Goodbye to Life at the wrecked schooner Bonny Belle
Artist Will Preston and Jessie Poole share a tender moment as he plans a sketching trip to the sunken schooner Bonnie Belle off the rocky coast. Jem Barclay, a local fisherman, accompanies them to navigate the dangerous currents while Jessie worries for safety.
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London
Rocksea
Diaim
Jewele Poole
Wri Preston
Jessie Poole
Jessie
Will Preston
Will
Jem Barclay
Wih
Preston
Rescue by Jessie Saves Will From Sea Wreck
On a wrecked schooner Will is bound and gagged as Jem Barclay taunts him before a high tide. Jessie dives in, guides a boat to the scene, frees Will with Barclay’s knife, and pulls him aboard as the moonlight reveals the peril and a hopeful rescue.
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Barclay
Jem Barclay
T’ Hold
Preston
Will
Vilage
Jess
The Marine Railroad Monopoly near New York
The article recalls Austin Corbin and the Marine Railroad near Manhattan Beach Brighton Beach. A half mile line charges 5 cents and ferries 50 000 to 60 000 passengers weekly during its three month season. Only two engines two coaches run the line with a small staff and minimal expenses. The enterprise shows substantial profits with stockholders few in number, stock valued far above par and high dividends, while travel along the strip of land remains restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Austin Corbin
Mr. Corbin
New York
Marine Railroad
Manhattan Beach
Brighton Beach
Corbin
Chemean Bank
Aldorra
San Marino
Alther
Philadelphia Telegraph
Unexplained Glow Worm Brilliance Before Storms
The passage notes glow worms glow brighter before storms. It mentions Sangay volcano at 17,190 feet in the Andes, erupting since 1728, and describes atmospheric waves creating high altitude cloud lines. Professor Alexander Agansis is cited with a fragmentary off facts.
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Sangay
Andes
South America
Alexander Agansis
Law interpretations cite multiple 19th century cases
A survey of rulings addresses trespass for serving writs on a dwelling after refusal of admittance and the effect of judicial separations on abandonment. service on a company agent in loss settlement does not bar process. a juror’s sealed verdict dissent requires discharge. a deposited fund held in trust becomes survivor’s property after death.
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Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Spratley
Tenn
Milholland
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Stillo Will
Pacific Ocean
Paumera
Friendly
Bilice
Gilbert
Marshall Islands
Hale
Yerkes Observatory
Thames
Great Estuary
Duke of Edinburgh
Great Lakes
Hobbs
University of Wisconsin
Canada
Hobb
H. L. Fairchild
University of Rochester
J. C. Russell
University of Michigan
J. Piddings
University of Chicago
C. C. Farrington
Field Columbian Museum
Commissioners of Public Charities
Va. Cullen
N. Y
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