The Reported King of Opeki and a Nantucket Style Island
Richard Harding Davis recounts Albert Gordon a former New York reporter who becomes consul of Opeki after Captain Travis leaves. Gordon elevates the island with plans while Mes senwah the Hillman king raids the shore. A warship appears and tension grows as Stedman joins Gordon in steering a response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Gordon
New York
Opeki
Travis
United States
Stedman
Bradleys
Gordon
Messenwah
Hillmen
Ollypybus
The Peacemaker Declares Himself King on Opeki
Albert Gordon in a Panama like intrigue leads Opekians and foreign powers after a flag removal and dramatic annexation clash. German Kaiser forces claim land, Ollypybus seeks aid, and Gordon offers himself as ruler to avert bloodshed while Stedman and Bradley navigate consular pretenses and a tense harbor of mutinous locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Stedman
Messenwah
Gordon
Albert
Halliards
Octavia
Opeki
Kaiser
Ollypybus
Tellaman
United States
Bradleing Tellaman
Thomas Bradley
Heroes Save Firefly Passengers In Ocean Rescue
The Firefly nearly foundered as a storm wrecked the yacht. Jack and Dick sprang to action guiding a fragile dinghy to shore with Ag ne s and Laura Adams aboard. They sheltered on land, aided by life preservers, and the crew joined a later transfer to the Dream before nightfall. The Adams family honored the rescuers with a gold watch and testimonials while the sailors saluted the brave deed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Cing
Jim
Gordon and the War Fire at the American Flag
Gordon confronts leaders in a tense scene as marines land and a brass cannon fires on the flag. A German captain signals from a man-of-war while a great conflict looms, and Gordon proclaims his role as a war correspondent documenting the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Stedman
Gordon
A Brave Boy's Warning in New Mexico Frontier Tale
A boy on the Plumita Valley trail witnesses Apache attack on Manuel the shepherd. He hides, sees the attackers burn the cabin, then races to warn his fleeing parents and sister, aiming to intercept the wagon before ambush. He spots an advancing danger, plans to fire to stop the wagon, risking his life to save his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Sant
Black Range
Deming
Manuel
Elsie
New Mexico
Clarence Pullen
Plumita
New Mexico Black Range
Abe” Heddle
Plumita Ranch
Rfie
Mr. Heddle
Steckle Ranch
Dream Beats Firefly A Cruising Adventure Report
Jack Sloane owner of the schooner Dream sails with young companions as they voyage down East. Facing an approaching blow, they hurry to return before the tide turns and the weather worsens while Dick Baldwin voices concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sloane
Dream
Jack
Dick Baldwin
The Oysters Reach Port Before the Firefly Dream
The passage notes a side detail that the oysters are owed to the crew as the Dream had already reached port prior to the Firefly. This records a maritime exchange of credit tied to the ships’ arrivals and provisioning. The statement preserves the order of arrival and implied payment or entitlement between vessels.
Rice in Traps Triggers Quirky Buffalo Ride Tale
A Buffalo hostess fed a traveling couple with lunch and secretly pressed rice into the young man’s coat pockets a girl’s parasol and the man’s umbrella. On the train the rice spilled across the car floor prompting gossip as onlookers imagine the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Enquirer
Buffalo
Odd Coincidence of Names in Transatlantic Bag Mixup
A New York woman who flew to Liverpool three weeks ago left her portmanteau on a train to London in the rush to catch her connection. She sent the key to a Liverpool friend who queried customs. Officials found three passenger items, each bearing names matching different travelers, highlighting a curious coincidence in labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
London
A. R. Bolen
Mr. RA
The Death Least Expected
A brief item in the New York Herald jokes about a teetotaler Briggs who died from an ice accident. Dodson questions the death cause, retorting with astonishment while Briggs reveals the less-than-expected origin of the habit as a cake of ice falling on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Dodson
Briggs
Biigs
A Smart Boy in Harper's Bazar Tale
In a brief Harper's Bazar vignette a boy named Bronson climbs into the Smithers orchard, steals blossoms, and sells them to Mrs. Smithers for a dollar, illustrating a clever but cheeky act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Bronson
Smithers
Women in a Volcano Venture of Three American Ladies
Three American women with male escorts climbed Mt. Popocatepetl at midnight to explore the crater and its sulphur beds. Despite heart disease symptoms and Indian fears, they descended by rope and patatas mats in a dramatic sled-like slide, entering a vast sulphurous chamber and returning to the snow line after a perilous ascent and rapid descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor P. Allen
Cincinnati
Ina
Povocatepetl
Mt. Popocatepetl
Crater
Cortes
Patatas
Earth
Envelopes Cover House Walls in Serial Letter Tale
A Buffalo girl papered an entire room with envelopes saved from two years of letters. Walls show postmarks from New York to San Francisco and include notes from friends, a college chum, and a distant marriage. The quirky decor reflects cherished correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Enquirer
New York
San Francisco
Italy
Not the Man He Was Looking For Story
A brief New York Sun item depicts a burglary scene as a homeowner confronts a burglar at a window. The intruder misidentifies his target and asks for Mr. Bill, leading to a tense exchange with a casual correction about location before the intruder exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Bill
Billtops
Empress of Austria Smokes Turkish Cigarettes Daily
The Pall Mall Gazette notes that if women smoke today they may follow elite example as the Empress of Austria reportedly smokes 30 to 40 Turkish cigarettes each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Empress of
Austria
Burial ships of Sweden and Norway reveal grand funerary rites
The Edinburgh Review notes about a dozen burial ships found in Sweden and Norway. Inside, bodies were laid with weapons, tools, writing tablets, and improvised games. Sanctuaries held horses, dogs, cattle and birds. shipwrecks contained gold, gems, silks, and lavish garments, while tableware and goblets shimmered amid revelers’ finery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh Review
Sweden
Norway
Wendell
Uppland
Gokstadt
Sandefjord
Archeological Museum
Christiania
Sigurd
The Clink of the Ice Poem by Eugene Field in Chicago News
A lyrical meditation on morning thirst and the clinkety clink of ice in a pitcher. The speaker recalls waking at five with a craving for drink and revels in the solace of the ice sound, praising the pitcher bearer and celebrating the ritual of early awakenings and thirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Field
Chicago News
Whale speeds and power estimates from Edinburgh professor
Sir William Turner of the University of Edinburgh cites whales as fast as 12 miles per hour for the Finn whale, based on measurements from a stranded 80 foot, 70 ton specimen. He and John Henderson of Glasgow calculate that a whale of these dimensions would require about 145 horsepower to reach 12 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
William Turner
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Greenland
Type
John Henderson
Glasgow
Anchor Line
Longuiddry
Turner and Henderson
Train schedule banter at busy railroad hub
At a major railroad center during peak hour a woman asks the ticket seller when a train leaves. The affable agent jokes that this is the 13th time she has asked, while a child named Bennie enjoys hearing his father’s response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Lave
Bennie
Rich stranger boards at the Hayseed home
Mrs Hayseed asks who Mr Cillman is as the rich newcomer arrives to board with the Hayseeds. The farmer notes the man is wealthy and unlikely to inquire about rates, speculating he may be related to Jay Gould or Vanderbilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Hayseed
Mr. Cillman
Farmer Hayseed
Jay Gould
Vanderbilt
Do You Subscribe to a Magazine Offer from The Weekly Globe
Public appeal offering reduced annual subscriptions to a wide range of magazines and journals via The Weekly Globe. Orders must include a yearly Globe subscription and specify start issue. no multiple-magazine shipments to a single address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOBE
CLOBE
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Harding Davis
Gallagher
Mr. Raegen
Part
Source
King
Eranee Gerele
Messennah
Tavis
Soirey
Bradley, Jr
Bradley, Sr
Fms
Vest Middy
Thai
Beae
Eerek Gordon
Iauare Cound
Sol Harrison
Ice
Bull
G. W. Benjamin
Popocatepetl
Nathalie of
Servia
Suessamania
Comtesse de Paris
Havana
Portugal
Man
Weekly Globe
The
Arthur's Home
Atlanta Constitution
American Machinist
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Christian Leader
Critic
Cleveland Weekly Plaindealer
Demorest
Donahoe's Magazine
Detroit Free Press
Our Little Men and Women
Pee Rey
Caches
Engineering and Mining Journal
Field and Stockman Bak Phrenological Journal
Scientific American Lotadidacterss
Boston
Agents’ Herald
American Rural Home
Andover Review
Terchange Magazin
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Agriculturist
Banner Weekly
Brainard
Burlington Hawkeye
Vhanelles
Boston Medical Journal
Cincinnnati Weekly Times
Century Magazine
Christian Union
Cseceee
Cassell’s Magasine of Art
Christian Herald
Cceee
Courier-Journal
Chautauqua Young Folks Journal
Decorator
Farm Journal
Forney's Progress
Prank Leslie
Seeve
Germantown Telegraph
Green's Fruit Recorder
Gardner's Monthly
Godey's Lady's Book
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Batar
Harper's
Herald of Health
Tegrermasg Ys
Cd-Osdu'e Banyons
Home Journal
Indiana Farmer
Illustrated Companion
Town Homestead
Csessseseees
Issaciba
Espe Ladies' World
Ceaewe Life
Locomotive
Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal
Lippincott's Magazine
Weekly Post
Weekly World
Weekly Sun
N.Y
Weekly Herald
Practical Farmer
Prairie Farmer
Peterson's Lady's Magazine
Popular Science News
Popular Science Monthly
Presbyterian Review
Philadelphia Weekly Times
Philadelphia Medical Times
Philadelphia Epee Parmer
Rideout’s Magazine
Sunday School Times
Eg Aee Borbaee’s
Sunny South
St. Nicholas
San Francisco Chronicle
Me of the Times
Yankee Blade
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!