Brady claims Spainplanted mine sank Maine in Havana
Col J E Brady asserts a Spaniard at Morro Castle triggered the Maine explosion by switching a mine, naming Jose Zavaldo as the electrician who was executed by order of General Blanco. He says a cable fragment from the Morro Castle mine is in Washington and details ship damage from the blast.
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Kansas City
Washington
Maine
Havana Harbor
J. E. Brady
Brady
St. George’s Church
Jose Zavaldo
Morro Castle
Zavaldo
Blanco
Navy Department
Orang Outang Nest Display Opens in London Museum
The Field notes Londoners can see an orang-outang and its nest at the national museum after Dr Charles Hose donated a mature male specimen and a nest. It describes Wallaces account of low sleeping platforms on small trees and the improbability of nightly fresh nests, with museum nests and photos of multiple nests in a single tree.
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Charles Hose
National Museum
A. Russel Wallace
Malay Archipelago
Dyak
Wallace
British Museum
Truly Wondérius Alarm Clock
A French government purchase from a private collection brought a remarkable clock once owned by Napoleon. It not only tells the time but also the date, month, year, mean solar time, moon phases, and quarter hours with a thermometer attachment.
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Wondérius
Napoleon
Emigrant Name Decline Drops Below Thousand in 1871-Foundation Era
For the first time since the German empire was founded in 1871, the number of emigrants fell last year below the thousand mark. The shift reflects changing push and pull factors influencing migration patterns in the era.
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German Empire
Boy in Somnambulist Ride Walks Four Miles on Horse
In Taylor Texas Arthur Nygrin twelve rode a horse from his father’s home at 2 a.m. four miles to Mrs. Swenson’s house in night clothes with no hat coat or shoes. He dismounted, tied the horse and slept through breakfast. His worried father fainted at the alarm, fearing a riverbank precipice danger. The boy’s mother was away and neighbors searched as the incident, described as a remarkable somnambulist episode, prompted questions about his safety.
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Taylor
Tex
Jonah
Arthur Nygrin
Oscar Swenson
Simple Toe Raise Exercise For Fat Reduction
A brief health note describes a standing toe raise with chest up and hands pressed as if pushing a board. Perform this exercise repeatedly during the day to target adipose tissue, with emphasis on tightening the abdomen and reducing overall flesh.
Welsh infant school uses signs to teach geometry
A Welsh bishop preaching at an infant school noticed children whispering and held his hand upright to signal silence. In response the whole school shouted perpendicular, turning the moment into a humorous teaching instance about oblique horizontal and perpendicular.
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Wales
Seasickness Through Ancient Times and Tales
The article notes seasickness was common in ancient times and cites Seneca and Cicero. It explains nausea as Greek in origin meaning shippiness and mentions Cicero risking death to land to avoid attack by Mark Antony's agents.
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Seneca
Cicero
Mark Antony
Airships useless for war says Grant in New York
Major General F D Grant argues aeroplanes are not formidable as weapons. He says sharpshooters with rifles could shoot down pilots at 6000 feet, while higher they are useless. He envisions sharpshooter groups and field glasses to spot and disable aircraft rather than cannons.
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New York
F. D. Grant
Department of the East
Belmont Park
Grant
Why He Sat Down At A Men's Party
A pastor at a men’s party cautions parishioners against admiring other men’s wives and offers a silk hat to the man able to stand up and claim he has not offended. A husband explains at home that he stood up because his wife declares he looks punky in a silk hat.
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John
Mary
Puck
Browne’s Reflections On Time And Morality
A compact reflection by Sir Thomas Browne on how aging alters judgment and behavior. He argues that throughout life and across generations people drift from their better selves, with early days foreshadowing later decline and divine mercy tempered by human vice. The passage meditates on consistency of character and the dangers of self-deception.
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Sir Thomas Browne
New England Thanksgiving Dates Since 1633
The Massachusetts Bay Colony set apart a day for Thanksgiving in 1633 marking early colonial practice. This brief note records the origin of a regional holiday observed by settlers in New England.
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New England
Massachusetts Bay
Straw Kills Tons of Fish in Indiana River
A statewide inquiry by State Fish Commissioner into the Mississinnewa river fish kill seeks causes in Delaware and Grant counties. Dr J N Hurry of the health board cites straw particles from strawboard and paper mill refuse as the deadly agent by clogging fish gills and cutting oxygen.
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Muncie
Ind
Mississinnewa
Deaware
Grant
Miles
State Board of Health
J. N. Hurry
Prayers Tied to Nighties Case in Yorkville Court
Mrs Eva Stein faced Magistrate Butts after the County Medical Society accused her of diagnosing illnesses and curing patients by sending them to bed with prayers tied to their nightgowns and with prayers placed under pillows. A society detective, acting as a patient, reports being charged 15 cents for treatment.
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New York
Eva Stein
Butts
Yorkville
Medical Society
Stein
The End of Her Rope
Mrs. Halloran dismisses Johnny’s school jump record as of little interest while focusing on daily disasters in the home. Mr. Halloran reports the school record, and the couple argues over who will fix or pay for items Johnny has broken.
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Johnny
Mrs. Halloran
Mr. Halloran
Moving Picture Show Laugh Turns Husband to Dust
In spring a cleaning scene shows Mr. Stubb swaying on a creaking ladder as dust flies during wall pictures removal. Mrs. Stubb laughs at his antics and jokes that his moving pictures resemble a show, provoking his fiery, comic reaction.
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Mr. Stubb
Mrs. Stubb
John
Fruit Peel Debate Sparks Curious Banter
In a light exchange Crankley notes enjoying fruit skin while The Other Man questions the nutrition value of banana peels. The moment ends with a playful grin and a groan about edible parts.
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Crankley
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