Iconic Arctic seaman Jack Cole dies in asylum care
Full account of John Cole boatswain's mate on the Jeannette, his Arctic service, and years in the United States Navy. Born 1820 in Queenstown Ireland he served aboard Harriet Lane and Henrietta, survived Fort Sumter, and joined the Jeannette expedition as boatswain. He declined after the wreck, wandered in delusion, and died in the Government Asylum near Washington DC aged fifty four. His wife died earlier. six children survive. Burial planned at Holy Cross Cemetery Flatbush.
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Jack Cole
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Harriet Lane
Faunce
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Pig's Point
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Vesta
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de Long
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New York Herald
New York
Jobn Cole
Washington
Holy Cross
Flatbush
Haunted mill tale draws crowds to Chicago industry
A North Western Fertilizing Company mill near Twenty-fifth Street and Packers Avenue reportedly hosts nightly supernatural events. A boisterous specterry that includes pounding, flying rocks, and doors opening on their own terrified workers, with about 500 visitors shown up on April 21. Police and proprietors restrict access as evidence is debated.
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Chicago
Egineer
Uneeen
Fearful ride ends in near death on a speeding train
George Baker, a man under thirty, rode for 400 miles lying on the second car floor between wheels from Chicago to Enon Station near Pittsburgh. He endured dust and glare, clung with limbs, slipped off briefly at Fort Wayne and Crestline, then resumed, until rescuers removed him near Alliance. He offered few remarks on his past.
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George Baker
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Limited Express
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Limited
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Fort Wayne
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Alliance
Murdered by Their Insane Mother Funeral for Two Children
Three thousand mourners gather in Phillipsburg New Jersey for the funeral of Willie and Edward Barnett murdered by their mentally disturbed mother last Saturday. The mother, guarded after neighbors intervened to stop her, was carried to the coffins as she begged to see her children one last time. She refused nourishment later and showed little sign of recovery. In Annapolis Maryland May 53 the Naval Academy exam list includes William M Crose John A Lejeune Joseph B Morris Willie McD Rowan Ven B Dye and others.
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Boston
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Hartisburg
Charles Pierce
George Murty
Misa Martha Parkhill
Kingston
New Brunswick Railway
Casbell Brook
Medawask County
Menere
Philadelphia Dispatch
Phillipsburg
N. J
Willie
Edward Barnett
Annapolis
Naval Academy
William M. Crose
Indiana
John A. Lejeune
Louisiana
Joseph B. Morris
Ilinois
Willie McD. Rowan
West Virginia
Ven B. Dye
Arkansas
A Tough Little Boy Found After Snow Storm Wanderings
Richard Husband's seven year old son Dicky strayed during a family picnic near Marshall Canyon south of Austin. In a raging night snowstorm, searchers found him under sagebrush a mile from Big Creek, exhausted but uninjured aside from fatigue. He explained he ran to the first path he saw, then hid to wait out the weather, chewing gum and refusing sagebrush as food.
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The Lost Quarter Causes City Street Frenzy
A small boy drops a silver quarter on Cortlandt Street near West Street and a crowd gathers within minutes. Newsboys, a boot black, shop girls and many passersby join the search as rumors spread of various disasters. Police intervene. the boy is freed after intervention. The crowd disperses, delaying commuters.
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Descriptions of Love and Mistrust in Mexican Society
A fragmentary reminiscence details strict courtship and family control in Mexico and Spain, noting vigilant premarital etiquette, rigid surveillance of daughters, and harsh reputational norms for married women. The narrator recalls a hotel guest, social proprieties, and a timid social observer wary of direct romantic risk.
Advent of a Southern Colonel in a New York poker party
A New York Journal recounts a poker night featuring Colonel V. Napoleon Ogelthorps of Savannah. The southern guest impresses with tall tales and a bold style, winning heavily through unusual hands while the others suspect his honor and deflate as chips pile up. The tale ends with Palatka jokingly asking the Colonel to deal, allowing him to win back $40 on four tens.
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Palatka
D. O. Teliso
Bill Hawk
Updegrait
Updegraft
V. Napoleon Ogelthorps
Savannah
Mississippi
Faust Nashaul Bank
Mr. Palatka
Colonel Agelthorpe
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