Two Captains Chapter XI Continues On Deck
On the morning watch Captain Pope plans to capture the brigantine Catesby of Sunderland. The Earl Fitzgibbon is kept aboard the Gypsy as the brigantine appears to steer toward New York while Pope orders Long Tom readied and studding sails set. The confrontation ends with Pope laughing at the brigantine skipper's course toward the Atlantic and New York.
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Fitzgibbon
Grindal
Pope
Atlantic
Catesby
Sunderland
San
Tondon
New York
Earl Fitzgibbons
Rystay
Crystal
Earl
Pirate Intrigues Spark Shipboard Theft Plot on Gypsy
On the Gypsy the pirates chase a ship believed to be Madre de Dios. Pope and Crystal capture Earl Fitzgibbons aboard the brig in a tense exchange. A rival schooner Julia Morton arrives, captains Bland and Pope discuss Cadiz, London, and treasure trove laws arise in a shifting, perilous standoff.
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Julia Morton
Gypsy
Pope
Crystal
Grindal
London
Liverpool
Cadiz
John
Bland
Tom
William
Infants fed stronger diet in New York nursery
Four months of feeding infants over seven months old in the Nursery and Child's Hospital New York used stale bread soaked in boiling water to make a mash then mixed with milk. Gradually increased from a teaspoon daily to one to three ounces over ten days with feedings spaced between meals and limited to half an ounce per occasion. If stools show cards or the diet disagrees the feeding is stopped.
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Child's Hospital
New York
Diev
Learning to Swim The First Qualification for Women
In a city basement, an English instructor teaches women to swim despite limited space. The article notes a warm 85 degree pool and outlines stages from floating to strokes like breast and Indian while stressing overcoming innate fear and building confidence through practice with male instructors guiding progress.
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New York
Tale of a Horse in Rome Tale of a Horse in Rome
In Berlin rumors spread that Emperor William took his saddler to Rome after a short tailed horse was sent. The Kaleer supposedly ordered only one horse for the Eternal City and the choice led to a plan to bring a long artificial charger for public appearances in hussar uniform.
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Berlin
William
Rome
Kaleer
Buzzars
Ohio State Journal
Immense Hartford Apartment House Completed in Connecticut
One of the largest apartment houses in Connecticut has just been completed at Hartford. It comprises seventy five units from one room and bath to eight rooms and bath, plus a public dining room, reception room, ten servants’ rooms and ample private storage.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Dublin Twins Rank Among World Birth Rates
Irish women reportedly have the highest twin birth rate, with twins born in Dublin roughly once every fifty two births compared to a world average of one in eighty.
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Dublin
The Old Church Shadows a Dreaming Past
A faded lyric laments a forsaken St. hill church above Litle Town. Memories drift across pews and aisles as roses fade and joy and sorrow cling to the memory of weddings and grace in a ghostly, twilight scene.
Bones Tell Of Combat on Mt Gibraltar Slopes
Skeletons of a man and a large cougar found with a rusted rifle on Mt Gibraltar near Republic Washington indicate a deadly fight. The gun shows long exposure and the position suggests a terrible encounter. The case echoes two Republic disappearances from three years prior with one man missing after heading to Okanogan county and another toward Spokane via Meyers Falls.
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Mt. Gibraltar
Republic, Wash
Republic
Okanogan County
Spokane
Meyers Falls
Myers Falls
New York Herald
Minneapolis Man Survives on Nuts and Tomatoes Fast
Peter Johnson recounts nine months of eating only a handful of nuts and a raw tomato daily after severe illness. He claims partial paralysis, Kright's disease, asthma and 240 pounds prior, now weighs 170 and says the fast cure left him healthy, able to work four times as much daily. The tale cites the New York Herald.
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Peter Johnson
Johnson
Kright
New York Herald
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National Treasury
Colchester
British Museum
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Old Town
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Gometh
Chicago Tribune
Minneapolis
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