Seafaring Escape Ends in Silent Death at Sea
Amid battle on a beleaguered vessel a pursuer is hurled overboard and a hatch is clamped down. A fragile rescue unfolds as Amos Green and Captain Ephraim Savage salvage a drowning pastor and a small family from a wrecked skiff. The Golden Rod presses toward land, only to be struck by a sudden squall that cleaves the ship and its crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin
Amos Green
Havre
Ephraim Savage
Breton
Amory
Adele
de Catinat
Ephraim
New England
Tom Hasen
Amos Eroen
Burt Ephraim
Amog
Honfleur
Svyman
Boston
America
France
Guaner
Lemoine
Catinat
Syed Gentl
Istre
England
Amos
Ephramn Sauvage
Isigny
Captain Savage
Mount Desert
Cape Cod
Long Island
St. Lawrence
Acadia
Green Lane
Charlea
Tomlinson
New Yellow Chrysanthemum Sport Promises Prize Specimens
A New Yellow chrysanthemum sport, from the Eaton family stock, developed from a casher course flower into a refined winter bloomer. Originated with Jol AX Macrae of Rhode Island, first shown November 25, 1905 in Boston where it earned three points. Plans call for stock to be exhibited again in 1908 shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timoths Ulaton
Estrou
Eaton
Jol Ax, Macrae
Rhode Island
KEW Bport
Dower
Appleton
Chrysanthemums Committee
Boston
Hepburn Bill Aims at Washington Land Purchase for Public Buildings
The New York Sun notes Senator Hepburn proposes buying a large tract of land in Washington to consolidate federal offices. Proposes 20 million dollars to acquire about 66,000 acres around the Mall and beyond to Pennsylvania Avenue for future department buildings. Argues improved facilities and a brighter national capital enhance both beauty and economy.
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Hepburn
Washington
Department of State
Navy Department
War Department
Department of Justice
Department of Labor and Commerce
Heyburn
Mall
Pennsylvania Avenue
New York Sun
Trimming Trees and Easter Garden Tips for Home Orchards
Practical pruning guidance for fruit trees including apple peach and pear and for shrubs and flowering plants. Advice covers timing and methods to promote fruitfulness and structural health, along with decor tips for Easter flowering shrubs like Deutzia and pruning strategies for dewberries and flowering twigs in water.
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Hest
Open House Mystery and Diplomatic Language Lessons
A Capitol Hill resident recalls returning to a house left open by a country cousin who slept through a supposed burglary. The tale notes casual safety and a sleeping culprit, then shifts to a discussion of Elihu Root adopting formal diplomatic prose via Assistant Secretary Adee for foreign communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
Mr. Root
Adee
State Department
Record bricklaying milestone at US Capitol office building
At the Washington United States Capitol office building site, the brickwork has set a record by July 3, 1996, with 13,000,000 bricks laid in a single year. The unusually open winter of 1905-06 aided continuity, with only about 12 days lost to weather.
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House of Representatives
United States
Washington
Americas
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A. Gonan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Harper & Brothers
Willie
Winnie
Kennedy
Avinagitte
Jume
Farn Journal
Casey
New Yorker
Capitol Hill
Capitol
Huty
Central
Elyria, O
Bell
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