The Miwaka Mystery and the Lakes Trade Rivalry
In a 19th century Great Lakes saga, Benjamin Corvet recalls the fatal tug battle with Captain Stafford and Ramsdell as Ensign Spearman cuts a hawser. A shipwreck, murder, and a priest reveal betrayals, debt, and a hidden confession that reshapes Alan Corvet’s fate and his rekindled love with Constance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrill
Benjamin Corvet
Captain Stafford
Corvet
Stafford
Father Perron
Franklin Ramsdell
Stafford and Ramsdell
Ramsdell
Alan
Caleb Stafford
Pather
Manistee
Father
Mannistee
Manitowoc
Manistique
Millanistee
Fine
Boulder Reef
Sare
Constance
Perron
Henry Spearman
Penjamin Carvet
Carvet
Spearman
Meas
Ransdell
Dave
Spearmaan
Luke
Ind
Stafford Extor
Speare Imir
Corvethii
Istend
Corve
Steila
Nature's Changes in Rocky Mountain Flora and Terrain
The eastern Rocky Mountain slope was more humid in the Cretaceous and Tertiary, leaving petrified forests from Yellowstone to Arizona and remnants of holly, oaks, elms, chestnuts, and sequoias in Colorado. Tertiary uplift alternated with submergence, forests were destroyed or altered, and later Ice Age dynamics reestablished plant distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Yellowstone Park
Arizona
Florissant
Colorado
Zoo Bear Billy Escapes Sparks Panic in Poughkeepsie
Billy the black bear at the city zoo escaped from his cage and headed toward a former Michigan woodland home prompting panicked scattering by park visitors. Keeper John Schaumberger and public works staff recontained the animal after a brief chase. The bear had previously escaped once when distracted by a cage of pheasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Billy
Michigan Woods
John Schaumberger
Board of Pubic Works
Dismissed Sleuth Lands His Man in Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh detective Moran, ousted over graft claims, pursued the fugitive Rocco Depippo across the United States and Europe. Moran arranged the capture in Wilkes-Barre and aided Wilkes-Barre police to claim the reward, asserting Depippo’s innocence in the earlier escape. Depippo, facing 38 counts in Pittsburgh, said Moran aided neither the escape nor his arrest. Moran’s chase covered eastern states, France, and Ireland before Depippo’s capture in Wilkes-Barre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Patrick E. Moran
Philadelphia
New York City
Paris
France
Wilkes-Barre
Rocco Depippo
Moran
Depippe
Depippo
Cherbourg
States
Ireland
Europe
Swordfish Pierces a Boat Off Georges Bank
The Nyoda crew recount a four hour fight with a 30 pound swordfish off Georges Bank. The fish tore a three inch gash in the schooner's planking a foot above the water line, leaving a hole and the vessel arriving with the fish as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Georges Bank
Charles Nelson
Lightning Strikes Portland Youth Injures Jaw
In Portland Maine Thomas Crocker was struck by lightning while indoors and his jaws became rigid. Companions forced his mouth open and a physician later arrived to treat him. The doctor said quick action likely saved him from serious illness or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearman
Snd
Alan
Stafford
Corvet
Alim—Corvet
Perron
Luke
Portland
Thomas
Crocker
Weather, flora, and tech notes from the era
The piece notes Nauru’s year round daylight pattern and rainy season violence of westerlies with a drought followed by 150 inches of rainfall. It advertises Cuticura Toilet Trio for daily skin care. It also reports a design for poppet-valve gear for locomotives aimed at reducing steam faults and improving expansion power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Nauru
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Finland Embraces Hydraulic Mining for Peat Harvest
Hydraulic mining is used in Finland to gather peat by pumping water into bags to form a liquid mass. Turbine pumps handle the material as it moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Aomerry firsh goes all the day a sad tires in a mile
Fragmentary line notes a single figure or moment with unclear names or places. The text lacks clear persons organizations or events to anchor a concise news summary. No verifiable details present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aomerry
Arbitration grows in Finland 1911 to 1921 case rise
A Helsingfors court of arbitration, appointed by the Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce, started with one case in 1911 and rose to thirty cases in 1921. About three quarters involve trade disputes while the rest concern trade customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Helsingfors
Finnish Central Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
William MacHarg
Edwin Balmer
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Sleuth
Wrigley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!