Wrecked Sailor Turned Japanese Ambassador Remembered
A long obituary recalls Manjira Nakahama known as John Munge, a shipwreck survivor from New Bedford who rose from a whaling voyage to serve Japan as an officer and special ambassador. Brought to America by Captain William Whitfield in 1834, he faced distrust as a foreigner yet aided negotiations with Commodore Perry and later returned to the United States as an ambassador. He leaves four sons and a daughter, with a life spanning captivity, translation work, and high trust in the Japanese navy.
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New Bedford
Manjira Nakahama
John Munge
Mle
Mung
United States
Mune
Wiliam Whitfield
Jobo Howland
Jobo
America
Tnd
Whitfield
Ani
Mungwi
Fale Nuyen
Tin Mother
Anid
California
Itato
Hey
Bhanghal
China
Japan
Planer
Ode
Commodore Perry
Howateh
Whit Held
Hivanne Spens
Ang Heh
Germany
Tokio
Imperial Japanese Navy
Tokto
Bier Sermon Sparks Child’s Prayer in Philadelphia
Dr George C Lorimer of Madison Avenue Baptist Church New York recalled a Philadelphia visit tale about a baby bier event He describes a rectorless viewing tradition when a youngster looks upward murmuring Dear God please throw me one down too The anecdote ends with the child gazing at the sky with apron spread and a hopeful prayer
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George C. Lorimer
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Philadelphia
Georgie
George
France and Russia Positively Prepare for Loubet Visit
Paris reports that the French Chamber of Deputies and Senate have voted 50 000 Francs to cover the expenses of President Loubet's upcoming visit to Czar Nicholas I, with significant political implications expected from the trip.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Loubet
Czar Nicholas
Russia
Ping Pong Song Nonsense and Kate Muntorson
A fragmented verse like chant lists playful sounds and actions such as crawl, prance, jump, and snap. It mentions Kate Muntorson and ends with a stray 4, suggesting a quirky, unclear item or note in a historical paper.
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Kate Muntorson
Peculiar Bottles Used By Travellers
A fragmented description notes four bottles placed in a cylindrical holder to occupy all space. The bottles are described as differing in shape, two with fat sides and a rounded third, arranged like a garter. The device sits in a round box with four rounded bottles centered, forming a portable setup for a traveler.
Change in the American Wheat Belt region shifts production
The wheat belt where New York once led is shifting eastward and southward. Across two decades Michigan and Wisconsin fallen, Texas risen, Ohio and Virginia varied, while Oregon gained and Illinois declined. No state group now matches past wheat production standards. forecasters offer no clear cause.
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New York
Hay
Colt
Pennayivania
Ohio
Kerricks
Michigan
Minamata
Kansay
Pennsylvania
Tennenses
Texas
Virginia
Oregon
Ievols
Idinaw
Sailor Death Tales From Maine Coast Afloat and Ashore
In Bangor a sailor named Jake Toler Jot Herring Gut shares why he avoids land and stays aboard the Earl Bird or at sea. He recalls working as cook on the Alligator and recounts a recent railroad disaster and shipboard dangers that killed many ashore or aboard. He cites gruesome newspaper accounts as evidence that land life is perilous.
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Bangor
Maine
Jake
Ragged Island
Barly
Hee
Earl Bird
Wien
Eoven
eaYum
Captain Hiram G Morse Old Mariner Of Pacific
An OCR fragment recounts Captain Hiram G Morse a Victorian era seafarer with decades at sea Pacific routes to the Orient and West Indies. It notes his service aboard Pacific mail steamers, his 1837 Cape Horn voyage and travels to California, Samoa, Australia, and China, plus a famed meeting with Robert Louis Stevenson and ties to royalty, including Kamehameha II.
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Hiram G. Morse
OLD Mariner
Pacific
Hiram G. Mores
Newbury Port
West Indies
Liberia
Franciséo
California
South Seas
Australia
China
Japan
Frisco
Cruke
Thin Wort
Thymont
Robert Louie Stevenson
Jo Strong
Strong
Mr. Stevenson
Steven
England
Ping Pong Mysteries in a Dark Night
A distorted verse narrates a night scene where a youthful couple and household staff join in a chaotic ping pong game. A searcher discovers the family starved, while the ping pong bell tolls, revealing tragedy as the game continues amid hunger.
Had Husbands To Burn At The Canal Rescue
A young Lancester woman bursts into tears as a distressing scene unfolds on the riverbank. An elderly neighbor laments her plight while another mourns for a missing husband. Nearby, a steamer incident near Me Suet Canal drenches the waterway, hindering passage for hours.
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Thorn
Nerite
Anaconult
Fey
Kaisers Yacht Meteor and New American Yacht Rivalry
A garbled April 22 item discusses the Kaiser era yacht Meteor and a competing New American yacht. It mentions Parker of Kalua and a Yankee skepper HU, implying a race or comparison between the Meteor and another prestigious vessel. The text shows era‑specific maritime chatter and a focus on prominent yacht figures.
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London
Prince of Wales
America
Royal Hightone
New York
Prince Tenry
Hon Parker
Kalua
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France
Fratice
Hetter
Agalim
Minor
Initiana
Wehat
Kentwky
North Carolina
Bristol
Gaborel
Arne
Sipeentan
Samoa
Btovenson
Stevenaan
Sxgeneim
Aehael
Elaine Wegumtite
Chistes
Warren Stoddard
Honoluli
Lenin
Corbett
Sullivan
Peter Jorkeon
Frinco
Timix
Kamehameha
Washington
Beret
Pela
Vingepone
Anil
Ant
Pingpong
Elvar
Wil
Skipper Ben Parker
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