Three Grim Meetups End in Survival for George Codeanne
George Codeanne of New Haven claims adventurer status after surviving three near death encounters on December 24, 1934. He fell through ice at Miller's pond and grabbed a hockey stick to be pulled to safety, then escaped a car crash on a bridge over a river, and finally battled pneumonia for three months before recovering.
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George Codeanne
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George
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Prefixes in Gaelic Irish and Welsh surnames
The article notes Mac means son of in Gaelic surnames such as MacDonald. It compares Irish O and Welsh Map or ap forms as equivalents. It adds Fitz as another post Norman invasion prefix as in Fitzmaurice.
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MacDonald
Donald
O’grady
Map
Prichard
London Answers Magazine
Fitz
Fitzmaurice
Largest Australian gold nugget found in 1869 discovery
The largest nugget of gold ever found was unearthed in Australia on February 5, 1869. It weighed 2316 ounces and was located at a site marked by a marble shaft where John Deason and his partner were credited with the discovery.
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Australia
John Deason
Unusual Dog Drawn Transportation in Alaska Circa 1900
Collier's Weekly reports an extraordinary Alaska service where a train of 24 eight-foot sledges, tied end to end, was pulled by 350 Eskimo dogs. A crew of 30 men operated in two shifts as a half mile line of animals was patrolled.
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Alaska
Collier’s Weekly
Cleanliness as a Sixteenth Century Practice
The article notes that cleanliness was not always a virtue. In the sixteenth century tongues wagged at women washing their faces too often. Once or twice a week was considered permissible and even advisable.
Navy expansion and Chinese commerce raider debate in Washington
Washington discusses the billion dollar naval program adding 245000 tons of battleships cruisers destroyers and tenders to the fleet. A Chinese commerce raider concept mirrors the Alabama in past wars and is examined amid neutrality laws and regional tensions.
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Washington
United States Navy
America
War secretary Hore-Belisha sparks Britain’s army reform
British war secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha drives a wide reconditioning campaign to modernize the army, pushing younger leaders and scrutinizing equipment, barracks, and kitchens as he reshapes defense. The piece also traces the Rothschilds’ fortunes after the Creditanstalt collapse and the dynasty’s endurance through crises.
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New York
Leslie Hore-Be
Lisha
Britain
Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
Hitler
Such lovely crochet chair sets and pillow toppers pattern
Learn filet crochet to create a charming chair or buffet set with peacocks and vases set in an open mesh. The pattern 5975 includes complete instructions charts material needs and illustrations and can be obtained for 15 cents from The Sewing Circle 259 W 14th St New York City
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14Th St
New York City
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