The Battle of Sedan in the French View
A sweeping and unflinching account of the Sedan battle Sept 1 as seen by French observers. It portrays German firepower and numbers, French collapse at Sedan, heroic but doomed resistance, and the capitulation symbolized by Turenne and Vauban, ending with a national blush.
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Balan
Montvillers Park
Bayeilles
Ommieht
la Moncélle
Prince of
Saxony
Mairy
McMahon
Ducrot
Wimpfen
Sedan
Belgium
Turenne
Vauban
Sutro tunnel sound travels farther than expected
An official statement from Mr. Sutro places the Sutro tunnel header 1,193 feet from the Savage incline. Workmen hear steam drills at 2,000 level more clearly than thought, suggesting rock hardness and stratification affect sound travel. They heard blasts at 1,200 feet near the combination shaft but not when opposite the shaft, with rock conditions described as wet, spongy, and prone to swelling.
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Virginia City
Nev
Sutro
Savage
Took Him In
A Black Hills correspondent recalls an Indian found near camp on a bitter cold day. He was cared for, fed, and warmed, then the group slept as one guard watched. Two hours later the Indian awoke planning murder but fled when discovered. A search found dried meat, corn, a knife, and a revolver.
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Black Hills
Machinery transforming shoe making in late 19th century New England
Twenty five years ago shoes were handmade at the bench with workers often changing trades. By 1877 the United States produced 89 million shoes with 85 percent of work done by machinery. Uppers cut by hand, soles and bindings by machine. pegs and stitching automated. A Lynn fire shows resilience with rapid rebuilds and high output. Leather exports topped 8 million dollars while tariffs remained heavy. Lasts numbered two million in 1877, all turned in the United States.
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New England
Ihan
United States
Lynn
Boston
Shoes Through Time From Ancient Cobbler to Buckle Fashion
A summary of shoemaking history from ancient Rome to the eighteenth century. It notes cobblers hawking goods, cork soles used by Romans, tall heels via cork, Domitian era stall removal, medieval cleaning with sponge and oil, 14th century buckles, skeleton remains in Ireland with buckle marks, copper or gilt shoes in England before Mary, rosettes, buckles revival before 1789 and extinction by late eighteenth century.
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Rome
Domitian
Ireland
England
Immense Pacific Mills in Lawrence Massachusetts
An Immense Concern describes Pacific Mills Lawrence Massachusetts as the largest U S manufacturing complex. It details eleven mills and buildings covering forty one acres employing over 5 000 workers. The facility houses 135 000 cotton spindles 25 000 worsted spindles 4 500 looms and uses 116 000 pounds of cotton and 65 000 pounds of wool weekly with power from fifty steam boilers thirty seven engines and eleven turbine water wheels. It notes output aims to supply three or four yards of cloth for every woman in the United States.
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Sedan
Bayeilles
Givonne
Moncelle
Coigny
Wood de la Garenne
Suchy
Francheval
Faury-Saint Remy
Herbes
Gironne
Calvary
Attlc
Napoleon
Margueritte
Wurtembergera
eSrench
Pacific Mills
Lawrence
Maas
America
United
Washingtons boulevard drives reveal notable carriages
A Washi correspondent describes lawmakers and diplomats motorizing Washington streets. Presidents Hayes and Grant, senators Conkling Burnside Cameron and Morton, Russian minister Shishkin, and secretary Sherman are listed with their preferred turnout styles, horses, and routes. The piece notes daily four o’clock drives, crowded avenues, and the charm of country-ward rambles.
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Washi
Inv
Hayes
Rogers
Alexandria
Washington
Kentucky
Grant
Senator Conkling
Douglass
Senate
Capitol
Senator Burnside
Cameron
Miss Cameron
Miss Bayard
Mme. Shishkin
Edward Thornton
Sherman
Pega
Senator Morton
Fernando Wood
Fragmented Phrase About Brain Health And Exercise
A partial line discusses natural sequences and a city reference, contrasting a healthy brain needing exercise with a cryptic claim about America and head counts. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or entities.
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America
Ite
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