Figurehead caper and Old Hickory tale from maritime lore
In 1834 Captain Elliot decorated the Constitution with a Jackson figurehead at Boston navy yard, sparking a violent political row. The head was later decapitated, a mystery tied to naval pride and rivalries, while a separate ship Ada Iredale burned in the Pacific for years.
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Elliot
Lake Erie
Oliver Perry
Boston Navy Yard
Jackson
Ada Iredale
South Pacific Ocean
Marquesas Islands
Tahiti
Weather Bureau Says Lightning Calculator Off Line
A Washington Star quote reports a weather bureau official saying rapid climate changes outpace forecasts as their lightning calculator is out of service. The brief exchange highlights uncertainty in storm prediction due to equipment issues.
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Weather Bureau
Washington Star
Very Kind of Him Watchdog Dialogue
A playful exchange features Bill Bull questioning Freddy Fido about his breed. Freddy replies he is a watchdog and jokes about watching Bill Bull eat a bone. The snippet appears as a humorous cartoon-like dialogue from a Cleveland dealer page.
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Bill Bull
Freddy Fido
Cleveland Fis
Wedding Inquiry Sparks Style Question at Ceremony
A couple exchanges humorous banter about the bride’s attire as a guest asks what she wore. The groom deflects with a light reply while noting the event’s formalities occur in the presence of New York Life.
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Gracie
New York
Steel Highways and Bridges Reach for East River Span
The Blackwell's Island cantilever bridge near completion will link Manhattan and Queens as the third East River crossing. It surpasses older suspensions in size and weight, with three main spans totaling 3 712 feet and approaches extending the total midline to about a mile and a half. Construction benefits from rock foundations and avoids caissons, costing about 18 million dollars. Two juveniles burglarized a Hortonville store, were captured, and released to Circuit Court after confessing. Water quality concerns arise as state health officials urge testing dug wells and relying on ponds and streams for public supply. Community meetings continue at Wesleyan church led by Miss Dickey.
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Long Island City
Queens
Blackwell's Island
East River
Long Island
Forth
England
Blackwell’s Island
Manhattan
H. E. Barnard
Barnard
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Miss Iona Staley Returns Home After Visit
Miss Iona Staley has returned home after a months visit with relatives and friends at Tipton.
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Iona Staley
Tipton
Local Jottings From Westfield and Sheridan News
Brief notices cover the Westfield Friends meeting with local church reps, a Manon freight wreck near Broad Ripple, H A Budaley’s trip to Columbus Georgia for brick work, and Mrs Budaley’s southern travels. The Wm. Smith Post 103 honors Sheridan citizens for decorations, sermons, music, and speakers. A new Indiana law requires written orders for empty cars and summer teacher training in 1907 with six week sessions this year and six weeks in 1998.
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H. A. Budaley
Columbus
Sheridan
Bro. Sumwalt
Com. Teter
Anna Boxley
Sheridan News
Indiana
School Superintendent Guilion Re-elected in Boone County
E C Guilion, Sheridan High School graduate, is re elected Supt of Boone County schools. This marks recognition of his four year administration in the responsible office.
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E. C. Guilion
Sheridan High School
Boone County
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Bakers Corner
Rae
Wainwright Trust Company
Noblesville, Ind
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Wall Street
Bill Lobster
Octopus
Jim Whale
Detroit Tribune
Steel Highway
Forth Bridge
Westfield
Frank Boyd
Hortonville
John
Edward Willard
St. Louis
Monon
Gauze
Mr. Gauze
Squire Amos Hinshaw
Circuit Court
Boyd.Ledger
Wesleyan Church
Miss Dickey
Blackwell's Island Bridge
Stanley
Drew Selby
Oxfords
Stanley's Dry Goods Store
Sheridan, Ind
Friends Quarterly
Chas. Huddleston
Eli Reagan
Geo. Symons
Broad Ripple
Wm. Smith Post No
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D. A. Smith
J. H. Cox
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