Deserter Jack Sullivan and the Boy on Taswell Island
The Good Intent pursues Jack Sullivan and boy Bill after their desertion and capture by island natives. Sullivan shoots from the council building, leading to a naval bombardment with the six pounder. Bill is rescued unharmed, Sullivan dies from a head wound, and Bill later becomes a shipmaster reflecting on the voyage.
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Q. R
Jack Sullivan
Good Intent
Pacific Ocean
Mr. Manchester
Sullivan
Bill
Taswell
Jack
Pleasant meet turns tense in a Columbus avenue car
A shabby man named Ned Blackburn is recognized by a prosperous ex-classmate in a New York Advertiser account. The well dressed narrator recalls Ned as brilliant but undisciplined, then Ned exits the car amid claims of his hard luck and lack of systemic study.
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Columbus Avenue
New York Advertiser
Ned
Ned Blackburn
George
Hawaii Sugar and Coffee Trade Debate in Pacific View
A San Francisco letter argues Hawaii cannot flood the U S sugar market and urges closer ties with Hawaiian Americans. It praises Hawaii as a major sugar and coffee supplier, urges annexation as a long term Pacific strategy, and warns against shifting to European suppliers.
Minute Physics Experiments Measure Spark Velocity
Professor Schuster reports laboratory measurements of molecular ejection velocity near metal electrodes after a Leyden jar spark. The observed speed near the pole reaches about a mile and a quarter per second, three times a modern cannon projectile, then decays to a quarter mile per second at four millimeters. Results may influence spectrum analysis.
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Schuster
American Crews on Torpedo Goats Highlight Torpedo Fleet
The Savannah News praises the harbor torpedo fleet for its all American crews. It notes the absence of foreign faces and the use of United States language aboard ships. The piece lauds sturdy, healthy sailors ready for dangerous work and hopes Roosevelt will Americanize larger navy ships to match the torpedo fleet.
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United States
Roosevelt
New England's Early Currency
The earliest money used in the colonies was wampum known as wampumpeag. It circulated among Indians and settlers, though Massachusetts later used brass farthings and musket balls as substitutes for small coin.
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New England
England
Massachusetts
Bell Tower Memorial in Ames Honors Mrs. Stanton
A prominent memorial is a bell tower for eleven bells at Iowa Agricultural College in Ames. It honors Margaret McDonald Stanton wife of the college's political economy professor. The state funds the tower while the bells are a gift from Professor Stanton. The tribute marks official recognition of a woman’s civic role.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
Margaret McDonald Stanton
Stanton
Iowa
Victoria's Spider Web Dress Gift From Brazil Empress
The queen possesses a gown made wholly of spiders' silk. It was a gift from the late Empress of Brazil, herself having it prepared in her palace by twenty native silk workers.
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Victoria
Brazil
Lancashire Cotton Firms Engaged in War Effort
Lancashire England counts 1700 firms engaged in the cotton industry as part of the wartime production push. The article notes widespread factory participation and heightened output to support military needs during the period.
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Lancashire
England
Amber from Baltic Sea Coast Fossil Gum of Extinct Conifer
Harper's Round Table notes two hundred specimens of extinct life found in amber. The amber, fossil gum from an extinct conifer, originated on northern European marshy coasts when the climate was warmer. It formed hundreds of thousands of years ago.
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Baltic Ocean
Harper’s Round Table
Europe
Franklin's grave in neglect at Philadelphia site
The Philadelphia Times laments Benjamin Franklin's grave in neglectful condition with no headstone and bare ground. A 100 year old marble slab marks the site. the sexton says Franklin's descendants would not permit repairs, despite visitors offering subscriptions.
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Philadelphia Times
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Convent in Catacombs is World’s Most Remarkable
An article describes a vast convent hidden in the Kiev Russian cathedral catacombs. Beneath the grand church lie miles of corridors and 1,500 ascetics who live their austere daily routine among the dead. They briefly glimpse gardens above before returning to damp cells and grave surroundings.
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Kiev
Lfe
Images and trade debates shape Hawaii annexation vision
The speaker contrasts sugar and coffee trade with Germany and Java, noting Hawaii's growing market through annexation while other regions offer little. He praises plaques of Id and silver, enshrined images, and lamps as symbols of national progression. he wryly observes social behavior and sobriety in daily life.
Jacob Long the Indiana oil wizard predicted wells across Ohio and Indiana
Jefferson City Indiana letters describe Jacob Long a gray haired oil wizard who used a forked stick to locate water and oil. His past forecasts led to towns like Crawford County Ohio and the Kamer and Warry Carroll sites producing wells. He claims a three mile by one mile oil pool lies in Ohio and that a Manhattan Oil Co well near his home will surpass state records.
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Jefferson City
Ind
Jacob Long
Indiana
Long
J. N. Dowell
Dowell
Con
Crawford County
Ohio
Jak
Kamer
Sam Gadburg
Warry Carroll
Manhattan Oi Company
Wildcat
Manhattan Oil Company
Knox
Grave of Thackeray at Kensal Green Noted for Ivy Clinging
Public notices Thackeray's grave in Kensal Green has ivy obscuring the inscription. Authorities trimmed the ivy and restored the simple epitaph for William Makepeace Thackeray born July 18 1811 died Dec 14 1863 and Anne Carmichael Smyth died Dec 18 1864 aged 72. Nearby John Leech also rests with a brief epitaph.
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Thackeray
Kensal Green
William Makepeace Thackeray
John Leech
Kipling Boy Climbs Yardarm Aboard Ship
A tale recalls young Kipling on a sea voyage with his father artist Lockwood Kipling. As the vessel sails, the boy crawls onto the yardarm and dangles above the sea. An officer warns of danger, but the father remains calm believing the boy will not let go.
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Mr. Kipling
Mr. Lockwood Kipling
Lockwood Kipling
Local CardNames From Global Whist Lore
The article lists varied nicknames for playing cards in different regions. Examples include Spain's ace of clubs as the Serpent and Ireland’s ace of diamonds nicknamed the Snarl of Cork. It notes other regional tags like Ned Stokes for the four of spades and the nine of diamonds as the curse of Scotland.
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Spain
America
Ireland
Cork
Northumberland
Hob Collingwood
Ned Stokes
Scotland
Duke of Cumberland
Culloden
Statue honors Millet with new Greville memorial statue
In Greville a statue to painter Jean Francois Millet is unveiled by young sculptor Marcel Jacques. The work shows Millet seated on a knoll overlooking his native fields as he contemplates, not paints. Andre Michel lauds Jacques and predicts a great future for him.
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Jean Francois Millet
Angelus
Greville
Millet
M. Marcel Jacques
Ifrance
M. Andre Michel
Journal Des Debats
Mynah Birds Talk Brightly at London Zoo Insects House
The article notes the Mynnah, a starling relative, often outshines parrots in speech. Mynahs readily display talking ability, greeting visitors with good morning, while parrots in the zoo show comparatively weaker speech. The hen and cock have distinct voices, with the hen gruff and the cock high and childlike.
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London Zoo
Prunes Warned Against by Liver Ailment Advisers
Health note warns that prunes provide nerve and rain food, heat and waste but not muscle nourishment. Those with liver conditions should avoid them according to the advisory.
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Wilcox
Ocean Way Station
Pacific
Hawaii
San Francisco
Hawaiiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Sugar Trust
New York
Santa Claus
Louisiana
Germany
France
Java
United Stattes
Tropics
Nicaragua Canal
Red Fanton
Washington
Juni Amin and
Pranklin Debora
Statesman
South America
Jacob Long, Wizard
SF Millet
Jacques
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