Odd Tale of Sea Sequel Tells of Arctic Rescue
Newfoundland tale of Captain Barbour and his son reuniting in a seaside drama. A sealing voyage, an ice trapped ship, and the 40 year memory of Captain Mitchell’s rescue are linked by a shared photo and fate. Brothers at sea reveal ancestral kindness across generations.
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Harbor Grace
Newfound
Newfoundland
Captain Barbour
Newtfoundland
S. L. Sheppard
Chicago Tribune
Barbour
Rafter
Bien
Basbour
Mitchell
Bartour
St. John's
Cap
Ken Barbour
National IV
Harbor
Labrador
St. John’s
Battle Island
Strait of
Belle Isle
St. Ann
Captain Schell
Captain Mitchell
Bristol
Spinsters Spree at McGill Triggers Male Confusion
McGill University students staged a Sadie Hawkins style week with coeds declaring an open season on males. Coed escorts planned dates, financed outings, and acted as chaperones while male students complied by holding doors and assisting them. The atmosphere mixed humor with social daring as both sides played out the courtship ritual.
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Montreal
McGill University
Seoeds
Rhyme on Slab Marks 1824 Traffic Death in Warwick
A weathered slate slab by Moore pond in Warwick Massachusetts marks a 1824 traffic death. It notes three year old James B. Leonard was crushed when thrown from a cart on November 2, 1824 and includes a verse about earth to glory.
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Warwick
Mass
Moore Pond
James B. Leonard
Tait
Paddle found on Oregon coast from Fiji surf drift
A strangely shaped paddle believed to be from Fiji was found on the Oregon coast. The curio consists of two sections joined by rawhide and was recovered along the beach amid foul weather.
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Pacific
Oregon Coast
CAVE_FOULWEATHER
Obe
Here
Epitome of the Week's News Highlights and Conflicts
Thirty four thousand British youths report for six month military training. Japan presses on in Hong Kong and blocks ports while 50,000 demonstrators rally in Tokyo. Sir Ronald Campbell named ambassador to Paris. Nazi arrests in France and Swiss verdict against Dr. Zander noted. Franco threatens France over gold. Britain plans 300000 civilian hospital beds in war. Chamberlain warns in Far East policy. Tyrolese oppose Italian land transfer. Danzig, Polish question under discussion. Mussolini fitness test, refugee committee in Washington. British-French-Russian treaty hopes by August 1. Nissan Maru and President Coolidge collide. WPA strike looms. U.S. troops discussed in WPA violence. Roosevelt seeks neutrality laws. Corrigan marries. aviation fortifications for Panama. Congress adjourns. Squalus dive rescheduled. 30000+ WPA workers to be cut. Louis-Pastor fighting date set. Chicago packing plants threaten strikes. Squalus sub attempt. Lions convention in Pittsburgh. McNary to coordinate lending plan. California Supreme Court justice appointed. San Francisco drug store robbery. UC Berkeley budget set. Fresno county funds blocked. Air conditioning demand grows amid depression. Modernize your space with air conditioning.
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Hongkong
George
England
Ronald Hugh Campbell
Paris
Tokio
Tsingtao
Alfred Zander
Switzerland
France
Munich
Germany
Danzig
Reich
Francisco Franco
Spain
Chamberlain
Wilht
Far East
Japan
Great Britain
L. W. Holland
Hankow
Russia
Sakhalin Island
Mussolini
Inter-Governmental Committee On Refugees
Washington
Roosevelt
President Coolidge
Whangpoo River
China
Between. Melty aid on funds and travel in San Joaquin Valley
A historical newspaper fragment reports requests for tourism funds including 6500 from Central California Tourist Association, plus varied local items from Coalinga oil derrick deaths to tax questions, strikes, and civic notices across multiple California communities. It mentions Beardsley elected to the American Bar Association, prison alimony, and public safety efforts in Fresno.
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San Joaquin Valley
Central California Tourist Association
Coalinga
United States Supreme Court
Truck Owners Association of California
Fresno
State Boxing Commission
Charles A. Beardsley
Oakland
American Bar Asso
Teacher probes if George Washington would be great today
A teacher asks a pupil if Washington would be a great man now and the boy jokes he would be 239. The piece notes common sense plus serviceable merchandise as keys to approval. Hancock gas and oil is cited as aiding growth.
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George Washington
Hancock Gas and Oil
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University Men
Minneapolis
United States
Wuhu
Congress
Douglas Corrigan
San Antonio
Army
Navy
Panama Canal
U. S. Coast Guard
Nicaragua
Panama
U. S
WPA
Bride
Elizabeth Marvin
New York
Friends
Paul McNutt
Louisiana
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Detroit
Chicago
Murphy
Lions Club
Pittsburgh
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Jesse W.carter
Redding
Emmett Seawell
California
Supreme Court
San Francisco
University of California At Berkeley
Fresno Courty Board of Supervisors
Shafter Radio Electric
John T. Suderman
Central Ave
Yokohama
Sacramento
Los Angeles Harbor
Olson
Southern California Christian Churches
Long Beach
South Fork
Kern River
Isabella
Tejon
Arvin
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce
Kern River Veterans’ Club
Taft
West Side
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Bakersfield City Grammar School
Tomor
John Loustalot
Vicnity
State Forestry Department
Delano
Mojave
Peter Pan Cleaners
Chris
Dustesen
San Joaaquin Valley
Oregon
van Camp's
Atte
Sherbet
Shafter
OUR Mothers
Kellogg's
Olives Wyandotte
ZEE Towels
LUX
Zie
Meat Department
Sperry’s
Hershey
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