Adventurers Club Captain recalls World War II sea escape
Floyd Gibbons recounts the Navy adventure aboard a small launch near the Texas during a heavy test off Chesapeake Bay. Charlie Sramedk and crew endured shellfire and rough seas as battleships fired on the target, narrowly escaping with a destroyer rescue that ended their life threatening ordeal.
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Uncle Sam
Hhode Island
Mas
Strel
Charlie
Cate
Abe
Ghesapeaks Bay
Charlies
Texas
Teese
Judes
Washington
Solro
Heavy
Charile Saga
Iaferna
Shelly
Aly Beet
Bre
Repge
Wharton
Davy Jones
Focker
Lloyd's
Found Plow That Turned Sail With Singing Sound
A historical note from Oliver describes a plow evolution from manual to modern methods. Cast Iron plows outperformed wooden ones, offering faster work and reduced soil sticking. Oliver pursued patents for sharpening and shaping the plow share, achieving a plow that cut prairie sod more efficiently.
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Oliver
Olver
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
A Barcarakis and Carcarolle Popular by Venetian Gondoliers
A garbled note suggests a Venetian barcarolle style piece and similar tunes of the era. It references a popular song form used by gondoliers and mentions a title akin to Larcarolle from Tales of Houiman by decques Omopabach, though the text is garbled and unclear.
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Italan
Freer
Houiman
Decques Ompabach
See Much Dirt Slinging Ahead See Much Dirt Slinging Ahead
A column by Earl Godwin Asslington predicts a highly charged, partisan campaign as Roosevelt nears inauguration. It critiques wealth interests, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and calls for strict fiscal controls, while warning of international tension, defense spending, and Supreme Court shifts shaping policy. The piece references banking reform, RFC roles, and historical political resignations, framing a tense national moment.
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Earl Godwin Asslington
Roosevelt
Janus
James Parley
Vatlossl Eermitire
Oeserelt
New York
Alice Longworth
Hoosevelt
Mra Longworth
White House
Sndates
D. Roosevelt
New Deal
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
New Dent
Alice Roosevelt
Headline hunting and the Nye munitions probe storm
A Washington essay traces headline hunting in the Senate, focusing on Senator Nye’s inquiry into munitions makers and J. P. Morgan interests. It argues the investigation exposed both constructive outcomes and political overreach, noting heated debates and the risk of private-business persecution.
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Bryan
Senate
J. P. Morgan
Willam Jennings Beyna
Wiicod
Wilson
The
Treasury
Wilam Gibby McAdoo
California
Cat
Germany
Congress
Pounitlona
Washington
Fieya Gibbons
Bescot
Besa
Trefer
Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Sania
New York City
Fshing
Musiliions
Imaketa
United States
Dora
New York
House
J. Morgan and Company
Tl Waa
Morgan Partners
Ctr
Missouri
Cork
Iwitu
Wilson Baudtpor
Abe
Austria- Hungary
Ste. Wilson
Ward
Connelly
Tyilsna
Lansing
Clark
Senstor Glass
Virginia
Jeader
Wilcow
Mbo
North
Snetntime
Stureun
Bales
Umen
House of Margée
Morgan
Great Britain
Urance
Jo P. Morgan and Company Frs
Wall Street
Trockhart
Democrat
Aloynian
Atorgan
House of Morgan
Morebee
Morgan 20d Company
Bvldewre
United State
Apella
Orettine
Dirk
Cage
Starding
Walsh
Montana
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Floyd Gibbons Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Alseons
Fite
Thily
Lelinin
Dapants
Chisa
Tuasia
South America
Supreme Court
Kroorevelt
Tubove
Yonkers
Yowrica
Great Northern Railroad
RFC
Jesse Jones
Great Northern
Reconstruction Finance Company
Joan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rams
Merory
Alexander Tramilton
Wale Faye
Haa
Thos
Hke Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Toosevelt
Delhi
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