Pirate Captain MacLean Finally Caught by Law
Captain Alexander MacLean known as Big Alec and his crew of thirty reck yet daring men faced indictment for running up the flag and poaching seals. After raids around the Arctic rookeries and conflicts with revenue cutters, Mexico canceled Carmencita’s registry, and evidence gathered by the Justice Department led to his San Francisco indictment. The seizure ends a storied career at sea and leaves open whether he will again seek the great white silence.
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Alexander MacLean
United States
Big Alec
Revenue
Copper Islands
Revenue Patrol
Seattle
Wash
Mexico
Carmencita
MacLean
Acapulco
Drake Bay
Arctic
Victoria
British Columbia
Department of State
Widd
MageLean
Captain MacLean
Jenny Thelin
Islands
Bering Sea
Remarkable Japanese Dwarf Trees Across Centuries
The article highlights ancient dwarf trees in Japan, notably in Count Okuma's garden near Tokyo, with pines from the 1600s now small enough to hold in one hand. It praises Japanese artistry in root pruning, limited soil, and precise care, creating lifelike manikin vegetables through patient cultivation.
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Japan
Okuma
Carden
Tokio
America
Cleveland
Will Wed for Love Only Princess Victoria Renounces Arranged Marriage
Princess Victoria of England, age thirty seven, declares she will marry only for love and rejects all proposals from King Idward. She has refused arranged matches for twenty years, saying she will choose her own husband if she marries. The bold stance shocks European royalty but pleases Hoglish readers and Americans alike.
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Victoria
England
Idward
Europe
Freedom for Russia Promises Constitutional Liberty and Reform
The manifesto announcing constitutional liberty and a representative parliament sparks widespread celebration in Russia. Crowds in St Petersburg and Moscow parade as reports say the Czar abdicated limited autocracy, with Count Witte seen as a key leader toward peaceful reform and broader suffrage.
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Russia
Count Witte
Las Gyrand
United States
Enghkind
St Petersburg
Moscow
The Aromatic Havana Apronial of a cigar talks
The excerpt narrates a Havana cigar scene with Cawthorne the newspaper correspondent and a Tallahassee girl. They discuss moderation and the refined pleasure of high quality tobacco, noting frequency of use and the subtle aroma of a slow burning Havana.
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Cawthorne
Papa
Havana
Huge Precious Stones and Notable Gem Monuments
Before the South African diamond discovery a few months earlier, a 1.5 pound stone topped the list of perfect diamonds in Paris valued at a million dollars. A famed London ruby worth 50 000 sits with royal cache, once shown to the Czar in St. Petersburg. The 170 carat cat's-eye insures for 30 000 rupees, while Vienna holds a 2980 carat emerald in the Imperial Jewel Office.
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Paris
London
St. Petersburg
Imperial Jewel Office
Vienna
Church in St Augustine Is Nation's Costliest of Its Size
The article highlights a church in the historic town of St Augustine Florida noted as the most expensive of its size in the United States reflecting substantial architectural ambition and value for its time.
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America
St. Augustine, Fla
Dress Reform Advocate Urges Practical Women’s Wear
Dr. Cora Smith Eaton of Minneapolis argues dress reform will ease aches from confinement. She advocates rational attire with unrestricted movement and lighter skirts, testing the concept with one piece gowns designed to relieve shoulder weight.
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Cora Smith Eaton
Minneapolis
Miin
Swiffer
Great Shoshone Dam Affects Wyoming Canyon Wonder
The Shoshone Canyon in Wyoming becomes the site of a massive government irrigation project. Engineers plan a dam forming a 5000 acre lake and 150000 acres of irrigation, with seven miles of tunnels, funded by land sales and federal law. Colonel Cody and Buffalo Bill legacy cited. Jeremiah Ahern leads district engineering.
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Big Hornasin
Wyoming
Colonel Cody
Buffalo Bill
Shoshone Canyon
General Miles
Great Rocks
Jlitehcock
Th Canyon
Riy
Jeremiah Ahern
Will Canyon
Stacles
America
Favorite Among Cigar Markets
Bismarck is noted for his long habit of smoking cigars, claiming a tally of over 160,000 in fifty years and often using a large meerschaum in later years.
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Bismarck
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Great Britain
Canada
Stars and Stripes
Ane
West
Alex, Maclean
Freedom For Russia
Czar
Govern A. Works
Hiler
Missouri
Wile
Riva
Hewes & Potter
Lincoln
Bobton
MAS
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