Parcel for Little Dick on Bluff Ledge Express
In a fishing village aboard the Molly debris flies as Silas Carr and elder skippers debate a parcel for widow James's kid at Bluff Ledge. Fred Vincent notes delivery by July Fourth amid seventy mile gale as a young seaman confirms a long roll marked to be delivered before the Fourth. Silent Jim, a noted crew member, listens as the crew muses on past Fourth of July mishaps and Lincoln stories.
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James
Bluff Ledge
Silas Carr
Molly
Fred Vincent
Local Express
Jim
Silas
The Little Cripple of Bluff Ledge and the Flag
Jim, a brave young sailor, risks the Petrel in a gale to reach Bluff Ledge with the American flag for the Fourth of July. Rescued by wreckers, he inspires Dick and his mother, and the crew honors him with a future as skipper of the Salton stalls crew.
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Bluff Ledge
Jim
Brewster
Vum
Wester
Captain Brewster
Captain Sawyer
Rs. James
America
Saltonstalls
Yankee Doodle Origins and Early Adaptations Across Nations
The article traces Yankee Doodles origins from English and Dutch roots through early American adaptations. It cites variations like Lucy Locket and Lydia Fisher's Jig, then chronicles satirical edits targeting Oliver Cromwell William Pitt and British soldiers. It notes the tune’s adoption by Ethan Allen and its progression into a symbol of American marching music.
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Charles I
Lucy Locket
New England
Lydia Fisher
Murray
Oliver Cromwell
William Pitt
America
Stiltman
Boston
Father
Captain Goodwin
Washington
Captain Washington
Lake George
Ethan Allen
Dorchester
Duyckinck
Tawnter
Uncle Sam
States
United
Albany Park
North American Review
Fourth in Noisyville Fourth of July plan
In Noisyville residents marked the holiday with doors closed for work and neighbors greeting neighbors. People sailed, flower-picked, crabbed, or picnicked, while crowds enjoyed merrymaking as stars appeared and truants returned home after a day of holiday activity.
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Noisyville
Noisyvill
Albert Spalding the Violin Virtuoso’s Notable Talent
Public eye profile of Albert Spalding, famed American violinist born 1888 in Chicago, son of Al G. Spalding, with praise for his warm tone, technical mastery, and refined taste. Also mentions Geraldine Farrar as another musician with baseball lineage, and includes a brief note on making a paper aeroplane from a Popular Mechanics illustration.
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Albert Spalding
Geraldine Farrar
Sid. C. Farrar
Philadelphia Nationals
al. G. Spalding
Spalding
Smallest Estate Settled In New York After Litigation
The smallest estate in New York history was settled after weeks of litigation. The public administrator turned over twenty five cents to the City Chamberlain for heirs of William Petland, a negro ex pugilist. A land development company allied with Portland had sought the shanty he lived in and prompted surrogate proceedings. An Italian junk man purchased the entire estate for twenty five cents after the ring in a trunk and brass ring drew attention. A year’s fishing in this country is valued at about sixty four million dollars.
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New York
William Petland
Portland
Pittsburg
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Lucretia Macy Gardner
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Dan Farley
Jim Barnes
Silent Jim
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Antoine Falquiere
Antonin Mercier
Liberty
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Duportail
D’estaing
DeGrasse
Carpenter's Hall
Philadelphia
Columbia
Detroit
Fred G. Wright
Michigan
Holland
Earlie
St. Nicholas
Wilhelmj
Adbert Spalding
Chicago
J. H. Crawford
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