Curious Facts and Historical Oddities from Early Texts
A collage of varied notes covers anatomy legends under Hippocrates, origins of Worsted fabric, ancient drinking habits, Cicero’s sobriety, Bliss Jennie Douglass as the first U S treasury woman, Plato on Atlantis, and origins of Portugal and Castile. It also mentions peanut oil import, South Carolina grape vines near Walhalla, and ancient shoe materials and styles in England, Venice, and Naples.
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Worsted
Norfolk
England
Caius Posi
Tiberius
Cicero
Dicunzius
United States Treasury
Bliss Jennie Douglass
Treasury
Plato
Atlantis
Alfonzo
All Spain
Charles
Aragon
Ramieres
Castile
Ferdinand
South Carolina
Walhalla
Venice
Naples
Robert Norman
Inside a Japanese Prison in Tokyo City
Washington Star reports Kajibashi’s main prison in Tokyo is a two story cross shaped building with eighty cages holding about ten prisoners each. Prisoners often wait two to three years without public trial and many fall ill or die in overcrowded, snow‑blocked cells.
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Kajibashi
Tokio
Washington Star
Brooklyn City stables house 2700 horses at daily cost
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the city owns over 2700 horses with a disclosed daily maintenance cost near zero cents per animal, totaling well over $800. Stables are well ventilated with draft air, each horse listed by placard detailing age and cost, and a planned two percent yearly death rate.
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Brooklyn City
Brooklyn City Railroad Company
Brooklyn Eagle
Dublin rally denounces government policy and proclaims endurance
A large crowd in the Dublin Rotunda denounces the Irish National League suppression order. Edmund Leamy, T P Gil and others speak. Cobb and Bright urge resistance to proclamations while urging calm among Irish workers. A strong resolution brands the edict as unjust and commits to constitutional rights.
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Dublin
Edmund Leamy
T. P. Gil
M. PB
League
Parliment
Dillon
Balfour
O'Brien
Cobb
Warwick
National League
Jacob Bright
John Bright
England
Irish National League
Fires devastate Corsican forests in Barella Zanbuco areas
Forests at Barella and Zanbuco in Corsica are destroyed by fire. Twelve other Corsican communes report serious wildfires. Authorities suspect arson as the cause.
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Corsica
Barella
Zanbuco
Train Crash Destroys Signal Tower in Washington
A Baltimore and Ohio express from the West plowed into a signal tower at a Y junction in Washington early today. The crash left engineer Hamilton Hrosius dead or dying with others injured, while a tower operator Baxter survived with a broken arm. Ambulances and physicians rushed to the scene as fire and police cleared debris and cared for victims.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
D. C
Persson
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Metropolitan
Hamilton Hrosius
William Baxter
Joseph Healy
Railroad
Baxter
Healey
Anita Corps of Physicians
Arars
Political convention backs Blaine and names slate in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Republican convention at Harrisburg nominated William B. Hart for State Treasurer and Henry W. Williams for Supreme Court Judge. The platform denounces the national administration and endorses Blaine for president with a pro protectionist stance.
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Eastern
Middle States
Harrisburg
William B. Hart
Bute
Henry W. Williams
Supreme Court
Blaine
Danren Dunny
D. D
America
Inshomve
New York
Grance Batxser
Cleveland
Soldiers
Bath
X.Y
Chances P. Miner
Aneumonie
Saas Aa Ae
Ici
Smmics
Tesco CO
Ion Lodon
Paoresson
Svexcen F. Barnn
Simthsonian
Diai
Woods Hall
Mass
Manvina R. W. Parner
Anna
Profgsson N'A. Anemten
University of Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
N. J
Tur
Knights of Labor
Americ an party to curb immigration born in Philadelphia
A Sun party to check undesirable immigration is to be started in Philadelphia as its birthplace. The Republican State Committee of Virginia issues a long address signed by ex Senator William Mahone as Chairman. The Emperor of China marriage is postponed for two years due to illness. A Thames regatta incident at London Bridge results in seventeen drownings. A Mexico City rain flood alarms the capital and Peru’s cabinet resigns. Rear Admiral Craven dies from heart disease at the Charleston Navy Yard. The Aurora launches at Cleveland, length 1310 feet. Private Shepherd to receive over 10000 back pension for a 1864 wound. Professor Langury named to head Smithsonian Institute. The President invited to visit 37 cities in October. British Isles and Canadian drowning incident noted.
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Kentucky
Buckner
Bradley
Bay City
Mich
Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Louis
N. Matson & Co
Chicago
United States
Califoria
California
Oliver Atkins
Sills Hawking
Kia Tenn
Big Thong Rhe Pea
Alla Feyobver
Vincent
Alabama
Laines
Degraaf
Ohio
Sun
Philadelphia Bes
Republican State Committee of
Virginia
William Mahone
Emperor of Chins
Thames
London Bridge
Mexico
Peru
Avmmmar Thomas T. Craven
United States Navy
Charleston Navy Yard
Boston
Mass
Aurora
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Treasury Department
Shepherd
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Washington
Barthday
Langury
Wittray Ops
Brockville
Ontario
Moe
Richmond
Messrs. Lefevre
la Fleur
Boucherville
Canada
City of Montreal Destroyed by Fire on Atlantic Voyage
The Inman Line steamship City of Montreal sank after a rapid fire in the aftermath hold amid cotton. All passengers and crew were saved by a passing vessel and later transferred to the York City, with the captain and officers praised for their calm and effective evacuation.
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Montreal
Inman Line
New York
Quicehstown
London
St. John's
Newfoundland
William Michell Coward
York City
Benn
Baltimore
Atl P
Lord Baudon
Queenstown
United Labor Party Syracuse Convention Nominates Ticket
The Syracuse convention of the New York United Labor Party met for three days with Henry George and Rev. Dr. McGlynn prominent. John McMackin chaired, Socialists were ousted after credentials debates. Ticket: Henry George for Secretary of State. Victor A. Wilder for Comptroller. Patrick H. Cummins for Treasurer. Dens C. Feely for Attorney General. Sylvanus Sweet for State Engineer. The platform calls radical tax reforms and abolishing taxes on industry.
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Syracuse
United Labor Party of New York
Henry George
McGlynn Wok
John McMackin
Comitttes
New York
Victor A. Wilder
Brooklyn
Kings County
Patrick H. Cummins
Amsterdam
Montgomery County
Dens C. Feely
Rochester
Monroe County
Sylvanus 1
Sweet
Broome County
Albany
National Labor Trends and Industry Notes
The cotton crop area is seen as large with spring activity rising in axle, tool making, hardware, stove trade and other crafts. Workers move more between towns this year signaling prosperity while the National Journeyman Phiniters Union plans its Washington convention in November. The Mexican Central Railroad reports sufficient engineers after a recent strike, and salmon canning profits in Oregon may rise to about 150000. Ohio Labor Bureau shows average subsistence costs per person around four and a quarter cents daily. Knights of Labor gains a national charter. organizing trade districts will advance rapidly.
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Sumner
Phiniters
Cansaint Sten Fitter
Union Wall
Washington
Mexleny Central Railroad Company
W. T. Coneman
San Francisco
Oregon Coast
AML
Labor Bureau of Ohio
Pennsylvania
The
Knights of Labor
Baseball stars and league standings cited in old New York reports
The article notes Jour Wann of the New Yorks with over 125 hits and 75 stolen bases, Cannon as the first League first baseman to 1000 chances, and multiple teams naming top performers. It also mentions Preston Neron and others, manager pronunciamentos, and standings across National League and Association with teams like Boston, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati leading various lists.
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Jour Wann
New Yorks
Cannon
Detroits
Philadelphias
Ndianapolis
Jersey City
Jon Neron
Boston
Thompson
Brouthers
Rowe
Richardson
Weehawken
Louis
Mets
Browns
Burrintox
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Mulls Jane
Cincinnati
Louisvilles
Paul Hines
Washingtons
Ha Tas
Roger Connor
Morrill
Boston Club
O'Brien
Boston Baseball Club
Nine London theatres are managed by women
A garbled article discusses women in charge of London theatres and notes Miss Kate Finnisig delivering a public lecture in Alaska. It mentions Mrs. James Brown Potter’s company including Americans, upcoming attractions, and European artists touring or studying in Italy Paris and London. Details on lectures and a New York cathedral organ follow with technical descriptions and costs.
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London
Kate Finnisig
Alaska
Kyrle Bolle
James Brown Potter
Warren Damnosen
Hans Yor Buclow
New-York
Opurstic
Aage
Crace Gieanwdo
Italy
Lamberti
Milan
Paris
Litt Lemann
Berlin
America
Tur
St Patrik
New York
Wil
Notable Individuals Mentioned in Fragmented Column
A collection of historical snippets notes Ain Gladstone to drive a bridge pile, Prepenick Dovdiass arriving from Europe, and figures like A S Abell, Jonx C New, Mrs Penny, and Josefnt Francis referenced with ages and roles. Additional items cover life in New York and an incident involving Governor McCook and Colorow amid Colorado unrest.
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Ain
Gladstone
Dee
United States
Josefnt Francis
Ben
New Jersey
San Diego
California
Francis
Hoe
Govrnnon Heapty
Ohio
New York
Headly
Archbishop Purcell
CoLonow
Tito
Colorado
Denver
McCook
Coloraw
New York World Briefs From 19th Century Dispatches
A collage of short items notes Key West visitors, Akron match production, Canada US extradition talk, Yucatan locust plagues, Russia rail milestones, Indian hop crews to Tacoma, a Mankato prairie fire, Tokugawa harbor plans, Siam typewriter hopes, New Neptune season costs, New York fire statistics, Cincinnati to unveil a Harrison memorial, waterproof fabric tanning, and ancient Egyptian mummy band preservation linked to resin and bark extracts.
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Key West
Akron
Ohio
Canada
United States
Yucatan
Russia
Tacoma
Washington Territory
Atlaska
Mankett T” TN
Toto
Japan
Prince of
Siam
Newpa
Tuene Word
New York
Cincinnati
Harryon
Idid
Cty
Fortune for 17 cousins from Java estate to Belgium
A Boston dispatch reports Louis De Beck, a Navy Yard post trader, is among seventeen Belgian cousins to share a vast Java estate valued at 62 million guilders about $23.25 million. The fortune stems from the Lagassa plantations once owned by a Rotterdam merchant and his heir, now set to be paid by the Dutch and Belgian governments.
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Louis de Beck
Navy Yard
Boston
Java
Boston Dispatch
New York Sun
Belgium
Bo Beck
Huston
Mario van Water
Lagassa
Rotterdam
Holland
Lasenssa Ado San
de Beck
Maria von Water
Bruges
Elgium
Cass
Caw
Belsian Grovernment
Tenry MM. Stanly
Tiw
Cbp PeCisi
AVF
Maui
Princ Cipal
Fall of an Elevator at Mercer Street Factory
An overloaded elevator at G Lidenberg & Co 47 and 40 Mercer Street New York plunged four stories to the basement killing a woman instantly mortally wounding a man and injuring eleven women and girls including the 35 year old operator John O Neil and engineer Patrick Gibbons. Mrs Lates Lynch aged 55 also died from a skull fracture in the stairway aftermath.
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G. Lidenberg & Co
Mercer Street
New York
Evlosk
Amorning
John O Neil
O_imarrind sun
Basanent Noor Ab
Zoto
O'Neil
Eevator
Patrick Gibbons
Lates Lynch
Countess in Peril In Patris Serial Draws Bet
Paul Duplessis publisher of serials in Patris pledges to save the Countess from a life threatening trap after a wager by his Uncle. Vernet frets as the scene unfolds in a Paris cafe.
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Paul Duplessis
Patris
Duplessis
Cabe
Reanne
Vernet
Pauper numbers in England and Wales fall through April
Annual review shows the pauper count dropping from 788 493 in late January to 729 098 by the end of April, with total population 27 870 586 and London total 4 149 548. Indoor and outdoor pauper figures split 180 816 indoor 648 382 outdoor overall. London 56 033 and 26 621 indoor outdoor.
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England
Wales
London
London Times
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Wisconsin
Hippocrates
B. C
France
Jamaica
Audubon Magazine
Taurida
Ministry of Agricultura
Bul- Karis
Sofia
Ostend
South America
Valencia
Spain
South American
Asona
Woman's Medical College
New York City
Kin Yamet
Dno
Mary Smutit
TRE
Ant
Toere
Bean
Springfield
Thomas Bean
Bonham
Texas
Hias
Johny Madigan
Wicrton M. Nixon
Tennesee
Zurich
Switzerland
Alps
Department of
Aude
Europe
Africa
Kypo Tib
Basako
Limerick
Staxley
Provy Concil
Ireland
Ameer
Dan Wilcox
Inman
United Labor Party
Vitesburgh
Paladelphia
Indiana
SSE Association
Cincinnat
Louisville
Athletic
Eingehietigs Ab
Newark
Tochester
Toronto
Buffalo
Scranton
International League
Tron
Hamilton
Wilkesbarre
Boston Navy Yard
Mr. de Beck
Sway Wee Records
Gan
State
West Lay
Tyne
Penn
Eytra
Dereosse
Ieee
Hoys
Philadep
Chiao
Erla J Railway
Greenwood Lake
British India
Miss Jones
Dr. Sage
Treng
Bartholdi
Elberts
Ag Suren Foundation
Dr. Pierce
Illinois
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Man Street
Walton
Y Watton Revenu Co
Clevetann
Rowan Giue
Piso
Kidder
Wat. Ie HT 2Hak CO
Irpeev
Frank B. Amatcorth
Indianapolia
Ind
Ipi
Cee
Woodbine
All Drugeists and Storekeepers, Inc
E.S. Wetris
Harel Marchi
IAD
Radway
Deuggiata
Dorie
Way
Lan Way
Warren Street
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EXSIS
Plerce
Pierce
Worlh's Dispensary Medical Association
Central Hotet
W. L. Douglas
Congress
Hatton
Stytish Ami
Cood Health
Hood
100D & CO
Apothecarion
Lowell
Cockle
Herd Medicines Co
Blair
Crab Orchard Water CO
Promine
Mane
Pris
Hoya
Brockton
Miarlin Repeating
Guarsu
Neworld
Iver
Bate
Gary
Buatnean Colleges
Phils
Mit Ld
Ensions
Washington, D. C
Stretton
Levanon
T Procter & Gamble
Lenox
Sago
W. Warsnen
Ithaca
N.Y
Siy
Ronarws
Roan
Columbia Co
Sy Sauster
Peabody Medycal Institute
Ballstach
Parker
Baird
Otaier
Stuntington
Mule West 241 St
New Yorke
Louse Assembly
Washinton
Oard
Heth
Eney Lowntor
Brockport
IL & CO
Jones
Heale
Binghamton
Muhane
Lafayette
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