Treasure fleet wrecks and silver ingots found near Vigo Bay
Reports recount the 1702 treasure galleons sunk or burned during the Vigo Bay attack. Efforts to recover silver ingots and coppery coins over centuries faced failures, with various projects stalled by cost and danger. Notes mention eleven wrecks identified as galleons, and a 1839 venture by Englishman Dickson that failed to bring treasure to surface.
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Madrid
Fran Britanto
Ate
Wise
Vigo
Thei
Dickson
Busey
Antilles
Engls
Japanese Fleet Maneuvers Near Port Arthur Amid War Rumors
Fragmentary report describes Japanese fleet movements near Port Arthur with rumors of a planned attack and heavy trench-digging activity. Telegrams from Liaw Wang and uncertain casualty notes foreshadow ongoing combat and a looming engagement as troops bolster defenses.
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Prom Liaw Wang
Aon
Port Arthur
Retreat Continues as Russian Forces Evacuate Port
Dispatches confirm the Russian evacuation of the city amid heavy Japanese pressure. Troops pull out in orderly fashion as gunboats are destroyed or abandoned, leaving a largely vacant administration and unclear fate for remaining defenses.
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Chwang
Associated Press
Tbis
Russia
Daparyse Wtherns Pox
Sentraat
Tudor England Kiss Customs Described by Erasmus
The fragment notes a Tudor era social practice of kissing as common etiquette. Erasmus cites English visits and lists various ritual greetings with kisses, detailing how people are greeted and dismissed with repeated kisses in social life across England and Europe.
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Japan
Erasmus
England
Klaus
Abu
Bae
No Time For Foote and a Designer's Letter to Vanderbilt
A historical note recounts George Westinghouse seeking capital for his automatic brake. He wrote to Commodore Vanderbilt who rebuffed him with a curt line. The anecdote touches on early railroad innovations and a later New Zealand tale of a scaffold and a charged exchange.
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Foote
George Westinhouse
Capitaliste
Commodore Elit Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad Company
Com! Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Drake
Westinghouse
New Zealand Medics Journal
Golenin
Cristal
Gover
Fragmented description of Zante and surrounding islands
A garbled travel fragment discusses Zante and the Ionian group, noting beauty and vineyards. It mentions Corfu, forests, eastern shore scenery, and awe for wine, with numerous corrupted phrases and names creating a chaotic, hard to parse snapshot of a travelogue.
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Corfu
Tonian
Everetten Forest
Fragmented OCR of 19th century report with garbled names
The readable portions describe a disrupted event at Tarorto on a Wednesday. Mentions of a plan to cause disruption, with references to a photographer and a member of a committee. Includes stray phrases about a Delta, sailors, and migrants, plus general wartime era signaling. The text is heavily corrupted with many illegible words and incomplete sentences.
Kuroki’s Advancing Forces Face Rear Attacks
Confused dispatches describe Cossacks harassing Gen Kuroki’s army as it advances. Reports say rail bridges were destroyed near Winau, and eighty Japanese at Anji repulsed counterattacks. Telegrams from Tokyo claim two Japanese divisions near Mukden threaten Kuropatkin’s retreat, while Second Army reserves move toward Port Arthur area.
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Vladivestock
Kurokis
Winu
Anja
Seoul
Tokio Staton
Mukilen
Kuropatkin
Hiroshina
Liao Tung Peninsula
Hiro- Bsio-Shina
Fragmented Street Trouble Ended At Drug Store
A man with visible facial injuries entered a drug store seeking relief after an encounter with John Barleycorn. He staggered, suffered a head wound, and fled the shop in terror after a chaotic scene with distorted mirrors and a panicked retreat. The drug clerk chased him as customers screamed.
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John Barleytorn
Luis
Sid
Litas
Fragmented Historical Phrase About Bonnets and Poems
A garbled OCR fragment references a phrase about being in a bonnet with a slight variation. It mentions a larger reference in Robert Herrick's Mad Mopsy Songs and suggests a connection to a bonnet theme with disrupted spelling.
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Robert Herrick
The Wicked Bible and its Infamous Printing Error
A fragmented historical note discusses the Wicked Bible of 1681, its missing commandment line, and the Ox ford edition by Maker and Lucas. It cites figures like William Kalburne, Dre Usher, and references to Bible verses. The text reflects on print errors and the edition’s notoriety and branding.
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Almonte Bosblut
Gileady
Gilead
Jer Vile
Marty V
Apears
Oxford
London
Robert Maker
Martin Lucas
Willian Kalburne
Dre Usher
Luke
Hebekah
Ana
Fragmented view of aging and filial duties across cultures
The text mashes phrases about aging and family obligations, referencing China and Western ideas, and questions the traditional duties toward the elderly. It touches on respect for parents, intergenerational care, and cultural expectations without clear narrative or coherent argument.
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China
Area
Teast
Sears
Eamure
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Ted
Abe Dese
Battle
Jacques Eens
Louison
Interes
Witens
New York
Montreal
Norther
Les
Atria
Rinse
Gontine
Halt Martel
Jock
Kuroki
Advadce
Keropat
Tinesian WiaRooe
Bute
Chefoo
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Fant
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