Yankee Prophet Weldon in South American Dispute Chronicle
The piece traces Jackson T. Weldon a Connecticut native and self styled prophet who sought power in Araucania amid Chilean strife. It chronicles his past as a mesmerist fraudster and his fleeting, money driven gambit to rule Indian tribes, with references to Waaly Beg and a long warning that his fate remains uncertain in Chilean politics.
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Detroit Free Press
Kilpatrick
Aratcania
Planchut
Antoine Oreille I
Washington
Willoughby
Weldon
South America
China
Japan
Valparaiso
Antoine-Oreille
Jackson T. Weldon
Connecticut
Araucania
New England
Mr. Weldon
Cunard
Batavia
Boston
Horticultural Hall
Edison
Orenburg
Waaly-Beg
Karachan
Thian- Shan
Tartary
Europe
India
Russia
the Times
Tamerlane
Ibhegis Khan
Asia
Woman of Labor and Death Knell in a Cemetery Tale
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a sorrowful scene in a leaf strewn cemetery where an old man seeks Hannah Jane's grave, misreads a grand shaft as hers, and places sweet williams and rose slips on a grave he believes is hers, hoping to reunite with her in the afterlife. He clings to the memory of Hannah Jane, who built a ladder to the skies in good deeds, and vows to return. The saga ends with his quiet, lifelong vigil as he tends the flowers and waits for reunion.
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Boston
Edison
Batavia
St. Petersburg
Orenburg
Willoughby
Heaven
Earth
Europe
Thibet
India
Himalayas
Smeer
Afghanistan
Skobelof
Ural
McGahan
Detroit Free Press
Hannal Jane
Flapnah Jane
William
Hannah Jane
Foster
Sweet Williams
Rose
Buch
San Francisco
W. E. Sheridan
John Gilbert
Charles Fechier
Monte Christo
Paris
London
Lair
Barry Sullivan
Richard J
Aso
Lydia Thompson
Variety Hall
Richmond
Crater
Petersburg
Grant
Federal Gans
Bean
Federal
Chicago Times
Fathor
New York Mercury
Arkansas
Judas
Denver Tribune Primer
Wigs and Wears in Actors World of Wondrous Hair
A Philadelphia Times survey of theatrical wigs tracks makers, import sources, and prices. It notes Myers Hollmer Gluth of New York and A M Buch of Philadelphia as leading wigmakers, cites famous actors like John McCullough and Edwin Booth, lists hair origins from Sweden France Italy China and Angora, and recounts notable wigs and incidents including Sothern and Booth.
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Philadelphia Times
Bunnell’s Museum
New York
Bucky
Mr. Buch
Myers and Hollmer & Gluth
A. M. Buch
Philadelphia
James Deane
George Bostick
J. W. Edwards
Mr. Deane
John MecCullouch
Sweden
Norway
France
Italy
China
Clara Louise Kellogg
Marguerite’’ Wie
Paris
Chicago
Buch
Mair
Jansen
New Orleans
J. L. Stoddard
C.W. Coaldock
William Warren
Boston
E. L. Davenport
George Griffith
John McCullough
Edwin Booth
Hamlet
John & Clarke
Joseph Jefferson
Weid
Leon Perit
Myers
Rose Wool
Bueh
Danny Davenport
Ada Gilman
Marion Booth
Sothern
Bernhardt Mistaken for Angel of Pain in Hospital Visit
The story recounts Sarah Bernhardt visiting a dying girl for dramatic study. The tragedienne is described as anxious to observe those at death's door, and her experience at the bedside is presented as remarkable and unusual.
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Milo
Sarah Bernhardt
Dow
Results of the Crusades in European change
John Fiske argues in Harper's that the Crusades, lasting two centuries from the eleventh century, spurred vast social transformation in Europe. They redirected energy from warfare to industry, revived Greek learning, widened trade, and helped seed modern society, with long term effects beyond their military aims.
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John Fiske
Harper's
Holy Land
Torif Christendom
Mussulman
Asia
Africa
Europe
Constantinople
Trafic
Egypt
Syria
Giotto
Dante
Roger Bacon
Imen
Mediterranean
Indies
Italy
Leif Ericsson
Columbus
Sweden
Forkbeard
Henry VII
Hugh Capet
Louis XI
Spain
Almansur
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Flanders
Mecca
Venice
Antediluvian Reptiles Found In New Jersey Marl Pit
Remains of a large sea serpent were discovered in Marlboro New Jersey in a marl pit owned by C. C. Herbert. A second set of bones showed two tusks and jaw fragments. Professor Samuel Lockwood describes a monstrous bulk with a long serpentine tail and formidable tusks. The creature used a grappling jaw and elbow joint to swallow prey. No name has yet been assigned to this antediluvian reptile.
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Marlboro
N. J
C. C. Herbert
Samuel Lockwood
Herbert
Mark Twain Seeks Canadian Copyright Protection
In Montreal Mark Twain declares he has complied with Canadian copyright laws and sought protection for his literary property. He mocks the notion that literature is less sacred than whiskey, joking about trademark theft and the law’s respect for literature when drunk on it.
Cat saves boy and cat dies in accidental gun blast
In East Germantown, Frank Winter descended with a breach loading gun when the weapon discharged. The shot struck a cat carried by Winter’s younger brother, and a pellet hit the boy, severing a finger. The cat shielded the boy’s chest and saved his life.
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Cincinnati
East Germantown
Here
Frank Winter
Canine Rescue Turns Painful at California Slaughterhouse
William Overholser of Petaluma California pulled a dog from a boiling pot in a slaughterhouse. The dog bit his hand, inflicting a painful wound as the owner acted to save the animal.
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William Overholser
Petaluma
Cal
Obituary for a Philadelphia Cricket Player
A Philadelphia Ledger obituary notes the passing of a cricket player famed in his era. It recalls his prowess on the field, his final wicket, and the hope of meeting his fellow believers in the next life, conveying a solemn tribute to a life devoted to sport and faith.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Under Fire at Petersburg Aide to Daily Life Amid Destruction
Detroit Free Press describes Petersburg during Grant’s siege with residents enduring daily bombardment. Fires, shells, and cross-fire disrupted life yet many stayed, recalling vivid scenes of shell impacts, improvised defenses, and stubborn daily routines amid fear.
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Detroit Free Press
Yorktown
Columbia
Fredericksburg
Petersburg
Grant
Richmond
Lee
The Female Burglar A Satirical Look at Women in Crime
A Peck's Sun piece mocks women in crime, arguing against female burglars while praising quirks of protection and courtship. It humorously claims bullet proof corsets and liver pads would foil shots, and imagines the social awkwardness of a woman burglar in a sleeping home.
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Peck
Cleveland
Bric a Brac and Farce in a Fractured Pageant
A collage of humorous vignettes from a late nineteenth century newspaper. It includes verses on theater misadventure and Desdemona’s staged death, a tale of a doctor’s rebate for kisses, limericks and mock ads about cigars and wealth, and a child’s mischievous ink stained instructions, all rendering a whimsical snapshot of domestic life and social quips.
Swapped Speeches Highlights a Historic Mock Exchange
A New York Sun tale recalls Senator Morton and General Sheridan swapping speeches. Morton’s memory let him recite Sheridan’s lines while Sheridan improvised using a silver dollar gag. The gag backfired as Sheridan discovered he had no silver dollar to show, provoking audience laughter at his expense.
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New York Sun
Morton
George A. Sheridan
Louisiana
Indiana
Sheridan
United States
Ancient Bald Cypress Forests in Mississippi Delta
Geologists note buried forests along about 300 miles of the Mississippi delta with interleaved sand layers. Ten successive forest growths, each with massive trees like bald cypress, some over twenty-five feet across and one with 57009 rings, crown over stumps. Antiquity per forest estimated at 10,000 or 100,000 years, pending large gaps between growth phases.
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Mississippi
Murder Theory After Diphtheria Death in Denver
In Denver a coroner and doctors ruled Christopher Shutrow’s death last spring as diphtheria. His body was later exhumed and sent East for examination, revealing a bullet hole concealed by wool padding in the back of the head. Authorities believe the killers may still be nearby.
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Denver Tribune
Christopher Shutrow
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Thein
Sir Harry
Caucasus
Central Asia
Kunling
Khbirgis
Lytton
United States Steamship Monocracy
Townsdvo
Jackson ‘T
Yankee Check
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Weill
Harry Parkes
Lartary
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Missionary Herald
First Baptist Church
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Conn
Jacob T. Waldron
Upper India
J. T. Waldron
Chita
Durance
Buck
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Miss Beckett
Clara Morris
Rose Coghlan
Ben de Bar
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Noor
Bernhardt
Pai
New Jersey
Mark Twain
Montreal
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Cleveland Herald
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Fickie Antoinet
Alabama
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