linked to Alexander Selkirk and Robinson Crusoe, sold for 36.25 dollars and insured for 10,000.
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Sayville
L. I
United States Coast Guard
Nature
Coast Guardsmen
Cruson
Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez
Selkirk
de Foe
Clapham
Filipinos Move When Death Visits Family in Davao Beliefs
The article describes the Davao wild people's practice of relocating after a family death. They believe death signals Allah's will and often burn or abandon the original house and land for years. A pigeon-like bird named Alimukon acts as their fortune teller guiding whether to return.
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Davao
Allah
Alimukon
Pheasants in Hood River Orchards Convict Over Alcohol Use
In Hood River Oregon orchard country men report pheasants behaving oddly as if intoxicated. George H Brownlee apple grower notes birds perched on nests of apples causing apples to decay and a drink of hard cider to spill on the ground. He claims a cooperative system among the birds with nest-tasting theft to share drinkable fruit.
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Hood River
Ore
Oregon
George H. Brownlee
Brownlee
Drug Addict Attacks Officer With Hypodermic Needle
In Los Angeles a man resisting arrest by Inspector W B Luckenbach of the state board of pharmacy jabbed him with a narcotic laden needle. The officer fled, was rushed to hospital with a needle wound and feared infection while suffering narcotic effects.
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. B. Luckenbach
State Board of Pharmacy
Luckenbach
Diamonds Returned Thief Apologizes In Paris Kentucky
Police in Paris Kentucky are puzzled by a considerate burglar who stole numerous diamonds from prominent residents. Each jewel is returned with an apology note. A $6000 platinum cluster stolen from John Roseberry’s home was later found tied to a door knob.
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Paris
John Roseberry
Man Charged With Electricity Halts Watches
Cleveland George Welling ton Smith quits wearing a watch as every timepiece he tried stopped after a few hours. A jeweler found Smith was so charged with electricity that his watches’ works became magnetized and stopped running.
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Cleveland
George Wellington Smith
Smith
Walkers from Flora Face Arrest After 100 Mile Trek
Malinda Strange and Roy Greenwood, both broke and without a car, walked 100 miles from Flora to St. Louis. Police detained them soon after arrival, following worried relatives. The rest of the text surveys places like Tierra del Fuego, Cypress Island, and notes on holidays and state powers.
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ST. Louis
Malinda Strange
Roy Greenwood
Flora
Roy
Malinda
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