One on Him An Odd Mount Auburn Cable Car Tale
A Cincinnati cigar dealer recalls a peculiar morning aboard a Mount Auburn cable car. He notes a sign warning not to put feet on seats and a transfer discussion between a gripman and a companion. The gripman admonishes him to remove his foot, while a witty exchange about orders and talking to the gripman unfolds before the dealer relents, ending the incident.
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Cincinnati Tribune
Gtpmoon
Oak Street
Bure
Gripman
Lubricating a Watch Surpasses Locomotive Craft
A Chestnut Street watchmaker shows that a watch runs from one oiling for a year to a year and a half, with the balance wheel turning 27,000 times per hour. He argues that if a locomotive were as well oiled, it could travel about 60 miles daily for 648 days, nearly four Earth circumferences, highlighting watchmaking’s artistry over locomotive engineering.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Huge Kites to Aid Scientists at Moses Cliffs
Princeton University party led by Prof. William Libby begins a multi week exploration of Moses cliffs in the United States Indian reservation of New Mexico. William J. Eddy of New York provided four gigantic kites in a square arrangement, enabling up to 800 feet aerial transport. an expert was dispatched to fly them under Libby's supervision.
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Princeton University
Mosos Cliffs
William Libby
Moses Cliffs
United States Indian Reservation
New Mexico
Libby
William J. Eddy
New York
Eddy
Express
Grant's Log Cabin Decaying in Fairmount Park
The Grant log cabin moved from St. Louis to Philadelphia twenty years ago is rotting in Fairmount Park. Relic hunters have taken logs, and the Stuart estate still owns the property. George H. Stuart Jr asked four years ago to remove it with grounds restored, but no action followed. Grand Army men may seek preservation steps.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Gen. Grant
Fairmount Park
George H. Stuart
Stuart
Park Commissioners
George H. Stuart, Jr
Grand Army
Queer Accident At Monmouthshire Steamship Alarm
A steamship explosion near Monmouthshire caused two men on the quay to be hurled by the blast yet they escaped unharmed. The incident occurred amidst debris in a gray dock as observers stood by unable to fully grasp the shock.
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Monmouthshire
Graying Dock
Imperial Pawn Bank of Vienna Established to Aid Poor
In Vienna in 1707 the imperial pawn shop aimed to aid the hungry by offering very low interest and generous terms. It grew under Interior Ministry oversight, pledging 566015 articles in 1893 with 848562 redeemed, while unredeemed items were auctioned publicly and excess over face value credited to the pledger with a three year limit.
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Anattia
Austria
Vienna
Joans
Blue asbestos sparks new industry across regions
The Detroit Tribune reports blue asbestos found in the Cape Colony is lighter than South African fiber and yields finer longer filaments. It resists fire, chemicals, and moisture, enabling uses from ropes and caulking to hospital mattresses and firemen apparel. Long fibers promise broader applications despite higher cost.
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Odanda
Italy
Hive & Semona
Cape Colony
Saya
Detroit Tribune
Cannon Ball Story of a Narrow Escape in Alabama
Alfred Grissom, manager of summer excursion boats, tells a dramatic tale of a large cannon ball embedded in a cottonwood log at a Ta sawmill. A blast shattered glass and scattered projectiles, yet Grissom escaped unharmed aside from minor cuts on his hat, watch, and a pocket silver dollar.
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Alfred Griasom
Alabama
Alfred Grissom
St. Louis Republic
Grissom
St. James Parish
Mr. Grissom
Comfort for Man and Beast on a Canal Boat Picture
The New York Sun describes a canal boat tied at a Harlem river bulkhead with three horses in a stable at one end and the captain and his wife reading under a long awning at the other. The scene, on a hot Sunday, shows both humans and animals comfortable with shade, air, and food aboard.
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Harlem
New York Sun
Jlere
Swemu
Victoria's Ancestry and Link to William the Conqueror
A compact lineage recounts Queen Victoria's 60 year reign and genealogical ties tracing back to William the Conqueror through a chain of monarchs and royals. The piece highlights distant cousinships, sibling connections, and intermarriages spanning 800 years.
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George IV
George III
George II
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James II
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James I
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Edward VI
Henry VII
Richard II
Edward IV
Henry VI
Henry IV
Richard I
Edward HI
Edward II
Edward I
Henry III
John
Henry II
Stephen
Henry I
William Rufus
Liquid Air in Commerce and Camel Scapegoats Tale
Liquid air production falls to 2 1 4 cents per five cubic meters with new German methods enabling illumination and explosive uses. A traveler reports camels used as scapegoats in desert quarrels, bearing insults and injuries as communities seek reconciliation. England reports bronchitis as the deadliest disease, followed by phthisis heart disease pneumonia and scarlatina.
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Germany
de Kay
United States
Berlin
Linde
Munich
England
Stuck-Up Cat and Victorian Art Anecdotes
A gray Kansas City kitten toys with fly paper in a shop window until it becomes entangled and escapes with the sticky tail in tow. Also notes Emily Crawford on Queen Victoria era art and Meissonier’s celebrated piece Le Rixie bought by Prince Albert for £4,000 as a birthday gift.
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Kansas City
Queen
Meissonier
Emily Crawford
Victorian
Palais de l’Industrie
Paris
Prince Albert
Louis Napoleon
Temperance Tale Of Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson
A well known temperance anecdote recalls Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson visiting a small English town without pubs, where a hungry young doctor sought practice advice. Richardson urged him to decline, saying teetotalers reduce accidents and wounds heal swiftly after dressings, leaving little pleasure or profit.
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Benjamin Ward Richardson
England
Sir Benjamin
Benjamin
Rebuilding the Tuilleries Moves Ahead in France
The Tuilleries palace reconstruction bid returns with a new push led by the Society for the Preservation of Public Monuments. The effort seeks to restore the historic site as a public monument.
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Tuilleries
Tuilleries Palace
France
The
Society For the Preservation of Public Monuments
Paul in Corinth A lesson from Acts and Romans
The lesson outlines Paul’s arrival in Corinth after leaving Athens, his trade as a tentmaker, and his method of sharing the gospel with Jews and Gentiles. It notes opposition, support from Silas and Timothy, the conversion of Crispus, and a vision from the Lord encouraging Paul to persevere. It emphasizes daily labor as a preaching avenue and moral lessons on faithfulness.
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Satan
Angry Thirties Divorce Case Over a Stool and Button
Theodor Hatton seeks an absolute divorce from Marion W. Hatton in Illinois, with evidence heard in Syracuse. The couple, long separated since 1872, reportedly quarrelled over a stool and a sewn button, while Hatton now resides in Chicago and has accumulated property.
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Theodore Hatton
Syracuse
Herald
Illinois
Lincoln's Mother's Grave Moves Public Eye
A lonely Indiana grave site for Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln, draws national attention after a 19th century exchange between President McKinley and Gov. Mount. Located on a wooded hill near Lincoln City in Spencer County, the fenced plot bears a single headstone and the inscription of 1879. Locals propose moving the remains to Indianapolis or a national cemetery, with plans for a $1,600 staff and yearlong upkeep.
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Nancy Hanks
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Spencer County
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Indianapolis
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Gold models of little fingers spark Western marriage ritual
A New York Sun report cites Western tradition where daughters of politicians have gold casts made of their tiny fingers, set with turquoise birthstones as wedding keepsakes. The trend, born when a politician’s daughter received a ringed finger charm, spreads as suitors demand similar gold replicas for engagement chains.
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New York Sun
Gothamite
New York
Times
When Sousa Joked About Professors At A Bandstand
A historical anecdote attributed to Sousa recounts a crowd stopping a government band at a country festival. As officials urged the crowd back, a local official shouted to let the professor’s professors play, highlighting a humorous misapplication of the title.
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Sousa
Washington Post
Clever deception helps escaped prisoner elude bloodhounds
An escaped prisoner from a South Carolina jail used a bold ruse to mislead trackers. He led dogs to a farmhouse where he begged breakfast, then robbed a pepperbox to pepper his footprints, nearly killing the tracking dog before the chase fizzled.
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Caraling
New Wire Gun Destroys Armor in Trial Hit in Clay Bank
A projectile from the new wire gun penetrated an 18 inch steel-faced armor plate backed by six inches of wrought iron, eight feet of solid air and three inches of iron, embedding in a clay bank 88 yards beyond the target.
Honest Yankee farmer's cross-border chicken coop tale
A Arizona Mexico border farmer, Amase Barrow, builds a half in each country to feed chickens with Mexico grain and sell eggs in Arizona. He claims it saves about 50 percent on grain and doubles profits, while denying any smuggling. Neighbors call him honest and Yankee minded for respecting both sides of the line.
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Arizona
Mexico
Washington Times
Amase
Barrow
Biddius
Glass Eye Doctor Sparks Hospital Mystery
A Cincinnati Enquirer note describes a physician with a glass eye causing concern after an accident. Several victims were hospitalized with two in serious condition. One badly cut man, Smith, faced internal injuries and possible heart failure as ambulance workers moved him. A young doctor claimed pupil dilation indicated heart trouble after inspecting the eye. Later a friend revealed Smith’s right eye was glass, and Smith left the hospital the next day.
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Stender
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smith
Splendors of a Palace Surrounded by Russian Magnificence
The London Mail recalls lavish Russian display in Moscow’s Kremlin with silver chairs ivory thrones amber walls and gem studded harness. Ex-Speaker Galusha A Grow of Pennsylvania, 73, writes without glasses, noting he began wearing them when needed and still uses his old pairs for reading.
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Moscow
Kremlin
China
Sevres
Japan
Asia
Galusha Grow
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Srigandage in Greece sparks wave of robberies
Srigandage in Greece is rampant as disbanded volunteers, unemployed due to stagnating trade, turn to highway robbery to avoid starvation. Many were allowed to keep arms when dismissed and are now using them for private crime.
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Greece
Shortest MP term lasts two hours in Middlesex election
Lord George Hamilton was reelected as member of the raling division of Middlesex on appointment as secretary of state for India. The parliament to which he had been admitted was dissolved within two hours after his election.
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Lord George Hamilton
Raling
Middlesex
India
Uncrowned Rulery Mentioned Among Current Sovereigns
A quotation notes many reigning rulers lack coronations including the German emperor the king of Italy the king of Spain the queen of Holland the king of Bavaria and the king of Saxony. The text begins a discussion on Austrian cities and a history segment referencing fifty years ago in cities with mo.
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Holland
Bavaria
Saxony
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