Captured pirate Tudel and the Texas schooner engagement
Howard commands a U S schooner to pursue the Mexican pirate Tudel after a store brig from New Orleans. The two ships clash off the coast with brave action by Captain Howard Clarence Howard and a heroic boy sailor. Tudel is captured and held for Galveston authorities as the town greets the victory.
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Howard
Matamoras
Cadel
New Orleans
New
Orleans
Rio Grande
United States Service
Beecher
Auciters
Lofton
Hart
Perak
Cap’n
Lone Star
Tudel
Clarence Howard
Clarence
Peter
Tnndel
Chapter TV Brig Captures Pirates For Galveston Voyage
The dead buried, the brig refitted for sailing and Captain Howard heads for Galveston with four crew aboard to sail the schooner. Prisoners remain aboard, many cursing their captors as Jilok Pudel, a near forty man of dark complexion, shares a violent past and Gulf waters beckon.
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Howard
Galveston
Jilok
Pudel
Gulf
As Alike as Dutch Dolls in Harsh Mischief
A UK writer recalls Dutch children outside a hotel in Holland and near a workshop, posing as models and beggars. He notes their exact likenesses and says he once tipped the wrong child, leading to a mother’s complaint while another child received payment for posing all day.
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Holland
Magazine of ‘Art
A Governess in Cairo Praises the Harem's Sanctity
A two year governess in a Cairo harem extols the institution warning that Eastern women face evils, while Western sisters lack similar sanctity. She argues the harem protects family women from intruding men when abroad and preserves their dignity.
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Cairo
Wroman
Salt Composition Sparks 7 Percent Revolution in Automobiles
A fragment notes a 7 percent revolution linked to automobiles and salt composition. Readable items mention a passage discussing a certain kind of salt and its impact on vehicle materials and production.
Century of Change Shapes United States Growth
The text outlines sweeping shifts over 100 years: urbanization rising from 4 to 30 percent, wealth and fortune expansion, and a migration pattern from near Baltimore toward the Midwest. It notes 18 000 foreign-born arrivals and a rise in government revenue from 10 848 000 in 1800 to 15 652 000 by 1899, reflecting broad demographic and economic transformation.
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United States
Surprising Milestones From Early U S Transport and Trade
A look back reveals the first practicable steamboat in 1802 and the 1804 railway locomotive, with today over 250000 miles of U S railroad track. It traces growth in banking, savings, post routes, and mail volumes from 1791 to 1900, noting costs and expanding commerce.
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Erie
Antonio St. Marc
Claréence
Bian
Tader
Chapparal
Vera Cruz
Sreme
Supreme—Court
Senor
Jilokandel
Li Hung Chang
Europe
Gordon
China
Saite
Messager de
Beye
Baltimore
Edach
George’ Williams
North
America
Jalene
New York
San Francisco
Unite States
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