World Tour of Boats Distinctive Craft From Many Lands
An excerpt surveys global watercraft from Venice gondolas to Pacific canoes and Chinese catamarans, describing hull shapes, rigging, and regional variants. It highlights gondola length and black painting, samoa and Fiji canoe construction, proa designs, and English Wherries, ending with a note on the vast diversity of boats worldwide.
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Italy
Venice
Islands
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Siam
Burmah
Coromandel
Madras
West Indies
South America
Fiji
Apostasy discussion at luncheon before Europe trip
At a luncheon before departing for Europe, Joseph Cowen, the English Zionist, discussed apostasy. A man recounted the baptism of the first child in a wealthy New York Jewish family to remove an obstacle to the boy’s progress, sparking recollections of a Basle tale by the late figure.
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Europe
Joseph Cowen
New York
Basle
Was Baptized Dr Theodor Herzl At Dinner Party
A precocious child at a dinner party asks if all people turn into Jews when they grow old. The father, who had renounced his faith and become a Christian before the child was born, replies no. The boy then notes the grandfather, who recently came from Russia, is “an awful Jew.”
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Theodor Herzl
Stockson Bonds
Russia
Odd South American Animals and a Child's School Tale
A curious atlas of South American fauna notes fierce frogs, the capybara, jaguar, puma, and other exotic species along marshy regions and forest margins. A five year old girl named Dorothy humorously observes a schoolyard scene, while a historical line recalls ancient Italian military capacity.
Final Resting Place Ready for Eccentric Putnam Bachelor
Phineas G Wright a 79 year old Putnam bachelor known for strict detail and wit, prepares a monument in his cemetery with a granite block and bust. He plans whisky, inscribes Going, but know not where, and has stocked his tomb with spirits and cigars for mourners. A Waterbury dispatch notes his $200000 worth and a contested monument cost.
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Phinnne Gariner Wright
Putnam's Riches
Caltonexs
Satiafarona
Wright
Thia
Ware
Wright Monument
Putnam Cemetery
Putnam Sliver Cornet
Mr. Wright
Amon Thed O ‘Blane
Do Men Play Fair In Love And Household Duties
A discourse on male fidelity and female endurance argues that men err by abandoning affection and leaving women in doubt. It praises honest confession and shared responsibility, notes women bear heartbreak with resilience, and critiques morning appearances as a reflection of household roles and virtue.
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Nan Exchange
Cramp Rings in English Royal Tradition and Diplomacy
The article recalls Good Friday rings made from decayed coffin metal used to ward off cramps and epilepsy. It notes a 1557 medical endorsement in Andrew Boorde's Breviary of Health and describes a ceremonial consecration. It also cites diplomacy, detailing Lord Berners in 1508 requesting cramp rings for distribution at Charles V’s court.
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England
Andrew Boorde
Cramp
Kynge
Lord Berners
Charles V
Cardinall
Dinner hour on board steamer sparks crude dining remark
A passenger aboard the steamer confronted a fellow traveler during dinner after witnessing a vulgar eating method. He advised, in a sharp quip, that the other man might be more comfortable if he kept his hands in his pockets while eating.
Four Deputies Fire On Father and Sons Fatal Clash
A deadly confrontation on Charles Jamey farm near Cincinnati left one man dead and two seriously injured after four sworn deputy constables opened fire during an attempt to seize property. The attackers faced gunfire when a rock struck a deputy, and Charlie Jones was killed while his father suffered a gunshot wound. Authorities, including John Peters and others, are investigating the shootout amid property dispute tensions.
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Cincinnati
Charles Jamey
Tere
Charlie Jones
Charles Jones
John Peters
Howe
Graham
Craton
Holt
Jones
James
Lew Deathes
Ty Jones
Chan Jones
Elmer E. Stasis
Beloit
Athorney
Charles Cohan
Minehvl
Massillon Stave Hospital
Bert Shreve
Damascus
Alieses
Norfolk & Western wreck injures a dozen near Sand Bank
A passenger train between Sandia and Hillabore on the Norfolk and Western derailed when rails spread on Sand Bank seat. About a dozen passengers suffered injuries, with Caldwell of Washington, Elgar the salesman, and George Cooper of Hillsborn among the more seriously hurt.
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Norfolk & Western
Sandia
Hillabore
Sand Bank
and Caldwell
Washington, Fl
Elgar
George Cooper
Hillsborn
MAHRIS RECALLS TROOP A IN MIDNIGHT MOVE
Gov recalls Troop A of Meveland amid Ohio unrest. Troop A heads to Cleveland. Company K to Manchester. Col Harry P. D. Knox to lead Minhogon unit in Tobaged district. Troop I of Columbus stays on duty in Brown county.
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Calumtus
O—Gae
Meveland
Tomney
Manchester
Cleveland
Harry PD. Knox
Marietta
Minhogon
Columbus
Brown County
Annexation plan expands Columbus suburbs and population
Greater Columbus moves to pass the annexation ordinance expanding the city into neighboring territory including suburbs. The measure aims to improve police protection and services for an estimated 25 000 residents, boosting city popu lation to about 200 000.
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Columbus
By Conteit
Annual Pilgrimage Rumors Survive After Mass Disruption
Chaos marks the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation churches in Carey and Upper Sandusky with freshmen clashing with seniors and a dramatic scene near the shrine. Reports claim many attendees were injured or killed, while others search for missing persons tied to a cascade of alleged deaths surrounding the Laporte area.
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Upper
Sandusky
Our Lady of
Alion Chures
Carey
America
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Aegean
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Pampag
Dorothy
Lippincott’s
Hannibal
Phineas G. Wright
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Father and Sons
Iry Macmllon
Stanley
Dayton
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O'Goy
Drake Coal Up
Bricker
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Cout
Manefield Reformatory
Marton
Wilbur Jacoby
He. L. Fran End
Board of Education
Whicch
Committee On
Oi Trust
Findlay
Manhattan Oil Co
van Meter
Gallipolis
Fred van Meter
Pomeroy
Way Meter
Meigs County
Phipps
W. H Phipps
Paulding County
W. L. Finley
Republican State Central Committee
Wellsville
League of
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Ecln
Delagates
Chillicothe
John William Robespierra
Clarendon DeMontreville
Anthony Lodge
McConnellaville
O.—Charles
Geo. Duvall
Unionville
God Eugene Wella
Meigs Creek
Sahog
Washington D. H
O—Ernest Dickey
L. M. Dickey
Bloomingburg
Johm Smith
Fostoria
David Ashe
Bellefontaine
O—G. E. Cyphers
Charles Benjamin
Ed Piper
Arthur Amble
Cyphers
Mahris
Tobdance Field
Taleo Vollage
Seth
Taner Sandusky
Patrick Grilin
Addiana
Laporte
Fry
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Royaltin Township
Pullen Equity
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Gunness
Ind
Southworth
Indiana
New Accounting Board
Guy. Harris
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