END OF AN EMPIRE AND THE OM DURMAN VICTORY
The article recounts Gen. Kitchener’s victory at Omdurman on September 2, ending the Mahdist empire in the Soudan. It links Gordon’s 1884 siege, Hicks Pasha’s death, and Abdullah’s regime to the rise and fall of Mahdi rule, noting 25,000 allied troops and 2,000 British dead and wounded.
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Kitchener
Soudan
Muhammed
Camnphion
Gatacte
Ormdurman
Cervises
Mohammed
Great Britain
Hhis
Egypt
Arabia
Mohammed Ahmed
Africa
Ile
Mahdi
el Obeid
Hitcks Pasha
Hicks
Khartoum
Darfur
Staten Pasha
Gordon
Omdurman
Fasta
Ani
Inin
Dullah
Bahr-el-Ghazal
Red Sea
John
Hans
Nile
Korosko
Victoria
Turkey
Grenfell
Baggara
Khalifa Abdullah
Abdullah
Wonderfully Good Sight at Greenwich Observatory
A Duchess visits Greenwich to view the observatory’s great telescope and Aldebaran. The guide explains light-year distances, noting Aldebaran is about six to seven light-years away and light travels about 100,000 miles per second. The duchess marvels at the telescope’s reach and the stellar distance.
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London
Butterfly neckties prove elusive on European tour
A prominent American writer notes his search for butterfly neckties across Europe from Rome to London, failing to find the style in Rome Berlin Vienna Paris and London haberdasheries. He observes the butterfly tie as distinctly American and laments the lack of such fashion abroad.
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Europe
Star
Hfe
Rome
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
London
Thad
Haberdashers
Washington Star
Native Havalán Women Carry Vent Shade Batented Items
A fragment notes native Havalán women transporting vent shade batented items. Details are limited and unclear due to damaged OCR. Further context from the original article is needed to determine exact people, place, and event.
How a shell works in modern warfare explodes deadly power
An explanation of shell design and function tracing from historical rounds to modern shrapnel. Describes hollow projectiles, fuses, and the blast effects, noting range about two miles and a 30 by 40 foot area of impact. Reports soldiers’ inability to dodge present shells and the extreme heat and shock upon impact.
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Ami
Cuba
Shrapnel
Emperor's Routine Jot Reflects Morning Labor and Diet
An odd note describes the Austrian emperor rising at 5 30 for work and dining on a six course plain luncheon at 81 afternoon. The passage reflects on wealth and personal virtue, noting that rich bachelors do not thrive and that a wise girl accepts her own complexion.
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Austria
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Lewiston
Herbert von Bismarck
Friedrichsruhe Gilling
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Thekham
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Garden of Eden
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Adam
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