New England Navy Fleet Visits Boston Harbor July Fourth
The Newark Boston Atlanta Yorktown and the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius anchored in Boston for naval battalion instruction. The fleet weighed in Saturday led by Newark, dressed with flags, and will hold daily salutes and drills through the week.
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Boston Harbor
Newark
Silas Casey
John G. Walker
Boston
G. C. Wiltse
Atlanta
John W. Philip
Yorktown
F. E. Chadwick
Vesuvius
Schroeder
Navy Yard
Naval Battalion
Massachusetts Militia
Forms of Oaths Across Peoples and Ages
This excerpt surveys diverse oath forms from ancient Greece and Rome to Hebrew, Bedouin, Assamese, and Siberian traditions, noting how sanctity, objects, and natural symbols shaped sworn affirmations. It highlights shifts from sacred to profane uses and cites monarchs and mythic figures shaping oath customs.
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Louis Republic
Assam
India
Siberia
Mahomet
William the Conqueror
Juno
Styx
Olympus
Hell
Venus
Diana
Louis IX
Charles VIII
Louis XII
Charles IX
Onry IV
Jarmdien
St. Gris
Townsend's Letter. John Sherman Might Have Been President
George Alfred Townsend recounts a Philadelphia to Bedford Springs era with Buchanan, Bennett, Pendleton, and reporters. He recalls meeting Buchanan, Bennetts scheme, Pendleton's influence, and political maneuverings around 1857 1860, including Blaine Harrison rumors and Philadelphia corruption fears.
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John Sherman
Faro
Tragedy in Lawrence Ends in Double Fatality
In Lawrence, Maria Burckel, 18, daughter of ex-Councilman Henry Burckel, and John Rausch, 24, an employee at Brown & Ackroyd mill, are killed after a jealous dispute. Rausch shot Burckel in front of Everett mill area then killed himself, with Rausch dying shortly after. Burckel described as respectable and industrious.
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Milford St
Miss Burckel
Everett Mill
Rausch
Henson
Union St.verett
Electrician Dies After Contact With Live Wires in Batu
Fred A. Johnson, an experienced electrician with the local electric light company, died after grabbing two live wires while inspecting a converter near Moulton's machine shop roof. The Portland native, about 40, left a wife.
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Batu
Fred A. Johnson
Electric Light Company
Moulton
Portland
Balloon ascent at Providence ends with leg injury
This afternoon Mrs. Ezra F. Allen rose in a balloon at the Dexter training field as part of the city celebration. She traveled eastward low over Providence and attempted to land in Seekonk Massachusetts. A rope fouled, she fell and broke a leg but was brought here by carriage and the leg set. The balloon was unharmed.
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Leather Bank
Cartman
Percival
Joseph B. Allen
Boston
Kville House
New Britain National Bank
A. Butler & Co
Allen
Arles Forrest
Moses
Arthur Brien
Mchester
N. H
Forrest
Matthew Cullen
Fall River
Mass
Charles H. Tighe
Supreme Court
New Bedford
Peter E. Johnson
Collins McLeod
New York
Thomas Pearrey Company
Lawrence
Boston & Maine Railroad
Isaac Packard
Scituate
James Totham
Greenbush
Martha E. Stone
North Oxford
Washington
Michael Campion
Lowell
Acuic
San Francisco
Cal
Campion
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Boston & Maine
Joan Rausch
George Suess
Maria Burckel
Oakland
Monson
John Bergmann
Charles Johnson
Victor Strom
Lewiston
Bangor
West Branch
South Twin Lake
Britannia
Maine
Wyer G. Sargent
William G. Gower
Sedgwick
Hatteras
Gulf Stream
Edmund Burke
Lake View Harbor
Lake Sunavee
Lady Woodsum
Burke
Hull
Isaac Smith
James O. Smith
Biddeford
Greely &Todd
David Webster
Concord
Osgood Hale
Providence
R. J
Phil Nickerson
Smithtown
Pittston
Frank Remick
Saco Station
Asa R. Waterman
Peter Doran
The
Gaulois
Vinsee
Paris
M. de Lesseps
Suez
Legion of
Bennett
Mr. Buchanan
Buchanan
Mr. Shaw
Mr. Bennett
Mrs. Bennett
White House
Weshington City
Buck
Blaine
Wanamaker
Mr. Blaine
Weill
Laine
Harrison
R. L
Ezra F. Allen
Dexter Training Field
Seekonk
Hamlin dies after clash with letter-warrior in Bancor
In Bancor Maine on July 4 Hon Hanni bal Hamlin lay dying in the Tarratine Club when George Hodge fired crackers across the street. He was repeatedly urged to stop as officers tried to intervene. Hodge allegedly defied orders, was tackled, and clubbed by Officer Tortus resulting in three head wounds. Public indignation followed with probable exoneration of the officer.
Fiendish Plot to Wreck New York Steamboat Train
A Graemite plug planted on the outer rail over a trestle near Hartford caused an explosion that damaged the engine headlight and funnel when the New York New Haven Hartford line train reached Springfield. The train stayed on track, injuring only the fireman, with potential loss if it had fallen into the stream.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Springfield
Wilson’s Station
Hartford
Iy College
Gloucester 250th anniversary celebration formed in meeting
A Gloucester citizens meeting created a permanent organization for the town's 250th anniversary of incorporation to be observed in October 1892. William H. Jordan named president Francis Proctor treasurer and a committee of about 28 with near 600 members appointed. Rockport and New Gloucester join as participants.
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Gloucester
Mass
William H. Jordan
Narest
Francis Proctor
Charles 8
Caidean
William E. Rose
Benjamin F. R. Gatonas
Herbert B
Ard
Samuel E. Chamberlin
Enty-Eightee
Orly
Mencester. Eng
New Gloucester
Rockport
Epidemic measures in Valley Falls tackle typhoid spread
Valley Falls R L faces typhoid growth as Cumberland town council forms a committee with resident Gonpot Carrier and State health board official Fisher to organize nurses procure disinfectants and curb disease. Other brief items note a fatal horse accident at Gravelly Ridge New Hampshire and a European voyage farewell with hidden gold.
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Valley Falls
R. L
Cumberland
Gonpot Carrier
Fisher
State Board of Health
Brooklyn Life Exchange at Dinner
In a brief overheard conversation a woman notes a familiar face and recalls meeting the man at a prior introduction before dinner. The exchange underscores a chance encounter as both parties acknowledge recognition and prior acquaintance.
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Brooklyn
Life's Calendar Verse Sparks Ambition Debate
Fragmentary lines speak of belief and doubt about ambition and capability. A quoted exchange hints at parental influence and a young person’s striving against self-imposed limits within a reflective life calendar.
When the Youngster Takes the Town Fourth of July Ode
A rousing nineteenth century style plea celebrates Youth taking town and firework demonstrations on July Fourth. It praises freedom and civic vigor, urging readers to join America’s young ardor against quiet. An accompanying note promotes a new WEEKLY GLOBE rate and circular offers with free samples.
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Yankee Land
Boston
My. L
Weekly Globe
What the Father Meant
A Detroit Free Press item recalling a young man visiting his girlfriend on 3rd Street. The girl's younger brother entertains them with questions while the man shows a gold ticker. The boy asks about watches, and the speaker recalls his father’s remark about a watch soaking.
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Detroit Free Press
3D St
Papa
Sane
Omaha Poker Tale From Detroit Reading Room
A fragmented recollection recounts Omaha poker exploits with a $50 informer payoff, losing $40 to a person named Babs, and a subsequent spree that included taking $50, then $1500 by Christmas, followed by sending $50 to a conscience fund. The text reads as a rough reminiscence from a Detroit Free Press clipping.
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Detroit Free Press
Omaha
Jiming Christmas
Conscience Fund
Advantage of Having a Great Mind Improvised Dialogue
A snippet from a Cleverton clothier and furnisher scene shows a humorous exchange about borrowing attire. One character asks to borrow a black diagonal hat, while another dismisses the request with a witty response highlighting the comic tone. The fragment hints at a larger chapter likely featuring social repartee and eccentric outfits.
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Cleverton
Beauty's Outing Fashion and the Summer Girl Veil Parasol
A vintage survey of summer fashion notes a modest, shy summer girl with simple costumes, hair, and a veil, plus guidance on cosmetics like a facial patch. It details Delaine and foulard fabrics, outlined outdoor outfits, and the use of beads, chiffon, and feather trims. Red parasols and parasol accessories reveal social rituals around romance and style on resort days.
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Delaine
Foulard
Annally
Albert
Foolish Fixer Gets Dollar For Fixing Coat
A Chicago North Side man gives a stranger a dollar to pick up his coat and vest for repair. The man later returns with four two for a quarter cigars and admits the theft. The wife is shocked as the unsuspecting husband realizes he has been fooled.
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Chicago Tribune
North Side
Wil
Mabel
Flying Record Broken By Watrous Pigeon Flight
Philap Delpata July 6 reports Watrous of the Old Providence R. L. Club breaking a long standing speed record for pigeons with 426 miles at 1479.1 yards per minute from Providence to the wires by 12.40 pm. A second bird Gen. Washington logged 1473 yards per minute, while another from Barboursville Va. missed by weather delays. The feat earns the George W. Childs prize for the East with the fastest speed and long distance showing.
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Philap Delpata
Pickwick
John Blood
Bird Watrous
Providence
R. L
Watrous
Joseph Makin
Washington
H. J. Williams
Barboursville
George W. Childs
Vast Glass Use Shown By Insurance and Trade Figures
The Buffalo Commercial notes the vast glass usage worldwide, citing $700,000 yearly insurance premiums equating to glass valued at $23,000,090. It highlights New York hotel sashes and predicts 89,500,000 square feet of plate, mirror and sheet glass to be made or imported next year, with detailed breakdowns and foreign import figures.
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Buffalo Commercial
New York City
United States
Inquiry over aristocratic title in Paris salon catalog
A London Truth note reports an inquiry about an entry in the Champs Elysees Salon catalog. It states Lord Edwin Weeks is not a member of our aristocracy and notes the title appearing in six pages. The piece references a Boston figure and Bonnat 28 with a date 1692 as context.
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London
Champs Elysees Salon
Edwin Weeks
United States
Boston
Bonnat
Oddities From The Ocean Of Learnings And Wonders
A compendium of curious facts: sea levels vary in long cycles, Sokolof hints at 14 year periods, and global changes since early Christian era. Notes on archaeology, space, science, and strange anecdotes from poets to princes, including a banyan find, billiards origin, and a massive Pennsylvania stock payment.
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Ceapian Sea
Sokolof
Pottstown
Penn
Philadelphia
Prince of Wales
Alfred
Ohio
Howe's Island
Australia
William Kew
London
Billyards
Bill
Henry Clews
New York
Europe
Kallies
Pomerania
Bellringer
United States
West Indies
Deslieux
Mediterranean
Archibald Cary
Virginia
Williamsburg
United Colonies
Garfield
Fillmore
Erie County
N. Y
William Morgan
Georgetown
D. C
Eugene
Georgia Exchange
Munich
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Kidder, Prabody & Co
Philadelphia, Wilmington &Altimore
Pennsylvania Company
Petosky
Mich
Yale
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Indianapolis
America
Santiago
Switzerland
Little Mountain
Federal Republic of Europe
South Dakota
Rome
Arkansas City
Alexander of
Servia
Xenia of
Jenagro
Nicholas
Washington
Chicago
Forsyth County
Micajah Bagwell
I Times
Prolenes Puleseeing of
Mabel Hunter
le Vearald
Jann
Whederas
Pega
Psaud
Walt
Tracy Bee
Kansas
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Conn
Stephen Daley
Trinity College
John McCarty
Daley
Paty
McCarty
Superior Court
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Ogee Congregational Church
Furnis
Frank Ballard
National Union of Textile Workers
Orore
National Soldiers
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Miller
George H. Brickett
Aganats
William P. Giddings
Ross
Bishop Niles
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Yates Brooks
Judd
Presque Isle
Granville A. Ellis
Anna M. B. Ellis
Max Kot
Bulkeley
Connecticut
Richard Hamer
Grand Central
Ar Harbor
Sar Harbor
Northamption
Mt. Tom
West Medway
H. W. Pratt
Grand Army Hall
C. F. Gormiey
Peter Gallagher
John Henry
Michael Phenny
D. E. Welch
Charles E. Andrews
Quidneck
Joseph Marks
Joseph Ksiazick
Kkwazick
James E. Leighton
Ansornees Me
Margaret
Kittridge
Waterbury
New England Road
Bradley
Edward Muzelle
Fall Mountain Paper Company
Bellows Falls
Woodsville
Connecticut River
Merrimac River
Amoskeag Falls
Manchester
Anne Doherty
Ayer
Ireland
Deen
Awley
Franklin County
Towm Hall
Hopedale
Milford Line
Massachusetts Universalist Convention
Norwood
Charles E. Cook
Telephone Company
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Penaee
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Horace Kellogg
M. B. Smiley
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Charles P. Quincy
Patten
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Vla Phil Pendleton
National Hotel
Pendleton
Rea Oll Pendletons
Marri
Con
Kentuck
South
Wainington
Thore
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Husban
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Herald
Auto Spa
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England
van Buren
Legation
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Old Bennett
Jim
Lancaster
Fon
St Bhaw
Duchanen
Hne
Amaker
Keystone Bank
Sreeeney
Marsh
Puke Uown
Jersey
Cme
Grorce
Alfred Townsend
Hamlin
Thomas Wilson
Frank Jones
Gravelly Ridge
F. D. Ayer
D. D
New Hampshire Asylum For the
P. Bancroft
Marshal Longa
Caesar Cesana
Pittsfield
Ory
Son
Alsa
BASE
Association Sarees E
Elsale
A S i
St. Ra
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Aiszi
Cincinnati
Fia
Peers
Wain Y le
Worcester
Salem
Lens
Consocket
Neser Sa
Pigeon
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