Maritime Day recalls ships that pioneered trans Atlantic traffic
The piece chronicles early steamship milestones from the Savannah in 1819 to Royal William and Sirius, Great Western and Cunard successors, noting public celebrations in New York and the evolution to steel hulls and twin screw liners shaping modern Atlantic travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Savannah
Moseag Rogers
America
Europe
Atlantic
Royal William
Savennah
Sirius
Liverpool
Queenstown
Ireland
Gallers
Sandy Hook
Jones’ Wharf
New York
Great Western
England
James Hosken
E. N
Lindbergh
James Gordon Bennett
Great Britain
Cunard Line
Cunard
Boston
Collins Line
Servia
City of New York
Ruths Memory For Names Becomes Sports Talk News
A newspaper feature recalls Babe Ruth known as Kid by sports writers and fans who struggled to remember first names during Ruths peak years. The piece notes critics and fans joking about the pressure on a sports icon and his enduring fame amid public gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Joe
Babe Ruth
Wresting
Connie Mack
Tony Canzoneri
Madison Square Gardens
Hose-McLarnin
Vancouver
Jimmy
National League
Dolly Stark
Brooklyn
Dodgers
A. A. OU
Memory of Billy Southworth and boxing tales collide
The piece recalls Billy Southworth and a sports writer's rapport, then shifts to boxing legends Joseph Beckett Georges Carpentier and Max Schmeling. It glances at promoters like Uncle Mike Strauss Jacobs, faded fights that never happened, and boxing lore from Gene Tunney to Larry's era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Billy Southworth
Cardinal
Park
Max Schmeling
Ballyhoo
Louis
Uhlan
Arthur Brisbane
Michael Strauss Jacobs
Herr Schmeling
Eolabos Yussell Jacobs
Mike
Rickard
Sharkey-Campolo
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Harry Wills
Tex Rickard
Tunney
Dempsey
Armisteads and Chaplines in Early American History
The Chapline lineage from Virginia includes marriages into prominent families and a member praised by General Washington for bravery at Cowpens. The Armistead line traces origins to Yorkshire with William Armistead settling in Virginia and John Armistead serving as high sheriff and colonial official before leading Virginia forces in the Revolution. Public Ledger, Inc.-WNU Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Virginia
Samuel Chapline
General Washington
Cowpens
Chaplines
Lees
Catone
Maryland
Csaldwells
Bruces
Scotland
Chapline
Jesse Grant Chapline
Chicago
The
la Salle Extension University
Armistead
Darmstadt
Germany
England
Yorkshire
Anthony Armistead
Frances Thompson
William
America
William Armistead
Gloucester County
John
House of Burgesses
Colonial Council
Wiliam and
Mary
John Armatead
Isaac Allerton
Richard Lee
John Armistead
Public Ledger, Inc
Wnu Sarvica
Passion Flower Fruit Popular in Australia Trade
A tropical fruit called passion flower fruit is described as edible despite its odd look. In Australia the fruit is a popular staple with about 300000 pounds consumed annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
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Americana
Johon Fitch
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morey
Wiliam Longstreet
Elijah Ormebee
Oliver Evans
Robert BR. Livingston
John Stevere
James Rumsey
Tentle
Moses Rogers
New London
Conn
Quebec
Pictou
Northumberland Strait
Picton Harbor
John McDeothall
Gravesend
Ysabel Segunda
Bay of
San Sebastian
Bordeaux
House of Commons
Halifax
Lower Canada
Cunard Brothers
Critica
Western Netropaper Union
President Hoover
ILE DE France
France
REX
Italy
Europa
Pavengen
Queen Mary
Great Gisteln
Ruth
Carpentier
Joe Beckett
Helen Wilises
Helen Jacobses
Georges Carpentier
Cubs
Freddy Lindstrom
Nat Fisischer
Uncle Mike
Stanley Ketchell
Sam Langford
Fairmont Club
Bronx
Billy Gibson
Philadelphia
Wills
Chaplie
St Martin's
Amiens
Francis Chapline
London
Charles I
Issac Chapline
King’s Council
Royal Navy
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