Sea in a Sailboat Terrible Wreck Experience
The Lady Sampson crew endured a 1000 mile voyage after striking near Palmyra with 44 days at sea. Captain Peterson led in one lifeboat with his wife and seven others while the mate's boat carried others. Supply shortages, storms, and constant motion tested them without loss. They reached Dia mondhead and hoped the mate's boat was safe. Cor San Francisco Examiner.
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Palmyra
Sydney
Ocean
Peterson
Eagle House
Sampson
Wilder & Co
Feejee
Palmyra Island
Harry Miller
C. Brown
W. Carlon
W. Hayden
Liverpool
F. Weller
E. Everson
Snyder Oscar Magnersen
J. Jorgensen
Martin
Honolulu
Here
Mani
Diamondhead
Lady Lampson
San Francisco
J. J. Moore
Firen’s
Cor
San Francisco Examiner
Hop Growing In England From Kent Concentration
The Gardener's Chronicle notes hops are mainly grown in Kent yielding over half the annual crop yet acreage has dropped by about 4000 acres over the past two decades. The shift suggests changes in cultivation area and industry dynamics affecting English hop production.
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England
Kent
Trial of William Walsh in First Degree Robbery
The William Walsh trial for first degree robbery began in criminal court yesterday with defense by Ben Clark. Clark suggested using a Chinese oath involving a live chicken head, sparking humane objections from Holmes. Judge Edmunds rejected the method but allowed the witnesses to proceed under admonitions about truthfulness.
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William Walsh
Ben Clark
Clark
Jen Hon Yee
Edmunds
Holmes
St. Louis Republic
Authentic Portrait of Columbus Allegedly Found in Naples
A full length Titian portrait of Christopher Columbus, allegedly discovered in Naples, is said to have been shown by antiquarian Signor Cannavina who bought it from Count Aldobrandi. The work, rebuilt from a coarse repaint, shows a gray haired blue eyed admiral in uniform with three rings, and cannavina holds documents asserting authenticity. it will be sent to Chicago for exhibition.
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Columbus
Naples
Titian
Christopher Columbus
Signor Cannavina
Count Aldobrandi
Bologna
Chicago
London News
Man in Philadelphia Tries Rail Ride Theft on Express
Edward Fuller of Philadelphia attempted to board a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at Broad Street station to alight later at a suburb. He rode between the tender and baggage car of the Cincinnati and St. Louis express, fell into the water tank as the engine took on water, and was swept into the baggage car. Deluged, he escaped into the car, trunks ruined by water, and was arrested at Harrisburg for malicious mischief.
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Edward Fuller
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
St. Louis
Fuller
Harrisburg
Cor
Philadelphia Telegraph
Daddy Won’t Buy Me a Bowwow Captures New York Audiences
A vaudeville songstress Lottie Gilson popularizes the tune Daddy Won’t Buy Me a Bowwow. The catchy ditty dominates New York drawing rooms and musicales, with the refrain becoming a social catchword and lighting up repartee among fashionable crowds. The refrain is linked to a somber mood as the excuse, per an Exchange note.
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New York City
Lottie Gilson
Metropolis
New York
Ready For the Eclipse Across Global Observing Efforts
The impending total solar eclipse in April is expected to be one of the century’s longest. Worldwide preparations unfold with expeditions from Paris to Africa and South America, including Bathurst in Africa, Pernambuca in Brazil, Arequipa in Peru, and a Chilean station for Lick Observatory.
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Bathurst
Africa
Pernambuco
Brazil
Bureau Des Longitudes
Paris
Harvard College Observatory
Arequipa
Peru
Lick Observatory
Chile
Weed in Marin County Affects Milk Taste
Farmers in Marin county report a weed eaten by cows that imbues milk with an odd flavor making it unpalatable in several districts.
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Marin County
Cal
Melbourne Faces Surplus of Unemployed Men
Report notes large numbers of men seeking work in Melbourne but unable to secure employment, signaling widespread job scarcity and economic strain in the city.
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Melbourne
System of Extortion by London Women Journalists
London Cor. Philadelphia Times reports a practice among women journalists in London who exchange gifts with firms they cover. The piece describes how press ladies obtain bonnets, boots, silks, and other items as favors, with many papers rewarding travel and wardrobe by lavish gifts. It notes sales, discounts, and even salary deductions tied to such gifts, warning of a growing blackmail-like system.
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London
Paris
Oxford Street
London Cor
Philadelphia
Diminutive Virginia Woman At Rich Valley Farm
A Wytheville Enterprise report describes a 19 year old girl from Lyon's Gap farm Rich Valley measuring 2 feet 10 inches and weighing 40 pounds. She is intelligent well proportioned with glossy hair and is the eldest of four children. Her parents, W S Morgan of Marion and Nathan Harris, seek privacy despite local attention.
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Virginia
Nathan Harris
Lyon’s Gap
Rich Valley
W. S. Morgan
Marion
Wytheville
Enterprise
Chicago Woman Offers Etiquette Lessons for Gentlemen
A young Chicago woman advertises to teach etiquette and proper deportment to men who feel awkward with women. She offers guidance in courtship and behavior toward ladies, with extra charges for dating advice. The service is reported to be in high demand.
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Chicago
Her Success Due to Her Mother
A brief London report notes Charlotte Higgins won top honors in the university entrance exams, besting many male competitors. The 20 year old Scot credits her late father’s widow mother who oversaw all her schooling after her father died when she was eight.
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University of London
Charlotte Higgins
Miss Higgins
Growth of Electric Tractions Expands Nationwide
An 1890s observer notes electric street railways rose from 50 miles to over 6000 miles in five years, with suburbs driving much of the growth. By July 1890 total mileage reached 11 655 miles, up 8000 miles in 24 years and 1066 more in 1892.
New Crested and Curl Zinnias Spark Floral Fashion
Mary D. Welcome of Yarmouth Maine notes a new flower trend with crested and curled zinnias. Originating as a sport in Henderson and developed from European imports, these twisted petals resemble chrysanthemums in a mosaic of colors. They join other novelties like Tom Thumb and Pigmy Mexican as fashionable blooms for the season.
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Mary D. Welcome
Yarmouth
Henderson
Europe
Floral Kingdom
Nature
Lewiston Journal
Panther Attack Injures Anderson Valley Landowner
Alexander Rawles, a prominent landowner and stockman of Anderson valley, was knocked down by an eight foot panther during a chase. He returned with a gun, fired but wounded only the animal slightly. the panther killed one of his dogs and Left Rawles with serious internal injuries from a stone impact.
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Washington
Alexander Rawles
Anderson Valley
Rawles
Col
San Francisco
Beards and Martyrs Recap Across Two Papers
A Kansas City hair store clerk recalls a man testing false beards for over an hour and debating beard styles. In Joliet prison, a canvass of 600 convicts finds none admitting guilt, most seeing themselves as martyrs to the law.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Joliet
Detroit Free Press
Steel Tanks for Storing Grain
A new grain storage method uses steel tanks filled with grain. A suction pump partly exhausts air and a quantity of carbonic acid gas is admitted to preserve the grain.
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Lewiston Journal
Romantic Maids and a Bottle Message at Plum Island
A July scene on Plum Island in Essex sees young women write a romantic letter and place it in a bottle cast to the sea. After days with no word a Savannah correspondent mails a reply dated November 15 1892 revealing travel from the Savannah river and hints of a man named S. C. who claims to have met the girls at the Bluffs and on Plain Island.
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Plum Island
Rock
Essex
Romeo
Spain
Savannah
Plain Island
Squam
Lanesville
8. C
Boston Journal
German Usurer Sentenced After Usury Cases
Dettmold court convicted Moses Lipper of Blomberg for usury in multiple cases. He charged 12 marks on 200 marks and 20 marks for a three month indulgence, and 945 marks on a 1500 mark loan. He profited on a 180 mark cow bought back for 100 marks and resold. Additional charges include 650 marks for five days and 760 marks for 25 more days on a bill, and converting 10 thalers into 100 thalers and 100 into 1000 thalers. Lipper received one year in prison, a 3000 mark fine, and two years civil rights removal.
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Dettmold Court of Justice
Moses Lipper
Blomberg
Lipper
Interior Department
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Uncle Sam’s Vineyard
Washington Post
Shingles by the Carload and Rail Freight Surge
The northwest ships vast shingles to the east with Seattle handling 15 to 20 carloads daily in early half of the month. A single day saw an 80 carload train depart for the east. Ohio millionaire John W. Bookwalter boasts of a flying machine model in progress. A colored hotel is planned in Slater Missouri by local capital. The Fall River Line changes departure time from New York to 5:30 p.m. starting April 17. Puritan and Plymouth are now in service.
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Northwest
Seattle
John W. Bookwalter
Ohio
Fall River Line
New York
Puritan
Plymouth
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Celeste
America
Tody Hamilton
Thompson Street
Kiralfy
Turin
Women Journalists. OF
Charlotte P. Stetson
Kate Field
Slater, Mo
Colored Capitalis
Canada
W-C.robbins
Carload of Canada
W. C. Robbins
O. C. R. R. East Acton
Charles J. McCarthy
Hudson, Mass
Fitchburg xX Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Troy
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffialo Maeree Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleve Detroit
Cincinati
Points West
South West
Boston and
Niagara Balls
Vermont
Rutland
Bran Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Montrea
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Fitchburg Railtroad Pass
J. R. Watson
Hudson, _Mass
Joseph Pope
W. S. Wordell
W. A. White
Maine
Main Street
Waltham
Mass
James F. Bigelow
Warren Elk, Marlboro,Mass
T. J. Fugat
T. J. Ay
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