Flying Clipper destroyed off Samoa. Pan American crew lost
A Pan American airliner named Clipper sank after fuel dumping near Samoa during a Pacific route test flight from Pago Pago to Midway. Captain Edwin C. Musick and seven crew members perished as the aircraft exploded into the Pacific. officials said the crew were blameless. The disaster follows separate crash reports from Northwest Airlines of a Lockheed Zephyr crash near Bozeman with all aboard killed.
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ParrAmerican Alpways
Pacific Ocean
Samoa
Destha
Pacific
Pago Pago Harbor
Midland
New Ouickland
New 2ostBacine
Aridl
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Rockies
Northwest Airlines
Lockheed
Zephyr
Seattle
Chicago
Binick
Rocky Mountaine
Bozeom
Mort
Butchery by Ale in Texas and a wild war talk clash
A garbled account links an Ale side note from St Antonio with Italy’s war rhetoric. It recounts Caporetto, a retreat, and a swaggering patriot, then shifts to a grim hunting tale of reckless violence on a highway, ending in a chaotic, almost delirious scene of danger and death.
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St Antonio
Texas
Italy
Caporetta
Ray Cat
Han
Pacare
Japanese Closed Door Policy Reshapes World Contacts
About five centuries ago Japan closed to foreign ships under Tokugawa rule, halting overseas trade. For generations Japanese fishermen and Daimyo officials paddled coastal waters and even voyaged to Sumatra and Java. The era’s official term for the sealing ships was goshivin-aen, marking a shift to limited foreign contact.
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Aga
Japan
Sumatra
Java
Fiend in the Night and Geraldine Gorman's Courageous Escape
A Brooklyn nurse Geraldine Gleeman fights for her life during a nocturnal break in at a sanitarium. She hides in the morgue as Karloff the drug addict pursues narcotics, signaling with a message to Brownie the watchdog to summon help and survive the chilling ordeal.
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Ello
Gereldine Gorman
A. N
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mib
Ako
Gerslding
Browne
Doe
Geraldine Gleeman
Eraldine
Agasp
Karloff
Karioff
Geraldine
Geraldine Jancy
Kariof
Bosement
Coeste
Brownie
Andry
Barlopf
Winn
Handwriting Experts Discuss Forgery Tests and Ancient Produce
Handwriting experts describe the first test for suspected signatures as comparing with genuine samples to detect forgery. The Washington Post notes even skilled forgers take hours to produce a credible duplicate. The piece also mentions pumpkins and squashes grown in America before European contact, tracing origins to Mexico and Marblehead Massachusetts in 1098 with seeds from the Troqoi Indians.
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Washington Post
America
Mexico
Marblehead
Mans
India’s snake charmers rare tamers warn of harm
A distorted report notes that snake charmers rarely provoke real dancing snakes and signals danger from fangs removed. It mentions a mythical tamer playing with a pet and implies potential harm from controlled snakes in public performances.
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India
French Acadia settlers form independent province government
Dee Calle Acadia en Brunswick was discovered an 1004 by Pierre de Guast and Bern uel Champlain and until 1763 was in Lugeidcant aetlement and part at Nova Stodls or Acadia. They settled along the John river and declared their independence a year later, establishing their own provincial government under crown authority despite the Revolutionary era.
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Acadia
Brunswick
Pierre de Guast
Bernuel Champlain
Nova Stodls
John River
Appealing Picture of a Pillow Top Pattern Purchase
Fragmentary text appears to describe a pillow top pattern with colors and stitches. It mentions pattern S606 and measurements around 18% inches and requests the reader’s name. No clear event or person is established beyond generic craft content.
Unclear wartime courtesy quoted by Joht Hall
Fragmentary lines praise aid and kind words amid trouble. The passage credits Joht Hall with noting that support and gratitude accompany effort in tough times, describing secondary acts of grace beside primary battle actions.
Fragments Describe Odd Nighttime Utterances and Notes
A garbled OCR fragment collection mentions easing a chest cold tonight and references various names and phrases. It includes stray lines about a watch, baths, and a person named Thad, with unclear context and several unreadable portions.
Best Things Most Bien According To The Proverb
A terse proverb reflects on the maxim that the best things are hardest to achieve, noting the paradox of excellence requiring effort and patience. The quotation attributes the idea to Piutare, invoking a classical voice on virtue and reward.
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