Rescue of Miss Brand by Johnny Kannon at Rawhide
The account recalls Johnny Kannon, Fort Laramie interpreter and scout, rescuing Miss Brand from an Indian lodge after a massacre on the Rawhide trail. He crawled through the lodge, located the captive, and carried her to safety while Indian pursuers closed in. Kannon’s escape led him past hostile bands as he withdrew with the rescued woman. Mrs. Kannon of Keytesville remains in wait for an end to war. Jimmy Bannon serves with Crock’s scouts.
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Jimmy Kanton
Tomance
Jonny
Fort Laramie
Brad
Rawhide
Mise Beunil
Iate
Fran Lim Kannon
Sun
Oute
Kannon
Kaunon
Ike
Indus
Kannan
Thassadie
Katmon
Keytesvile
North Missouri
Jimmy Bannon
Cruck
Alowe
Tgs
Eiely
Wis
Santa
Anda
Davy Crockett
San Antonio
Phenomenal Effect of Reel Boring Discussed in Geneva
M Turret-Hini of the Physical and Not-Lory Society in Geneva reports on a phenomenon seen in granite during blasting. Explosions at one point trigger distant spontaneous detonations with serious effects, suggesting a new kind of tension in the rock's formation and rapid transmission to large fragments.
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Physical
Geneva
M. Turret- Hini
St. Gothard
Byron Memorial Decides Bronze Colossal Statue Site
The Byron memorial committee, after long deliberation at their Sunday meeting, chose bronze as the material, a colossal statue, and Green Park opposite the former 48 Piccadilly as the site. The Greek Government donated a white marble block for a possible Deilestal type statue. Loudon Telegraph.
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Byron
Green Park
Piccadilly
Lord Byron
Corinth
Loudon Telegraph
Cavalry Versus Lodians and Cheyennes in Bold Ridge Fight
A Civil War era report describes Lt King and six scouts aiding a skirmish against Lodians and Cheyennes on a ridge. The attack is repelled by King’s men, with casualties and wounded, as Colonel Mason’s K Company and Merritt’s forces converge to drive attackers back toward the reservation. The dispatch also notes a post office regulation update authorizing certain third class mail with simple sender identification and rate details.
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New York
Indies
King
Bubkle Bill
Chen
Bill
Merrit
J Torporal Wilkinson
K Company
Colonel Mason
Dashul
Lieblau
Gene Meritt
Agescy
Ed Clow
Fifth Cavalry
Post Ofvicy
Wasmyeton
D.C
Julyet
J. Sia
Congress
Tiny gold engine on display in Machinery Hall spectacle
A man named Levi Taylor of Indianola Iowa exhibited a miniature steam engine built from gold steel and platinum inside a tiny package weighing seven grains. The device features a 25 cent gold base a three grain engine and a 3 inch flywheel with a 1/64 inch stroke and a take apart design, showcased amid visitors from around the world at Machinery Hall.
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Carless
Levi Taylor
Indianola
Iowa
Rhode Island
Philadelphia Press
New Electro-Motor by Chataux Wins Medals in Paris
A London report reviews the Motol electric motor developed by Chataux of Paris. It features a battery of eight cells, no odor, easy start and stop, and steady operation. The design uses transverse soft iron vats and a current-reverser to boost power for pumps, sewing machines, and lathes.
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London
ADP
Chataux
Paris
Valais de Industrie
Bunsen
Silver Discoveries At Arthur's Landing North Shore
Two letters report major silver finds near Arthur's Landing on Lake Superior's north shore about 200 miles northeast of Duluth. Crumbled quartz bristling with native silver may yield $3500 to $5000 per ton. a new opening called the 17K mine, bought by Boston investors, employs many workers. Mining excitement shifts attention from the Canadian Pacific Railway as interest soars.
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Arthur’s Landing
Lake Superior
Duluth
Alunder Bay
Boston
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thunder Bay
St Paul (Linn
Pioneer Press
Japanese blast furnaces and Sebastopol report from Crimea
A Victorian survey describes Japanese blast furnaces built with simple walls and clay bands, calcination to remove carbonic acid and sulfur, and steelmaking without modern tempering. A correspondent from Sebastopol notes widespread ruin yet revival ships and rail links approaching larger communications with Russia.
Unclear fragmentary mining note on metal properties
Fragmentary mining text discusses metals and fusion points, mentioning gallium and other elements with odd spellings. It notes melting points around 20 degrees and 111.5 degrees, wax, tallow, and temperatures for heavy elements, but the content is garbled and hard to interpret.
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Lita
Mining Review
Fear and imagination blamed in inquest death
An inquest into the death of George Gillian found fear and fright played a fatal role. Gillian believed he had killed his wife after mistaking a poison label on a lotion bottle.
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London
Langhan
Geo. Gillian
Dea
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