Two Tigers Battle in Arena End in Victory for Terai-Wallah
In a crowded Hindostanee arena, Terai-Wallah defeats Kagra after a brutal, close-quarters fight. Both beasts clash with jaws and claws, Kagra bleeding, Terai-Wallah finally pressing the throat until the victor is secured.
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Tinh Kagra
Kagra
Deval
Agra
Terri-Walla
Sera
Wien Teraji
Wallah
Galis
Terai- Wallah
Terai-Wallah
Terailah
Terai
Architectural Influences in Mexican Church Design
The piece notes widespread architecture across Mexican villages, praising churches that elevate humble towns. It traces Mexican forms to Spanish styles, with Renaissance dominance and limited Gothic influence, while color tones mellow under sun and rain into pale, varied washes.
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Atlantic Monthly
West
Mexico
Spain
Hugo's Tough Punishment Vision for Bazaine
Paris observers recount Victor Hugo proposing a dramatic scene at the Champ de Mars after Bazaine’s sentence. He imagines a public display tearing off medals and ending with the exiled marshal freed in a moral, exemplary chastisement.
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Paris Morning News
Bazaine
Hugo
Council of War
Champ de Mars
National Assembly
Paris
France
Monsieur Bazaine
Reform at West Point Would Open School to More Students
Adjutant General Drum argues for widening West Point access and limiting appointments to the army. He envisions many graduates returning to civil life as military professors to bolster militias nationwide and provide leadership in emergencies. He warns current training produces machines timid about nonmilitary life.
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West Point
Washington Cor
New York World
Drum
Army
Ito
Westeint
A Departure in Electric Lights
Chicago Herald notes Varley’s new electric lighting approach with flexible carbons wound on two bobbins that unroll as used, extending life and reducing maintenance. The light level is about 100 candle power, suited for street lighting, avoiding excess illumination. The piece also mentions peppers as a New World import to Spain via Columbus in 1493.
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Chicago Herald
Varley
America
Columbus
Spain
Europe
Specialism in Medicine and the rising regard for experts
The excerpt argues that medical specialization fills a public need and gains confidence over time. It notes doctors seek specialists for family illnesses, highlighting growing public favor and the push by ambitious general practitioners toward consulting roles amid fierce competition.
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M. Mackenzie
Plants Under the Electro Arc
French investigator P. P. Deherain summarizes Siemens experiments on electric light and vegetation. He notes injurious rays, transparent grass blocking many rays, but useful rays persist and slightly extend plant life. Naked rays caused leaf loss spotting blackening and photographic imprinting on leaves.
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Arkansas
Siemens
P. P. Deherain
Poisoned by Castor Beans in Kansas City Ladies
Two Kansas City young ladies were harmed after consuming castor beans in a dangerous bet. Two men wagered they could eat more. they swallowed two or three beans while the women ate a dozen or more. Poisoning caused severe, lasting symptoms and eventual prostration as writers note castor bean toxin ricin is highly toxic.
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Kansas City
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