The Search for Captain Kidd Treasure Baffles Seekers
A long history of Captain Kidd treasure tales captures imaginations from New Haven to Gardiner's Island. A late 17th century privateering quest yielded rumored chests, real plunder, and a famed chart, with Kidd's return to New York, trials in London, and a fateful hanging. Though many digs failed, stories endure of buried chests, voyage loot, and the legend of Kidd's treasure.
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Sory
Kidd
Capes
Bt. Lawrence's
Gardner's Island
Narraganey
Delaware Bay
Coun- Chesapeake
Hethay
Stald Borstan
Cowpark
New York
New Haven
Captain Kidd
Henry G. Smith
M.C. A
Smith
Dan Kidd
Brooklyn
Bedford
Treasure Island
Wille
England
Massachusetts
William Kidd
New York Colony
London
West Indies
Robert Livingston
Livingston
America
York
Spain
France
Iongland
Dave
Mr. Kidd
Tim
Indian Ocean
New York Plate
Mt Forssen
Gene
Curacoa
San Domingo
Lord Bellomont
Mr. Livingston
Chesapeake
Delaware
Jersey
San Antonio
Long Island
Gardiner's
Ieland
John Gardiner
Gardner
Gardiner
Emmet
Hidd
Benton
Boston Town
Block Island
Roosevelt Grounds
Mrs. Kidd
Narragansett Bay
Boston Harbor
Earle of
Bellomont
Hie
Boston
Boston Globe
Dell
Gardiner's Island
Anange
Hichard Piiiane
Amused Memoir Snippet Sparks Publisher Quip
A Chicago publisher comments on a new memoir collection by Lady Cardigan. The piece lampoons attacks on militant suffragists and cites a reader letter asserting Senator Blank should mind his conduct and not attack the movement while noting public temper.
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Chicago
Papera
Henator Tank
Henator Blank
Town of After Ten poem contemplation
A quoted poem by Carolyn Wells evokes winter glow and a boy’s dream of a town after ten. The speaker reflects on closed shops and churches as burglars roam, contrasting childhood fear with upcoming manhood and curiosity about adult mysteries. The piece appears in Harper's Magazine.
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Ata Seki
Carolyn Wells
Harper's Magazine
Playwright Quips About Gold Mine Turned Gold Brick
The Critic and the Playwright trade wry lines about finding a gold mine in a new play that proves to be a gold brick instead. The exchange captures sharp wit on theater ambitions and unexpected outcomes in a single humorous moment.
A Maori Wedding Feast at a Wide World Magazine Event
After the ceremony, cooks bear smoking dishes to a long 60 foot dining shed for a public feast. A temple of hospitality unfolds as pigs sheep roasted whale and fowl fill a table while a kapa waiata invites guests to eat and praise Maori generosity. The scene captures a sunlit wattled enclosure, sea air, and open sky as diners enjoy dainty fare amid busy cooks and gracious attendants.
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Manala
How Boy Won Mark Hanna
A National Magazine tale recalls Senator Hanna in Cleveland overhearing a red haired boy curse his wealth. The boy fears punishment but the senator asks what he would do if granted fortune and the youth replies he would lift Hanna from poverty. The anecdote follows Hanna’s humane response and the boy’s later success in industry.
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Mark Hanna
National
Senator Hanna
Cleveland
Hanna
pMce
Uncle Mara
Old Hanna
Hall Furnishings and Color for Cozy Home Entrances
An article advises on hall design from a French proverb lesson. It emphasizes simple sturdy furniture, practical storage for wraps and umbrellas, a place to sit, a rolling shade, and accessible writing materials. It discusses color choices with red for north light and cool tones for southern light, plus the value of tasteful wall hangings and durable carpets.
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Tony
Out of Coors
Ripe Olives and Other Household Recipes from Harper
Ripe olives are improved by soaking in garlic oil, then served with caution about ice. The piece also includes carrot salad, a light sponge cake, stuffed tomatoes with olives, French style string beans, and sewing and plaster care tips, plus fashion notes from Harper’s Bazar and a light anecdote on a kitchen shower.
Amused Demoirs Trial in Cardigan Volume Contested
A Chicago Wald publisher attacks Lady Cardigan’s new volume of demoirs claiming sensitivity over ancestral virtue. Readers’ letters defend the lineage and criticize Senator Blaik’s remarks as politically motivated attacks on reform-minded women.
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Pirates
Sivernimetie
King
Duke Wabury
Earl of
Hanover Square
Liberty Street
Nassau
Thames
Lavingaston
Ao York
Newfoundland
East Indies
New York Bay
Earl of Bellomont
Duke
Chancellor
Silve Logeton
Benator
Salwaye
Kate Whiting Batch
Harper's
Basa
The
Wide World Magazine
Newton
Harper's Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Polly
London Globe
Germany
St. Sylvester
Indie
Nanschoa
Frederick Vol
Flensburg
Schleswig
Veiloud
North
Wanulina
Deliund
Bob
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