Pursuit Off Port Royal in Stolen Vessel Chase
The Arabella and the Elizabeth pursue a fast-moving quarry. Blood contemplates Rivarol and Cartagena as they close on a burning English ship believed to be Rivard's Victorieux, with Rivard's fleet sighted three wall ships near Port Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittin
Pater
Deremy Pitt
Rivarel
Pitt
Blairfead
Cartagena
Hispaniola
Bince
Rivarol
France
Crow
M. dv
Wvard
Uien
Jamaica
Hive Mountains
Phlt
Riogrupos
Port Royal
Bla
Gana
Bishop
Hlood
Elizabeth
Captain Blood Encounter Described On Arabella
In Chapter XXVI a small boat bumps the Arabella and a mulberry clad gentleman in gold lace steps aboard. He is followed by a stout, jovial man with blue eyes and weathered face. Captain Blood greets the pair as they descend the ladder into the waist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood
Pirate Adventure in the Caribbean Aboard Blood’s Ship
Lord Wiloughby and Admiral van der Kuylen are rescued aboard Captain Blood’s buccaneer crew after a tense encounter in the Caribbean Sea. Blood offers service to King William’s government as they regroup at Port Royal while awaiting further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van der Kerien
Seylia
van der Kuylen
Phair
Biomi
Damme
Lord Wiloughby
William
Weal Indies
Admiral van der Kuylen
Caribbean
King William
William of Orange
Mary
England
James
Blood
Cnabin
King Willam
West Indies
Port Royal
Torbugu
Rivaro
M. de Rivarol
Women at Wembley Exhibition See Greater Female Involvement
The piece notes increased involvement of women in this year's Wembley Exhibition under Duchess of York and Princess Mary with events like National Baby Week. Women engineers plan a conference while most will work in food and household demonstrations. Queen Mary to visit more during summer. A London newspaper cites Ontario cases before noting a Hamilton police officer jailed two years for stealing two hams and a motorist jailed six months after fatally injuring a child.
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Wembley
Duchess of York
Princess Mary
Epheres
London
Ontario
Hamilton
Loudon
Amazing Adventures Of Captain Gardiner’s Check Fraud Trial
Englishman Charles Alfred Gardiner aged 58, trial at the Old Bailey ends with a not guilty verdict on charges of obtaining 200000 pounds by false pretences from Gardiner Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Poole Dorset. He denied publishing false statements to attract shareholders and was discharged after testimony. Gardiner claimed wartime exploits in Port Arthur the Chilean revolution Boer War fame and record diving feats. He said he salvaged the Oceanic and commanded mystery boats, inventing mine locks and submarine nets and was wounded nine times.
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Charles Alfred Gardiner
Old, Bailey
London
Gardiner Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Poole
Dorset
Gardiner
Port Arthur
Scotland
Lfe
Prince of Wales Honors Boer War Figure in Quiet Ceremony
The Prince of Wales laid a wreath on Paul Kruger's monument in Pretoria without fanfare. Kruger, seen as the soul of the policy that sparked the Boer War, led the Transvaal after 1881 and served as president of the republic. The visit included illumination of Pretoria and a dinner for 259 representatives. The heir voiced hope to return to South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Prince of Wales
Paul Kruger
Paul
Transvaal
Pretoria
South Africa
Religious tolerance pledge greeted by interdenominational alliance
President Von Hindenburg promised to foster religious tolerance and protect all creeds after meeting representatives of the inter-denominational church alliance consisting of German Evangelical Catholic and Jewish delegates who congratulated him on taking office. The piece also offers unrelated ad-like lines about worm powders and iron prices with no clear news context.
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Germany
von Hindenburg
Church Alliance
Incorrigible Boy in Court Finds Blindness to Blame
A Canadian juvenile court case shows a boy deemed incorrigible due to headaches from school. A court doctor reveals total blindness in one eye and impaired sight in the other, with treatment saving and improving vision. The piece cites high numbers of visually impaired students and costs to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Bradford
Social Service Council of Canada
United States
Canada
Admiral Sturdee Recalled as White Feather Hero of War
Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee, famed for defeating Admiral Von Spee off the Falklands, faced ultra-patriotic Britain in 1916 when a young woman pinned a white feather on his lapel in Whitehall. He proceeded to recruit offices at Scotland Yard and discuss the victory with Admiralty colleagues.
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Sir Doveton Sturdee
England
Admiral van Spee
Falkland Islands
London
English
Sturdee
Whitefall
Admiralty
Scotland Yard
Trafalgar
Whitehall
Argonaut
Village blacksmith in peril of vanishing from English countryside
English agricultural districts strive to save the old fashioned village blacksmith from oblivion due to mass production and standardized farm machinery. Westfordshire council and the Ministry of Agriculture back a plan to keep the trade alive amid modernization and auto and tractor growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Longfellow
Westfordshire
Submerged Swiss village reappears after 300 years
A Swiss village in the Saga valley re-emerges as Lake Autrona waters drop. The 300 year old site Autrona Pinna was buried after a Monte Pazzoli landslip destroyed 42 houses and killed residents and cattle. Roofs now protrude as waters recede.
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Autrona
Autrona Pinna
Ako Wnather
Stomach trouble linked to thin blood improved by rich red blood
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for stomach trouble caused by poor blood. It claims enriched blood strengthens nerves and digestion and boosts appetite. It notes pills cost 60 cents a box and are sold nationwide. The piece also cites 1924 automobile casualties and praises Eclectric Oil.
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Williams
William A’ Plyk
Will
Back and Sides Pains Linked to Female Health Remedy
A Saskatchewan woman describes years of back and side pain worsened after marriage. She credits Lyds Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief after three months of use, and recommends it to others. The account notes nervousness, irregularity, and general wellbeing as those symptoms improve.
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Guetly
Manitoba
Pinkham
Helen Balanovy
Fusiforse
Saskatchewan
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Atse R Axuracturis
Wochal Toback Company OF Canada I Cs
Cy Rafael Sabatini
Hatari
J. Warten
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Pa-asay
Webley
Pr.hamiltons Pills
Captain Gardiner
Admiral Sturdee
Pulp and Paper
Toronto Mall
Empire
Congo
Frm
Nome
Minard
Reep
Loulavisia Courier-Journal
Dr. Thoman
Mounted Police
Lydia E Pinkham
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