Mutiny and Buccaneer Raid On Panama City
Ardick, newly of age, signs on as second mate aboard the Industry bound for Havana. A pursuing strange ship is crippled. a mutiny erupts led by Pradey. The crew sinks the ship. Ardick, Tym, and Sellinger escape by raft. They meet a buccaneer fleet under Morgan and assault Panama City, with Ardick wounded and Tym saving him. Trace of Don Enrique de Cavadilla’s rescue.
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Ardick
Hoathwick
Havana
Tym
Sellinger
Sidmouth
Jeremiah Hope
Morgan
Panama
Pradey
Capt. Sellinger
Selfinger
Pratey
Supercargo
Mac Irvach
Clagvarloch
Capt
Prautley
Black Eagle
Chagre
Cuba
Mac Ivrach
Seilinger
Don Enrique de Cavadilla
Dona Carmen
Towland
Dona
Clues Reveal Senorita’s Location in Manors Hall
Tym learns from Morgan of a plan to trap the senorita, detailing a route through the main stairs to a first story chamber above the outwork with water view. The confederate recalls Morgan’s talk, praising Legaty and urging gentle treatment before revealing the target chamber.
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Dow
Morgan
Mr. Tym
Sly
The Senorita Escape Plot in the Castle Halls
The narrator and companions plan a night attack to retrieve a held senorita. They assemble tools and a skiff, conceal guards, and stage a quick break in with Tym leading, aiming to free the captive and slip away through the guarded passage to the courtyard. The group secures the ascent, reaches the door, and frees the senorita amid a dim, tobacco-hazed hall before retreating into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tym
Mac Ivrach
Tym
Morgan
Pesson
Drift of a Derelict Describes Long Drift of Famed Ship
Gustave Kobbe recounts the Fannie E. Wolston a remarkable derelict abandoned October 15 1881 between Cape Virginia and Cape Hatteras. It drifted across the Atlantic via a southward course reaching near Nassau by 1904 its track spanning about 7000 miles over 950 days the longest on record in St Nicholas.
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Fannie E. Wolston
Schower
Capes
Virginia
Hatteras
Hydrographic Office
Madetta
Bahamas
Nassau
Opinion of expansion policy debated at Basswood corners
A grocery drummer asks Basswood crowd about postwar expansion policy. The storekeeper eyes a bare apple barrel and says the crowd favors taking everything in sight, reflecting the Judge style in a clipped exchange. The remark satirizes public sentiment on expansion.
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Basswood Corners
Poem on a Fifty Dollar Bill Sparks Editor Swap
In Yonkers Statesman a tale unfolds of an unfamiliar object. A fellow writes a poem on a $50 bill and an editor keeps it then returns it. The odd exchange prompts disbelief and a curious literary moment.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers
Had Its Effect
Dialogue from Up to Date showing Laura asking about marriage harmony and Cora recounting a single quarrel sparked by a joke about leaving, and her counter by threatening to “send for agother.”
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Laura
Cora
Agother
American railways spur global demand after war gains
George K Daniels, passenger agent for the New York Central, told the New York Press association that the war with Spain boosted U S commerce and industry. He cited Mulhall on U S strength, highlighted American locomotive exports to Britain Japan and Russia, and noted foreign interest in American rail transport expertise and equipment.
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New York Press Association
George K Daniels
New York Central
Hudson River
Spain
Mulhall
United States
Great Britain
Lake E Gorge
Lake George
Japan
China
England
Germany
Yokohama
Tientsin
Seneca Falls
France
Egypt
Tokio
Russia
West Point
Cold Spring
Prince Michel Hilkoff
Lake Shorn Limited
Berlin
Humorous quips and witty exchanges in 19th century papers
A collection of brief jokes and dialogue from various papers, including lines about fines, libraries, dining, smoking habits, patriotism, and social anecdotes. The snippets showcase quips between neighbors, travelers, and readers, with punchlines emphasizing irony and social observation.
Imitative Filipinos Show Spirit of Imitation Across Archipelago
The Manila Freedom column asserts Filipinos imitate Western fashions and American customs, lacking original aesthetic taste. It cites color choices, clothing, and hats adopted from European and American styles, noting natives and mixed populations rapidly mirror civilian and military trends seen in Manila. The piece predicts American cultural influence will spread further due to the natives’ strong imitation instinct.
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Philippine Islands
Celebas Sea
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Manila
Escolta
Army of Occupation
Mars May Be Reclassified as Asteroid by German Astronomer
The discovery of the asteroid Eros prompts Herr J Banschinger to propose treating Mars as an asteroid rather than a major planet. He cites Mars small mass and eccentric orbit, suggesting it may be a remaining fragment from a once larger planet between Earth and Jupiter.
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Mars
Eros
Herr J. Banschinger
Earth
Jupiter
Women Safe in Harbor Shark Talk
A dialogue where Sally warns Captain about the harbor full of man eating sharks while Clarice dismisses fear saying the captain claimed they were all man eating sharks, reflecting sensational harbor danger language from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Sally
Shuffles
Clarice
Cincinnati Enquirer
Sure Sign Cycle Supplants Horse Says Tit Bits
In a witty Tit Bits snippet, humorous chatter claims cycles are overtaking horses everywhere. A quip about finding a pneumatic tire in a German sausage adds satirical flavor to the lighthearted note.
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