Voyage on the Fairy ends with an unplanned proposal
On a voyage to Calcutta Serena Selden faces love and marriage with Anson Surrey while aboard the Fairy. A shipboard romance unfolds amid illness secrecy and a near disaster as Surrey proposes and Serena reveals she was bound for Calcutta to marry Ned Lombard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Lombard
Prince of Wales
Mise Selden
Calcutta
Mr. Surrey
Mr. Lombard
Mrs. Bruce
New York
Mr. Gore
Mr. Bruce
Pongo the Berlin Gorilla At Private London Reception
Attendees include Prof Owen, Prof Mivart and others at a London private reception for the young Berlin gorilla Pongo. Frank Buckland tried teaching him to write but the ape favored biting the pencil and swallowing lead. He sits with umbrellas, drinks beer, eats roast beef and rice, and has learned to smoke a cigarette.
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Owen
Mivart
London
Berlin
Pongo
Frank Buckland
Cumberland
Aut Paris Engaged in Common Business of Politics
Aut Paris is described as participating in routine political affairs as part of its stated business. The note emphasizes ordinary political activity rather than any extraordinary or unlawful conduct.
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Aut
Paris
South American states lag in self government and civility
Frasers Magazine notes that political life in South America is weak, with many states poor and unstable. It cites military dominance, lack of civil institutions, and widespread corruption, with Chile the only Spanish-speaking state achieving real progress and lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South American
Old Spain
Central and
South America
Prescott
Peru
United States
Chili
Fraser's Magazine
Miners in Hyde Park Open Large Relief Store
Hyde Park miners prepare for a long strike by stocking a substantial relief store. Merchants and farmers back the effort with cash and supplies including flour, corn, and vegetables. Fifteen teams source and deliver goods while a committee seeks out homes in need to provide lifeline groceries.
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Hyde Park
Abduction of an 8 Month Old on Capitol Hill
An intoxicated man named John abducted an eight month old baby of Mr and Mrs Allen Lerch on Capitol Hill near Sixth and A streets NE. He carried the child to saloons and the Smithsonian grounds before Capt Josiah Lerch recovered the infant and the parents pursued the suspect, who fled after a pistol fired by a boy startled him. The child was returned to its mother by nightfall.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Allen Lerch
John
Ninth Street
Smithsonian Grounds
Marine Band
Smithsonian
Tenth
Josiah Lerch
Mr. Lerch
Bob Herrell
B Street
Herrell
Virginia Avenue
Bob
Fortunes from Chance and Odd Tales of Luck
A collection of vignettes on luck and fortune. Stories recount a London pew holder receiving a substantial bequest, a Boston man finding cousins and wealth in California, a London opera box misattribution, and a New Yorker pursuing California dreams after a rich English connection. The notes blend witty maxims and brief anecdotes about fate, quick fortunes, and human folly.
British Army March to Windsor Stirs Debate on Losses
A London letter argues the Aldershot to Windsor march under heat and fatigue produced heavy casualties among 14 000 troops. It questions staff notice and criticizes delays while noting the Queen reviewed troops en route versus in Windsor. The piece suggests better clarity on the day’s events.
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Constantinople
Aldershott
Windsor
London
New York
Tritune
Importation of Fruits Shifts To Steamers In New York
Foreign fruit importation thrives in New York as steamers replace sailing vessels. Adriatic oranges lead imports with Greece produced dried fruits and raisins from Malaga and Valencia, totaling about 4 million dollars yearly. Roughly 750000 boxes arrive annually with occasional auctions for oranges and lemons amid perishable stock and rising profits.
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New York
Adriatic
Greece
Malaga
Valencia
Real
Job Printing Department Offers Modern Printing Services
The Job Printing department advertises up to date type and materials with neat dispatch. It promises quality work at competitive prices and keeps legal blanks in stock for bill heads letter heads books pamphlets posters auction bills cards and more.
Acquittal in Chicago Case On Insanity Ground
The hare brained Pike who shot the long haired Jones in Chicago was acquitted on insanity grounds. His family history shows multiple soft headed relatives and he had been confined in Taunton Massachusetts Blackwell’s Island and other asylums. Medical experts testified to his insanity and one said a fall caused a vision over his left shoulder guiding his actions. He owned timber land in New York in 1844 and insists on a personal code of right and wrong. He was committed to an asylum and questions remain how long he will stay.
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Bruce
Ice Company
India
Serena Selden
Anson Surrey
Japan
Surrey
Miss Selden
Mr. Bruce
Tom
Amy
Mr. Surrey
Serena
Lombard
Ned
Yale
Benedick
Scheherezade
Christendom
Terra Firma
Mrs. Brace
Galentia
Alexander
Miss Serena
Calcutta
Cremona
Saul
Hastil
Dan
Beracha
Brison
London
James Swan
Coventry Street
Frank Buckland
Mr. Swan
Snapping Turtle
Swan
Crocodile
Tyene
Illinois
Juliet
Parexvamunas
Charley
Papa
Rende
Pike
Jones
Chicago
Taunton
Masa
Blackwell's Island
Iit
Ees N. Y
Beecher Articles and Rejected Pay by The Ledger
A historical note recalls editor Beecher being paid about $100 for half a column, and his experiment with market value in weekly stories. A Brooklyn Times excerpt shows the editor’s reply: the pieces were well written but ideas overwritten and declined for lack of fresh incidents.
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New
Y ¥ Ledger
Beecher
Old Ledgera
Brooklyn
Anv ie-the Cob Est Green Corn Breakfast Tip
A brief note recommends preparing green corn by anvie the cob and mixing with sweet butter for breakfast.
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Anvie
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