Heroic single man rescue in 1899 storm at Gull Shoal
Rasmus S. Midgett rode through a night hurricane to save ten seamen from the barkentine Priscilla wreck off Gull Shoal, enduring seven previous trips and near fatal breakwaters. He hauled survivors to shore and earned a Gold Medal for extraordinary heroism while the ship perished.
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Rasmus
Midgett
Gull Shoal
Mus
Lyle
Rasmus Midgett
Kimball
Hell
Priscilla
Rasmus S. Midgett
Surfman
Charlie the Master of Money Returns to Wealth
A satirical tale traces Charlie’s rise as a financier with a flamboyant Midas touch. After Uncle Sam imprisons him and a sensational pardon sets him free, he recovers, returns to Gotham, and accumulates wealth while the tale hints at further schemes and a captain of finance figure.
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Sam
Chariie
Irun
Re-Morse
Charles
White House
Charlie
Kingdom Come
Bill Taft
Aalient
Heck
Gotham
Universal Press
Ripening Fruit Changes Starch To Sugar In Common Produce
A report notes that ripe fruits contain less starch and more sugar. Baldwin apples go from over 4 percent starch when green to under a quarter of 1 percent when ripe, and none when overripe, while sugar rises fourfold. Bananas show similar changes, teaching that fully ripe fruit is best eaten raw and well chewed.
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National Bureau of Chemistry
Baldwin
Stores Strike Over Wages and Hours In Buffalo
More than 2,500 department store workers in Buffalo and surrounding hardware and discount shops walk out demanding minimum wage raises and an eight hour day with half holiday pay in June to September. Pickets block entrances and deliveries halt as votes lean toward unity. Separately eastern railroads refuse higher wages for conductors and trainmen, citing public and investor interests. Syracuse Hod Carriers strike idles thousands, seeks wage gains from 26 to 32.5 cents and carpenters from 45 to 50 cents per hour.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Conference Committee of Managers
Eastern Railroads
Syracuse
Jealous Woman Kills Man at Gary Roadhouse
Clarence Murphy twenty two son of a Gary Indiana saloon keeper was shot dead in his father's roadhouse by Grace Smith thirty five after a quarrel over attentions paid to an actress Police say the shooter admitted intending to kill the elder Murphy and fled to Chicago in a taxicab.
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Springsteen
Cape Hatteras
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
Ship's Bay
Chicago
Clarence Murphy
Grace Smith
Oppose News Censorship Report Urges Publicity Benefits
The DC commissioners report to Congress on the Works bill to provide news censorship argues publicity reduces crime by deterring offenders from exposing their misdeeds. They say publicity has a deterrent effect and that passage of the proposed law is unavoidable.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
Soo Line Employee Co operative Securities Plan
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May 2 A move to organize a cooperative association for Soo line employees with six months service. Members will save a fixed sum monthly to buy Soo line securities at one dollar per share, each share carrying one vote in management.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Soo Line
Sooline Securities
King Saves Castle to Nation in Dorbhershire Sale
Through the intervention of King George, Maidun Castle in Dorbhershire, an ancient British stronghold possibly as old as Stonehenge, has been saved for the nation. The king has secured the castle on the auction market.
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London
King George
Maidun Castle
Dorbhershire
Stonehenge
George
Examinations Schedule For Teachers And Pupils In Batavia
School Examiners announce teachers will be tested on the first Saturday each month unless a holiday shifts the date. Pupils take exams on the third Saturday in April and May. Teachers must complete the entire test in one day and may seek a four year provisional certificate by consulting the clerk beforehand. Examinations take place in Batavia Ohio.
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Batavia
Ohio
Bagby
B T. Davin
John Morris
Pomeunnegl Vision Report From Missouri Event
A brief notice notes a vision event in Missouri featuring Bladon and Yi Pomeunnegl. The report records local involvement and timing without detailed context.
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MO. L, Bla Don
Yi Vision Pomeunnegl
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Batavia, Ohio
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Clermont House
Main
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Ipatevia
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