Treasure hunters seek Hussar gold in New Jersey court case
A New Jersey court ruling outlines the Hussar treasure saga with Joseph Hartshorne and George W. Thomas, tracing years of failed attempts to raise British gold from the Hussar wreck off Randall's Island. The case details subscriptions, profits promised and the long fight over ownership and accounting.
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New Jersey
New York Herald
East River
Randall's Island
Hussar
Court of Chancery
Joseph C. Hartshorne
George W. Thomas
Hackettatown
N. J
Thomas
Hartshorne
Hackettstown
New Jersey Court of Chancery
John T. Bird
New York
City of
England
Mercury
Wedding of Sarah Pendleton Stuns Middledale Society
In Middledale the town buzzes as Sarah Pendleton plans a June wedding after rumors of a fiancé. Neighbors recall her bridal preparations and describe the ivory satin gown with real lace, a two yard train, and a surprising turn from “Old maid Pendleton” to a soon to be bride.
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Sarah Pendleton
Pendleton
Ben
Miss Pendleton
Middledale
Denman
Sarah
Brong
Pendiston
The Swirl Op Society notes and social items
Rev. T J Villers will travel to Asbury Park on July 15. Mr and Mrs Joseph Wineman announce the engagement of their daughter Sadie to Jesse F Solomon. Mrs May W Donnan attends Columbia University summer session in New York. Miss T L Voss entertained friends Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Eli Ritter depart for the Colorado mountains this week. Miss Belle O’Hair attends Harvard College summer course. Mrs Charlies Maxwell hosts the Culture club Thursday at Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pendleton
Middledale
Sarah Pendleton
Nellie Green
Sarah
Nellie Satay
Harry
Bob
Nellie
Mary Jameson
Shining Lights Sewing Bee
Mr. Merriman
Joseph Wineman
Sadie
Jesse F. Solomon
May W. Donnan
Columbia University
New York
T. L. Voss
Charlies Maxwell
Culture Club
the Lexington
Panama hat fad fades as sailor hats rise among fashionables
New York reports the Panama hat losing its status as the real thing among the fashionable set. Sailor hats with tri color bands become the new trend at boat races and turf events, as imitation panamas flood Broadway at low prices.
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New York
Panama
Reginald Vanderbilt
Clarence Mackay
Newport
Lenox
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Jersey
Broadway
Did Col Lehmanowsky Write The Life Of Napoleon
New Albany Indiana July 2. Special to the columns recounts the life of Col John Jacob Lehmanowsky once in Hamburg Indiana. The article argues he is the likely author of The Life of Napoleon published by Patrick and Booth Salem Washington county. It traces his Napoleonic origins in Egypt and Italy to a later escape to the United States and lectures on Napoleon. It notes his late life in Harrison county Corydon and family ties including Laura Selig and Louis Lehmanowsky. It mentions scarce surviving copies and a state library copy in Indianapolis.
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New Albany
Ind
Hamburg
John Jacob Lehmanowsky
Napoleon
Patrick & Booth
Salem
Washington County
United States
Col
Lehmanowsky
Lfe
Indiana
Napoleon, the Great
Marshal Ney
Egypt
Italy
Aussia
Aivelihood
Lutheran Church
Clark County
Laura Selig
John Q. A. Selig
Harrison Quancy
Martin Lehmanowsky
Nicholas Reising
Harrison County
DePauw
New Corydon
Pacific
Louis Lehmanowsky
Iis
Col. Lehmanowsky
Samuel Ramsey
Ramsey Station
Southern Railway
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
New York
New York City
Madame A. Rupert
Hfe
France
State Library
Indianapolis
Hoosierisms and Quacker City Tales Across Indiana
Hoosierisims reports Greencastle buyer acquiring 485 acres near Houston Texas and hoping no shooting matches arise. Richmond is noted as the deadest Indiana town on July 4 with many shops closed and papers suspended. Evansville Independence Day revelry prompts George Custer to board with the sheriff. Anecdotes include hot weather butter and eggs, a calf birth in Princeton, and a hen laying two eggs in one day. A Kentucky correspondent revives a washed tale of a patient hatching 44 chickens, suggesting the need for an ax.
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Richmond
Indiana
Funeral for Dr Curryer Held at Home and Crown Hill
The funeral of Dr W F Curryer was held at 4 pm Monday at his home 1320 College avenue with private burial at Crown Hill. Scottish Rite Masons directed the rites. Rev Hiram W Kellogg of Central Avenue M B Church delivered the address. Pallbearers included several state medical board members and other physicians from Crawfordsville and nearby towns.
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W. F. Curryer
College-ave
Crown Hill
Hiram W. Kellogg
Central-ave. M. Bh
Fireman Severely Injured in Broadway Fall
New York reports Wm. Cleeford, a city fireman, fell from a four story building at 601 Broadway to the floor below and sustained internal injuries. The upper floor housed L Wolf & Co dry goods and clothing dealers. The blaze caused about 60,000 dollars damage.
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New York
Wm. Cleeford
Broadway
L. Wolf & Co
Saloon in Hope blown up during renewal attempt
The saloon of Joe Henry in Hope Indiana was blown up with dynamite in the early hours of Sunday. The building was badly wrecked and Henry had just applied for renewal of his license.
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Hope, Ind
Joe Henry
Boiler explosion kills Woonsocket fireman at Eagle Mills
Providence July 7 reports the Eagle mills at Woonsocket wrecked by a boiler explosion Monday. Fireman John Briggs was fatally injured in the blast.
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Providence
R. I
Eagle Mills
Woonsocket
John Briggs
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Health For Weak Women
A wartime era plea extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and regularity problems. It cites Mrs Alice J Holmes of Uniontown PA and claims the remedies restore strength, ease inflammatory symptoms, and offer confidential correspondence with Dr Pierce in Buffalo NY.
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China
Pierce
Alice J. Holmes
Coolspring St
Uniontown
Dr. Pierce
Funeral of Wm T Royse Past Meets Crown Hill Interment
Funeral services for William Cecumseh Royse were held at his home 1302 South Olivest at 10 30 a m with burial at Crown Hill. He founded the Tribe of Ben Hur insurance order and remained active in insurance circles until six years ago. He died at 92 after six years as an invalid. He leaves a widow six sons and several grandchildren. His son Wilbur Royse, a Columbus Ohio lawyer, died recently.
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Wm. T. Royse
William ‘Cecumseh Royse
S. Olivest
Crown Hill
Isaac Royse
Terre Haute
Rev. Royse
Rennsaelaer
Reva QO. Hoyse
Milwaukee
Wis
William T. Rouse
Ben Hur
Wilbur
Royse
Columbus, C
Indianapolis
Clerks Rally Disrupts Store Trade At Ryan Block
A group of Retail Clerks' Association members gathered at F. M. Ryan’s store on Illinois Street after 9 30 pm and urged customers not to buy claiming a 9 30 closing agreement. The scene jammed the place and street. Police restored order as Ryan closed the store and clerks cheered for their union.
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Ryan
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T. J. Villers
Asbury Park
Eli Ritter
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Jersey City, N. J
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Evansville
Sally Snodgrass
Tattleville Tattler
John Wilderman
Princeton
Wilderman
Johnny
Bob Fitch
Rockport Journal
Kentucky
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P. K
Madras
A. Ruppert
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Jetter
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