Pirates and Riches Amidship In Thetis Cruise
The crew sifts mail booty as Captain Pope eyes a richer West Indies prize. Laura and Crystal observe Pope’s oaths of fortune while plotting perilous plunder. Aide Crystal fears capture as dissent simmers among men and a dangerous romance unfolds aboard the brig Thetis during a stormy Atlantic watch.
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Pope
Laura
Jett
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Kingston
Thetis
Sreck
Atlantic
Night at Sea With Crystal and Pope on the Brig
The scene unfolds at dusk as Pope urges the brig to meet Crystal again at night. Crystal resists being left behind and the pair drift toward the wheel where Crystal manages the binnacle lamp before lighting Pope's pipe. Tension and plans surface amid the sea glow.
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Pope
John
Crystal
Dickens Settlement Plan Seeks Founder in London Parish
Rev W H Longsdon vicar of St Michael's in London seeks a founder for a Charles Dickens Settlement needing 25000 dollars. He has secured a block of houses and a warehouse to convert into a mission house and community hub with classrooms clubs gymnasium reading rooms and a top-floor hostel for students and helpers.
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Charles Dickens
W. H. Longsdon
St. Michael’s Borough
London
Lant
Longsdon
Esther's Experiment at Dinner
A four year old girl named Esther quietly tasted mustard at dinner after waiting for a distraction. She bit a mustard spread bread, covered her mouth in surprise, and then set the bread aside saying she would wait until the jelly gets cold.
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Esther
Chicago
Little Chronicle
They Do What They Do About Prize Fighting
In a terse exchange about prize fighting, one speaker insists it serves to stimulate betting, while the other counters with a wry nod to betting as the true outcome. A nautical aside notes Shamrock III.7 cup seekers and a playful line about being In Vandsaftera.
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Vandsaftera
MINE EXPLOSION IN ARKANSAS KILLS THIRTEEN
Fort Smith Ark Nov 26 Thirteen miners were killed and extensive damage caused by a gas explosion at Bohanza coal mine twelve miles from Fort Smith. About 175 men were in the shafts at the time. rescuers struggled to reach entombed workers for hours and all believed to have perished.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Bn Coal Ming
Bohanza
Stio
First of Series of Reductions at Fall River Mills
Boston reports the first wave of wage cuts across southern New England cotton mills and outside mills. About 32,000 workers faced pay reductions ranging up to ten percent, affecting 78 Fall River mills and around 7,000 workers at other companies. No general strike occurred as payrolls align with pre-March 1902 levels.
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New England
Fall River
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hedford
General Wood Slays Seventy Five Moros in Jolo Skirmish
General Wood reports capturing Moro positions in hills north of Taghbi on the 26th and destroying earthworks. Private Martin Brennan of the 14th Cavalry was killed. two privates wounded, one seriously. The Moro force and terrain hinder recovery, and Wood foresees further resistance by the sultan's forces as the Dates treaty is abrogated.
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General Wood
Manila
Wood
Jolo
Taghbi
Martin Brennan
14Th Cavalry
Germany Recognizes Panama After Imperial Proposal
Berlin reported that the emperor directed recognition of the new free state of Panama following the chancellor's written proposal. Germany’s foreign office and charge d'affaires at Bogotá did not support Colombia’s efforts to prevent recognition.
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Colombia
Berlin
Free State
Panama
Germany
Togota
Chicago Street Car Strike Ends After Conference
The Chicago City railway strike settled at a morning conference among the mayor, peace committee, President Hamilton, counsel I R Bliss, and the local union. The company gains a complete victory on original demands. all strikers to be reinstated except those who used violence. Arbitration will use wages paid outside Chicago, not local rates. Traffic to resume today.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
Aldermanic Peace Committee
Hamilton
I. R. Bliss
Dietrich arrives in Omaha as indictment looms
In Omaha Senator Charles N. Dietrich met his attorney Charles J. Greens after an Associated Press inquiry about his federal indictment. He said he seeks an immediate trial and wants all evidence exposed to the people of Nebraska and the nation. The interview frames the case as a test of the United States’ honor.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
Charles N. Dietrich
Charles J. Greens
Associated Press
Federal Grand Jury
Nebraska
Russia warns Korea over Yongampho trade
London report cites a Russian note to Korea threatening active steps if Yongampho is opened to foreign trade. Korea objects, calling it interference with sovereign rights. A similar note was sent to the Japanese minister in Seoul. The clash between Japan and Russia at Chemulpo remains unsettled.
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London
Daily Man’s
Tokio
Seoul
Yongampho
Russia
Chemulpo
Capitulation Articles Signed For San Domingo Peace
The capitulation papers were signed on Tuesday by President Wos y GN and ministers from the United States Belgium Haiti and Spain. They guarantee protection for inhabitants and property as revolutionists entered the city. The provisional government will move from Santiago del Los Cabellero to the capital within five days.
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Republic of Santo Domingo
Wos Y GN
United States
Belgium
Haiti
Spain
Santiago del Los Cabellero
Soldiers to Philippines Leave Chicago For Pacific Trek
The Twentieth United States infantry of about 1,000 men departed Fort Sheridan for San Francisco en route to the Philippines. Four special trains carried the regiment with cooks surgeons and other attendants. They will linger in the eastern islands for two years sailing December 1 under Col William McCaskey. An Italian scientist notes that professional criminals are typically without wisdom teeth.
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Chicago
Twentieth
United States Infantry
Ft. Sheridan
San Francisco
Islands
Wiliam &. McCaskey
Clyde Yachtsmen to Try for America's Cup
Glasgow Herald confirms Clyde yachtsmen plan to challenge for the America's Cup. The proposal would split leadership among Messrs Coates Clark and Donaldson with three syndicates racing yachts designed by Watson, Fife and Mylne through the summer, with the best chosen to challenge in 1905.
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Clyde
Glasgow
Glasgow Herald
Mesars
Coates
Clark
Donaldson
Watson
War reports on Port Arthur and Cuba inquiry
A Tokyo dispatch says Japanese warships are sent to block Russian vessels from reaching Port Arthur. London notes the claim cannot be confirmed and links it to Nagasaki shimpō about a twelve ship Japanese squadron leaving for an unknown destination. Also reported are coal shipments activity and military moves in Cardif, Bogota, and Washington relating to Cuba inquiry into General Wood’s conduct.
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Toklo
Ssarevich
Dbafan
Port Arthur
Jiondon
Tokio
Nagasaki Shimpo
Jasebo
Svet
Japan
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Cuba
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
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