The Lass Who Caught a Pirate in Virginia Coastal Tale
A rambling sea yarn recounts Bloody Brisket and kin terrorizing Virginia under King Charles. Captain Wygate pursues Brisket, captures his son Baby Tommy, and his daughter Eliza negotiates mercy. She reforms the pirates, forgives crimes, and sails home with Brisket’s crew becoming Christian seamen.
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Virginia
Charles
Bloody Brisket
Hell
Prayer
Tommy
Brisket
Baby Tommy
Caribbean
Eliza
England
Gary Seattles
St. Kitts
A Master of Arts Returns Home to Her Village
A young woman, educated abroad with a master's degree, comes home to find her village treating her as a learned figure. Two teen cousins visit and remark that she speaks seven languages yet could be a good wife, highlighting the clash between intellect and ordinary life in a quaint scene.
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M. A
Professor's Subcellar Advice for Deep Thinkers
A student seeks fame as a deep thinker. The professor replies that true recognition comes only if the writer creates work in a subcellar setting, implying rigorous, solitary study rather than flashy output.
Prison Inspectors Reply To Governor Folk In Penitentiary Debate
The board of prison inspectors in Missouri replies to Governor Folk, denying responsibility for the penitentiary’s conduct. It says it has no say in selecting managers and notes a civil service plan for apprentices was not followed. It accuses the governor of seeking patronage and asks that appointments be made without political influence.
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Tommy
Cap'n Wygate
Jefferson City
Folk
Lim
Montreal
Quebec
Alice la Montaine
Dominion
la Pontaine
Gaynor-Greene
la Fontaine
United States
Endicott Visits Columbus on Panama Canal Outlook
Admiral M. T. Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks and Panama canal commission member, visits Columbus. He hopes to see the canal in full operation before he dies and notes uncertainty over sea level versus lock designs. He cites tidal differences at entry points and a funnel-shaped coastal formation as potential problems.
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Columbus, O
M. T. Endicott
Uae States Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Panama Canal Commission
Columbus
Panama Canal
Paris Assize Court Opens Trial of Anti-Military Group
The Seine assize court opens with twenty eight members of an anti military organization charged with inciting recruits to disloyalty and insurrection. Defendants include Mileo Numietska a woman and Gustave Herve a leading anti military agitator. They allegedly issued a circular last October urging resistance to officers and a united uprising.
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Paris
Assize Court
Tax payments flagged as test cases for railroad back taxes
In Madison Wisconsin the special session law requiring railroads to pay back taxes before contesting assessments is being tested. Northwestern paid 225804 dollars for 1905 while St Paul contributed 464258 dollars plus interest for 1904 and 1905. Smaller roads are expected to follow as litigation proceeds.
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Madison
Wis
Dee
Northwestern
St. Paul
Electric Bitters praised by Harper man for cure
Geo W Hoffman of Harper Washington credits chronic stomach and liver trouble to electric bitters and says they cured him. He recommends them for all and notes the medicine costs 50 cents a bottle with guarantee. Sold by J A Stewart Druggist. Try them today.
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Geo. W. Hoffman
Harper, Wash
J. A. Stewart Druggist
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Tie
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Jamestown Harbor
Gary Scuttles
Cap'n
Thomas Courvester
Cap’n
King's Navy
Mery
Menetii-SoureCo
Syracuse
Missouri
Endicott
Canal Commission
Baltimore
R, Stuart
Lombardo
GALE
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Florida
Gulf Coast Resorts
Cuba
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
J.B. Davenport
St. Louis
H. C. Bailey
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Chicago
F.D. Bush
D.P.A
Cincinnati
J. H. Milliken
Louisville
C. L. Stone
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway
F. A. Miller
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