“1,100 CHRISTMAS TREES SHIPPED FROM NORTH” “Los Angeles to Get Greenery From Oregon’ Forests” PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 3, 1910 — One thousand Christmas trees from the forests of Oregon, shipped to Los Angeles, were lashed to the deckload of lumber on the steam schooner Yosemite, Captain Reiner, which sailed today. The trees represent one of …
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“Many Life’s are Lost in the Wrecks” LONDON, Dec. 3.— Storms are continuing with great violence on the coasts of the United Kingdom. Many wrecks are reported and bodies of men lost in these disasters already are being washed ashore. Navigation around the northeast coast is almost paralyzed. The Norwegian bark George Ville has been …
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MYSTERY OF THE STEAMER PORTLAND “IS ONE OF THE SECRETS WELL KEPT BY THE SEA” “THREE WRECKS OFF GAYHEAD” “Life Savers Bring Half Dead Sailors Ashore While the Ships Are Ground to Pieces” Associated Press Special Wire PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Dec 2, 1898 — Another day has passed and the mystery of the steamer Portland …
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SINKING OF THE STEAMER PORTLAND. “Every Soul on Board Has Undoubtedly Been Lost, The Exact Number Not Known, but is Estimated at Over One Hundred.” “Not a Fragment of a Lifeboat or Life craft among the Debris From the ill-Fated Vessel Which Has Been Washed Ashore — The Theory Prevails That They Were Carried Out …
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented a Driehaus Preservation Award to the Charles W. Morgan whaleship of Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn. The project is one of several award winners honored by the National Trust during its 2016 PastForward National Preservation Conference in Houston, Texas, November 16, 2016. The Morgan is the second oldest …