The Amphion’s Fogbound Fatal Call for Half Speed
In a pea soupy Oregon fog off Tillamook Head the cargo steamer Amphion drives at full speed despite rule and mood. The engine room chief mutters, but the telegraph stays on full speed. A fatal misread leads to reef and wreck as the captain blames the older engineer who kept half speed.
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Aimphion
Tillamook Head
Oregon
Ren
Galt
Astoria
Petersen
Jimmy Cripps
Seckleee
Assiatant
Untair
Cpume
Tain
San Francisco
Two Paths and the Gate to Heaven by Emily Houseman Watson
Poetic reflection contrasts two routes, one perilous and worldly and the other narrow and pure. The speaker blesses the righteous traveler who follows the sacred gate toward heaven, evoking a Ram's Hora context.
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Dortnis
Emily Houseman Watson
Ram
Artin Architecture 18 five room residence cost details
A complete brick foundation residence plan priced at 2000 includes living room with fireplace and conservatory dining room with beamed ceiling and china closet kitchen with sink maple floor and wainscoting two stories plus basement. Descriptions cover finishes materials heights and roofing with cedar shingles color scheme lemon yellow white trim lead color pea green and galvanized iron details.
Wireless time distribution via shortwave signals tested
Scientists report wireless telegraphy can distribute standard time from a central clock to distant points. In Paris 16 clocks linked to the observatory show regular one second ticks. experiments with simple receivers achieved clear signals over nearly two miles and potential wider reach for scientific and industrial use.
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Paris Academy of Sciences
M. G. Bigourdan
Comptes Rendus
Academy
Paris
Marble ball turns on pedestal at Marion cemetery
Local scientists watch a granite ball weighing about two tons slowly rotate atop the C. B. Merchant monument in Marion Ohio. Over five years it has turned 13 percent of an inch per year as heat expands the sunlit south side while the shaded north side remains fixed.
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C. B. Merchant
Marion
New Mammal Discovered in England by Millais
An astonishing discovery in the British Isles identifies a new mammal, a vole named Microtus arcadensis, distinct from the common short tailed field mouse and all other known forms. J Q Millais announced the finding, highlighting its unique characteristics and classification.
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England
British Isles
J. Q. Millais
Microtus
Dentist Proposes Mouth Casts for Prisoner ID
A dentist proposes using dental casts to identify prisoners noting that no two mouths are alike. He argues this method could aid in recognition and record keeping within the justice system.
When I Grow Up I’ll Be a Drummer Boy
A nostalgic lyric by Mary C. Phillips printed in the Chicago Advance. The narrator vows to join a band, favoring a drums over traditional marching horns, imagining a proud parade with drums beating and girls dancing. The verse ends with a mother’s pride and a door slam.
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Mamma
Welanda
Roy
Mary C. Phillips
Chicago
A Daring Parlor Trick From Chicago Inter Ocean
A description outlines a coin trick using a silver half dollar a hairpin a ring and a hatpin. By pinching bending and balancing the coin on a pin the performer makes the ring spin and the coin appear bored by the pin. Practice is advised before performing in public and the trick can entertain both adults and children.
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Chicago
Don Was and His Mistress Bird Love Story
An old vivid tale recounts Don Was unhappy when unseen and his cage moved from a sunny glass conservatory to a room upstairs. The bird learned the narrator’s step, sang softly, and greeted the author with a cheerful dance and calls like come here as the owner visited.
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Don
Don the bird’s tug of war with pins on the bureau
A whimsical tale by Helen Harcourt from St Nicholas describes a clever pet bird named Don who loves to pull pins from a cushioned bureau, mount the pin cushion, and scatter pins to the edge then back to the floor. After a tenacious tug of war he finally yields, helping gather pins for his owner.
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Doc
Don
Helen Harcourt
St. Nicholas
How the Frog Originated Tale
A compact retelling of an ancient myth explaining frog origins. Latona, banished from Olympus, escapes to the Isle of Dejos with Apollo and Diana. Thirst drives Latona to a stream blocked by cruel locals, who are transformed into croaking frogs as punishment for denying water.
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Froga
Latona
Dejos
Apollo
Diana
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