Big sleeves saved a woman life and other news
Miss Florence Sears, an English actress in West Point woods, was bitten by a copperhead. doctors say poison entered via her sleeves. The item notes slavery persists in some states, with Kentucky selling vagrants by auction. Lawrence Peak, a vagrant, was sold to a saloon keeper for 12.75 dollars for three months in Elizabethtown.
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Florence Sears
West Point
N. Y
Miss Sears
United States
Kentucky
Elizabethtown
Lawrence Peak
Death of Harriet Beecher Stowe and global slavery
Mourning remains for Harriet Beecher Stowe the influential abolitionist. The piece notes ongoing slavery in Zanzibar and Arabia with 250,000 enslaved on Zanzi par and Pemba, urging that England’s action against the Sultanate may push an end to bondage worldwide.
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Wate
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Zanzignar
Zanzipar
Pemba
Arabia
England
Zanzibar
Hypocrisy in Public Taste Faces Balloon Fatalities
The author denounces brutal spectacles abroad and dancing girls, then notes Americans tolerate aeronauts and balloon risks. Two balloon deaths last week in St Louis and Toledo spark calls for caution as sensational shows, including a Kentucky dead baby exhibit, continue to draw crowds nationwide.
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Spain
Mexco
Orient
United States
St. Louis
Toledo
Kentucky
Local patriotism and Atlanta’s bold capital move
The piece notes fierce local pride in Chicago and Atlanta, recounts Atlanta’s City Council talk of moving the U.S. capital from Washington to Atlanta, and references a recently discussed resolution referred to committee. The excerpt ends before a final outcome is given.
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Chicago
Windy City
Atlanta
United States
Washington
Cheeky Southerners Rally for National Recognition
The passage notes a display of local patriotism as a group of Chicago men travel to the capital of Georgia to press claims for national recognition. It calls the episode interesting and suggestive, praising their case-hardened resolve.
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Chicago
Georgia
Kaiser forced to yield to reform amid German military trials
The Kaiser is said to be distressed by public opinion as Germany begins reforms. Military trials have long operated under harsh, tyrannical rules, with officers ruined for displeasing superiors. Modern Germany asserts the people as government, seeking to curb the emperor's absolute control.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Prussia
Advocate urges Indiana state parks reservations
A Indianapolis correspondent argues for state parks or reservations to preserve Indiana lakes forests and streams for present and future generations. He suggests the legislature buy large unimproved tracts of at least 1000 acres in both halves of the state to protect native animal life and allow species to propagate as in primeval days, noting costs but urging cautious follow of states like New York before civilization erases woods and wildlife.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
New York
Ford
Naked Savages on the Wheel and a Bora Bora Cycling Plan
Oscar Pomare the Prince of Bora Bora aims to introduce cycling to the island aristocracy with a dozen American-made machines. He believes a cycling craze could unlock trade and goods, while implying a colonial commercial motive behind the push.
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St. James
South Pacific Islands
Oscar Pomare
Europe
Prince Pomare
Marvelous Glacial Wonders of Glacier Bay in Alaska
The article praises the Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay Alaska as the largest accessible ice mass, describing towering blue ice, floating icebergs, and the dramatic birth of ice formations. It recounts John Muirs exploration, vivid scenery, auroras, and the glacier’s immense movement carving rock walls and moraine paths, with grand observations of color and light in a sunlit arctic landscape.
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United States
Switzerland
Muir
G. Frederick Wright
Oberlin College
Ohio
Greenwich
Chicago Post
Russia
Alaska
Uncle Sam
New York
Glacier Ba
Muir Inlet
Icy Bay
Tchitchageff Island
Chatham Strait
Sound
Arctic
Greenland
Glacier Bay
Willoughby Island
Muilem
Pacific Ocean
Cross Sound
Crillon
Fairweather Sea
Lituya
la Perouse
Niagara
Cent Confusion Of Colors On Arct ic Mountain Tops
A fragment hints at a semi arctic spot in the United States, describing the color confusion seen on high mountain summits. The readable text centers on geography and climate cues rather than a named event or person.
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United States
Gordon and Li Hung Chang in Taiping War Dispute
Ex Secretary Foster appraises Li Hung Chang and Gordon in the Taiping rebellion, noting Gordon's beheading of surrendered rebels after promising mercy. The piece weighs blameless military duty versus harsh justice amid a brutal war, with views contrasting English writers. It compares to the Indian Sepoy mutiny in scale and moral complexity.
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John W. Foster
Liao
Japan
Foster
Gordon
Goron
Khartoum
India
Multiple Radiographs in Roentgen Technique
The article explains layering multiple radiograph plates to capture varying tissue exposures. By aligning plates and exposing together, thinner tissues receive adequate exposure while denser areas are preserved, aided by interposed aluminum or hard rubber between plates.
Monster snake reported near Denver Indiana
Eri Gustin, a respected resident, told of a monster snake in the woods east of town as he and his wife and another woman rode home in a buggy at dusk. He described a twelve foot length with the head raised two feet and a forked tongue flicking toward them, the tail spanning six feet plus beyond the logs and rails into the field.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Denver
Ind
Peru
Eri Gustin
Gustin
Littlest Sandwiches Fail to Please Travelers
A railway restaurant worker explains shrinking meals after widespread complaints. A traveler remarks the items are the smallest seen for the money, noting the effort to reduce dissatisfaction with smaller portions.
Cyclone described by Sherman correspondent near High street
A Sherman Texas writer details a cyclone near High street observed from his porch. He describes the cloud as a heavy black mass moving east of Fairview, with houses lifted and mud falling thickly. The storm lingered about ten minutes, mud covered residents, and the cyclone crossed to High street leaving muddy, indistinguishable aftermath.
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Sherman
Tex
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Maxey
High Street
Texas Pacific
Fairview
How Houses Exploded Near Sherman Cloud Eye Witness Account
Eye witnesses near the Sherman Texas cloud describe its initial action lifting houses from foundations then causing them to break apart as fragments vanished into the vortex. Dr Michael witnessed the cloud approach while fleeing a buggy and noted similar behavior at multiple homes and truck farms.
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Michael
Dulin
Chisolm
Sock Coeen
Dr. Michael
Pioneer explorer Gerhard Rohlfs dies in Germany
Dr. Gerhard Rohlfs, a famed Africa explorer, died in Germany. Born 1831, he served as a soldier and physician, crossed the Sahara on foot in two and a half years, mapped vast regions, translated Arabian manuscripts, and aided explorations from the Atlas to Abyssinia. He later served as German Consul General at Zanzibar before illness forced his return home.
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Gerhard Rohifs
Africa
Germany
Algiers
Sahara
Atlas Mountains
Rohlfs
Abyssinia
Prussia
Berneo
Nachtigal
Sybian Desert
Zanzibar
Ballroom Confession Sparks Tentative Romance
A brief exchange at a ball unfolds a potential romance as a man suggests he could be the light of her life and the woman responds with cautious interest. The dialogue implies growing affection despite playful hesitation and missed opportunities to speak.
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Carthage
Utah
Moab Cor
New York Post
Salt Lake City
Pennsylvania
Glace
Swizzerland
Gordon and
LI Hung-Chang
Chappie
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