Sailors Tell of Furious Battle for Life with Mad Pacific Waves
Crew of the Tuscan Prince fights heavy seas near Village Island, making for a barren coast as a desperate life and death struggle unfolds amid furious surf and perilous conditions.
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
1
Rescue After Tuscan Prince Wreck Ends Island Ordeal
Survivors recount weeks long fight for survival on Village Island after the Tuscan Prince ran aground in heavy seas. Rescued by the Snohomish and Mamfield life saving crew, 14 of 43 were lifted to safety as the derelict Nika drifted nearby. Other survivors from the Santa Rita were saved alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Village Island
Coast Guard
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Port Angeles
Milders
Snohomish
Washington
Mamfield
Clo-Ose
Clo-Oose
Progress in Germ Theory Mentioned for Various Causes
A fragment quotes a satirical remark about finding germs for different harms. It notes progress on flu germ research and imagines discoveries for violence and crime. The tone is critical and humorous, reflecting skepticism about science’s reach.
Bill Expands Boone Town Boundaries in Detailed Act
The General Assembly approved a measure extending Boone's corporate limits in Watauga County. The act describes new territory from Louill Pinnacle to Linville River and assigns aldermen to set population based center lines for equal expenditure, with laws in conflict repealed and the act taking effect upon ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
General Assembly Co
Watauga County
North Carolina
Louill Pinnacle
Lovill Spring
Walter Earp
Ed Farthing
Linville River
W. S. Whiting
Will Coffey
Joe Hardin
Junaluska
Gus Horton
Triple wedding at Beauvoir Confederate home in Mississippi
The Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home at Beauvoir near Biloxi prepared for a triple wedding involving three Confederate veterans aged 79 and three widows aged 72, with four couples planned but one bride unable to attend due to a sick son, leaving one groom as spectator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers
Biloxi
Miss
Jefferson Davis
Beauvoir
Hear
Confession of Atheism Sermon Provokes Farmer Reply
The bishop Bloomfield admits as county curate he praised his sermon on Atheism and, after asking a farmer he walked from church for his impression, the farmer responded that despite the clever talk he still believes there is a God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Boston Christian Register
Edison birthday notes and strong views on world affairs
West Orange New Jersey February 15 Thomas Alvah Edison celebrated his 79th birthday quietly at home as visitors arrived from across the country and he answered reporters questions about vaccines, politics and inventions. He urged focus on medical progress and questioned employment practices while praising the American spirit and the movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Thomas Alvah Edison
United States
Navy
Ruhr
Cove
Anne
Mr. Edison
Rockefeller Institute
Edison
Edison Pioneers
Llewellyn Park
Mr and Mrs McDougal Entertain Younger People
Saturday evening February 17, a crowd of young folks gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs H H McDougal. The living room held a warm fire as Miss Hazel Carriger played piano and James Dula on the Edison. Cookies and weiners were toasted over the coals and candy was served. Dallas Cottrell Baxter Linney and others contributed music before dispersing late Sunday morning. Attendees included Ruth Cottrell Eula Hodges Ruth Benfield Nellie Coffey Hazel Carriger Dallas Cottrell Baxter Linney James Dula Byron McBride and Hubert Coffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. McDougal
Hazel Carriger
James Dula
Edison
Dallas Cottrell
Baxter Linney
Weger
Ruth Cottrell
Eula Hodges
Ruth Benfie
Nellie Coffey
Dallas Strell
Byron McBride
Hubert Coffey
Quote on trust and conduct attributed to Emerson
The saying urges trusting people and treating them kindly to elicit loyalty and greatness. It presents a timeless moral: belief plus gentle treatment fosters integrity and achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Washington bootleg raids led by violinist revenue agent
In a sweeping set of raids across Washington, over eighty bootleggers were arrested as J. L. Asher the wandering minstrel revenue agent and his associate George Bauer led operations. The effort yielded more than 3 000 gallons of liquor and involved fifty police and twenty agents across twelve cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnny
J. L. Asher
Hamlin
Asher
George Bauer
Bauer
Heavy Machinery Arrives for Watauga Plant
The Watauga Furniture and Lumber Company reports new plant machinery has arrived and been installed. On Monday, owner W. H. Grage and machinist J. S. Barlow departed for Cincinnati to buy the remaining equipment needed for the large plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Furniture and Lumber Company
W. H. Grage
J. S. Barlow
Cincinnati
Romance Ends With Marriage On Rhine
Miss Ianthe Virginia Stone daughter of Colonel David L Stone and Allan Ambassador on the Rhine married Lieutenant Mark A Devine of the San Francisco cavalry in Coblenz last night. The wedding ends a romance that began after he rescued her when she fell from a horse two years ago. Devine is a renowned horseman and Prize winner at Rhine exhibitions. Farmers to 3,629 were induced to plant 178,830 bushels of improved seeds last year by extension service agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Ianthe Virginia Stone
David L. Stone
Allan
Rhine
Lane Commission
Mark A. Devine
Cavalry
San Francisco
Miss Stone
Devine
Rhind
Extension Service
Bowie Railroad Measure Advances on House Vote
Last minute report shows the Bowie Measure passing second reading in the House by a decisive 61 to 43 margin and then moving to third reading with a 65 to 48 vote. The measure concerns Bowie railroad policy and implications for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Bowie Bill For Redemption Of The Lost Provinces Passed
In Raleigh on February 19 the House approved on second reading the Bowie bill by 61 to 43 after Representative Bowie of Ashe spoke nearly two hours. The four hour session saw debate on bonds and sinking fund laws as the Senate approved constitutional amendments limiting state indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleih
House of Representatives
Bowie
Ashe County
Senate
Ashe
Alleghany
Watauga
North Carolina
West
Middle West
House
Catawba
Harnet
Thi
Influence With America Says Lloyd George
Former Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that the Ruhr French action echoed 1914 and urged immediate American involvement with or without the League of Nations. He warned reparations depend on American participation and noted U S leaders possess gold and responsibility for postwar relief. County agents in North Carolina reported 23,165 crop demonstrations on 70,973 acres and cooperatives bought 15,703 tons of fertilizer saving $59.818 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Ruhr
America
League of Nations
France
Germany
United States
Senate
North Carolina
Hunch Warns the Husband in Poison Plot Case
Asheville February report details Levi Earnest of Phoenix Ancona, a World War veteran and hospital patient, discovering a letter from Charles A. Gash Azalea North Carolina proposing murder by poison. Gash is arrested on a mail fraud with intent to kill charge. notes describe plans to poison Earnest during asthma episodes. Gash bound over at $2,000. letters show entreaty and warnings from Mrs Ernest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
North Carolina State College
Highway Department
North Carolina
Union
Asheville
Levi Earn
Phoenix
Ancona
Government Hospital
Charles A. Gish
Ernest
Oteen
Here
Gash
United States
Venne Gudger
Clara
United States District Court
Claud V. Brown
Keyes
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. C. Demartee
Brown
Boone Chamber Luncheon Highlights Local Leaders and Plans
The Boone Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon at the Critcher Hotel with many guests from out of town. Speakers included Prof. J. M. Downum and Hon. E. S. Coffey, and Mr. Brading delivered the address. A committee was formed to plan beautification efforts for Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougherty
Raleigh
Rankin
Boone Chamber of Commerce
Critcher Hotel
Chas E. Brading
Chamber of Commerce of
Johnson City
I. G. Greer
van Doozer
A. E. South
J. M. Downum
Boone
W. R. Gragg
E. H. Hahn
Baptist
Smith
County agent conducts hog feeding demonstrations and carrot shipments
County agent Dukes of Robinson County leads twenty eight hog feeding demonstrations using 348 hogs and plans four cooperative carrot shipments in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dukes
Robinson County
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Thos. A. Edison
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