Pirate Among Pirates Aboard The Queen’s Island
In 1874 to 1876 a British adventurer recounts joining and quitting piracy in the China seas. He and Captain Deverell operate the Leckwith and Surprise, raid ships near Sumatra and Borneo, resist May Sen’s fleet, and meet a legendary queen of a private island. The tale ends with sale of ships in Singapore and a move to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leckwith
Florence
Lorenhvith
George Surprise
Bill Heather
Rennz Korg
Florence Spere Norton
Tates
China
Sumatra
Borneo
Moy Sen
Canton
Busines
Ich
Creoes
Singapore
Leekwith
Deverell
China Sea
May Sen
Norton
Ah Fen
Hong Kong
White Devil
Dr. Burnet
Kate
England
Lockwith
Sen
Moy* Sen
Corea
Shanghai
London
Homesick Queen Prefers Life Outside Norway Royalty
The Norwegian Queen Maud longs to abandon her throne and be a private figure in England, tired of royal attention and the $200,000 annual income. She fantasizes about life on a London bus with her husband Haakon VII and their son Olaf, wishing to be named Cari and Harry by family, rather than a queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Withal
Maud
Haakon VII
Olaf
England
Harry
King Edward
Denmark
Queen Alexandra
Heaven and Earth
Mary
Amelia
Portugal
Manuel
Italy
Marie Antoinette
Women Soldiers of Berlin Demand Enlistment for All
The piece surveys early 20th century debate on women’s military roles across Europe. It notes French petitions for married mothers and Berlin and French discussions of compulsory service. It concludes that German resistance to an all female army persists, urging readers to verify facts themselves.
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Berlin
Vignieu
France
Senate
Legion of Honor
Germany
Skirt Signals Train to Halt Washout Rescue
Laura Jones, an aged African American woman, waved a red flannel underskirt to signal an incoming Bay Shore train, averting a collision with a washout. The Alabama coast bound train, crowded with passengers, praised her courage as they collected money for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Laura Jones
Bay Shore Railroad
Alabama
Cost of Tuberculosis and Other Diseases Spurring Insurance Reform
Prof James W Glover of the University of Michigan shows a $10 000 whole life policy could cost about 20 more annually to cover tuberculosis and typhoid fever He notes tuberculosis alone could shorten life expectancy by about two years and 158 days at age twenty The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges broad risk reduction to lower life insurance rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Glover
Uiversity of
Michigan
Essary
Glover
Cuticura Ads Urge Skin and Hair Care Remedies
An old advertisement extols the dangers of neglecting skin and hair and promotes Cuticura soap and ointment as effective remedies. It claims other products are inadequate and offers samples and a booklet on scalp treatment via Cuticura, Dept. L, ton.
Slow Travel Tales From Oklahoma Road Refusals
A Tulsa youth asks for his daughter's hand but is refused claiming she is too young. The traveling man argues she will be old enough on return from Pawhi, while a Kansas City Star comment worries she may be an old maid. The piece weaves snippets of travel, age, and old adages around local life.
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Oklahoma
Midland Valley
Tulsa
Pawhi
Kansas City
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Captain George B. Boynton
THE
Ridgway CO
George B. Boynton
Venience
Flor
Iin
Katherine Crofton
Frank Deverell
Lfe
Home Secretary
Haakon of
Cari
Haakon
Old Christiania
Women’s Rights
Garfield
Hostetter
Haya
Saskatchewan
Western
Ottawa
Canada
Bennett
Omaha
Feb
Tryg Carter
Carters
Atchewan
Gooreke
Njate
Ildineshe
Sala
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