Treasure legends along Atlantic coast persist across centuries
The article reflects on enduring legends of pirate treasure from Labrador to the Gulf, noting Oak Island and other sites like Jewel Island and Gardiners Island. It suggests actual buried loot is rare, but the tales persist to spur future adventurers to seek gems and coins despite the anti climax and secrecy surrounding discoveries.
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Atlantic
Labrador
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Oak Island
Mahone Bay
Nova Scotia
Bay of Fundy
Jewel Island
Gardiners Island
Campobello
Home gardening urged to aid Kansas City tables
The Kansas City Star notes growing home gardens can improve meals and outdoor activity. With City club and Athenaeum cooperation, practical tips will aid residents in cultivating patches. Encourages family involvement and teaching youths to become producers through gardening.
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Kansas City
City Club
Athenaeum
Kansas City Star
Hailstorm Damage Reported On British Steamer Aureole
The captain of the British steamer Aureole arrived at Galveston recounting a Gulf of Mexico storm in which hailstones ranging larger than hen eggs damaged the ship’s rigging and superstructure. The captain backs his claim with the battered condition of his vessel.
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Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
Campaign cigars appear in political campaigns from time to time
The fragment notes that while the proverb about gift horses matters, a campaign cigar has been proposed for a running mate if true, and that some candidates occasionally use real cigars during campaigns.
France Leads In Aeroplane Innovation With Many Inventors
The article notes France as a frontrunner in aviation, surpassing America in number of inventors with airplanes on the market. It contrasts French progress with Germany’s dirigibles and cites prominent American figures like the Wrights and Curtiss.
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Germany
France
America
Wrights
Curtiss
Cuba Turns to Woods as Key to Self-Government
Cuba moves troops and machine guns to rebellious provinces signaling a shift toward self-rule. Public dissent is no longer mistaken for patriotism as it is weighed against government stability and response.
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Cuba
French aviator Peulhan completes London to Manchester flight
During his race from London to Manchester the French aviator Peulhan covered 117 miles in two hours and fifty minutes. The report suggests flying could become a commercial possibility before the current generation is much older.
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London
Manchester
Peulhan
Generaton
St Louis Barber Plans Retirement For Philosophical Study
A St Louis barber announces retirement to devote life to philosophy after completing a science. He will rub his chin and call Next when a field is done, signaling transition to the following inquiry.
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St. Louis
Cornell Professor Smokes Cigar Longest Time Allegedly
A Cornell professor reportedly smoked a cigar for 85 minutes in a notable stunt claiming to match the time his wife took to dress. The event drew curious spectators and sparked discussion on spectacle and gender norms.
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Cornell
Ohio Man Arrested for Grand Larceny Over Bacon
An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly stealing two slices of bacon and was charged with grand larceny. Authorities say the incident prompted formal charges and ongoing case proceedings.
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Ohio
Royal Welcome for Roosevelt at Battery Parade
Theodore Roosevelt returned to the United States from Africa on June 18 and was met by a massive non partisan welcome in New York. A flotilla greeted him at quarantine as a battery arched welcome in Manhattan culminated with Mayor Gaynor’s address.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Teddy
Twenty-third Street
Battery
Manhattan Island
Gaynor
Battery Park
Mr. Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Club of
Hamilton Club of
Chicago
Eldest Roosevelt son weds eldest Roosevelt kin in June ceremony
Theodor Roosevelt Jr and Miss Eleanor Alexander wed at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church New York on June 20 with prominent guests. Col Theodore Roosevelt attended as father. After the ceremony the bridal party stayed with relatives and the couple plan portions of their honeymoon at Sagamore Hill before heading to San Francisco. The groom pursued a carpet manufacturing career starting at the bottom, aiming to prove himself.
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New York
San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Eleanor Alexander
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Snowden Fahnestock
Elizabeth Bertron
Ethel Roosevelt
Jessie Millington-Drake
Janetta Alexander
Jean Delano
Harriet Alexander
Henry M. Sanders
Gordon Russell
Cranford
N. J
Charles B. Alexander
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Roose
Love story of engagement between ffarington heir and New York heiress
The ffarington of Wordenhall Lancashire, heir to W. E. ffarington, engages to Tom Curtis in a brisk romance. The bride is Henry Addison Alexander’s daughter, twenty one, and was once a guest of Mrs. Roosevelt Longworth. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. resembles his father though more reserved. The tale notes the archaic ff spelling in old deeds and the family’s long public life.
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Ffaringtons
Wordenhall
Lancashire
Ffolkes
Velt
Roosevelt
Henry Addison Alexander
New York
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Voyager Homeward Bound Roosevelt Welcomed by Parade
Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt return aboard a revenue cutter after quarantine. A water parade forms as gaily decorated boats, bands, and clubs follow the procession through the harbor. The reception features 500 Rough Riders under Robert Hunter and a long line of official and civic attendees.
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Roosevelt
Mounted Police of
New York
Robert Hunter
Oklahoma City
Raven’s Sharp Trick at London Zoo
The London Spectator reports a new raven in the London Zoo aviary who greets visitors with Hullo Jack. When a lammergeier refused to share meat, the raven used his human voice to charm the bird, causing it to drop its dinner and flee. The lammergeier proved timid and unspirited.
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London “Zoo
Jack
The
London Spectator
Lammergeier
The Laughing Barber of a Freshman Rower
Jim Rice, Columbia crew coach, praises a stalwart freshman and shares a barber shop anecdote about the young rower. The barber jokes the freshman’s beard comes from his mother, while the coach notes the youth’s surprising strength and potential.
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Jim Rice
Columbia Crew
A Practical Discourse Amid Indoor Play
A stormy day scene shows Theo dore presiding as minister in a game church with Florence as the responsive listener. He instructs her to obey her brother and share or yield toys, framing a domestic moral lesson from a playful sermon in the Christian Herald.
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Florence
Theodore
Christian Herald
Early to bed and rise man misses riches claim
A wry saying notes that an early to bed and early to rise man who stays poor is seen as honest by his wife. The quote credits sincerity as the first trait of any hero and attributes it to Carrie.
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Carrie
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Groton
Harvard
Kermit
Alexander
Teddy, Jr
Washington
Connecticut
Young Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Longworth
Larz Anderson
Ffarington
Hugo de Meolis
England
Roosevelt Hone
Taderwood & Caderwood
Voyager
Raven
Libby
Post
Postum Cereal Co
Lad
Battle Creek, Mich
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