Gold Draws Adventurers to Darien in Early Spanished Quest
In 1618 a Balboa expedition sails from Halt One to Darien near the isthmus of Panama seeking the fabled El Dorado. Balboa escapes creditors aboard a cask, allies with a native chief, crosses mountains to the South Sea, and plans ships to carry gold across the isthmus before being executed for alleged plotting.
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New World
Colon
Panama
America
Halt
Vacco Nunezele Balboa
Haiti
Balboa
Darien
Panama Canal
West Indies
Asia
Central America
South Sea
el Dorado
Balobo
Turk Blowe Up House
Turk of Pettetille, Pa. is linked to a house incident described in terse, fragmentary notes. The readable pieces mention an explosion or blast centered on a residence and reference local names without full context. No dates or formal authorities are provided in the legible text.
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Turk Blowe
Pettetille, Pa
John Turk
Porto Rico’s Glorious Past and San Juan’s Coastal Charm
Edward M. Bainter notes Porto Rico’s colonial history from Spanish arrival to the city of San Juan becoming capital in 1508. He paints a vivid scene of San Juan harbor at sunrise with Casa Blanca walls and colorful terraces, while detailing island struggles with Caribs and pirates amid a lush tropical landscape.
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Old Morro
Tts
Casa Blanca
Santa Catalina Palace
Bainter
Palo Seco
Catano
San Juan
Porto Rico
Edward M. Bainter
Central High School
United States
Jamestown
Hudson River
Massachusetts
Juan Ponce de Leon
Nicholas de Ovando
Diego
Columbus
Drake
Hawkins
Lord Cumberland
Salasar
Botomayor
Christopher Columbus
New World
Ponce de Leon
San Juan Bay
Woman chased by moose near Becket scene
Mrs Lawrence Clement was leaving her house at Becket when a big bull moose appeared in the front yard and chased her into the barn. She fainted from fright. her husband went for a shotgun and killed the moose as it fled toward a thicket.
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Pittefield
Mase
Lawrence Clement
Becket
Abe
Trusts set to lift prices as Wilson era nears
Washington letter warns that tariff protections will end under a Democratic administration, with leather and woolen trusts planning price hikes for fall and winter. It argues the increases are greedy gains and cites past labor settlements and a supposed wool shortage to justify higher costs. It also links stock surges after the Standard Oil split to a broader “dissolution” trend among trusts and criticizes immigration policy.
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Washington, D. C
Leather Trust
Woolen Trust
Wool Trust
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Trust
Ferdinand Railroad Timetable and Connections 1912
Timetable effective Sunday May 26 1912 at 12 91 pm lists connections at Huntingburg with Southern trains to Evanville Rockport and Cannelton. Trains 1 2 3 4 connect with Southern services and may be held for late arrivals. all trains operate to and from the Southern Railway depot in Huntingburg Indiana with staff J A Wood L B Jenkins and G F P A Train Master at Ferdinand Indiana.
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Union Depot
7Th and River
Ferdinand
Huntingburg
Evanaville
Rockport
Cannelton
Louisville
West Baden
Southern Railway
Lonteville
Princeton
Evaneville
Cennelton
J. A. Wood
L. B. Jenkins
G.F
P.A
Ind
Application for Ferdinand Liquor License
Notice says Mathia Olinghr, a twenty one year old resident of Ferdinand, will apply before the Dakota County Indiana commissioners for leave to sell spirituous vinous malts in quantities under a quart for one year at a room 23 by 37 feet on the ground floor of a two story concrete building at the southeast corner of lot 123 facing E Street.
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Ferdinand
Board of Commissioners
Dakota County
Indiana
Tim
Perdinand
Ferdinand Teins
Mathia
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Old City
Jamestown Arcee
Moose
Husband Kilie
Whitney Preserve
Ferdinand, Ind
Washington
Clyde H. Tavener
the News
Lawrence
Mass
The
Beef Trust
Powder Trust
Federal Court
Delaware
Wilson
Europe
Ation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aby
Ferdinand Ra
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