Notorious Buccaneers Rule Caribbean Seas 1654 1668
The article profiles Francis L'Olonnois and Henry Morgan, famed pirates of the 17th century. It recounts L'Olonnois' 1654 Maracaibo expedition and his daring boarding and beheading, and Morgan's 1668 siege of Maracaibo with a ruse involving a dummy ship, burning ships, and dramatic shelling of Spanish forces.
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Venezuela
Francis L’olonnois
Henry Morgan
England
Germany
France
Spain
la Guayra
Gibral
Hich
Maracaibo
Merida
Porto Bello
Panama
Cortes
Pizarro
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Mexico
Francis L’olon Pois
Porto Cabello
Cuba
L’clonnois
Haiti
Morgan
Santiago
Blacksmiths Fight With Iron Bars In Frenzied Clash
Edward Dahlke and Jacob Meyer two St Louis blacksmiths in a chain factory fought with heavy iron bars during a quarrel. Meyer struck Dahlke on the head. Dahlke disarmed him after a fierce melee amid scrap iron. Both men, ages forty four and sixty, exchanged blows until shop workers intervened and the men were finally disarmed.
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Edward Dahlke
Jacob Meyer
St. Louis
Meyer
Dahlke
Dahike
He stops the bell at the opera house show nights
A Chicago Inter Ocean anecdote describes theater patrons from small towns lobbying for favors and private boxes. A janitor in a town hall nearby stops the bell on show nights to avoid disturbing the performance, delaying the start and keeping locals unaware of the correct time.
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Opera House
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lincoln the Ideal President and His Leadership Style
James Ford Rhodes in Scribner's lauds Abraham Lincoln as the ideal president who aligned with public sentiment and knew when to lead or follow. He notes Lincoln’s nuanced balance with Congress, reluctance to clash yet decisive when necessary, and steady, self confident executive authority.
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Lincoln
Congress
James Ford Rhodes
Scribner's
Killing the Turtle on Andaman Islands
The article describes Andaman natives expert with bows and arrows, able to kill large turtles and sometimes fish. Their primitive weapons use native wood, are longer and stronger than European bows, and locals learn from childhood to hunt turtles at congregating sites for steady game.
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Andaman Islands
Fierce Wild Hogs and Stage Realism Echoed
In southern Colorado wild hogs are described as fierce and stubborn predators, rivaling Central and South American peccaries in brutality. Hunters are advised to stay near trees when near droves. Separately a humor piece cites De Starr as a realist theatre exponent, noting a failed play due to insistence on a real operation.
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Colorado
Central
South America
Western Hemisphere
de Starr
Washington Times
Not Much Difference in Court Exchange
Dialogue shows a magistrate pressing a prisoner with a bluff of eventual guilt while noting evidence is not conclusive. The magistrate asserts it will be a matter of time before arrest and exposure. The prisoner asks for clarification and receives a cautious reply about more time.
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Buffalo Express
Relief. Husband-Darling Failing in Health
Wife expresses alarm as she realizes the husband's fear is about health, not business. He admits he is failing in health and his spouse responds with relief, recalling his prior warnings. The exchange captures domestic humor.
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George
Love In Spectacles Conversation Reveals Consent
Dialogue excerpt shows a scene where a young woman refuses paternal consent yet hints it could be granted if she desires. The speaker Harry weighs asking her father, while she asserts prior conditional approval from her father. The exchange underscores family dynamics in a romantic plot.
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Harry
Boston Transcript
The Right Side of a Face Reveals True Character
A speaker argues the left side is the photogenic, pleasant half while the right side shows real lines and defects. He claims deceitful traits show more clearly on the right, noting actors cannot mask their true personality there.
Ambitious Boston Ice Exporter Fails in London
A 1842 Boston and Salem effort to sell American iced drinks in London met ridicule. The promoter hired a hall, trained waiters to mix drinks, but an English critic asked for hot water. He fled to Liverpool, then Boston, recording a $1,200 loss.
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Lannon
Boston
Salem
London
Wishmongers’ Association
Liverpool
M. A. de Wolfe Howe
Atlantic
The Charge at Marengo and Wilkie Collins Letters
The piece recalls Kellerman’s charge at Marengo turning a near loss into a French victory with 400 sabers hidden in a vineyard. It also quotes Wilkie Collins’ letter about a grammatical doubt over use of me versus I and a reference to his education costs.
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Marengo
Kellerman
Desaix
Napoleon
Wilkie Collins
A Peculiar Inspiring Force Moves Listeners
Two speakers address an assembly on the same topic, one ignored and the other arouses deep response. It is not the words or skill but an elusive force that commands assent against reason. This trait is neither hereditary nor learned.
The Thirsty Elm Leaves and Water Absorption
A sixty foot elm tree could cover five acres with its leaves if laid flat. Leaves average 7,000,000 per tree and would absorb about seven tons of water during a normal summer day. Without nocturnal stomatal intake, many elms would dehydrate a district.
Shakespeare Risks in Dramatic Effects Noted by Analysts
The literary analyst says Shakespeare took great risks in dramatic effects. Mr. Stormington Barnes responds with genius egotism, noting he was born to see plays properly produced.
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Shakespeare
Stormington Barnes
Could Live on Love. Father and Daughter Debate Marriage
A family argument reveals financial strain as the father argues a marriage is impossible without money. The daughter counters that hunger has already taken its toll and questions the barrier of poverty to happiness.
Troubles of a Manager. Assistant in Menagerie
A London Standard brief describes a rainy scene as a keeper orders the quick capture of a zebra, noting its color seems off. The exchange highlights humorous miscommunication about animal handling in a menagerie.
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London Standard
Forbearance on Both Sides Cartoon Caption
A dialogue between Harry and Tom praises mutual restraint in friendship. Dick questions why they should reconcile, noting they never express strong opinions about one another in the Boston Transcript cartoon caption.
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Harry
Tom
Boston Transcript
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