Aug 28 in History and Odd Historical Vignettes
In this history fragment, dates from 1749 to 1758 are touched on with names like Tobaun Walfeanz von Civetho and the lost dauphin, alongside a 1005 note about the mikado of Gapyd. An astronomical event mentions a moon and observations at a local observatory noted as Bony wets Obs. Weather and legal notices mix with scattered names and attorney references, creating a garbled record of historical mentions and court figures.
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Tobaun Walfeanz von Civetho
Clephasis Jont
Ther
Michael Wisis
Jong Sipposal
Nyu
Franchy
Tanya
X.Y
Tam. Mehwe
Literion
Mikado
Gapyd
Vongosstona
Russia
Tempie
Court Buik
Dorcas Almost Saved by Swordfish Fleet Collision Near Georges Bank
Crew of the Dorcas claims luck saved their schooner on a Georges Bank voyage bound for Boston. A three masted schooner struck her bowsprit, splitting the wood but sparing the vessel. Dorcas carried 13 swordfish and a crew led by Captain Lester Nugon reports calm seas and few sharks marking the cruise.
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Philadelphia
Dortas
Dorcas
Boston
Dorcas As
Lester Nuoun
Woman's Eyes Are Costly In Fortune Tale
Local report from Trenton details Michael Unger of Princeton claiming a fortune telling seance led to theft after a woman noted for charm allegedly influenced him. He missed a gold ring and cash stolen from his pocket while wandering near the city. Grain market listings follow with varied wheat and corn prices. A parade in Carnegie saw a horse led instead of Col. Glenn, the former Pennsylvania National Guard commander, who had been slated as chief marshal.
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Trenton
N. J
Michael Unger
Princeton
McCowann
Police Department
Unger
Glenn
Fourteenth Regiment
Pennsylvanias National Guard
Carnegie
Glen Wasté
Local Social Notes From Worthington and Nearby
A stream of arrivals, visits, and departures across Worthington and nearby towns highlights social life. Mrs J P Willen and Miss Anna Jewell returned home after visits, Lila and Hazel Clarke’s home burn alert, and many residents traveling to Plainville Terre Haute Vincennes and Evansville for meetings or visits, with families and neighbors hosting and attending gatherings.
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J.P. Willen
Anna Jewell
Worthington
Moonshiners' Play Set in Kentucky Jail
In Frankfort Kentucky federal prisoners many moonshiners rehearse a stage play titled The Moonshiner in county jail facilities. Writ ten by Sam Sheppard the production imagines a moonshine world with acts featuring a moonshine raid court scenes and a climactic battle led by a woman with a rifle. Cast includes Sam Sheppard W S James B D Ruble Dan Trout Henry Boulden and others. The piece aims to be staged upon release from confinement with courthouses used as theatres.
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Frankfort
Saim Sheppard
Eorooy
Bagoon Ag
Corbin
Harlan County
Moony Shiners
Sheppard
Whitley County
Cilligton
James
Howan County
B.D. Rueble
Stir
Knbtt
Samand Meyers
Rowan County
Dan Trout
Palacki County
Henry Boulden
Harlan
Divorce suit filed by Liaise Uphola against Lois Uphola
The plaintiff Liaise Uphola sues for divorce citing separation on the Sunday after November and abandonment by the husband Lois Uphola. She asks custody of their child Mary, age nine, with the case described as a suit for dissolution of marriage and related relief.
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Uphola
Lois
Dant
Aake
Mary
Farm House Burned On H. Wall M07 Farm
A dwelling on H. Wall M07's farm south of the city was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The roof ignited from a spark from the chimney while Low Fowler occupied the house.
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Wall
Low Fowler
Jeff Hornady Dies At 63 In Reeves Township
Jeff Hornady assessor of Reeves township died Thursday afternoon at his home south of Alfordsville after about two weeks illness. He was sixty three. Funeral Saturday morning at a Relowke church near High Rock.
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Jef Hornady
Reeves Township
Alfordsville
Pusteral
High Rock Ehutch
Eggs Condemned In Detroit Over Spoiled Stock
A mixed batch of more than one and a half tons of condemned eggs, deemed unfit by U S government pure food inspectors, has been stored in a Detroit cold storage warehouse since July 26. Investigators suspect the eggs were gathered near Cincinnati and intended for manufacture of biscuits and crackers in Detroit.
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Detroit
United States
Cincinnati
Salton Sea study to use six to eight men for two years
Plans by the United States government to study evaporation at the Salton Sea near the Mexican line are underway. Engineer Bigelow of the Weather Bureau will direct the project with six to eight ground staff over two years to measure water supply and determine evaporation and recession under atmospheric conditions. A separate note reports 71 year old Wham Sherwood killed by lightning in the Bronx as he rested during a storm.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sci’ Entiata
Salton
Méxican Line
Gulf of California
Bigelow
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
New York
Sherwood
New York Central
Bronx
Maine
Southern Bird Strays Northward With a Flock of Goore
A rare wild swan, white with black feet and gray shading on head and neck, was shot near Ellaworth while with a small flock of geese. The bird wings six feet tip to tip and is noted to winter around the Gulf of Mexico and nest near Hudson Bay, with typical migration along the Mississippi and Great Lakes.
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Kennebec
Ebson
Desmist
Ellaworth
Webbs Rong
Hamlin Kingman
Waltham
Mexico
Summar
Hudson’s Bay
Missinstog
Great Lakes
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