Columbus Sails December 16 and Reaches Hispaniola Harbor
The account describes Columbus leaving at midnight on December 16, anchoring near a village on Hispaniola at Puerto de Paz, receiving gifts and showing kindness to locals, and a cacique visiting with counselors. It notes misinterpretations of Cipango and hints at gold rumors and broader 안내 toward the rich lands beyond.
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Hispaniola
Puerto de Paz
Columbus
Il Conte
Tie
Promise Bay
Leavin
J Dians
Siomas
Bay of Acul
Yumbus
The Church's Place in Labor Question
A historical article argues churches must address labor issues as founders would. It urges pastors to study economic science and engage communities on social questions, noting crowded lectures and the church’s potential to lead reform rather than wait on others.
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Methodist Ecumenical Council
Experts Clash Over $100 Bank Note Counterfeiting
Bank officials dispute whether a $100 bill is counterfeit with one teller labeling it bad and stamping counterfeit. The notes allegedly tied to Perry and conspirators in a Lak Erie small-boat scene, with water stains suggesting counterfeiting. Washington sent pile for examination as debate over authenticity continues.
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Custonere
Perry
Lak Erie
Washington
Chicago Tribune
Rescuer Arsene Houssaye Recognized by Firefighters
A Paris story recounts Arsene Houssaye receiving a medal from village firemen for saving a girl from a farm fire in the Aisne. The rescued girl, Mlle Dupre, later visits the chateau to say thanks and mentions her upcoming marriage. Houssaye offers to provide wedding gowns to mark their first meeting.
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Arsene Houssaye
Department of
the Aisne
Mlle. Dupre
M. Houssaye
Hermit Lived Twenty Eight Years in Baltimore Church Crypt
Robert Davidson, born in Ireland in 1811, lived twenty eight years in a crypt beneath Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. He moved there before the Civil War era, serving as sexton and arranging a room among graves and tombs. He was reticent about his history, never explaining why he chose such a dwelling.
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Robert Davidson
Philadelphia Ledger
The Craze for Horseflesh Comes to Berlin
A Philadelphia Times correspondent notes a Parisian trend spreading to Berlin with a grand banquet menu of horseflesh dishes. The proposed courses include horse broth, horse tongue, brains a la Toulouse, roast loin, and horse head en tortue served with salad.
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Berlin
Toulouse
Philadelphia Times
Dummy killed by shot man near Plain City
James Toles fired at a figure near apple trees where his turkeys roosted. The supposed intruder proved to be a dummy stuffed with straw. Thieves meanwhile carried off seven fat gobblers from the flock in the night, as reported by the Exchange.
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James Toles
Plain City
Toles
Digging for Buried Treasure at English Indiana Fields
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a Wyandotte legend of buried gold and silver stolen from missionaries. Treasure seekers flood the area as iron-rich ground spurs diviners, making fields resemble new graveyards with ongoing feverish digging.
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Ind
Philadelphia Ledger
Contagion Spread and Funeral Practices Criticized
A medical critique notes diphtheria scarlet fever and typhoid fever rage in the countryside more than cities. It urges strict isolation during illness and immediate burial with thorough disinfection to curb family and neighborhood spread, condemning lax funeral customs.
An Electric Cowcatcher and Deer Hunting Notes
A description of an electric cowcatcher device with a triangular folding frame and net for front locomotive use, followed by a deer hunting incident in Foxcroft where W M Park shot a buck and a doe with a single discharge. The gun’s buckshot killed the doe unknowingly later found beside the buck.
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W. M. Park
Foxcroft
Bangor
Oregon
Wales
Idaho
Wisconsin
Virginia
Nevada
Maryland
Henrietta Maria
Charles
Florida
Georgia
George
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Long River
Illinois
Rhode Island
Rhodes
Mediterranean
Fromampshire
England
Hampshire
Laconia
Louisiana
Xiv
Mississippi
A Successful Woman Sculptor
Alice Rideout, an eighteen year old San Francisco girl, wins first prize in a contest to design statuary for a proud project. Sophia G. Haden of Boston designed the Woman's Building, the most complete among entries, under roof before others began.
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Alice Rideout
San Francisco
Boston
Fair Grounds
Cushions From Historic Eras Affected By Fashion
A tale describes two cushions once owned by notable figures. One is a velvet trim piece tied to a countess’s era and kept for years. The other showcases old cross stitch with a satin cover, bought forty six years ago at a fair funding the Bunker Hill monument, its pins unre removed since.
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Aret Fuller
d’Ossoli
Bunker Hill Monument
Fanny Elssler
Boston Herald
Tall Girl Relationship Constraints Reflect Social Pressures
An excerpt discusses preferences and bias toward tall girls, noting men’s attitudes, expectations of affection and lovin g, and the idea that shorter women may have advantages in securing partners. The passage hints at social judgments based on height and attractiveness.
The Speaker's Sister and Society Sensibilities
Ada Crisp Marsh sister of Speaker Charles F Marsh is noted as modest about her work and frowns on sensationalism while Mrs Crisp remains visible in society. A New York Times piece laments women's dust and fashion woes in crowded city streets as skirts act as sweepers spreading dirt and prompting cleaning fears. The Milwaukee convention report highlights labor boycott debates as pivotal in the American Federation scene.
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Ada Crisp Marsh
Woman's Press Duly
Charles F
Speaker Crisp
New York Times
Wilton Lackaye
England
Hutton
Chicago
Boston
New York
Richard Mansfield
Joseph Arthur
Eggleston
Bine Jeans
Roxy
Charles H. Hoyt
Diverse business and land prospects offered in Minnesota and Dakotas
Free factory sites water power and information offered to attract settlers and businesses across Minnesota the Dakotas and Montana. Offers include banks hotels stores creameries harness drug and other shops plus land opportunities in Red River Valley and surrounding areas with high grain yields and government land available for homesteading.
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Ashby
Minn
Ton
N. D
Wahpeton D
Ia D
Waverly
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Willig
Grafton
N. Ken
Crystal
N. N
America
Red River Valley
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Grand Palace Hotel
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