Life and Death on a Gunboat Lion Hunt Tale
A narrative follows Dr IE, young surgeon on a small gunboat on a great Asian lake. He chases elephants then encounters a white male lion in dense grass, wounded in a struggle, confides fears of death to a black boy, and dies after a final rifle shot. The scene shifts to a reflection on fingerprinting and New York State capitol costs.
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Darwin
Navy
Greece
Mkango Wkall Nditu
Alion
Juma
Saldi
Mother
Lily
Fim
Sir H. H. Johnston
The
Saturday Review
Won
Lion
Hindoo critic shocks women at San Francisco congress
An Indian Brahmacharin Babhabhishshu denounces the women of the West as hypocritical and vain, attacking their congress in San Francisco and accusing them of lacking genuine religious motive despite ornate churches and organs. The piece notes the clash between tradition and modern feminism.
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San Francisco
The
Examiner
Bramacharin Babhabhishshu
India
Devoted Danish King and Queen Amid Illness
A venerable Danish king and queen display deep mutual devotion during the queen's illness. The king forgoes public duties, reads to or plays cards with her daily, and restricts his outings, while the queen shuns public ceremonies and prefers cheerful company. They walk with grandchildren in Copenhagen, reflecting their youthful spirits. Detection by Finger Prints advances prisoner identification via Bertillon measurements plus fingerprints, enabling near certainty in quick time.
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Denmark
Princess of Wales
Copenhagen
A Wrong Supposition and a Landlord’s Visit
In a London Fun item a reader reports neighbors visiting a house after the occupants left. The comment suggests the landlord has many prospective tenants, but the neighbors claim they are merely inspecting the house to assess its condition.
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London
Typewriter error could nullify law in New Jersey
Miss Margaret Williams of Trenton made a grave and ludicrous transcription error that would be the first case where a single word from a draft constitutional amendment to the lottery could nullify a law or recall a legislative session. The piece treats the joke of a "typewriter girl" as a serious peril to lawmaking.
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Senate
Williams
New Jersey
Margaret Williams
Trenton
N. J
A Brave General Promoted to Major General
General John Rh Brooke promoted to major general, ranking third in the U S Army. A veteran of 1861 volunteer service, he fought with Hancock’s corps from the Army of the Potomac through Cold Harbor, was wounded, and rose from captain to brigadier and then major general in a long civil war career.
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Brooke
Hancock
Galiot Corps
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Army of the Potomac
Bullet
Cold Harbor
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