Noted Pirate Henry Morgan Rise From Kidnapped Boy to Raider Leader
Detroit News recounts Henry Morgan once kidnapped in Bristol and sold as an indentured servant in Barbados. He sailed to Jamaica, joined buccaneers, rose to captain then leader after Mansfield. In June 1568 at age 33 he led a fleet to attack Puerto Bello, challenging Spaniards alongside Drake.
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Henry Morgan
Bristol
Barbados
Jamaica
Mansfield
Morgan
Puerto Bello
Sir Francis Drake
Detroit News
Electric thawing used on six inch submarine main
An unusual use of electric thawing was applied to a submarine water main 6 inches in diameter and 1 700 feet long linking North Brothersland with New York City. The process required five days of strong currents and constant pumping at eighty pounds to melt the ice and restore flow.
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North Brothersland
New York City
Mixed Titles Reveal Comic Confusion in Library
A high school boy asked a librarian for Venus and Adenoids and a physiology search found no title. He claimed Shakespeare as author, revealing he meant Venus and Adonis, contrasting with a woman seeking She Sat in the Wood Box which turned out to be The Satinwood Box.
Saskatchewan Quip Sparks Language Banter On Train
A traveler from Saskatchewan asks a seatmate where he is from. The reply leads to a playful exchange about language, with the other man joking that perhaps the first should not speak English. The moment captures cross regional humor on a Northwest journey.
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Furriner
Northwest
Saskatchewan
Podner
Inglis
Glory of the Sea Cone Shell Display At AMNH
The Rare Sea Shell titled The Glory of the Sea was recently exhibited in the American Museum of Natural History foyer. The five inch cone shaped shell, praised by scientists, features a slender form with a tapering spire and a pale ivory ground color overlaid by a mosaic of thousands of tiny triangles in chrome yellow and chestnut brown.
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American Museum of Natural History
Miner Returns From New York With Mine Sale Tales
The Saftome Arizona Sun reports Laberator Bill Withers just returned from New York where he went to sell his mine. He says rich ore impressed buyers who dined him and signed him up quickly, but he can’t recall details of meals or his marital status. He waits to see who benefited while preferring burros at home.
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Dick Wreck Hall
Saftome
Ariz
Sun
Bill Withers
New York
Bill
Missing Bride-to-Be Prank Surprises Train Passengers
Passengers watch a young couple board a train. The man jokes Miss Jones will have a pleasant journey as he departs, while the woman later whispers a message to the porter. The porter confirms the man is in the smoking compartment, sparking curiosity among onlookers.
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Harper’s Magazine
Inventor of Locomotive Not George Stephen Son
The article asserts George Trevithick, a Cornish engineer, first built and ran a steam locomotive. It details the Merthyr to Abercynon trial in February 1804, a bet by ironmaster William Crashay, initial mockery, and Trevithick’s road and street demonstrations in 1801 and 1803.
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George Stephenson
George Trevithick
Merthyr Tydvil
Abercynon
Glamorganshire
Merthyr
William Crashay
Trevithick
Cornwall
London
Leather Lane
Oxford Street
Paddington
Islington
Old FifteenYear Letter Comes Back to Haunt Couple
A wife returns a hidden love letter from decades ago to her husband, finding it written by his first love when he was a boy. The man reads aloud a tender note beginning Dearest boy, revealing past affections and a school picnic request. He sighs, calling it the real thing, and the wife regrets sharing it.
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Johnnie Nicholson
Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sad Ending Book Leaves Girl and Mother Snippet
A mother warns her daughter about a book ending sadly with a death and a husband returning to his wife. The passage then shifts to describe advanced glass-walled airplane cabins used by government for forest patrol and aerial photography, highlighting panoramic views and mounted instruments.
Wilkie Collins Fame Fueled By A Punch Cartoon
The piece recounts Wilkie Collins birth to William Collins a landscape painter and his early life in Italy. It notes his shift from tea trade to law to letters and marks 1860 breakthrough with The Woman in White. It cites Punchs celebrated cartoon and lists notable titles The Moonstone and The Dead Secret.
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Punch
Wilkie Collins
William Collins
Highbury
Italy
England
Wilkie
Tompkins
Collins
Toronto Globe
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