Word: cod
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...fishing season lasts only about six months on account of the ice. The cod, which are caught mostly by seines, are shipped to Europe and Brazil, being kept from American markets because of the high tariff. The icebergs are one of the greatest sights of the coast and because of their immense size and large numbers they are also a great danger to the mariner. The pictures of icebergs showed their great beauty, towering height and vivid coloring...
Commencing with a description of the dangerous conditions under which the men of the Life Saving Service work, Mr. Peck gave views of the Cape Cod, Florida and California coasts. He described minutely the great storm of Thanksgiving. 1898, in which the steamer "Portland" was lost with all on board. The lecturer then passed to the actual work of the service, which in thirty years has saved $166,000,000 and 102,000 lives. The 275 stations along our coasts, he said, are conducted under military rules. Three years previous experience as a sailor or fisherman is required of applicants...
Plans have been made by the Yacht Club for two cruises this summer along the New England coast, one to take place south of Cape Cod and the other to the north of it. The former will start from New London on Friday June 26, the day after the Harvard-Yale boat race, and will go to the eastward making runs at the direction of the commodore. The cruise to the north of Cape Cod will start from Marblehead on Monday. August 3, at the completion of the mid-summer series of races. The ultimate destination will be either Isleboro...
...last meeting of the Yacht Club, plans were made for two club cruises along the New England coast during the coming summer, one to the south and the other to the north of Cape Cod. For the south shore cruise, the fleet will rendezvous at New London on Friday, June 26, the day following the Harvard-Yale boat races, and will sail eastward, making daily runs suited to the size of the boats entered. For the north shore cruise, the fleet will start from Marblehead on Monday, August 3, on the completion of the mid-summer yacht racing series...
...were made for a club cruise next summer along the New England coast. The fleet will rendezvous at Marblehead on August 4 and will sail eastward to Isleboro, Me., stopping at Portland and other principal places along the coast. Plans were also discussed for the cruise south of Cape Cod, but the time of the start and other details will be arranged later. It was voted to hold club races for a challenge cup off Marblehead probably on June 20. Boats of thirty feet and under will be allowed to enter...