The Prisoner Is My Father In This Plot
In the secret cellar the conspirators weigh freeing a bound prisoner. The narrator reveals he is the prisoner’s son, pleading for mercy while his father staggers out, dazed by treachery and danger. Kingstons group contemplates leverage as Queen Mary’s death shifts power. The narrator warns Providence saved him from a crime.
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Hhin
Providence
Anne
Lfe
Utey
Kingston
Penpudd@ocke
Hizabeth
Hallela
Beggar Pairs and a Note Reflect Street Ploys in New York
A Brooklyn resident recalls a blind man with a loud voice operating with a helper who asks passersby for charity, while the blind man traps coins by offering pencils. A separate street case features a timid boy at a door presenting a worn note requesting money for coal to warm his ill mother. The piece notes uncertainty on whether these acts form genuine need or organized begging, amid other scattered details including a Japanese trade note from 1813 and a random worm count.
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Brooklyn
Burma Tour Guide Warns Tourists in Mayhem of Mandalay
Burma opens to visitors as steam ships ply Rangoon to Mandalay and journeys up the Irawadi. The article notes caution about local women and warns against ridiculing natives. It recounts Mandalay palaces, the Shwe Dagon pagoda, rice fields, and the fate of King Theban and queen, whose brutality led to Theban’s downfall and British occupation.
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Burma
Liverpool
Rangoon
Travllers
Irawadi
Mandalay
Upper Burma
Bhamo
Asia
Shwe Dagon
Crom Rangoon
Theban
India
Reeman
Admission by Ticket From Brooklyn Life
Mandy a young colored girl from the southern cotton fields brings a visiting card to her mistress. The mistress asks to admit both visitors, but Mandy explains the woman on the porch did not forget her ticket.
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Brooklyn
Mandy
Kase Matam
Count Leo Volstoi Leader
The Daily Chronicle prints three close columns by Count Leo Volstoi, the Russian author, denouncing government by execution in Russia. He appeals to his countrymen to awaken to reform, and he quotes his horror at the horrors he attributes to the regime.
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Daily Chronicle Today
Leo Volstai
Russia
Homemade drag saves roads with split log method
The public roads bureau promotes a split log drag to improve earth roads. A seven to ten foot log with front and back slabs creates a setback that moves earth toward the center. Teams of horses follow guidelines to drag each road half, aiming for cost efficiency and better surface. Kansas tests report low costs per mile and smoother, drier roads. Iowa and Illinois data corroborate strong performance and widespread adoption.
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Public Roads Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
St Kes
Kansas
W. C. Head
University of Kansas
F. P. Sanborn
R. H. Rishton
Chicago and
Northwestern
Lews
Origin of Lowestoft China from the London Globe
At end of North Parade Lowestoft the Warren House drew connoisseurs of china. Eighteenth century discovery of fine clay led to Lowestoft pottery in 1756 for soft paste ware. A hard paste was added in 1775, with peak fame 1770–1800. Decline followed from clay scarcity and competition, factory closed in 1803.
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Lowestoft
China
London Globe
North Parade
Warren
Hewith Luson
Esc
Gunton Park
Cornwall
Negro preacher claims 188 years of age in New York
William Tsroaks Mason, a black preacher in New York, asserts he was born in Havana in 1770 and is 188 years old. He says he rode Washington’s horse at Yorktown, gave a brick from a church to the general, lived in Havana until 69 years ago, then moved to the United States. He cites a Civil War pension and notes three marriages.
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Wiliam Tsroaks Mason
New York
Havana
Lord Cornwallis
General Washington
Yorktown
Mason
The Breath Tails Medium Quips on Husbands Past
A mid century style scene shows a medium whispering spirits of husbands, while a frequently widowed woman with a history of indulgence retorts with sly humor about familiar grief. The fragment hints at a theatrical or séance setting with sharp exchanges between characters.
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Griel
Down in the county a rustic scene of fried spring chicken
A fragmented rural vignette by J. W. Poley recalls fields, red barns, apple orchards, and the scent of mort daybreak. The speaker describes hens, chicken frying, and the memory of country life amid distant town bustle. Glimpses of a Plymouth reel scene punctuate the rural reminiscence.
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Plymouth
Stintenel Neela
W Poley
Most Valuable Swords in Global Royal Hands
The Montreal Standard notes the Gaekwar of Baroda’s diamond inlaid sword worth 1 100 000, the shah of Persia’s 60 000 blade, and jeweled sabres among Indian, czar, and sultan collections. Lord Wolseley’s Egyptian gift sword tops Britain’s list with a sparkling hilt valued at 10 000.
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Montreal
Gaekwar
Baroda
Persia
India
Great Britain
Lord Wolseley
Milwaukee fare deals lure travelers westward by market group
An excursion program via the Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers offers round trip fares with half fare return after countersignatures. Sale dates run August 2 to September 6 from towns 10 miles or more from Milwaukee, with tickets valid to September 16. Also notes a Paris school for dogs teaching politeness, greeting visitors and returning dropped items.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Association of Jobbery and Manufacturers
Yates
The
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and Manufacturers
University Building
Mason and Broadway
Paris
A Matter of Looks at August Harper's Shop
Isaac sold trousers and money was returned. A customer, after picking up his purchase, asked for suspenders saying it looks odd to go without them. The shopkeeper replied gruffly that he did not need suspenders. The men argued about fashion and fans.
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Tfa
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Council
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Euolly
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British Past India Company
Japan
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