The French Privateer Battles Lancaster In Bay Of Bengal
Lancaster engages the French privateer Imperatrice as it pursues Malacca. Broadside exchanges result in deaths and the American crew, led by Captain Dayton, mounts a daring defense and ultimately escapes, with moral courage and naval strategy shaping the outcome.
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Hindoostan
Bay of Bengal
Malacca
Ceylon
Pondicherry
Coromandel
Imperatrice
Ailsworth
Lancaster
Mr. Dunmore
Bob
Tom
Old England
Gay
Old Duff Browns Frightful Ride Long Lived Locomotive Tale
Dunkirk New York April 14 old Duff Brown a dying locomotive engineer recalls a 1869 oil train chase from Prospect to Brocton on the Buffalo Corry Erie line. With burning oil cars in pursuit he drives at speed through sharp curves, switches, and a desperate escape toward Brocton while a late express nearly collides. He describes flames, wrecked horses, and a hazardous race for life ending with a swift switch and safe passage onto the Shore track.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Prospect
Brocton
Duff Brown
Portland
United States
Buffalo, Corry & Erie Railroad
Prospector Mayvil Sanaton
Junction
Palse
Lake Shore
Dis Junction
Cincinnati Express
Turing
Freman
Coeeai
Wwe
Among the Whales in Port The Nantucket Crew Chart a Whale Harvest
In port at Singapor e two boat-steerers from the Gan ges are replaced by Jack Bruce and Davy Dorn aboard the Nantucket. The youths join the captain and mate in the whaling launch as multiple whales appear, a tense scene unfolds with harpoons readied and oars briskly dipping.
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Davy
Nantucket
Zanguebar
Rollins
Charles XII
Hume
England
Scott
Spencer
Dibdin
Jack Bruce
Jack
Neptune
Owever
Singapore
Howland
Bruce
Davy Dorn
Bob
Tom
Ganges
Fom
Nantucket Whalers Engage Whale Near Zanebar Coast
Standing along the Zanebar coast the Nantucket, a port vessel tied to the American whaling trade, joined a ship from the same island. The other captain reported meeting a large whale two days earlier close to shore and attempting capture with two boats and four men, during which three harpoons were snatched from Herali’s gear.
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Pittle
Ding
Ira
Sumatra
Malacca
Dayton
Captain Dayton
Aroa
Lancaster
Bob Allen
Tom Dean
Robert
Tom
Strait of Malacca
Singapore
Ailsworth
Jack Moore
Jack
Shemaniye
Lacea
Bob
Davy
John Bull
King George
Java
Ory
Nantucket
Howland
Davy Dorn
Calcutta
Jack Bruce
Tina
Banana Patch
Great Island
Ganges
Indus
Thomas
Strait of
Sunda
Zanguebar
Hindostan
Roblen
Herald
Bhalarjee
Hugh
Cy Wdale
Strang
Althoug
Zanzibar
Cuttin
Comoro Islands
Mozambique
Ruyuma
Cape Delgado
Manuel
Ceylon
Roel
Jamie
Zanebar
Good Island
Aurmsl
Herali
Old Bantam Lake fisherman burned to death in Morris
Aaron Roe known as the Old Bantam Lake fisherman perished in a house fire at Morris in the northwestern part of the state. His son discovered the blaze early morning and neighbors could not rescue him as flames consumed the building. The body was found under debris in the cellar and investigators suspect a lamp sparked the fire. Roe was elderly, lived alone, and was respected for his kind, jovial nature despite eccentricity.
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Tom
Smething
Tom Dean
Robert
Bob
Dayton
Lancaster
Dean
New Haven
Aaron Roe
Morris
Hsin
Irving dinner host Evarts presides amid warm concerns
Burlington Free Press notes Senator Evarts led a recent Irving dinner. The remark questions how the dishes stayed warm while he delivered a preliminary sentence.
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Burlington
Poets Urged by Armory Bull to Send Submissions
Pittsburg Dispatch editor reveals playful scheme to compel poetry submissions by claiming a new armory addition and a fierce bulldog guards the stairs. The piece argues spring poets are contrarian and editors rely on sensational prompts to elicit work.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Times
Anonymous payments to Hoyt Freeman rise in Brookiza bridge region
A Watertown Times notice reports a letter with $20 and blank paper sent Friday to Hoyt Freeman. It notes this marks the fifth anonymous payment in four years, totaling $550 so far. The piece mentions Brookiza bridge receipts of $47,000 per month and projects $100,000 monthly once the L road on lyn side finishes and the eemo are TUBRING.
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Watertown Times
Hoyt Freeman
Brookiza
Lyn
Castoria Enduring Remedy Jingle Reflected in Consumer Rhyme
A nostalgic verse recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to motherhood. The chant highlights early medicine praise, associating Castoria with childhood, comfort, and family care across generations.
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George H. Coomer
Renchman
Dunmore
Nile
Trafalgar
Payton
Malay Peninsula
Capt In Dayton
Mizzengtop
Sirhough
Simea
Bney
Torrs
Bol
Nick
Borneo
Gulf of Aden
Muscat
Ned
Mr. Martin
Les
Ack Brace
Zack
Exerton
Saul
Joab
Israel
Captain Onland
Ivy Dorn
Bob An Om
Iman
Sman
Sultan
Aey
Old Duff Brown
Leviathan
Castoria
Miss
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