Fogg Faces Peril as Henrietta's Fuel Runs Low
Phileas Fogg battles a coal shortage aboard the Henrietta as a hurricane-eased voyage pushes toward Liverpool. Passepartout and Fix contemplate risks while Captain Speedy confronts selling the ship. The plan hinges on Queenstown to gain time for London. Fogg reaches Liverpool on December 21 awaiting a high-stakes reunion or arrest.
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Tain
Newfoundland
Fogg
Henrietta
Passepartour
Phileas Fogg
London
Passepartout
Mr. Fogg
New York
Bordeaux
Liverpool
Fix
Saig
Captain Speedy
Mr. Foge
Andrew Speedy
Speedy
Eas Fogg
Phileas Foge
Queenstown
Ireland
United States
Dublin
Queenstown Harbor
Oing
Philéas Fogg
Phileas Fogg Captains Henr ietta to Liverpool Escape
In a dramatic turn on the Henrietta the crew sides with Phileas Fogg over Captain Speedy as the vessel veers toward Liverpool. Passépartout admires the master while Fix obsesses over motives and a possible hijack, as the voyage from New York to Liverpool unfolds with brisk eleven to twelve knot speeds.
Passage of Fogg’s Arrest in Liverpool Reveals Tense Night
Chapter portrays Phileas Fogg’s arrest and Passepartout’s attempt to intervene as Liverpool’s Custom House guards detain him overnight. Mrs Aouda, terrified by the act, cannot grasp why she is bereft of her savior while Fix enforces duty, unsure of Fogg’s guilt or innocence.
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Henrietta
St. Nicholas Hotel
Fix
Bank of England
United
Mr. Fogg
Liverpool
Reform Club
London
Custom House
Phileas Fage
Mr. Egg
Phileas Fogg
Fay
Fogg
Passepartout
Phileas Fore
Fortune of a False Heir Traps A Young Carpenter
A Philadelphia journeyman carpenter, age twenty two, saves a few hundred dollars to start a shop and marry. He reads in a newspaper that he is John Carson, heir to a £10,000,000 English estate, and is drawn into lavish praise and schemes by a London agent. He drains savings, is flattered, and loses coin, dignity, and stability as the agent robs him while a chancery suit drags on. The tale warns of similar American scams where gullible families lose fortunes to false heirs and predatory agents.
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Philadelphia
John Carson
England
London Lawyers
Sir John Carson
Carson
John
Indian Wooing Ends In Quick Wedding Mix Up
A stalwart Indian at Aylmer Quebec tried to wed a dusky companion but she refused. He sent her home for the presents and, while she was away, married another woman, donning the wedding costume meant for his first choice. Only two hours passed.
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Aylmer
Quebec
Big Indian
Toronto Globe
Jack Brundage
Mammia
Jack
Jessie Blackburn
Unusual Nicotine Isoning Case Ends in Amputation
In Chester Massachusetts a man trimming his pipe with a clasp knife cut a finger. The wound proved minor at first but swelling spread to the arm, necessitating amputation. Authorities note the strange progression from small cut to life changing surgery.
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Chester
Mass
We Will Shoot to Protect Hungry Children
The Marion Star notes repeated theft of garden turnips by neighbors' chickens and vows to defend crops. The paper says they will begin shooting today along the line to protect their food supply for their hungry children.
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Marion
N. C
Mixed notes on marriages births and aging figures
The item compiles brief notices about marriages including John and Lizzie Brown at Huntington pa and James Atwood marrying his son’s wife’s daughter, plus lists aging details for Isaac Hicks’s large family, ex governor Jewell’s Charter Oak project and Mark Alexander of Virginia with his late-life poverty.
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Ivania
Kirkwood
Iowa
Michigan
James Atwood
Sun’ Baad
Detroit Est
Rand
Oe Ant
New York
Brown
Huntington
John Brown
Lizzie Brown
Burgess Brown
Henry Brown
Quips and Quotations Sparkled in 19th Century Corners
A collage of brief jokes and wry observations from various papers. Bits include an organist in Providence easing a bridal wait, a Detroit note on a disputed divorce, and a Boston Post hen story. Riffs on refinement, drunkenness, hens, puns, and moral maxims appear with Punch and Chicago Tribune flavor.
Ben Bruin Seeks Dinner Through Snowy Wood
A tale of Ben Bruin the bear cub roaming beyond the stable and into a wood, seeking food and stumbling into a school scene provoking alarm. Rose White, Miss Hark and the schoolmaster react as the bear disrupts the classroom and monks away, ending with Ben’s return home unmet.
Likeness of Animals and Men
The piece explores human likenesses to animals, noting how various traits resemble dogs, lions, tigers, and other beasts. It cites examples from everyday life and fiction, comparing people to mastiffs, bulldogs, terriers, and Bengal tigers with humorous and cautionary tone.
Mother Fights Over Baby Name in Divorce Suit
The case involves Mrs. Jones pushing for the name John Frederick for her child while the father prefers Edward Gordon. She covertly had the baptism recorded in her chosen name, then had it revoked by the Bishop to register Edward Gordon. The mother continues to call him John Frederick and initiates a divorce action in Chicago.
Jack and the Kitchen-Maid
A partygoer, Jack Brundage, overeats at a gathering and falls ill. A ten year old kitchen maid reveals her tyrannical master’s endless feasting and exhausting toil, ending with Jack admitting his monstrous behavior and regret.
Russian Nobility Faces Division and Duty in Imperial Life
The article, a St. Petersburg cor respondent to the San Francisco Chronicle, outlines three noble ranks in Russia. One group stays home and feeds the army with wealth. a second lives abroad in luxury and gambling. a third lacks land but lives in service, producing heroes like Skobeleff and diplomats like Agnatieff.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kiev
Europe
London
Paris
Vienna
Monte Carlo
Skobeleff
Agnatieff
Moern
San Francisco Chronicle
Horse Breaking in Japan Described by Griffis
In Griffis's St Nicholas account, Japanese horses are broken in with rough methods in temple yards. Fifteen or more men assist as bridles jerk the animal, drums of effort echo, and the pony endures repeated tumbles and exhaustion before being returned to the stable. The process is called breaking, but it often leaves horses hard mouthed and vicious.
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Texas
Whitehall
N. Y
Hokusai
William Elliot Griffis
St. Nicholas
Pillerica Sees Population Grow Since 1776
Pillerica Massachusetts claims unique town status and notes growth from 1776 to the present with 500 more inhabitants today. The community highlights its distinct name and continuing progress.
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Pillerica
Massachusetts
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