Mutinies Aboard The American Bark Hespner And Whale Ship William Bay
Aboard the Hespner from Newcastle mutiny led by St Clair Hansen and Sparf ends with two killed and five jailed after a plot to murder officers and seize the ship. The whale ship William Bay reports crew unrest, one man killed a mate in March and others confined as mutiny threats grow. Captain Porter anchors a tense consular inquiry in Honolulu and San Francisco as ringleaders face trial.
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Pacific Ocean
Thace
United States
Hespner
Newcastle
X. Sr Dere
Shige
William Bayess
Maurice Fitzgerald
St. Clair
Hanser
Sparf
Larsen
Odergren
Fitzgerald
Hansen
Steerald
Ss. Clair
China Sea
South America
Tahiti
St.Clair and Hansen
Wuurder
Green
San Francisco
William Bayhis
Hono- Tain
United States Copsul
Boston
Bost
Porter
Consular Court
Carl Hendryk
James Storey
D. H. Stanton
E. Mitchell
Richard Manning
W W. Driscoll
Hendryk
Baptisto
Bendryk
Snasylum
Bayhis
T. F. Oakes
Reed
New York
McKay
Perilous voyages and mutinous acts on a doomed bark
A chaotic report recalls the wreck of the bark Lady Lampacr after January 36, with Captain John Pederson and First Mate Muller in charge of boats. Seaman Charles Cook dies at 23 in a 130 foot fall from the main royal yard. McKay faces trial in San Francisco for brutal discipline and tying men by thumbs. The tale shifts to a harrowing 17 day drifting voyage toward Honolulu, ending with the Martha W Tafts rescue after 4 600 miles at sea.
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Archay Matia
Nailor
A. T. Peyton
Ferno
Charles Cook
Royal Yard
Cook
McKay
Agreemon
Conwas
San Francisco
Lady Lampacr
Scoral Reef
Pacific
Dhe Mops
John Pederson
Muller
Sam@m
Willie Weedon
Brown
Mate Brown
Palmyra
Honolulu
Martha W. Tafts
Samos
United States
Sam Purvis
Billy Deutsch Returns to New York After Gambling Riches
A historical blurb portrays Billy Deutsch once famed in Paris for lavish winnings of 50 000 francs and debt spirals to 600 000 francs. Born in New York, he built wealth in theatre and baccarat across Europe, claiming a first win of 125 000 dollars in three months, then a rapid fall after a Paris club game.
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Billy Deutsch
New York
Elobs
Vouns
Lily Deutsch
Paris
Europe
Lormard Spencer
John Gareig
William Young
New York City
Anne Zimmerman
Mira
Young
Tke
Gambling, debts, and decline of Billy Deutsch
The tale recounts Billy Deutsch’s gambling spree in Paris and America. He loses fortunes, battles credit and debt, and ends in poverty and a sanitarium with tuberculosis, despite a peak net worth of $600,000 in 1885. The piece reflects on gambling as a disease and its corrosive effects on his life and finances.
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Billy Dectisch
France
Ag Deutsch
America
Hoffman House
Jloss
Wall
Paris
Drun
Prince Barbarina
King of
Billy
Billy Deutsch
The Last Scout in the Rocky Mountains
An eastern traveler records a private letter describing a meeting with the last government scout. He claims the scout can walk or run 120 miles daily, is the final survivor among 160, and that others are jailed or dead. The stories are thrilling yet cautiously drawn out through questioning.
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Rocky Mountains
Tie
Boston
Alligators Share a Firelit Hut With Old Man
A vivid scene depicts Unc Philip hosting tame alligators in his hut. The creatures fare on his johnny cakes and potatoes, listen to his fiddle, and show playful, melancholy behavior as he plays tunes from Money Music to Old Hundred. Neighbors recall his snake charmer past, and the tale ends with reflections on the animals’ mysterious bond.
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Caif
Philip
Unc
Wey
Largest pear record eyed in old world weight
English papers report the Pittmaston Duchess pear weighing 187 pounds, claimed as possibly the largest ever known in the old world. Thomas Meshan believes California could surpass this weight.
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Thomas Meshan
California
Ingenious Device Identifies Thief At New Haven Gallery
A refined ruse uncovers theft by a longtime cleaner known as auntie at N. E. Baisey photurope gallery in New Haven. Mr Halsey set a hidden camera behind a desk to capture the moment the woman opened the cash drawer, revealing the s quiet theft and prompting confrontation.
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N. E. Baisey
New Haven
Mr. Halsey
Auntie accused thief denies crime and vanishes
In a told tale set in a Creole household, the manager shows a photo of a thief to an elderly auntie who denies stealing. He agrees not to prosecute if she returns the taken money, which she promises to repay the next day before vanishing and not being seen again.
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Sarah Young
Samuel D. Perkins
Eldredaville
Young
James W. Horton
Perkins
Eldreds
Wne
Horton
Milla
Runnaway
S Mill Pond
East Wherton
Barclay
Frees
Drewer
Isi
Rambler and Remington Memorandum Ad
An appeal invites readers to commit to memory the slogan Rambler when you ride and Remington when you write. A thousand dollars reward will not be given to the first person who memorizes the doublet. many already enjoy the benefits. Call The News office for fuller facts and figures.
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Remington
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Miss Annabel
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London
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Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing
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