Mishandled isolation prank ends in tragic death figures
A planned practical joke by five junior officers backfires when they lock two men in a disused room with a cobra. The lid is opened at dawn to find the two men dead from ghastly injuries and fear in their faces, while the conspirators confront a horrific scene and the captain witnesses the aftermath.
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Kevenines
Wacred
Platola
Bibey
Nettin
Dona
Helen
Peetimaueres
Tove
Dt Caeblige
Daar
Debeke
Polk
Die Manning
Hin
All Ates
Sve Young Aternet
Aulaltern
Dewan
Kia ¢Yen
Oregon Representative Faces Bold Postmastership Request
A young man from Oregon pressed Representative Wallis with a request during a Capital visit, seeking support for a postmastership in Portland or Astoria. The inquiry left Mr. Wallis astonished as he weighed the implications of the ambitious appeal amid district politics and patronage considerations.
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Oregon
Sr. Elijn
Porchland
Astoria
Buch & Atart
Jon Fod
Wills
Allenge
Ellis
Portland
Tunnels Show Falling Costs Across Historic Routes
A New York Times report notes four great tunnels vary greatly in cost per foot with the oldest Hooene at about 3590, Mont Cents near 365, St Goth ard 250, and Amberg 155. It highlights a Cascade mountain tunnel on the Northern Pacific line that, despite rugged terrain, averaged 413 feet per month at about 120 dollars per foot.
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Hooene
United States
Mont Cents
Ermelem
St. Gothard
Cascade Mountains
Bolte States
New York
It Was the Newspaper's Fault
An exchange reports a man recounting a robbery in his room where a thief broke in and stole money but left a gold watch in the bottom drawer. The dialogue confirms details as correct and suggests the thief may return to seize the watch.
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Jericho
School of Practice
Jacko
Philadelphia Times
Plunder and Plague Aboard Pirate Ship Massacre
A Philadelphia Times report recalls a brutal pirate raid at sea. Survivors describe women and children forced to the hold and lifeboat, the plank and drowning, sharks circling the doomed vessel, and the captain facing execution while a slave-like scene unfolds aboard the pirate deck.
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Capsuin
Jirerslog
Jally
Bought the Island and Island Prize Shooting
A chaotic account details the purchase of an island near Lie New Hebrides after a dispute over land for a prize shooting site. Captain Rason of the Royalist secures the island for five sticks of tobacco following elaborate negotiations.
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Rason
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