Florence Yacht Terror Tale Tells West Indies Run
Captain John Tritton related how the steam yacht Florence built in 1908 and sold to French owners stirred panic across Nassau, Puerto Plata, and Cape Haitian as she sailed from New York to Martinique. The vessel, misidentified as a Prussian raider, escaped coastal guns and hostile ports, finally docking under French colors while facing port charges and diplomatic confusion.
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New York
Florence
John Tritton
New York Herald Ship News Office
Martinique
Tritton
West Indies
Cape
Crescent Ship Yards
Elizabethtown
N. J
Czarina
John C. Eaton
Toronto
Canada
Emeline
Canadian Coast Guard
Societe Generale de Transports
Nassau
Bahamas
Great Inagua
Tortuga Island
Porto Paix
Hayti
Cape Hatien
Orange Nassau
Monte Christi
Puerto Plata
Montreal
Hhe
Florence’s Narrow Night Entry as Wrongly Suspected Raider
The Florence under Captain Tritton slips into Fort de France at night amid searchlights and shore batteries after a mistaken belief it was a Prussian raider. A French cruiser Jeanne d Arc, and Royal Mail liner Magdalena, both present, verify the yacht’s true identity and duty as a transport. Tritton receives a reprimand and transfers to French owners’ agents.
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Florence
Jeanne d’Arc
Magdalena
Royal Mail
Tritton
Negro Point
Match for 3 Cigarettes Sparks Superstition in War Britain
London soldiers cling to old fear that lighting three cigarettes with one match brings death. A tale from the trenches cites a recruit who used one match for three, followed by a deadly shelling, prompting belief in the superstition's danger and a footnote on its coffin candles origin.
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London
Elville
St. Joi
England
Denly
Tommy
Ireland
Cutting New Teeth at 96 in Laurel Del
A rural tale from Laurel Delaware recounts Isaac Munford, age ninety six, reportedly cutting a new set of teeth on his Millsboro road farm. Local chatter exploded as three teeth reportedly emerged in good shape prompting widespread curiosity.
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Laurel
Del
Isaac Munford
Millsboro Road
Mumford
Isaac
Forgery De Luxe Case Rocks Cincinnati Laundry Scene
A Cincinnati man is accused of forging a Chinese laundry check and escaping with another man’s shirt, highlighting a bold financial deception and a petty theft tied to local laundries.
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Cincinnati
King Alfonso Appears as Wax Figure Portrait Model
Madrid reports painter Carlo Vasquez found a workaround for King Alfonso who cannot sit for long sessions. A wax likeness in the king’s infantry colonel uniform sits in the studio, with the real monarch immovable beside it, posing only for facial features and hands.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Carlo Vasquez
Senor Vasquez
Bear Meat for Beef in Webster County Hunt
In Webster West Virginia mountains many black bears have been slain this fall and others trapped. Hunters Jake Mullins and John Leslie have killed or captured eight bears so far this season and report a ready market for the meat.
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Webster
W. Va
Jake Mullins
John
Leslie
English inventor offers waist fastened back rest for riders
The Houston Post reports an English inventor has created a back rest for motorcyclists that secures around the waist and attaches to the handlebars of the bike, aiming to improve rider support and comfort for Lazy Motorcyclists.
Road and insurance bills dominate Iowa Senate agenda
Iowa Senate debuts a substitute for the Pitt Johnston road measure moving the highway commission to Des Moines with a six year term for a professional engineer and a $4500 salary. Insurance reform plans include repeal of the rating bureau and a state bureau option. Governor Harding signs a state banking department bill set to take effect July 4, with a new superintendent to be confirmed by the senate.
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Senate
Cady Chase
Rogers and Crozier
Rating Bureau
Insurance Commissioner
Harding
Auditor of State
Larson
House of the Town
House
Appropriations Committee
Ames
State College
Weaver
State Notarist
Billas
New Profession for Women Emerges in Secretarial Field
Raymond Fuller of Russell Sage College argues rapid strides toward a new profession for women as secretaries. He cites government statistics and groups like the International Bureau of Occupations and the Women's Educational and Industrial Union. Salaries in New York start at 12 to 15 dollars weekly, rising with experience. A survey of 800 college women in secretarial roles shows 80 percent in suffrage, social, and religious work, with others in education, public service, business, law, and medicine.
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New York Evening Post
Raymond @. Fuller
Russell Sage College of Practical Arts
Croy
N.Y
International Bureau of Occupations
New York
Women's Educational and Industrial Union of
Boston
Philadelphia
Slumens College
Glass
Stimons
Necklet saves Glasgow captain in torpedoed Greek ship
A Glasgow captain aboard a torpedoed Greek vessel in the Mediterranean tied his wounded comrade to a spur using a long necktie. The pair survived a night of terror until an Italian destroyer rescued them at dawn, aided by the improvised tie.
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Glasgow
Mediterranean
Taxidermists As Sculptors At National Museum Exhibits
Taxidermists at the National Museum are described as sculptors rather than simple accomplis hment workers. They craft large animals on reinforced plaster armatures and create hollow plaster figures that are lighter and more realistic than traditional stuffed mounts.
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National Museum
Married Women Discuss Opera On Streetcar
Two women riding home from the opera discuss Lohengrin and Carmen in a streetcar. One jokes that the conductor is taken when she offers a nickel, while the other notes she loves Carmen. The conductor blushes and apologizes that he is married, suggesting she try the single motorman.
Why Do You Worry Why Warns Against Anxiety
A federal health bulletin urges Americans to avoid worrying and anger as harmful to health. It highlights the danger of chronic worry and its negative effects on the body and life.
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Federal Health Service
Peeves a Juryman Reflects on Jury Duty
A Kansas City Star quote recalls jury experiences where witnesses humiliate jurors and lawyers attack with final arguments, noting only contempt fines deter murder in the courtroom. The speaker reflects on restraint under pressure amid legal theatrics.
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Kansas City Star
No Penny in United States Coinage Declared
Article argues there is no penny in American coinage and explains the historical shift from half-cent pieces to a one cent unit, the hundredth part of a dollar, dispensing with the term penny.
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United States
The Assurance of Him Fortune Teller Scene
The Boston Evening Transcript reports a playful dialogue where a fortune teller predicts Tom will marry money. Betty reacts with disbelief while Tuck finds the forecast clever and approving.
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Betty
Tom
Tuck
Boston —Evening Transcript
Debated Question on the Second Coming of Christ
The article surveys widespread debate among Bible students on Christ's return, urging patience and faith. It cites St Paul Thessalonians and James, recalls Wesley and Spurgeon, and urges readiness with hopeful waiting and pure living until the Lord comes.
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Timas
Taeen
Paul
James
St. Polo
John Wesley
Gloucester
Tewkesbury
Martin
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