Sea Ghost at the Wheel Aboard the Endeavor
A seventeen year old seaman recounts a voyage aboard the brig Endeavor bound for Riga. The crew’s superstition and a night of strange events culminate in Jem Dodd’s desecration of the wheel and a later fatal drowning tied to eerie beliefs about souls and spirits.
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Dalbing
Endeavor
Riga
Dmn Smith
Bill
Jem Dodd
Dadd
Hiya
Dadid
Jack
Mike
Jem
Ody
The Ghost at the Ship’s Side on a Quiet Night
On a quiet voyage the crew faces a ghostly intruder as a dark figure appears at the rail. Bill and the others rally on deck, manning the wheel while the captain confronts the apparition with a lamp and tense scrutiny.
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Bill
Roberts
Jack
The Dying Sailor Who Came Aboard
The intruder, speaking in a strange tongue, is taken below and fed but shows little hunger. He lies in Jem Dodd's bunk and dies, muttering his name and four finger signs that hint at his wife and children, leaving the crew to guess who he was.
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Roberts
Bill
Jem Dadd
Jem Dodd
Cate
Bill Blankley
Earthquakes Felt Across Several Cities Including Har risburg
Brief telegram reports slight earthquakes with no damage but causing alarm. Felt in Harrisburg Pennsylvania Baltimore County Maryland Menominee Michigan Christiania Stockholm Ekaterinburg. Senate approves licensing for vessel masters on passenger ships over 700 tons and steamers over 1,000 tons. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey reelects all old directors at Jersey City meeting.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Baltimore County
Menominee
Mich
Christiania
Norway
Stockholm
Sweden
Ekaterinenburg
Russia
Senate
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Jersey City
White House hosts second state dinner for diplomatic corps
The White House held a second state dinner of the season honoring the diplomatic corps with about eighty covers. Rain torrents damaged property across California and San Francisco faces coal shortages. Ellen Terry sails for the United States tomorrow for a farewell tour. William Alden Smith is elected senator from Michigan succeeding General Alger retiring in March.
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White House
Diplomatic Corps
California
San Fraprisco
Ellen Terry
United States
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Alger
Mahogany’s Rise In Furniture Craft Through Trial And Flavor
A London physician learns mahogany’s worth after his brother brings logs from the West Indies. Unwieldy at first, the wood resists ordinary tools until heavier implements reveal its beauty. A box and a bureau prove its superiority, igniting a fashionable craze led by the Duchess of Buckingham.
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London
West Indies
Heed
Brome
Duchess of Buckingham
The Coming Squall in a Chicago Daily News Snippet
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News references a coming squall and a taunting remark about a tramp’s reputation. The text mocks a figure named Gritty George and hints at a harsh reception at a gate, with a disdainful tone toward men of suspected low status.
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George
Chicago Daily News
Sweatington Swain-oof Gelina and the Townsman
A fragmented note mentions Sweatington Swain-oof Gelina and a stray reference to a person who loves permanence. The text hints at dwelling on an affection or vow while noting caution about liability and a warning not to go home immediately.
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Gelina
York World
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Werey
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A.J. Mor
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