Word: clew
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Furlong found no clew to the position of the boat in documents, but from a chance acquaintance, whose father had seen the event. There remained of the hull only the ribs and keel two fathoms deep in sand and covered with fossilized matter
...officers of the Society did not at once announce the fact except to police authorities. The thieves gained access to the building by breaking a basement window on the north side. Miscellaneous goods valued at about $1100 were taken, including a large number of fountain pens. No definite clew of the thieves has been obtained...