After Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces War Scout Adventure
Charles King recalls an all night pursuit across Idaho and Montana chasing Chief Joseph and his Nez Perces in 1877. King describes marches, river valleys, and the brutal terrain as U.S. Cavalry under Crook and Sturgis pursue the tribe toward the Yellowstone region, detailing miles ridden and the tight chase through Cedar Mountain and Clark's Fork to within reach of Joseph before he escapes beyond the Yellowstone.
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Sherman
Atlanta
Confederacy
Savannah
Joseph
Moses
Washington Territory
Idaho
Salmon River
Bitter Root Mountains
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Clark's Fork
Yellowstone
Big
Missouri
United States Army
Howard
Theller
Twenty-first Infantry
White Bird Creek
Rains
First Cavalry
Craig's Mountain
John Gibbon
Fort Shaw
Big Hole Pass
Hitter Root
Mis Foo
Logan
Bradly
English
Gibbon
Woodruff
C. A
Sturgis
Seventh Cavalry
Cedar Mountain
Ellowstone
Battle Eagle Creek
Jear's Paws
Snake Creek
Miles
Owen Hale
J. Williams Biddle
Nez Perces
Reau
Crook
Fifth Cavalry
Union Pacific Railway
Fort D.A. Russell
Cheyenne
Fort McPherson
Sidney Barracks
Midway
Fort Russel
Big Horn Range
Payn
Russell
McPherson
Sidney
Pittsburg
Chicago
Lake Mchigan
Ninth Infantry
Omaha
Plains
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Wesley Merritt
Big Horn Pass
War Department
Washington
Stinking River
Big Horn
Wind River Valley
York
River Valley
Merritt
Wamp Brown
Fort Washakie
Ind River
Green River
Camp Brown
Owl Creek
Nature
Hart
Bishop
Yellowstone Lake
Bannock Trail
North Fork
Hve
Edar
Highlands
Merpgitt
The Actor's White Hands Mischief in a Star's Suite
Philadelphia story in which a famous actor is photographed in a hotel room as his valet lathers his hand for shaving it. The star jokes that facially shaving a hand is “part of the business,” while the caller questions the odd scene and its effect on sentiment.
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Philadelphia
Royal Theatre Boxes Prepared for Prince and Princess
The Prince of Wales and his wife visit the theatre and the manager seats them in the largest or merged royal box, with a special suite box. If boxes are sold, patrons are asked to return their money as royalty is sought. Multiple satin programs, bouquets, scarlet decor, and added refreshments accompany the royal party at the manager's expense.
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Camdon
Prince of Wales
Secretary of State
A Mathematical Problem From the Nashville American
A tale about a double horse sale involving Dave Crowdus Tom Boyd and Mike Foutz ends with questions of profit and loss. Tom bets he made four dollars but the county clerk as referee rules otherwise.
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Market Street
Walker Edwards
Texas
Brazos River
Dave Crowdus
Tom Boyd
Tom
Dave
Mike Foutz
Contery
Photographer Mishap During Portrait Session
An old Burtington Free Press anecdote recalls a photographer urging a subject to smile for a portrait. A moment later the camera misfires, leaving the sitter startled as the photographer exclaims at the crack.
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Burtington Free Press
Care of the hair hints for women readers
Practical advice on hair care from experts and society writers. Tips advocate gentle combing with tortoise shell or coarse rubber, weekly shampoos, avoided heat, and avoiding oils or dyes. Attends to scalp health, proper drying, and avoiding tight updos or false hair. Includes views from Sutherland and dermatologist contributors on preventing hair loss and restoring growth.
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Sutherland Sisters
Naomi! Sutherland
France
England
Castile
Lively Times Ahead in Massachusetts Delegation Battle
A sharp fight over Saltonstall's successor unfolds in Massachusetts with Senator Hoar backing Beard while Lodge Cogswell push the younger Burden option. Dawes is seen as sidelined, and White House access hints at Hoar influence, as the delegation frets over lost clout and delayed appointments from Massachusetts.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Saltonstall
Senator Hoar
Lodge
Cogswell
Hoar
Beard
Coggswell
Burden
Beardless
Senator Sherman
House
Worcester
White House
Mr. Hoar
Presidential Library
Mr. Dawes
Dawes
Governor Robinson
Oklahoma Commission
Long
Supplying candidates for railway mail service examinations
The civil service commission plans to apply civil service rules to the railway mail service by May 1. Examinations have been held nationwide with thousands participating, and most meet eligibility. There are 5320 current officials, with only two exempt from civil service. Promotions and transfers will fill most positions, and superintendents will come from railway mail staff.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Railway Mail
Post Office Department
Civil Service Law
Union
Railway Mail Service
Civil Service
Departmental
Customs
Postal and
Conversation on Interview Courtesy in Washington
A gentleman asks Hillson if Mr Harrison granted an interview. Hillson, returning from Washington, is described as a bore. Billson replies that Harrison spoke only briefly, showing he valued time. The exchange implies Harrison’s consideration and efficiency.
Moose Caribou And Deer Protection Keeps Maine Hunters Paradise
Avavasta April 20 Maine forests lauded as a hunters paradise with moose deer and caribou. Law since 1880 restricts killing moose and deer to periods of low population, enforces fines, and aims to balance sport with conservation. Continuous amendments debated, focus on enforcement and cow moose protection.
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Avavsta
Maine
Paradise
New England
Maine Woods
Commissioners of Fish and Game
Rot
Aron
Marble
Fish and Game Committee
Talbot
East Machias
Washington
New York
Boston
Fish and Game Commissioners
Bangor
Norse-born Louise Hussabee seeks marriage over Yale pastor
Persistent Anna Hussabee a Scranton resident accuses Rev. Peter Roberts, Yale Divinity School alumnus and Plymouth Congregational Church pastor, of promising marriage after a coerced abortion. She filed a breach of promise suit seeking large damages while Roberts and church deacons defend his innocence. Hussabee stalks him publicly, vowing to remain near him until he marries.
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Scranton
Penn
Anns Husaboe
Norway
New Haven
Peter Roberts
Yale Divinity School
Roberts
Wales
Hussbee
H. W. Palmer
Ater
Husabee Bean
Miss Husabee
Pitcher and Colburn
Husabos
Robert
Deacon Thomas
Miss Hasabee
Eynon
Passover Reflections on Liberty and Social Power
Rabbi Solomon Schindler uses the Passover festival to discuss liberty as a social ideal. He argues freedom must be balanced by law, condemns tyranny by the materially strong, and urges collective effort to push toward a society where leadership rests on virtue rather than wealth or force.
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Temple
Adath Israel
Solomon Schindler
Pharaoh
Moses
Perorse
New British Minister Sir Julian Pounceforte Arrives in New York
The Etruria docks bring Sir Julian Pounceforte 60, new British minister to the United States. He greets reporters on board and praises American hospitality. He recalls past roles from Hong Kong to the Leeward Islands and the Foreign Office. He plans to visit Washington to present credentials and start duties. He will return to England for his wife and family next September. four daughters accompany him. Chapleau and Mrs. Chapleau travel with the party. he gives no further comments.
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New York
Etruria
Sir Julian Pounceforte
United States
Julian
Europe
Ware
England
Hong Kong
Legislative and Executive Council
Supreme Court
Leeward Islands
Colonial Office
Lord Mountsford
Henry Holland
Foreign Office
Lord Tenterden
Sir Julian
America
Rochester
Birmingham
Gladstone
Washington
Harrison
J. A. Chandler
Chandler
London
A. Chapleau
Canada
Rock Painting Journey Opens New Creative Space
A traveler discovers a usable rock to paint on after arriving at a site. The rock prompts a playful exchange as the speaker notices the rock rolling and comments on the tickling sensation, signaling a lighthearted moment in an outdoor setting.
A Distinguishing Characteristic in Harver's Bazaar
Bixby suspects the unsigned letter is from their friend Dunkey after recognizing the spelling. He reveals the letter's origin through a moment of recognition, noting his own uncertainty yet reliance on style clues. The exchange underscores a playful challenge of identifying authorship.
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Bixby
Dunkey
Curious baseball hit cures stuttering in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia incident reports a man struck in the mouth by a baseball who began to talk clearly immediately after the impact. The peculiar effect left him with no impediment in speech once he recovered from the blow.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Philadelphia
Love Letters and White Ink Demand in Lowell Courier
The Lowell Courier notes a curious trend as white ink rises in demand among writers of white lies, highlighting a quirky, tongue in cheek take on communication habits and the allure of inconspicuous ink.
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Lowell Courier
The Nipsic Mascot Heroic Sailor Cat
A Philadelphia Record item recalls the Nipsic mascot during Samoa cyclone, a white and gray cat named Charley aboard the vessel. The mascot survived the hurricane, stood watch aloft during gunfire, and kept sailor routines from roll call to meals and grog.
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Samoa
Charley
A Father's Vigil
A fragment from Terre Haute Express presents dialogue between Mr. Figg and Tommy across chapters I III IV. The scene shows domestic routine with puzzles, bedtime, and mild parental admonitions. The piece centers on Mr Figg’s interactions with his son and wife amid small household details.
In Cincinnati He Taps the Key
A Detroit Free Press item notes a New Orleans feud where one citizen seeks revenge not by poisoning a dog but by tapping his sister and letting water run in the yard at night. The quip implies a petty confrontation and a nonlethal rebuke within urban life.
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Cincinnati
Detroit Free Press
New Orleans
Matrimony Ends Conversation Says Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe notes that matrimony seems to end conversation as married people often have little to say to each other.
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Atchison Globe
Political Economy Offers and Elections Rides
In Atchison Globe prose a voter may be offered a ride to the polls in a hack but not a ride home, a remark reflecting election day political economy and the social expectations surrounding access to transportation to polling places.
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Atchison Globe
Not a Riot Relayed Richard III at Local Theatre
Somerville Journal notes quiet evenings amid unusual noise rumors. Mr Keene is relaying Richard III at a local theatre, with residents urged not to be alarmed by the sounds.
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Somerville Journal
Keene
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Chief Joseph
Nashville American
Esrzitun Clayton
KE. B, Foorr
M. D
Matthew Bruce
Governor Long
Robinson
Lawes
Washburn
Switzerland
Wharton
Answoring
Lisbon
Collins
A. Maurice Low
Miow
Considerate Harrison
Texas Sistings
Anna
Scranton, Penn
Egypt
Lord Sackville
Voyager
Congo
Agena
Young Feiler
Nipsic
Philadelphia Record
Terre Haute Express
Mr. Figg
Tommy
Mrs. Fige
John Figg
Figg
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