Old Whaling Captain Charles Grant Honored as Longest Served
Obscure notes recount Capt Charles Grant of Nantucket as the world’s oldest whaling master, famed for 29,000 barrels of oil and whalebone from northern waters. His career included command of the Heroine and voyages on the James Alien and Dive Adams, with a storied Arctic landing and discipline cited by peers.
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Medfield Massacre Era Turmoil and Indian Attacks
The fragment recounts King Philip and his warriors striking Massachusetts towns in 1675 76. It notes the burning and capture of settlers in Medfield and surrounding towns during the war against English colonists. It mentions battles at Swanzey and in Rhode Island, the December 1675 defeat near Philip’s swamp fortress, and the burning of a bridge to hinder pursuit.
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Boston
Medfield
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Eketern
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Massachusetts Colony
Massachusetts
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Cannerthoy
Philip
Rhode Island
Hynges
Tuncaster
Weymouth
Groton
Warwick
Rudburr
Indiana
Woman Serves as President of Law School Leader
A biographical notice honors Mrs. Mussey a founder associated with the Washington law college and the bar. It notes her later death and marks her as a prominent member of the legal community including nine foreign awards and a trail of press coverage.
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Power and Marriage Headlines Stir Washington Figures
In Washington, whispers grow around the approaching marriage of Senator Winthrop Murray Crane and Miss Josephine Boardman a social favorite with rail interests. The piece notes the influence of the private secretary and the public interest in high society announcements as Crane reshapes his domestic life after years devoted to his late wife.
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Washington
Winthrop Murray Crane
Massachusetts
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National Capital
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Allce Rougevelt
Cyane
Tony Bern
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Railroad Rats
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Fragmentary 19th Century Notes on Science and Society
A garbled collection of historical scraps notes professors at Harvard and observatories, plans for a large telescope, and scattered references to figures like Hadsey England and Perthshire. Includes disjointed remarks on education, poverty, and everyday life from long past pages.
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Rogal
Perthshire
Hadsey
England
Organism Cured by Lydia F Stokes Ambition Case
Readable fragments suggest a personal health note or curiosity involving Lydia F Stokes and an ambitious aim. The text is garbled, limiting clear factual extraction or naming of events, dates, or organizations.
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