The Missing Gold
The Klondike fever drives San Francisco boy Ben Hathaway to prospect. A weight discrepancy in 300 pounds of dust leads to a legal mystery. An expert physics defense shows no loss of weight, clearing Ben of theft. Ben and Jennie marry and return to Alaska wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Peabody
Klondike
San Francisco
Bou Hathaway
Jenble Baxter
Tennie
Ben
Krondile
Rohela
Alaska
Denne
Jonnie Buster
Indinco
Bin
Sali
Cape Nome
Alna
Mr. Baxter
Jennie
Queer Japanese Fish Sail Catches Dorado in Japan
A fragmented, early 20th century account describes the dorado or sailfish in Japanese waters. It notes the sail above the water, large ten foot bodies, and weights around 160 pounds. Catches use harpoons and decoy bushes with hooks or nets, with dolphins driven by beating the water. The fish is eaten fresh and is a favorite in Japan, akin to salmon in the northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenther
A Lost Opportunity
A fragmented reminiscence tells of Constant Connellin, son of a baker, who pursued the stage despite his father’s wish he follow the family trade. The elder Constant recalls the boy’s promise and pride in his rise, wishing he had remained in baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benott Constant Coqnelin
Commellh
Thirten
Constant
Perilous Lock Blasts Fail to Break Water Gate
An 1800s attempt to destroy a Welland Canal lock with dynamite produced small results. Two men placed satchels of dynamite behind gate ends, but the explosion only blew small holes and loosened hinges while the gates held firm, preserving the water barrier.
Burning of a Black man at stake shocks Hawkinsville
A Black preacher was captured after fatally wounding Walter Booth, a leading Southern magnate, then burned at Usestoke amid a mob. Witnesses describe his prayers as flames consumed him while bystanders shouted. The mob reportedly fired on partygoers and ended the ordeal with gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkinsville
Ges
John Howard
Usestoke
Midway
Walter Booth
South
Booth
Sion Howard
Howard
Magazine Review on Turner and Slave Trade Exposure
A magazine review notes John Kenneth Turner’s American Magazine exposes on Mexican government complicity in slave trading. It cites slave prices, agent fees, and legal contradictions, then shifts to praise for Vallance’s personality emphasis in Marden’s Sineone Magazine and a travel anecdote illustrating cordial manners and charisma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kenneth Turner
Tuxhaper
Valle Nanional
Mexico
Talon
An Engineer Dies After Virginia Railroad Wreck
An engineer near Colliers in Virginia died after a wreck. He refused help to passengers and even whisky offered by would be rescuers, insisting his record as an engineer be kept clean. His death came despite his pale, scalded state and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Wendersee
Bse
Haw Hs
Simuel Gosh
Arab fashions and tailors in Tunis markets
A cultural sketch by Graham Petrie describes Arab clothing as rigid and traditional. It notes the gandoura as the standard robe,限 with three accepted patterns and color choices, and highlights the souk of trouk in Tunis as the sartorial hub where shops lack windows and are raised above ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Petrie
Tis
Kairouan
Carthage
Curkman
Souk-Of-Trouk
Tunis
Maine Spooks and a Mystic Woodchuck Reported
The Kennebec Journal recounts local ghost tales in Maine including a ghost house with wandering chairs and a midnight jewel bearing cane, a phantom night light above a closet door, and a spook woodchuck that emerges at sunset from an old family tomb near Lang Camp by Merry Meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bawdolpham
Laag
Kennepec Journal
Arab Buttermaking and Family Roles in Old Style Dairy Work
The article describes an old fashioned patriarchal method of butter making in Arab households. Women sit and churn a milk rind into a butter ball while males handle the remaining steps. Boiled milk and meat bits are served with rice, and the family then shares the meal with the men eating first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waoh
Girie
The Man That Changed the Bill
A man recalls a romantic encounter on a train with a young woman who bought candy with a dollar bill. He later learns the bill was tied to mistaken identity when the rightful owner, Belle Worthington, recovers the note. The anecdote ends with a marriage within a year and a note on romance in real life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brie
Cindy
Indy
Cleveland
Chicago
Chiago
Bentleman
W. Ievelanid
EL V. W
Post Office
Frilly
New York
Boy Dies After Train Strike In South Royalton
Ernest John Hewitt, son of Mr and Mrs J Hewitt, died four o'clock yesterday afternoon after being struck by a Central Vermont freight train in South Royalton on December 2. He was age and will be mourned by many friends. his parents extend sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son
Phita, Pa
Ernest John Hewitt
South Royalton
Ernest Job
Mr. and Mes
J. Hewitt
Central Vermont Railroad
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Pierce
Gorden
Gured
Es Pierce
Seave Medical
Ry V. Peres
Bulli
N.Y
Hale
Cate
Sineone
New Mexico
Arizona
Maine
Tao
Goursud
Joa
Cattin
Enero
Hopkins
A. D. Harrigon
Aireaely
Wehkanee City Journal
Mage
Mary
John
Great Western Cereal Company
CommatiNa Molt Gataral Mills
Boston
New
Philadelphia
Boy
Amy Sont
OEY
Magee Furaces
New Magee
Summer Street
H WN. D. Phelps Co
Barre, Vi
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