Who Invented the Bowie Knife Debate Rages On
An exploration of rival claims to the Bowie knife invention traces names from Rezin Bowie and James Bowie to Dan W Jones and even Jesse Cliffs. The piece recounts stories of early makers in Louisiana and Philadelphia, fame through Alamo legends, and multiple origins proposed by historians and family lore.
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James Bowie
Natchez
Philadelphia
Edward 8
Ellis
Davy Crockett
Rezin
Bowie
New York Star
Bowles
Mississippi
Red River
Nachitoches
Rapids
Louisiana
Charles Mulholland
Bayou Boeuf
Big Jim
Arkansas Gazette
James Black
Dan W Jones
Arkansas
Black
New Jersey
Washington
Ark
Jones
Alamo
Damascus
Jesse Cliffs
Resin Bowle
Three Bowle
John Sowell
Jackson
Missouri
Gonzales
Texas
Lowell
Wey
Wrest
Sowell
Hunt for 500‑year treasure linked to Nanking tunnel
A mysterious seven by three foot tunnel near Nanking, China, uncovered in a hill is eyed as the possible gateway to the buried great treasure of a fighting emperor. Legends say 13 gates and 13 tombs were built to confound foes, with coffins carried to many graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Western Newspaper Union
Messrs. Arthur Andersen & Co
Mouse Causes Fatal Threshing Mishap in Garlieston
Mrs John Shillan was frightened by a mouse near a threshing mill at Garlieston Scotland and was killed after stepping back into the machinery. The incident highlights dangers on rural farms in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shillan
Garlieston
Scotland
Eruption Theory Links Tides to Volcano Activity
Volcanologists cite Mount Etna as an example of explosive versus non explosive behavior. Thin lava allows gas to escape, while thick lava traps steam, building pressure. Some scientists like Dr William Bowie propose tidal kneading of the earth to trigger eruptions near oceans.
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Mount
Etna
William Bowie
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Green girdle plan for London by 19th century gardener
John Loudoun, a famed landscape gardener from a hundred years ago, proposed in 1820 a permanent green girdle around London. The plan envisioned a tree planted boulevard circling the metropolis from Duston road through Marylebone, Hyde Park, Sloane Street, across Vauxhall Bridge, to Kennington and Deptford, ending at Greenwich park and returning via City road. Cost doomed the project. only the Oxford and Cambridge terraces off Edgware Road were built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Loudoun
London
Loudoun
Metropolis
Duston Road
New Road
Marylebone
Hyde Park
Sloane Street
Vaurhall Bridge
Kennington
Camberwell
Deptford
Greenwich Park
Trouble Began with Bertie Baxter Engagement
Bertie Baxter, recently engaged to a young woman who has broken many hearts, faces a complication after a tea-dance when her fiancé boasts to friends about a new Upstick flavor. A confidant remarks it may be orange flavored, reflecting gossip in London Answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Baxter
Braxton
London
Perplexing M Poiret in New York Gown Fit Dilemma
The Parisian fashion designer M Poiret faced language barriers in his New York branch just weeks after opening. He lamented his inability to master American speech as he sought guidance on how to handle a gown that fails to fit a patron, fearing her fit.
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M. Poiret
New York
Houses for the Soul by John Ruskin
A literary reflection urging the mind to build inner sanctuaries of positive thought. It speaks of early youth, fairy palaces of thought, and memory as a treasure house guarding the soul against hardship, poverty, and pain.
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John Ruskin
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Elmo Scott Watson
Pennsylvania
Winchester
Colt
Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill
Tim Baker
Bil Carson
California
Joe
Bowies
John
Janes
Packers
Kit Carson
Girdle of Green
Lng
Battle Creek
Mice
P. Co. Son
Coz Lakes
Rogers
Delaware Corporation
Due Quest
Massachusetts
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
Truster
HH. Fish
Esa
United States
Associated Press
George A. Joslyn
Messrs
Tenney, Harding, Sherman
E A. Willard & Co
Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc
Chicago
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