The Thurn and Taxis Post Under European Royal Support
The Thurn and Taxis Post led by Francois de Tour et Tassis ran a Brussels to Vienna to Paris mounted courier and stage service. It connected Italy and many states, earning over a million florins yearly under Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and subsequent rulers.
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Europe
Frederick III
Brussels
Francois de Tour Et Tassis
Vienna
Paris
Spain
Italy
Tour Et Tassis
Heiress to a Throne
Puzzle clues reveal a word play theme about a Dutch royal heiress and related terms. Across and down entries include references to royal lineage and descriptive word definitions, with several entries pointing to common synonyms and letter fits across a grid.
Notting ham Shipwreck and the Rescue at Rock Island
In early December two hundred twenty six years ago the English vessel Nottingham sails to Massachusetts coast. Captain John Deal leads 14 crewmen through Atlantic storms until wrecked on a rock island near shore. The men shelter on wreckage, forage for food, and build a boat with timber and canvas. A raft to seek help fails and two men disappear. A sloop appears finally, offering rescue as the stranded mariners endure near freezing cold and scarce rations.
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England
Poston
Nottingham
John Deal
Massachusetts
Vesel
Rock Island
Notation of rescue after wreck near rocky island
A sloop rescues Captain Dean and crew after learning of the Nottingham wreck. The rescued sailors are given food, warmth, and shelter ashore. Captain Dean later serves as English consul at Ostend. UNCLE RAY invites readers to mail for the “Cities of Europe” section.
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Rocky Island
Nottingham
Captain Dean
Dean
Ostend
Europe
Youth Turns Himself In After Fugitive Claim
In New Orleans on November 12 a 22 year old youth named Walter Hammond surrendered at a police station claiming he fled a North Carolina chain gang. He said he faced 18 months for a February 19 1936 $50 business house robbery and chose to surrender to end his wanderings.
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New Orleans
Walter Hammond
North Carolina
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