Sunken Treasure Ships and Their Caribbean Treasure
Frederick A. Ober surveys legendary sunken ships and pirate lore from Kidd to Morgan, detailing where treasure tales persist in the Caribbean and Atlantic. He notes wrecks off Tortuga, Santa Catalina, Tortuga, and Jamaica, with famed holds sunk near New York, Florida, and Santo Domingo, while tracing the rise of buccaneers and the enduring myth of vast riches.
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Kidd
England
Paiva
Eaward ‘Teach
Mbinele
Ines
Qurotina
Blackbeard
West Indies
Danieh
BL. Thomas
Ome
Tinea
Charlotte Ammus
Caribbean
Pumico Sound
la Fitte
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Jackson
Murrel
McCabe
Mason
United States Army
Piratical
Bay of Pandy
James Russell Lowell
Admiralty
New York
Bea
Mexico
South Americ
Vera Cruz
Ithms
Panama
Santo Domingo
Cadiz
Seville
Spain
Taden
Ansrich
Haiti
Tortuga
Jamaica
Charles II
Henry Morgan
Santa Catalina
Tortum
St. Thomas
St. John
Pearl Islands
Venezuela
Porto
Key West
Florida
Cuba
Varind Earth
Bert
Cuntsin Kidd
Iland
Ling Island
Delaware
Cartagena
Maracaibo
Chlon
Porto Bello
Fnally
Hia
Mosquito Coast
Roncador Réef
Cub
Isle of Pines
Potost
Sir William Phipps
Obadillo
America
Pacific
Chile
Alaska
California
Frederick A. Ober
King Edward and the New X Ray Cure For Cancer
Rumors of King Edward VII suffering possibly from cancer excite Europe as experts debate heredity and the role of aging royals. The piece notes relatives with cancer and argues X ray therapy may offer a cure or palliation, framing the royal case within broader medical history and tying it to earlier figures like Emperor Frederick and General Grant.
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Edward
England
Europe
Great Britain
Grant
Vinoria
Frederick
Germany
Pthure
Edward VII
Lembroso
Edward 4
Vire
Iitue
Prince of Wales
Prince Alfred
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe-Coburg Gotha
Empress Dowager
Queen Victoria
Vicky
San Bermo
Riviera
Binny
Mount McGregor
Allan Germaine
Women of Japan Asked to Shop Quietly in Public
A fragmented account notes Japanese women shopping in crowded streets with caution and restraint. It suggests social expectations shape behavior as bystanders observe politeness and restraint in public bargaining. The tone implies cultural contrast in shopping norms without detailing events.
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Japan
How Charles T Yerkes Began His Career
A fragment recounts Charles T Yerkes, Chicago magnate, starting in transit electrification. As a boy he recalls buying soap boxes sold cheaply, delivering them to a corner grocer, and earning a small profit. The tale emphasizes his early enterprise and wit as a precursor to his later ventures.
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Charles T. Yerkes
Challen T
Yerkes
Chicago
London
Terkes
Yerkes, Jr
Hawes
Under Blue Lights Guests Glow Ghastly in Dinner Tale
A guest recalls a hostess using pale blue lighting to reveal enemies at table. Two women she despised appear aged and grotesque under the glow, while a likely admirer seems charming. The narrator notes the lights’ chilling effect and the social discomfort of dining with adversaries.
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Tueday
Thad
Tally
PATS READY EXCUSE IN FADING FIRED ENGAGEMENT
A private was expelled by his captain after a hard fight and hasty retreat. The officer condemned the escape as dishonorable while the other man defended his actions as honoring a prior promise. The piece closes with a wartime anecdote about women in France and ovens heated to high temperatures.
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Texington
Ieutiin
Petion
Promine
Troyin
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