Medal for Joseph Francis recognized by Congress
The aged inventor Joseph Francis, who created early life boats and saved thousands, learns Congress authorized a gold medal to honor his lifelong service. The directive, issued to the Mint and Library Committee, stipulates a ceremony by the President, with Francis at eighty six and recently resident at Stevens House on Broadway before moving to California.
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Joseph Francis
Congress
Mint
United States
Francis
Stevens House
Lower Broadway
San Diego
Cal
Joe
Massachusetts Mechanical Institute
New York
Canada
Russia
Brazil
Jersey
Napoleon
St. Stanislaus
Two Audacious Swindlers in Baltimore Courtroom Case
Gilbert Vanderpool and Dr William B Saylor were tried by Judge Phelps on a habeas corpus writ after arrest for obtaining under false pretenses five promissory notes totaling $2500 from W W Hackett a Dorchester County farmer. Warrants issued by Justice W P Raymond. Sheriff Mace reported Hackett lured by two strangers selling plans for a farmers rake venture leading to signed notes.
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Gilbert Vanderpool
Cambridge
Hackett
Justice Raymond
Barrtimorr
William B. Saylor
Phelps
W. W. Hackett
Mace
Dorchester County
Baltimore
Crotcher’s Ferry
A South Shields Wedding Homily and a Captain’s Quip
A London Telegraph anecdote recalls a South Shields wedding where the groom halts the homily asking if they are legally married, arguing Saint Paul’s sermon is unnecessary for a local man. The tale ends with a happy marriage and the curate’s restraint in sermonizing.
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South Shields
Saint Paul
London Telegraph
American Jokester Bets Royal Privilege For a Joke
Larry Jerome enjoys a luxury run with aristocrats at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. He replaces royal stationery with a prank invitation to dine with the Queen, fooling well connected Hoglishmen who fear a grand social faux pas. The ruse unfolds as a playful resort to a bore and a test of credulity.
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Jerome
Osborne
Isle of Wight
America
Bennett
Mr. Jerome
Royal
Lawrence L. Jerome
Lord So
Johnnies
Springfield Republican
Turtle Hobby of a Jesuit Clergyman in San Francisco
A San Francisco visitor recalls a Jesuit priest who studies turtles, keeps over forty species on a Chinese houseboat, and discusses nesting, eggs, and turtle meat. He notes hunting methods, egg barrels, and the turtles’ diets, with ties to Japanese turtle varieties and carved shells. The essay reflects on quirky human interests and life along the shore.
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San Francisco
Cal
Father de Vinci
Plucky horse kills deadly rattlesnake in Blount county
A farmer, Mr Hiram Blake, recounted a battle to the death between a loose pasture horse and a giant rattlesnake along a stream. The horse crushed the snake after sustained bites but died hours later from the injuries. The tale appeared in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Hiram Blake
Blount County
Mr. Blake
Birmingham
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John W. Langley
University of UN
Procter & Gambie
Towers
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Main St
Richmad
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Caleskins
C. S. Page
Hyde Park
Vermont
Inowaamton Binghamton, N
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Tagsvei
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
World 1
Daniel Greenleaf Thompson
Erat Ps Lovist
J. M. Buckley
D. D
Th Liset
Richard Proecter
A. Loisette
Fifth Ave
Newark
T . Time
Dri Anieme
A. H. Dowett
Enquirer
Edenton, N. C
John P. Lovell
Fan Journal
Ladies’ Companion
Coleres
Ries
John L. Douglass
Broadway
N.Y
W. L. Douglas
Lim
W. L.douglas
W.L. Dougl
Weil
Heer
W.L. Doug
Beya
Aid
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