Adventure of Robert Johnson A B The Yarn of a Sailorman
A sailor recounts four near fatal man overboard alerts and a dramatic night rescue. Robert Johnson, A B on the British ship Conqueror, vanishes overboard in a July gale near Miramichi. he survives by fighting through boots and clothing, then clings to hope until rescue.
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Jack
Grand Banks
Conqueror
Liverpool
Miramichi
Straits of
Northumberland
Robert Johnson
A. B
Johnson
Bob
Jim Brown
Belfast
Bob Johnson
Survival at Sea Alone After Night Adrift in Atlantic
In the middle of the Atlantic at night I drifted naked and alone, fighting exhaustion and hopelessness. I describe how I kept afloat, the moonlit seas, moments of despair, a fleeting thought of self harm, and eventual rescue around 5 a.m. after four hours alone with the sea.
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Atlantic Ocean
Chivalry Fails Yet Candy Sparks Upright Mischief
The New York Commercial Advertiser recalls three frock-coated youths in high hats aiding a small girl who drops a bag of chocolates on stairs. The moment turns into a comic scramble as the trio stoops and gathers the sweets, blushes and all, amid amused bystanders.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Little Teasers on Punctuation from a School Girl
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet discusses a punctuation puzzle brought home by a schoolgirl. It contrasts phrases like and, or with mispunctuated forms and how two commas can fix the confusion.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grave on a Mountain Top in Colorado Near Helen Hunt Jackson
The authoress Helen Hunt Jackson lies buried on Cheyenne Mountain Colorado with no headstone and the site marked by carved initials H H in a pine. Tourists visit and leave stones on the mound over the grave amid Rockies and rugged wilderness.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Rockies
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado
Klondike Wheelers Tour Frozen Yukon Roads
A Dawson City correspondent reports the Yukon River has frozen into a smooth winter highway from Dawson to Circle City. Cyclists race along the 365 mile route, with Morris Levy’s 3 days 4 hours record leading the season. Women join early departures as dog teams loom for Nome. Mining profits soar with $20,000,000 yearly output and a $64 nugget found on No 4 Guy Gulch.
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Kloindike
Dawson City
Yukon
Circle City
Morris Levy
Dawson
Levy
Dawson-Nome Trail
Nome
Guy Gulch
No Rest For Lincoln Ends In Oak Ridge Vault
Lincoln’s body continued its long, unsettled journey with a new move to a temporary vault in Oak Ridge cemetery Springfield Illinois marking the eleventh relocation since his death. The sequence shows a rapid series of transfers from Ford’s Theatre Washington to the White House Capitol building Springfield and the Lincoln monument sarcophagus and wall spaces over thirty five years.
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Abraham Lincoln
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Spriiefield
Lincoln
Ford’s Theater
Washington
White House
Capitol Building
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln Monument
Lincoln Remains Reburied After Monument Redesign
Foundations extend thirty five feet to bedrock for the project. The final removal of Lincoln's remains was required for the monument reconstruction. The metal casket is placed in a crude wooden box in a temporary vault at Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Lincoln
Oak Ridge
Exodus of Rich Chicagoans to New York Gathers Pace
The Metropolis reports a steady outflow of wealthy Chicago residents to New York. Brokers James B. Breese and Charles B. McDonald move east, Frederick K. Pulsifer plans departure, and Samuel M. Nickerson buys a New York home with son Roland. Also noted are H. H. Porter and others leaving due to taxation and business climate. The piece contrasts stay-at-home tendencies of Chinese and French with other regional patterns.
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Mr. Yerkes
New York
James W. Ellsworth
Chicago
South Park
W. H. Moore
Fifth Avenue
D. G. Reid
W. EB. Rels
Board of Trade
Corporation
Samuel M. Nickerson
First National Bank
Roland
H. H. Porter
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
Gray
la Belle France
Celestial Empire
China
Australia
City Loses Millions From Corporate Relocations
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that John W. Gates plans to follow the trend, with an office already established in the city. Estimated losses from removals of persons and corporations total several million dollars.
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Ance
John W. Gates
Chicago Inter Ocean
Sicilian Vespers Massacre Sparks 1282 Sicilian Uprising
The so called Sicilian Vespers refers to the massacre of French residents in Sicily on the day after Easter in March 1282 marking the start of a major revolt. The killing followed tensions between Norman rulers and French officials across the island.
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Sicily
British aristocrats in South Africa war front line
The piece notes that Britain has sent many noblemen to the Boer War, including three dukes and numerous earls, marquises, viscounts, and barons. It observes aristocratic officers fought bravely, cites counts and heirs at the front, and mentions princes and royalty tied to the campaign.
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England
Britain
Great Britain
South Africa
Duke
Cook
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Westminster
Duke of Roxburghe
Earl of Lonsdale
Earl of Essex
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Errol
Earl of Albemarle
Earl of Wicklow
Earl of Airlie
Earl Granard
Earl Longford
Earl Dudley
Earl Cowley
Earl Dundonald
Earl Rosslyn
Earl de la Warr
Earl Sondes
Earl Beauchamp
Athol
Westminster
St. Albans
Lansdowne
Aningdon
Erne
Gosford
Fitzwilliam
Listowel
Lansborough
Dunmore
Arran
Rosse
Derby
Granard
Radnor
Richmond
Christian
Gleichen
Modder River
Francis of Teck
Sicilian Vespers Massacre Recounted in 13th Century
The text describes a brutal 13th century purge where all French and mixed Italians were killed in Sicily, including in churches, with over 8,000 Paler Mitans slain. It notes the 600th anniversary of the Sicilian Vespers celebrated in Palermo in 1882.
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Messina
Palermo
New Fuelless Power Engine Claim Promises Perpetual Motion
W. G. Simons of the city unveils a fuel free power engine using two upright axles and steel balls, driven by worms to generate motion. The device reportedly runs continuously with minimal upkeep, needing only oiling. A governor controls speed, and a small model already demonstrates force using a sewing machine for load.
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W. G. Simons
Simons
Pronunciation of Automobile Defined by Orthoepic Authorities
Orthographic authorities defend two acceptable pronunciations for automobile two for the noun form none in dictionaries. As an adjective Standard gives au to mobil while the noun uses auto as self and mobile as movable. Commonest is auto mo deel. Some prefer mo beel in mobile per Webster Worcester Inland Printer.
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Standard
Webster
Mobile
Worcester
Canadian Towns Prospering Across Provinces
Canadian towns and cities show steady growth with several reporting rapid expansion in housing and jobs. Local leaders highlight infrastructure upgrades and rising population as drivers of prosperity across multiple provinces.
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Jane
Finis
Topgallant
Thesea
North Atlantic
Raya
Strate
Charles of Anjou
Louis IX
France
Naples
Caph Nome
the Metropolis
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