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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Aug 04, 1900

Page

4

Claim for Revolutionary War service funds explored

A historic note recounts Benjamin Wilner, a Revolutionary War soldier who built a fort in present day Randolph County West Virginia in 1790. It discusses an outstanding 9209 880Jola claim under Senate review and recommends payment to his daughter, while praising Wilner’s loyalty and service.

U.S. Congress Benjamin Wilner Randolph County Wva Wilson Senate

New Zealand Girl's Cruel Matrimonial Tale at Agency General

A Wellington girl, heir to about £100, travels to London with a husband she meets onboard. After furnishing a house, the husband’s original wife appears, he returns to her, and the young woman is left destitute. An elderly woman shelters her, and both seek help to return to Wallington, but no funds exist at the Agency General. A lawyer's counsel is urged.

New Zealand Makal Wellington London Montion Agency-General Wallington Auckland Herald

Corkscrew boat aims fifty miles per hour at sea

Brooklyn inventor Jones Gresham seeks £10000 from a New York syndicate to build a corkscrew vessel claimed to reach 50 mph. The plan envisions a mail boat crossing the Atlantic in under three days, with a cylindrical hull and a serpentine corkscrew flange.

Jones Gresham Brooklyn New York Capitalista

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