Cannibal on a Desperate Sea Journey Told by a Sailor
A New York Times reporter records the tale of William Jones from Shields England who survived thirty three days adrift in an open boat after his ship burned at sea. Facing hunger thirst and despair he contemplates cannibalism but is rescued by a passing steamer and later recalls the ordeal while recounting how he endured and finally ate beef tea and food aboard the liner.
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Times
Willian Jones
Shields
England
Brie
Newcastle
Bombay
Cape of Good Hope
Bay of Bengal
Alj
Windward
Furet
Calcutta
New York
Jay Gould
George Gould
Gould
Thomas A. Scott
Pittsburg
Scott
Colonel Forney
Congress
Pierce
Buchanan
Forney
Semoe
Lancaster
Harriet Lane
Colonel Scott
Governor Curtin
Vanderbilt
Mr. Curtin
Henry Sage
Henry Ward Beecher
Cornell University
Daniel Sickles
Philadelphia
Bret Harte
Heathen Chines
Overland Monthly
Fields, Osgood & Con
Boston
Harte
New York Daily
Dr. Holland
Bowles
Springfield Republican
Century Company
Republican
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mr. Holmes
B. P. Shillaker
Partington
Shillaber
William T. Thompson
Major Jones
Savannah Morning News
Bob Burdette
Burlington
Fort Steadman
Steadman
Gordon
Fort Steidman
Political debut in a free press satire in Texas style
A man seeks a flattering political notice for a constable bid in the eighth ward and offers pay. The newspaper crew mock a mercenary advert price list from $1 to $250, exposing graft and partisanship in a humorous critique of local campaigns and rival papers. The episode ends with the caller storming off to the rival editor.
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Texas Sistings
Michael Angelo
Mozart
Bill Smike
Tam
A Woman's Heart and a Forty-Seven Year Grief Tale
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts an old man's memories of Ann Maria, his late wife, and the long mystery of her fidelity. He recalls their marriage, her illness, and a lingering regret, suggesting a timeless, romantic tragedy told in a dialect voice.
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Detroit Free Press
Ann Maria
Bull Country
L'a
American Wives and the Curious Chiefs of Family Ties
A column surveys celebrated Americans and their spouses across decades, noting political and social alliances through marriages. It names figures like Arthur, Gould, Scott, Forney, Buchanan, Sickles, Madison, Van Buren, Riggs, Corcoran, Decatur, Carroll, and Jerome Bonaparte, detailing how marriages shaped status, influence, and society in Washington and Philadelphia.
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Madison
Philadelphia
George Riggs
Washington
Arundel
Cecil
Lord Baltimore
Riggs
Corcoran
Mr. Riggs
Georgetown
Ireland
Commodore Morris
White House
Martin van Buren
Fortunate Authors and Their Varying Literary Fortunes
A New York Star survey traces how writers gain income from poetry prose and rights, naming Longfellow Emerson Bret Harte and Twain among others. It notes publishers reap much of the profits while some authors like Emerson earn modest royalties and copyrights.
Be fore Petersburg Lee's desperate gamble ends in defeat
In the closing days of March 1865 Lee faced dwindling numbers and a ruined supply line as Grant hammered Petersburg. The Confederate attack at Fort Steadman failed after a nighttime assault across a deadly abatis and openings in the Federal line, leaving Lee's army decimated and the Confederacy closing in on collapse.
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Grant
Lee
Petersburg
Richmond
Confederacy
Davis
Sherman
Georgia
Fort Steadman
Steadman
A. P. Hill
Longstreet
Salient
Meade
Treasure seekers near Eufaula press on after two weeks
In Columbus, Ga readers learn three men digging for buried treasure near Eufaula remain about fifty feet underground and guarded by a charm circle. They have paid landowners for access and, despite waning hope, revived interest after a small gold find. Thousands have visited the site as the workers persist with superstitious methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Enquirer
Eufaula
Death of a Female Veteran Soldier
Elizabeth Hatzler who died in Philadelphia was a Franco Russian War veteran born 1790 in Landau. She disguised as a soldier with husband George Hatzler, saw Moscow, faced Cossack capture, endured nineteen months as a prisoner, helped his recovery, and later emigrated to the United States in 1846 to live twelve years.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Elizabeth Hatzler
Landau
France
George Hatzler
Russia
Moscow
Apa
Vay
Napoleon
Fort Delaware builder Major Sanders legacy to widow survives in speech
In Fort Delaware during its construction by Major Sanders the widow retained all faculties until death. Her memory for childhood events remained sharp while she lived after battlefield return in 1814. She spoke English German French fluently and mastered Russian and Italian. She left three grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Fort Delaware
Sanders
Moonlit Lament and Lottery Tie in City Life
A silent, moonlit exchange between Constance Maguire and Adelbert Mohappy unfolds with passionate dialogue in a city setting. He professes love and pleads to be sent away, while she offers quiet reassurance. The next day Adelbert wins $300 on a horse race, a twist of fate in a bustling metropolis.
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Constance
Adelbert Mohappy
Yas
Miss Maguire
Adelbert
Twice Married In Twenty-Five Minutes In Ohio Tale
A Seneca county woman, Melissa J Remsburg, marries Chauncey L Wyant in Tiffin at 2 p.m. then Wesley M Kline at 8:30 p.m. within 24 minutes. She leaves by train, leaving parties puzzled about her intent and future.
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Philadelphia
Seneca County
Melissa J. Remsburg
Chauncey L. Wyant
Wesley M. Kline
Miss Remshore
Mr. Kline
Tiffin
Wyant
Jury Bribe Attempt Emerges in Nevada Court
During a Truckee murder trial a juror faced a bribe attempt in the courthouse doorway as a Mongolian man offered about 200 in gold to sway the verdict. The claimant said the prisoner was his cousin and tried to justify corruption by monetary bait and a Mexican connection, but the juror refused.
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Nevada City
Cal
Superior Court
Truckee
Jujee
Lao
Lyo
San Francisco
Prisoners Wish to Remain After Release Cited by Warden
The Sing Sing warden says a few inmates crave staying due to hunger and lack of honest work outside. Many reformed convicts fear exposure to police and blackmail, while some seek Westward departure to escape old ties. a proposed Adirondack home and local industry could offer honest work and stability.
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New York Sun
Brush
Sing Sing
Jean Valjeau
Adirondacks
West
Dixon
Six Siblings Go Mad in Mayenne Family Courting Witches
The Avenir de la Mayenne reports a remarkable case in Andonille Mayenne where Pierr Lochin his wife and four children aged 24 to 64 all suffered identical delusions claiming witch poison and a devil in their clothes. They were taken to La Roche Gaudin asylum after a period of nocturnal wandering and recent violent outbursts including stone throwing.
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Paris
London Standard
Avenir de la Mayenne
Andonille
Mayenne
Pierr Lochin
la Roche Gaudin
Dail Rescues Colton From Slough With Gas Pipe Breathing
Charles Dail and Harry Colton of the Olympic Club were duck hunting when Colton sank in mud as the tide rose. Dail used a five foot gas pipe to keep him breathing for four hours until help arrived from a distant drawbridge. Colton survived after a near fatal ordeal.
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San Francisco News-Letter
Charles Dail
Harry Colton
Olympic Club
Harry
Charles
Mr. Dall
Charlie
Geese Dispute Settled by Homeward Flight
A Western Baltimore case involved a neighbor’s geese allegedly stolen by a woman. Unable to identify the white birds the officials released them to wander home. The geese quickly returned to their original haunt and the matter was amicably settled.
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Baltimore Sun
Western
Cit
Lepson
Squire Talcott
Railroad seeks free right of way with private stop rules
The Wheeling to Charlestown railroad requests free right of way through farm land and proposes deed language requiring the company to stop at least one train each direction at a farm gate. The farmer or family would have a station at their door to ride to the city or nearby villages for business or visits.
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Wheeling
Charlestown
W.va
Remarkable Deer Shot by Samuel Clements
Montreal witness Mr Samuel Clements fired while hunting along the Pembina shores and dropped two deer he observed standing together. One was shot through the neck severing the jugular vein. The second deer was struck behind the fore shoulder and pierced the heart.
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Montreal
Samuel Clements
Pembina
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Charles B. Lewis
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Mark Twain
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Beecher
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Norwood
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