Peggy Weld Persuades Court Delay in Adultery Case
Peggy Weld urges a delay in the Massachusetts Bay court proceeding for Robert Heathers citing new evidence. Rev Philander Porman writes a cautioned letter to magistrates about a different witness who could alter the case. Amos Todkill is dispatched to locate the witness as Peggy seeks to protect Robert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Porman
Philander Porman
New School
Robert
Mabel Hartley
Vane
Amos Todkill
Colony of
Massachusetts Bay
Amos
Gal
Church Lane
House of Justice
Throne of Justice
Court
Piraere
Robert Heathes
Governor Vane
Miss Weld
Peggy Weld
Robert Heathers
William Heydon
John Winthrop
Dudley
Destruction of the Pequot Stronghold by Connecticut Colonists
The narrative recounts the Pequot War era with massacres of settlers and a retaliation by colonial forces. It describes 1614 slave trade actions by Thomas Hunt, ongoing feuds, and the brutal assault on a Mystic River fort after allied tribes fled at a tribal cry, with survivors warning the wilderness tribes of white power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
John Tilly
Thomas Hunt
Mystic River
Deaf Hypochondriac Fears Loss of Hearing
A local hypochondriac worries about becoming deaf despite his doctor's reassurance. He buys an earphone to test it and has colleagues whisper to him, then questions the doctor again about the issue. The comic item reflects the narrator's perspective on the man's anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
House of God
Endicott
Dudley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Retouched Photo Sparks Quarrel Over Image
Mary Jane notes a retouched picture of a girl on a youngster’s desk. Her aunt calls the girl pretty, but Mary Jane corrects that the photo was altered, not the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane
Priest’s perilous Alaska volcanic flight near Aniakchak
Father Bernard J. Hubbard describes a hazardous flight over Aniakchak with pilot Harry Blunt from Kuijulik Bay. The crater has altered drastically with new pits and ongoing eruptions. Hubbard recalls fear of being sucked into the crater and credits prayers of Holy Cross children for safety during the moonlike journey to study preseason volcanic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clara
Calif
Bernard J. Hubbard
Alaska
Santa Clara University
Harry Blunt
Father Hubbard
Shignik
Kujulik Bay
Holy Cross
Queen of Angels
Hubbard
Deaf man gifts big trout neighbor misreads kindness
Ronald Egerer caught a large trout and offered it next door. The neighbor, hearing impaired, thanked him for a meal and prepared to take it inside, while the wife explained the mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Ronald Egerer
Egeret
Beetle Supposedly Rescues Michigan Forests From Worms
Reports from Newberry Michigan say a small beetle is helping forests in the upper peninsula by feeding on a worm that stripped tree leaves. Michigan State College entomology dept advised airplane dusting to kill the worm, but field reports indicate worm numbers are dropping as beetles are seen consuming them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan State College
Frogs and Tadpoles Reported In Rain Water in Columbia
Residents collected rain water after a recent storm and found pools teeming with frogs and tadpoles. Observers described the water as literally alive and several residents brought samples to the Columbia News office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
The
Columbia News
Duck With Trap Spotted Flying Over Beaver Creek
A wild mallard in Pennsylvania was seen with a steel trap on its leg. The bird appears unhandicapped and continued flying over Beaver Creek near Downingtown. Wildlife officials urged caution and to report any sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Beaver Creek
Downingtown
Unsinkable Boat Demonstration Prompts French Invention
Experiments on a 25 foot unsinkable boat by Joseph Chartrain in the Allier River show the hull remains navigable after >50 holes and after loading with 1760 pounds of lead. Admirals present note potential naval and commercial uses though practical application remains under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Allier
Joseph Chartrain
Clermont-Ferrand
Admiral Forrant
The
Aeronautics Commission
Admiral Gros
Esteva
Ancient Buggy Triggers Horse Runaway in The Dalles
The Dalles reports a runaway incident when Nat Garman’s children hitched an old buggy to a horse. The horse bolted through the street, tossing several Gar man youths from the vehicle before the buggy overturned and the chase ended.
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Dalles
Nat Garman
Mayor Forty Years Capt. Harry Wooding Has Served Danville Since 1892
Captain Harry Wooding, Civil War veteran and Confederate cavalry officer, marks his fortieth year as mayor of Danville Virginia. Elected in 1892 during the Cleveland era, he has served continuously and is eighty seven with excellent health noting no more than ten dollars spent on doctors in forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wooding
Danville
Captain Wooding
Cleveland
Fox terrier Babe revival after mercy blow in St Louis
Otto Walkenhorst and wife reported a fox terrier Babe revived from near death during a heat wave after a policeman struck her and she appeared lifeless. They later said she recovered and now romps about, describing the incident as a mercy blow that cured her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Babe
Otto Walkenhorst
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Mason
Boston
General Court
Margaret Hooper
William
Nole
Irving Bacheller
W.A.U. Ervice Puright
Ane
West Point
Korres
Herman J. Koehler
United States Military Academy
Koehler
Association of Graduates
Hop
Dorsey
Joe Collins
H Rousevelt Field
Terra Firma
Roosevelt Field
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