Yankee Barkentine Matanzas A Storied Smuggler Sunk Off Bermuda
The Matanzas, a veteran Yankee barkentine with a raid record as a war prize and smugglers’ craft, sank in heavy gales east of Bermuda after a 26 year career. Captain E H Nuss and nine crew abandoned ship in a longboat. ten days adrift claimed four more lives before Bayard Barnes rescued survivors. The vessel had served as blockade runner, mail packet, and molasses tanker, with ties to the Spanish War era and owners Pendleton Bros.
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New York
Newport News
Cadiz
Bermuda
E. H. Nuss
Bayard Barnes
Nuss
Matanzas
Para
Rio de Janeiro
Connecticut
Havana
Munsons
Cuba
Cuban
Key West
Sampson
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
Spite Umbrella Case Ends in Smith Victory
Harper county jury rules in favor of Mrs. Lillie Smith in a long running dispute over a shared umbrella. The case centered on a rooming house contract and a 25 cent balance tied to the umbrella. Costs and attorney fees totaled beyond the initial verdict, with repeated trials sustaining Mrs. Smith’s claim.
Planned Universal Gown Award To Miss Jessie Rossfield
Miss Jessie Rossfield of New York won the $150 prize offered by Mrs Mildred Johnston Landon through the polymakiel committee for a gown design suitable for all occasions. The design aims to provide freedom and comfort while preserving stylish lines and affordability for women.
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Jessie Rossfield
New York
Mildred Johnston Landon
Polymakiel Committee
Woman in Jamaica Missed Child Neglect Given Eternal Sobriety
Mrs Margaret Askins of Jamaica New York was sentenced by Magistrate Miller to eternal sobriety for neglecting her children. She accepted the sentence and promised to abide by it.
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Jamaica
N. Y
Margaret Askins
Miller
Not Yet Sea Ruler Naval Theories Undersea Craft Rise
A London report marks a year since Admiral Sir Percy Scott urged submarines to dominate naval warfare. Debates quote Lord Sydenham, Winston Churchill, and Admiral Bacon on submarine risks, ocean access, and the threat to oil and food supplies, noting Germans use subs to resupply surface vessels and threaten harbour approaches.
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London
Percy Scott
North Sea
Lord Sydenham
R. N
Winston Churchill
Admiral Bacon
High Seas
Thames
Burned house yields gold coins near Peekskill
James Hooper, digging ruins of a burned Peekskill homestead at Tompkins Corners, uncovered 357 gold coins from various origins. The finds traced to Thomas Upp, an author who died in the fire, whose numismatic collection was hidden in the ashes, totaling about $2,200.
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Peekskill
N. Y
James Hooper
Tompkins Corners
Thomas Upp
Robber Steals Jewelry From Police Officer Home
Elkhart Indiana police officer Abraham Pearce slept at home when a thief using pliers unlocked the interior door and stole about $100 in Mrs Pearce jewelry from the residence.
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Elkhart
Ind
Abraham Pearce
Birthday Gift Feathers Save Husband from Wrath
In a domestic tale a wife, feeling forgotten on her birthday, receives a late visit from her husband who delivers a tiny parcel. She opens it to find pipe cleaners shaped as feathers, a playful gift that reveals his affectionate intent and resolves her hurt.
Philosophy meets lunch in a patient wait tale
A man in a restaurant pauses in deep study while ordering and waiting. He sits staring ahead for about half an hour before the order arrives. He then reacts as if surprised to see the server, remarking with a quip about her appearance and youth. The scene plays out in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph context.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Horses in Iceland shod with sheep horn in curious practice
A report notes Icelandic horses are shod using sheep horn, while Sudanese horses wear camel-skin socks. The piece highlights regional adaptation of equine footwear and its cultural context across climates.
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Iceland
Sudan
Choir Reorganization Aims For Sound Basis
A brief exchange outlines a plan to reorganize the choir with a focus on establishing a solid, well-founded structure. The speaker emphasizes creating a sound basis to improve performance and cohesion within the group.
Taking Papa Along
A baggage master enforces a new law requiring declared trunk contents. The mother designates two trunks for eight hundred and one thousand dollars respectively, while dismissing a small trunk with a cheap valuation. The father joins the journey, prompting the official to proceed.
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Papa
Mamma
Father and Son Swap Old Clothes Joke
A lighthearted exchange between a father and son about wardrobe hand-me-downs. The father recalls wearing his father’s old clothes, and the son offers two old suits for the father, turning the anecdote into a humorously practical moment.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Promotes Malaria Fight
An advertisement urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to drive out malaria and build up the system, noting the label lists Quinine and Iron as key ingredients. The ad prices the product at 50 cents and emphasizes its tasteless formula.
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GROVE
Calm Resignation About Marriage Jokes At Dinner
Congressman Joseph J. Russell recalls a dinner party story about marriage. A bachelor remarks that the longer a man is married the less he seems to mind it, prompting a quick rejoinder from a spinster guest about happiness.
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Joseph J. Russell
Ready to Risk It
A glazier shop scene features Pat Mullrooney bargaining for a windy pane twelve by fourteen and settling for a sideward fit. A jokey assistant prompts a compact quip while Pat seeks quick solution in a single-town shop. Observations compare crankish enthusiasm, aging romance, taxi earners, and women’s preference for inconsistency.
Government Salt In Onset Water Tale Reported
A holiday stroll at Onset leads two young women to a sandy beach scene where a resident builds salt filled sandbags as a joke about the bay’s water. The tale, told with a straight face, frames a supposed government apparatus to flavor the water.
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Onset
Onset Bay
Woke Him Up With Old Fashioned Remedy
A girl teases a slow young man by claiming her bruised lip needs a kiss to heal it. She recalls her mother’s kiss as an old fashioned remedy and the young man, amused, decides to try the idea, getting busy.
Romeo and Juliet Moonlit Marriage Joke
A quip contrasts Romeo swearing by the moon with Juliet's retort that the moon is dead and that marriage is a lottery where alimony goes to the prize winner, framing a witty view of vows.
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Romeo
Juliet
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