Pirate schemes and a Margate plate heist plan
Captain Pope shares a daring scheme with Captain Crystal to recover fifteen hundred pounds of rightful plate from an aunt and fund a seaborne expedition. They plot hiring a small cutter, recruiting a crew, and evading blockades, while enlisting Crossman’s help at the Camperdown and arranging covert contacts in Greenwich for a vessel and three seafaring men.
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Papa
Jackman
Crystal
Pope
Con Mann
Margate
Rotherhithe
William Crossman
Miss Crossman
Mitre
Captain Pope
Captain Crystal
Camperdown
Angelica
Grossman
Crossman
Crogsman
William
Hamburg
Crys Ital
Mira
Toad
Crosswan
Robert Bobbin
Bobbin
Jem Marling
Rock Street
Greenwich
Oddities in Pet Names Across Cultures
A reader notes how affection terms differ by language and culture. French phrases like my little puppy dog contrast with American uses such as calling a wife a cat, sometimes causing offense. The tale includes a German general who called his wife my little kernel of coffee and a fond line about a speckled trout.
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Watton
Egyptian Cigarettes Prompt Flare Ups in Town
In a rough street exchange two locals trade warnings about Egyptian cigarettes. Mushy Henry cites rumors of illness while gritty George notes a tattered box with a large name stamp in violet ink.
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Henry
George
Shooting as Leading Method of Self-Directed Death
The article notes that shooting is the most common method used in self inflicted deaths, highlighting its prominence among means of self harm. It discusses public perception and concerns about firearm availability and safety.
Democratic platform calls for fidelity to Kansas City creed
The piece argues for marching forward under the Kansas City platform as the Democratic option in 1904. It cites imperialism, money reform, labor, and tariffs, denouncing reorganizers and urging reaffirmation of the platform to counter Republican policies and Wall Street influence. It references Cockrell as a presidential candidate option.
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Democratic Party
Kansas City
Republican Party
Wnul
Cleveland
Wall Street
Wall Street Journal
Senator Cockrell
Francis Marion Cockrell
Missouri
Democrats
Gerond
Gorman
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hanna Campaign Turmoil Ties to Rathbone Acquittal
In view of likely trouble Hanna faces in his senatorial bid officials note Rathbone's role in sealing an acquittal. Rathbone, skilled with telephony during a Tupwer campaign, drew scrutiny as tariff on wheat failed to thresh out. The public sees the “stand” men alarmed by the pomiokable fake.
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Hanna
Estes G. Rathbone
Rathbone
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P. F. Collier
Dodd, Mead & Co
Payne
Comig
Kansas City Platform
Wall ‘Street Journal
Congress
Navy Department
Navy
Army
San Juan
National Civil Service League
Mr. Morgan
Uncle Sam
Morgan Ward
Democratic
New York
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