Fire and phantom ships rise from sea tales of peril
A veteran seamen's society archive reveals dramatic sailor true tales from 1906 and earlier. The Anjou wreck and a castaway crew survive on a deserted Pacific isle, forming a makeshift kingdom, before rescue. Other stories recount the Thornliebank's eight thousand mile battle to port, Mrs Bates the fire woman of the sea, and multiple hoodoo fire escapes amid shipwrecks and courtship voyages. All true sea dramas rivaling fiction end with a call to wonder at sea truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Seamen's Society
Marseilles
Ernest Simons
Anjou
Sydney
Falmouth
Auckland
Pacific
Island Kingdom
New Zealand
Mills
Kingdom
Thornliebank
Glasgow
Smith
Philadelphia
Cape of Good Hope
Thormebank
South Cape
Massachusetts
D. B. Bates
James F. Hyde
United States Army
Barren Island
England
Australia
L. A. van Romondt
Cuba
Nova Scotia
China
U. S
Wateree
L. G. Billings
Parcel post foes strike at country towns, warns Byron Williams
Byron Williams argues that passage of parcels post will empower mail order houses, devastate local merchants, and collapse rural towns. He cites Vernon Iowa as cautionary proof where a four story country store vanished, schools emptied, and post office closed, urging editors to mobilize neighbors against the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Vernon
Post Office
Parcels Post
France
America
United States
Byron Williams
How Chicago Lost O Brien
President Murphy of the Chicago Cubs explains how Carl Lundgren's judgment cost them O'Brien. Lundgren rated O'Brien as only fair, leading to the Cubs passing on a pitcher who later impressed with Denver and was picked by Boston. Murphy notes others and Gandil as examples of risky evaluations and the limits of scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lundgren
Cubs
O'Brien
President Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Lundgren
Chicago
O’brien
Connecticut
Hartford
Carl
University of Illinois
George Huff
Illinois
Huff
Denver
Boston Red Sox
Jack Hendricks
Foxy Joe McGinnity declines Agler trade offer
Manager Joe McGinnity of Newark refused the Cubs back Joe Agler, preferring cash. He believed Harry Swacina would meet needs and demanded 3000 dollars. President Murphy sent a check. Agler moved to Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxy
Joe McGinnity
Newark
Joe Agler
Cubs
Harry Swacina
Agler
Smith
McGinnity
Bob Fisher
Murphy
Jersey City
Fisher
Joe
Move to nine games in world series favored by Mack and McGraw
The proposal to expand the world series from seven to nine games echoes an old plan from 1903 when Pittsburgh and Boston were set to play until one team had five wins. After a 3-1 lead for Pittsburgh, Boston rallied to win four straight, prompting proponents Mack and McGraw to back a nine game format.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Jimmy Collins
Mack
McGraw
Lafitte Released to Providence Club
Edward Lafitte a member of the Detroit American league pitching staff has been released to the Providence club of the International league Lafitte came to Detroit after a strong 1910 season in the old Eastern league
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafitte
Providence
Edward Lafitte
Detroit
Bresnahan Secures Miller Waiver Deal For Outfielder
Roger Bresnahan expresses satisfaction after securing ownership of outfielder Miller. Cincinnati sought to move Miller to Fort Wayne Indiana, but Bresnahan blocked the transfer and landed Elmer for the waiver price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Roger Bresnahan
Cincinnati
Fort Wayne
Ind
Roger
Elmer
Browns Trade Lifts Wallace as Stovall Leads Club
Manager Wallace of the Browns is pleased with the Stovall trade that sent him to St. Louis. Stovall leads the club with a .400 batting average and is playing the best ball of his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
The
Browns
Stovall
St. Louis
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George Jean Nathan
Dundee
Scotland
Valparaiso
Cape Horn
Mrs. Bates
Fanchon
Galapagos Islands
Crusoes
Ridgeway Company
Haus
Chicagos
Buck
Gandil
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