Portobello Gold Win aboard the Santissima Trinidad
In a dramatic sea chase off Hispaniola three weeks’ wait ends as the James under Murray battles the Spanish treasure ship Santissima Trinidad. Boarding parties led by my great uncle threaten the Spaniards while O'Donnells are guarded and the prize is secured amid cannon fire and torn rigging.
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Peter
Martin
Murray
Goth
James
Iona
Hispaniola
Porto Rico
Porto ‘Ballo
Diego
Lspaniola
Santo Domingo
Bartholomew’s Fair
Cadiz
Coupeau
Santissima Trinidad
Saunders
Lou
Luar wiLd O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Ascanio de Hurtado Y Costa
Colonel O'Donnell
Don Ascanto
Spain
O’donnell
Don Ascanio
Petes
Clash of Ships and Sea Siege on Treasure Vessel
In a dramatic naval clash, the Royal James pounds the treasure ship Santissima Trinidad as grappling hooks fly and sailors surge across the decks. My great-uncle commands a fencing master’s calm, negotiates quarter with Colonel O’Donnell, and plans a rapid withdrawal to secure the treasure.
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Robert
Royal James
Peter
Colonel O'Donnell
Grand Canyon Marvels of Peace and Beauty
The piece recalls a transformative encounter with the Grand Canyon, contrasting expected postcard hues with the canyon’s soft, evolving tones. The narrator describes morning light on plateaus and walls, the sky, and the sense of vast, un fathomable peace under starlit skies.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar in England
A note on Bret Harte's 1872 tale credited with popularizing Santa Claus in England. The piece contrasts Dickensian influence and broader Christmas customs, noting the memory of Santa in English culture and its literary roots.
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Bret Harte
Santa Claus
Simpson
England
Butler's Showman Tale Reveals Reluctant Butlers Bond
In James Agate's Secrets of a Showman a butler named Holland, serving actor Richard Mansfield, doubts his role yet admires the artist. He attends Richard VII, slips away during the Dream scene, and recalls Mansfield's notorious home antics with antiques.
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James Agate
Holland
Richard Mansfield
Agate
Mansfield
Divided Chinese Day Into Twelve Double Hours
The day in Chinese time was segmented into twelve two hour periods. Each period carried its own name and associated earthly and celestial concepts guiding daily activities and appointments. This structure influenced scheduling, astronomy, and traditional folklore.
Oil Royalties Boost Kansas Treasury From Winfield Well
First day production at the J. A. Hull Company's No 1 well near Winfield reports oil at six hundred barrels a day with the bit at 3304 feet. The state owns nearby land and a test well may follow, promising a large future impact on state revenues. In Topeka, rules protect free labor by barring reformatory inmates from private or city work except on state fair grounds or with nightly return to the institution.
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Winfield
Treasury
Winfield Pool
Topeka
Kansas Board of Administration
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Reformatory
Baby Geraldine May Walton Defies Death In Coffeyville Home
In Coffeyville a half pound girl named Geraldine May Walton rests in her mother’s shoe box with constant medical care from a team of physicians and nurses. An electric heat pad supplied after action by City Commissioner Oscar Jenson keeps her warm as doctors had warned she might die. The infant feeds on milk and water via a medicine dropper while guardians strive for survival.
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Coffeyville
Crest Walton
Oscar Jenson
Walton
Geraldine May
Editors Honor Warren G. Harding Memorial in Hutchinson
Three hundred editors from as many American newspapers paused in Hutchinson on their way to a National Editorial Association convention. They gathered to pay homage to a distinguished fellow craftsman with the formal dedication of a memorial to Warren G. Harding, former President and longtime editor of the Marion Star.
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Hutchinson
Los Angeles
National Editorial Association
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Ohio
Star
Harvesters Supply Lyons Farm With Nighttime Bread
On the Jean Gray farm in Lyons harvesters cut wheat with a combine in the morning, then rushed it to a Lyons mill to grind into flour and return for the evening bread. The quick turnaround fed the household that night.
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Lyons
Jean Gray
Gray
Chinch Bugs Move From Cut Wheat To Corn Crops
Salina farmers report chinch bugs leaving wheat fields after harvest and entering corn fields in large numbers. The corn crop is threatened for the first time in years, though overall prospects are otherwise promising.
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Salina
Four Deaf Boys Impede Train In Olathe Incident
In Olathe a Ford touring car carrying four deaf youths ages 20 to 22 collided with the Santa Fe Tex Oklahoma flyer as it slowed near the station. The train, which does not stop at Olathe, had reduced speed to about fifteen miles per hour. In Hutchinson the state reformatory granted paroles to thirty-seven youths as a chance to become useful, law abiding citizens, issued by Governor Paulen.
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Olathe
Hich
Topeka
Hutchinson
Paulen
Bank in Waverly Coffey County Closes on Insolvency
Topeka reports the Commercial State Bank of Waverly is closed by its board due to poor business and loan collection. The bank capital was 20000 dollars with deposits around 107000 and loans exceeding 100000. surplus about 5000.
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Topeka
Commercial State Bank of
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Arthur D. Howden Smith
M'Sieu
O’donnells
Flint
Long John Silver
Bill Bones
London
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