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Captain Samuel Barrett Edes met his "mermaid" in Java or Batavia. Thoroughly convinced that it was a veritable mermaid, Captain Edes stole $6,000 of his ship's money, purchased the creature and left for London, where he planned to exhibit his acquisition for pecuniary returns. His ploy failed and...
Early in 1842, Moses Kimball presented Barnum with "what purported to be a mermaid." Barnum, not quite certain himself what the creature truly was, gave it to a naturalist friend for confirmation of its mermaid status. In his autobiography, Barnum describes his friend's incredulous reaction: "He could not conceive...
In Chicago, Jordan's return has been positively biblical. He has been mentioned in the same breath as Moses (leading the Bulls out of the wilderness), Jesus (second coming) and the prodigal son. In the days before he announced, "I'm back," mothers and fathers would bring their infants to...
"Everything still gets done," said E. Moses Vejil '97.
Violence: From Outrage to Action-How Can WeEffect Change? Featured speakers include GailDines, assistant professor, Wheelock College,"Pornography and the Media"; Mary Harvey,director, Victims of Violence Program, CambridgeHospital, "Living in a Violent Society"; DavidKennedy, research fellow, KSG, "Children andGuns"; Susan Moses, deputy director, Center forHealth Communication, Harvard School of...