Famine and Slave Trade Crises in Egypt and Sout hern Campaigns
Reports from April describe a famine driven by over taxation in Upper Egypt with 10,000 deaths in Girgeb Keva and Esca and a broader battle near Bahr Gazal where Suleima led 110 assailants against 3,000 Egyptian troops, leaving 1,087 attackers dead and 20 Egyptians killed, amid ongoing slave trade suppression.
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Debated Dominion crisis as Letellier affair shocks Ottawa
The Ottawa April report details intense cross party clashes over Letellier's dismissal, with the Quebec Conservatives pressing for removal to force Sir John A. Macdonald's policy. The marquis of Lorne delays, imperial authority cited, while French leaders threaten to oppose tariff plans amid constitutional tension.
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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race History Ties and Lead
The passage notes that in 36 races since 1820 Oxford has won 18 and Cambridge 17 with the 1877 race tied, reflecting a near even historical rivalry on the Surrey side of the river.
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Back Pay Looms If Fitz Porter Reinstated by Congress
Article discusses the Porter case with a D C report urging reinstatement to the army. It explains legal limits: court martial findings stand, only a special act could restore Porter. If restored, he would gain back pay as a major general and as a colonel, totaling about eighty thousand dollars.
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The Wronged Wife of Jerome Bonaparte Passes Away
Mme Patterson Bonaparte dies at Barthrone Maryland after a long illness. She expires quietly at 1 20 p.m. doctors and family present including Mr C J Bonaparte and Col J Bonaparte. Funeral plans remain private with no ostentation.
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Draughts Correspondence Notes From 1879 Boston Letter
Communications from a 1879 Boston Draughts headquarters list recipients and replies. Names M. Snyder, J. Hedley, A. Minard, Fife, Stapley, Alden, Gilday appear with notes on subscriptions, mailed numbers, positions on file, and requests for more problems. Local exchanges reference Beacon Street Brookline Avenue and Tremont Row.
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White to Move and Draw in Position 656
In the provided chess position from Play by M. C. Priest, White has the move and must aim to secure a draw. Black is to move in the alternate line with White to move and win noted for another variant.
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Guide to Draughts from Cavendish for Beginners
A reprint of Cavendish’s guide explains draughts basics. It covers needed equipment a square leather or wood board with raised borders a 64 square surface and alternating colors. It describes the 24 men with twelve per side and the terms pieces and kings.
Description of the Draughts Game Introductory
The article explains draughts as a two person game with players positioned opposite one another. It references the terms Black and White as they appear in Diagram 1 and Diagram II.
Rules of Checkers Movement and Capture
The text explains checkerboard setup with white or black corners, who moves first, and how a move is made forward to an adjacent empty square. It defines capture as jumping over an opponent to a vacant square beyond, removing the captured piece, and notes multiple captures if a line allows taking all opponents in one turn.
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Rules for playing draughts and sale of books
The article outlines draughts rules including kinging, movement, capture, and endgame strategies, noting how a king moves, when captures stop, and how the move is determined. It also lists published works on draughts for sale and promotional notices for remedies and book sales by H W Derby & Co and MT Mansfield Hotel.
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