A Three Thousand Mile Walk From Ohio To California
C F Lummis recalls a 2507 mile trek lasting 148 days from Ohio to California on foot. He explains motives to seek country and people insight, physical joy, and mental growth beyond rail travel. The journey starts in the East with uneventful early days, turning into a thrilling westward adventure after Colorado. Continues as a solitary wanderer detailing experiences.
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Ohio
California
Olio
Colorado
Walking Across the Continent A Walker's Daring Journey Enduring the West
An 1891 memoir excerpt recounts a cross country trek starting Sept 11, 1884 from Chillicothe Ohio toward the Midwest and West. The narrator details blistered feet, hard travel, encounters with tramps and outlaws, meetings with Frank James in Independence, and life on the plains. He notes wildlife, buffalo extinction, and growing health, ending with a teaser for continued adventures.
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Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Missouri
Noble Bridge
Father of
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Missour
Warrensburg
Biff
Independence
James
Frank James
Jesse
Frank
Kansas
Lawrence, Kane
Lawrence
Boy From Denver Shows Valor In Fire Rescue Affair
In a dangerous classroom fire at the academy, Daniel Boone acts to save crippled Luce, guiding him to safety as smoke fills the stairs. Amidst the chaos, Boone earns praise from teachers and peers, and later is recognized with a prize for his bravery and leadership.
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Boone
Heia
Daniel Boone
Areses
Ran
August
Dan
Luce
Jan
Munkittrick
Mr. Lamont
Denver
Blair
Col
Chapel
Danielle
Gor
Frealty
Condor Catcher Alboso Beats Giant South American King
A Peruvian boy named Alboso at Coquimbo captures the gigantic condor blamed for raids above Chimborazo. Using a calfskin lure and bolas, he ensnares the bird with help from his mother, is celebrated by the governor, awarded the gold medal, and paraded as the Condor Catcher. The tale ends with public triumph and the bird's execution.
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Cordilleras
South America
Chimborazo
Coquimbo
Equator
Alboso
Condor
Penrons
Nimrod
Secondor
Salace
Ate
McClure
Cost of the French government salaries and officials
Henry Haynie in the Chicago Herald details France’s public pay scale. The president earns 120000 dollars plus 60000 for household expenses and travel costs, with numerous other high officials paid from 2000 to 8000 dollars. The piece lists ministers, generals, diplomats, and civil servants, plus 142870 army horses and a small religious candle budget.
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Henry Haynie
Chicago Herald
France
Republic
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Algeria
Gen. Ferrier
Legion of Honor
Court of Appeal
Fae
Seine
Police
Frence
McMahon
Canrobert
Army Corps
Infantry
Cavalry
Saussier
Paris
Berlin
Erne
Constantinople
London
Madrid
Vatican
St. Petersburg
Vienna
New York
Count d'Abzac
Academy of Paris
Superior Normal School
College of France
Paris Conservatoire
French Academy
Intentions Were Good Yet Forgetful Suitor Charms Woman
A Chicago Tribune piece recounts a man with good intentions who persistently assists, teases, and shoulders aside a young woman during a walk. He retrieves her satchel and book then shifts sides to continue the chat, provoking a cautious smile and a joking warning from friends about longer walks and more gestures.
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Chicago Tribune
Ena
Safer Than The Bell Punch Fraud Tales From Le Temps
A wandering band performs before a hotel. One member leaves the group and pats a box in his left hand while the leader eyes the act. The chief explains they test the collector by keeping the coins in his left hand to ensure the money is counted when he returns.
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le Temps
Zimbabwe ruins studied by Bent expedition to Africa
The Chamber's Journal notes a British South Africa Company expedition led by Theodore Bent to investigate the Zimbabwe ruins in Mashonaland near Sofala. It describes stone walls, terraces, and a conical tower, considers origins from Phoenician or Persian builders, and links to Ophir legends, with focus on gold mining remains and possible connections to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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Royal Geographical Society
British Association
Theodore Bent
Asia Minor
Greek Islands
Central Africa
Sheba
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland
Sofala
Baretto
Carl Mauch
Mauch
Company of
British South Africa
Tati
Manica
Transvaal
Sabia
Solomon
Temple of
Jerusalem
Africa
Bent
Chosroes II
Persia
Hiram
Tyre
Ezion-Gebir
Red Sea
India
Majaja
Solomonne
Rich Indians in Osage Country Grow Wealthy
Across the Indian territory many Indians outside the Osage are prospering, especially the five civilized tribes Cherokees Creeks Choctaws Chickasaws and Seminoles with their own government. The Sun notes interest payments come regularly as they manage their affairs well.
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Indian Territory
Sun
Subscriptions Offer for Weekly Globe and Magazines
The Weekly Globe offers a combination price for a year’s worth of magazines including The Weekly Globe, with postage paid. Readers may request any magazine not listed and begin subscriptions on the issue of their choice. One magazine per address. orders for multiple titles at one address are returned.
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