Pirates and a Spaniard aboard in East River harbor
In the morning I inspected trading station needs with Peter Corlaer then went to Captain Farraday s ship to handle cargo for the warehouse. Darby McGraw alerts me to ships near the East River and a one legged cook named Barbecue aboard the brig Constant tells of pirates and past rescues off Sandy Hook.
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Peter Corlaer
Farraday
Darby McGraw
Pearl Street
Broad Street
Whitehall Street
Darby
East River
Robert
Burrage
Spain
Barbaders
Sandy Hook
The Whale's Head Meets a Mysterious Irish Daughter
English youth Ormerod guides a Spaniard’s daughter to the Whale's Head tavern where Colonel O'Donnell awaits. The daughter seeks her father amid pirates and a noisy tavern crowd as Silver and Darby stir trouble and a voyage-era intrigue unfolds.
Pirate Captain Murray Threatens Jacobite Plot Off Hook
In mid eighteenth century New York Robert Ormerod talks with Peter Cormaer as Darby McGraw delivers news of a pirate ship off the Hook. An old sea captain recalls being chased by Captain Rip-Rap and identifies Andrew Murray, the Royal James commander and Ormerod’s great uncle, a Jacobite advocate.
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New York
Robert Ormerod
Peter Cormaer
Darby McGraw
Rip-Rap
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Murray
A Caller in the Night Next Week
A brief note indicates a continuation titled A Caller in the Night will appear next week providing further details or continuation of the unfolding event.
Just Why One Editor Has Turned Pessimist
The Boston Globe notes growing frustration with town beautification efforts. A Beacon office sign by Jack Sigler of Red Wing and chief Fritz Miller faced debates over post size and gas pipe mounting. Proletariat passersby knocked the pipe to clear ashes before loading again, sparking cynicism about urban improvement.
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Beacon Office
Jack Sigler
Red Wing
Fritz Miller
Boston Globe
Funny Ambitions From an English Periodical
The Boston Transcript notes witty answers to the prompt What would you like to be in an English periodical. Responses range from The sun always rising to the letter f in comfort JA shoeblack shines constantly. A man of forty with twenty year ideals and sixty year judgment is praised for life worth living a billiard ball repeatedly kissed and kept hot even when in a hole.
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Ormerod
O'Donnell
Boston Transcript
Psychology in a Bridge Game Alters Bid Thinking
A Leslie avenue resident recalls a stranger introducing them as “my partner in a bridge game.” The banter influenced bidding, making him restrain and his partner, flattered, bid high, leaving them down three tricks twice. The Detroit News notes psychology can affect play.
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Leslie Avenue
Detroit News
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James
Bonnie Charlie
Indies
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14Th and Maple Sts
Louisville, Ky
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Calumet
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