King John of Leyden and Other Eccentric Figures
An account of Jan Beukelszoon King John of Leyden, his rise in Munster as ruler of the Empire of God on Earth, his polygamous reign with 17 wives, defiance against Bishop Frans von Waldeck, and his execution in 1536. Also a profile of Timothy Dexter, the first American eccentric, and a note on Ralph A. Kennedy’s golf travels, followed by a piece on sea otters and their decline due to hunting and habitat pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Leyden
Holland
Germany
Martin Luther
Jan Beukelszoon
Munster
Westphalia
Frans von Waldeck
Timothy Dexter
Degler
Newburyport
Masaachusetts
Waa
Malden
Moss
Lord Dexter
Linsel
Philos
Ural
Hut Ralph A. Kennedy
Winged Foot Plut
New Turkeiy
Kennedy
van Cortlandt
New York
Soromreia
North Pacific Ocean
Alestian Islands
Alseks
American
Oregon
Excent
King Frew By
Little Miss Muffet Parody Party Atop the Tuffet
A chaotic scene unfolds as characters Dave Riley and Mr Yates listen to a nurse recounting Miss Muffet and a black spider at a party. The romp slides into a wild, comic narrative with jokes, improvised dialogue, and a late night duplex setting as Muffet's adventures continue with friends and a magistrate considering charges for rowdy behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Riley
Mr. Yates
Miss Muffet
Arret
Flight over the Andes A perilous aerial voyage
A vivid account describes a ten minute climb to the Andes summit near Aconcagua and a 120 mph crossing from Santiago to Mendoza. The writer praises the Andean air route as the world’s highest while detailing perilous drops, cloud crests, and the remote, lifeless high valleys where survival chances are slim.
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Andes
Tomes
Acon+ cagua
Aconeaga
Andean Heights
Rocky Mountains
Wight
Tahiti Boy Cured in San Francisco
Rey Aurente, a nine year old with facial and speech deformities born to an American father and Tahitian mother, was brought to San Francisco four months ago for treatment funded by Dengus Fairbanks. Attending surgeon Dr. Albert D. Davis reports notable improvement after hospital care.
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San Francisco
Rey
Dengus Fairbanks
Ren's
Miss Fins J
Armner
Albert D. Davis
Roy
Allen Aurentz
Arctic Crossing Route Planned By Transamerican Airline
Detroit August 21 Transamerican Airline concessions and operating agreements have been transferred to Pan American Airways concentrating attention on a proposed Arctic crossing route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Turner
Detroit
INS
Pan-American Airways
Arctic
Transamerican Airlines eyes Detroit to Copenhagen air route
The proposed 4303 mile route would run from Detroit north over Canada to Hudson Bay over Greenland and Iceland to Copenhagen. It would use ten legs mostly over land and aims to prove feasibility with existing aircraft.
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Europe
Transamerican Airlines
Detroit
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hudson Bay
Baffin Land
Greenland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Brayeanager
Norway
Oliver L. Paquette
Por
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Zama
Rome
Carthage
Hannibal
Scipio Africanus
Denver University Spion Age School OF Mines
Rosa
Clara
Bertha Martha
Matilda
Eleanora
Laz Renisen
Town
Phineas A. Washer
Albertina
Anastasia
Mar.ard
A. Rierle Senman
Vida Dena
Church OF the Most Holy Damn
Iglesia de la Sasiti
Catamba
le Guayras
Venezuela
Versailles
Danzig
Bertin
Af Ansner
By Milt Gross
Miss Muffat
Muffy
Coe Eget
Bello
Georgie
Jerry
Christ Columbus AM
Mommsy
Goilie
Cails
O. K. Pal
Miss Mouffet
Momma
Ava
Percy Forster
Cerreanon de
Buenos Aires
Santiago de Chile
Mendoza
Mendozs
Santiags
Mike & Frip
South America
Mendesr al
Tahiti
Reginald Back
Union Breanship Company
Rogers
Tom
MeXauahr Aya
Transamerica Airlines
American Airlines
Atlantic
United States
America
RC. Marshall
Transamerican Airlinea
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