Pilgrim Relics and Signatures Unearthed in Tercentenary
Readings trace the Mayflower voyage and Pilgrim history from Bradford to Robinson. Discoveries include an authentic John Robinson autograph found in Leyden archives and ties to Leyden, Amsterdam, and Scrooby.
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Willan
Bradford
Plimoth Plantation
Mozart
Edward Winslow
England
Governor Bradford
London
Massachusetts
Master Jones
Christopher Jones
Thomas Jones
Plymouth
Dorothy May
William Bradford
Resolved White
Peregrine White
Cape Cod Harbor
Winslow
Isaac Winslow
Pilgrim Society
America
Eagland
Holland
John Robinson
Pilgrims
Leyden
Eckhof
Scrooby
Amsterdam
Robinson
William Brewster
Betrothal and Mayflower Document Figures at Leyden Exhibit
Leyden scholars unveiled Betrothal registers and a William Bradford item from early Plymouth history. Translations by A J F Van Laer revealed a 1621 indebtedness deed signed at Breestraat with multiple notaries present. Senator Hoar facilitated return of the Mayflower Compact manuscript to Massachusetts archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robinson
Eckhof
Robinson
Thomas Brewer
William Jepson
Brewer
Leyden
Jepson
Holland
Speedwell
William Bradford
Pilgrim Fathers
Isaac
New England
England
Ploolj
Boston Transcript
George TH. Sargent
A. J. F. van Laer
New York
Jehan de Lanning
Breestraat
Jan Jacobsz
van Tethrode
Willem Cornelisz
Ket
Buryman
Rijinschurch
George Frisbie Tloar
United States
Massachusetts
Roger Sherman
Wiliam Bradford
Singland
London
Fulham Palace
Hoar
Temple
Hiking for her degree on the Tong
Miss Theresa Throng travels from Ferndale Washington toward Columbli University to study for a doctor of philosophy degree while pursuing a longTong route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferndale, Wash
Theresa Throng
Columbli University
World's Greatest Tunnel Described With Unusual Power
The Simpson tunnel is described as the greatest in the world with 15,000 gallons of water per minute flowing from its southern end. The water power was said to compress air and run drills, while refrigeration kept heat down as depths reached 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Dexter
British Museum
John Dove
Sir Edwin Sandys
London
Charles Deane
Cambridge
John Robinson
London Graphic Suvs
Simpson
Christian Science Monitor
Semiramis fleet of camels born ships of civilization
The Whitehall Gazette notes that Semiramis of Assyria allegedly ruled 3000 ships carried on camel backs from Syria to the Indus to confront Staurobates’ 4000. The piece reframes ancient “ships” as smaller craft and credits these rudimentary vessels as seeds of a great progressive industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semiramis
Assyria
B. C
Staurobates
Indus
Syria
Henley Regatta
Great Britain
Whitehall Gazette
Kentucky Girl Nellie Cordell Mind Reader
Nine year old Nellie Cordell of Kentucky has been taken to Cincinnati by her father to demonstrate her claimed mind reading ability. For five years she has been regarded as a wonder child of the mountains with locals saying she can read minds as others read words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Cordell
Kentucky
Cincinnai
Nellie
Fail in Swimming Test at University of Iowa Freshman Week
Fifty percent of men registered for freshman physical education at the University of Iowa failed the standard swimming tests. Those who failed are enrolled in swimming classes, with Director E. G. Schroeder noting it has always been possible to teach anyone to swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Department of Physical Education
E. G
Schroeder
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Tuasans
Kolons
Battyrme
John Dickinson Sherman
Nerdy
California
Florida
Lincoln
Maj. Henry RR. Rathbone
Springfield
Tlenry J. Rathbone
Major
Will Hays
Postoffice Department
M. P
Liberal Club
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