Sturgeon Rider of the James River
Richmond tale recalls Martin Hawkins, famed for riding a giant sturgeon on the James River. After a dramatic struggle the fish carried him downstream to shore near Powite, then to the Clivaterhen side. The monster was a three hundred pounder, and Hawkins, later known as the sturgeon rider, died at seventy three near Richmond.
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J. Russell Hawkins
Richmond
U.S.A
Martin Hawkins
James River
Maya
Clivaterhen
Powite
Martin Hawkine
Daniel Bayton
Introducing a violinist to a western audience
Colonel Handy Polk introduces a renowned Italian fiddler to a Western crowd. He notes the artist’s background and warns critics to address the Literary Society, not the signer, while joking about the performer’s style and abilities. The speech ends with permission to begin the performance.
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Handy Polk
Sienor
Furvin
Italy
Jett
Nike
Signor
Errand Boy to Scientist Gore Dies at 82 in Birmingham
Dr Geores Gore who died in Birmingham aged eighty two rose from an errand boy and cooper to self taught researcher. From Bristol to Birmingham he worked as a keeper at Soho works and by thirty had discovered explosive antimony and a nickel alloy yielding Gore’s Solution later used widely.
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Geores Gore
Birmingham
Bristol
Soho Works
Nickal Gould
Gore
Rough on the Rector and the Watchful Schoolroom
A northern city church school is humorously raked by a rector who questions students about discrepancies in the room. The scene turns on a gift for observation as pupils point out small lapses while the rector stumbles over hat and coat details and a mistaken cue.
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Wan Wattehler Faeath
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