Tale of a doomed Madagascar mail ship tragedy
The Chambord carrying Madagascar mail slipped ashore at Marceillea with seven marooned fishers on St Paul Island in 1930. One woman gave birth to an undelivered infant. four died from starvation and scurvy as three survivors awaited relief. Breton youth Le Merdy Berdelan recalls the ordeal and the eventual arrival of rescuers and a rebuilding crew.
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Paris
Chambord
Messageries Maritimes
South Seas
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Marceillea
le Merdy Berdelan
Pont Aven
St. Paul
Australia
Africa
Concarneau
Brittany
Herdelan Pulloch
Mme
Brunon
Quilitzic
Huledut
Asher- Ynan
Francois
Herledan
Mme, Brunon
Tide May Aid in Lifting Treasure Ship
Seattle financier Frank Curtis plans to raise the Islander, a steamship that sank at Stephens Base on August 15, 1901, by using a diving bell and natural tides to lift it. He believes the effort could recover fortunes from many wrecks and cites ships like 160 major vessels and the Lusitania as potential precedents for future salvages.
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Seattle
Alaskan
Madam Fears Shock From Portable Radio Purchase
A nervous elderly woman questions the safety of a portable radio as the clerk assures her she will not receive a shock until she hears the programs. The moment hints at a lighthearted, period-voice exchange in a shop setting.
Salvage Plan Aims to Move Sunken Islander
Underwater work targets a barge 44 feet long with 20 feet lines on each side. Winches will cinch up the wreck at low tide while Curtis predicts the barge will fit the hulk as tides rise. The barge will tow toward shore until the ship is dragged into shallow water. The Islander is said to have carried over $1,000,000 in gold dust and nuggets.
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Curtis
Marion Convicted of Wife Murder in Whitehall Area
Thomas Marion, a prominent farmer near High Point, was found guilty of murdering his wife as their baby slept. He faces 20 to 30 years in the state penitentiary amid defense claims a negro bandit killed Mrs. Marion. Prosecution argued key pistol grip details undermine his story.
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Whitehall
Thomas Marion
High Point
Marion
Wyoming Turtle Death Mystery Prompts Study
Smithsonian Institution excavators report a vast Bridger Basin turtle grave in Wyoming with a 60 foot long shell-rich outcrop. Director Charles W. Gilmore suggests noxious gas volcanic ash or boiling water as possible causes amid finds including crocodile skulls and a Hyrachyus skeleton.
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Washington
Smithgonian Institution
Bridger Basin
Wyoming
Charles W. Gilmore
Plaque Honors Clemenceau Placed at His Paris Home
A small group of Clemenceau admirers quietly placed a bronze plaque on 8 Rue Franklin in Paris where the statesman lived and died. The tablet reads that he lived there from 1896 until his death on November 24 1929.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Rue
Franklin
Money Grows Not On Trees Says Opposing View
A brief exchange presents the idea that wealth comes with effort, rebutting the notion that money appears easily. The dialogue labels affluent men as “noplar” and contrasts financial success with labor.
Fresh Peas and Ultimatums Spark Domestic Banter
Mrs. Brown recalls her husband’s love of fresh green peas. Mrs. Black asks if he still enjoys them. Mrs. Brown replies the habit ended after she declared he must shell them whenever they appeared.
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Mrs. Brown
Mra. Black
Mra. Brown
Question to the Point Quote by Senator Sorghum
A Washington Star excerpt records Senator Sorghum replying to a question about leaving office poorer than when he began. He says he has no idea of leaving office under any circumstances.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
If At First You Don't Succeed Sire Out Seven Nights
A humorous column notes a character pushing hard for a return to nightly flings. The dialogue centers on a daughter and her father discussing persistence in social antics. The piece reflects era slang and playful intergenerational tension.
Do Not Wait Rule Salons Speed for Goals
The saying urges action over patience as a shortcut to success. It emphasizes that pursuing specific aims yields quicker results than passive waiting. The message contrasts traditional maxims with a proactive mindset.
Senator Sorghum Questions Travel Abroad
See America First quotes Senator Sorghum saying he would not travel abroad next summer. He argues people who don’t speak his language could not vote for him anyway, questioning the usefulness of foreign travel.
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America
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Line about job inquiry tied to golf play
A fragment shows a person telling Joe they applied to his father for a job and the father asks if they play golf. The text includes Weil and a brief, unclear follow up about a decision labeled as 17. The source is obscure and not fully coherent.
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Joe
Weil
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