Monroe City Battle Misdated in Civil War Tale
A long account recalls a July 1861 clash at Monroe City near Hannibal Missouri. It describes Col Smith and Col Harris defending a seminary against Union forces, amid cannon fire,riots and reinforcements from Grant Palmer and others, yet the engagement is omitted from major battle lists.
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United States
Bull Run
Missouri
Emile Ruck de Schell
St. Louis
Globe-Demorat
Fort Sumter
Maj. Anderson
Monroe City
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Boston
John W. Brooks
Caleb Jackson
Lincoln
Col R. F. Smith
Sixteenth
Illinois Infantry
Monroe
Col. Harris
Co! Smith
Blair Todd
Palmyra
Col. Smith
Hannibal
Washington
John M. Palmer
U.S. Grant
Swiss Flowers and Alpine Beauty in Bernese Oberland
In the Berner Oberland Blumenthal valley flowers sustain memory better than peaks. Swiss lilies in May to July attract gatherers from Interlaken hotels as people pick vast baskets of white St Bruno lilies and anemones. The scene includes crocus, soldanella, orchids, ox eye daisies, and rare lilies among rocky slopes and streams.
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Switzerland
St. Bruno
Blumenthal
Berner Oberland
Narcissiflora
Polygala Champebuxus
Fleurs Des Alpes
The Fleurs des Alpes in Alpine Flora Splendor
The essay catalogs alpine blossoms in varied colors and forms. It highlights crocus, soldanella, crocuses, anemones, narcissiflora, ranunculus aconitifolia, gentians, and small cushion plants, noting seed dispersal, protective sheaths, and the harsh, high-elevation habitat.
Philippine Friars Land Purchase and Departure Seen Beneficial
The article argues that the property of Philippine friars belongs to the local church, not the Vatican, and that sale proceeds could fund Catholic services. It notes friars built cathedrals, ran estates, and educated millions, with history of uprisings against their power and recent talks of voluntary exile by the orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seancany Wuaprrexsen
Philippines
Vatican
United States
Philippine Islands
Spain
Manila
Cavite
Paco
Dominicans
Augustinians
Franciscans
Recoletano
Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul
Jesuit
Bohol
Tco
Archipelago
Recollets
Philippine Republic
Islands
Paris
Philip
Wages and hotel bills spark congressional salary talk
A New York representative argues Congress should be paid enough to live in Washington. He recalls Mr Cannon’s move to a pricier hotel and jokes about the extra 17 dollars. The piece pairs party salary ideas with light social quips and a London wedding incident.
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Congress
New York
Boston Transcript
New Yorker
Washington
Mr. Speaker
Canada Eyes Newfoundland as New Colonial Prospect
An editorial suggests Canada may acquire Newfoundland to boost settlers and develop internal resources. It notes Newfoundland’s unsettled lands, population of 216,615, major fishing and seal industries, mineral outputs worth over a million in 1901, and 630 miles of railway. Newfoundland enjoys self government but resists union, fearing loss of prestige.
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Canada
Alaska
Newfoundland
Island
St. Johns
Metropolis
Harbor Grace
Carbonear
Twillingate
Bonavista
Europe
America
Newfoundland and the French shore dispute and regional trade tensions
The article discusses the French shore rights in Newfoundland dating to 1713 and their impact on Newfoundland’s progress. It notes French fishing landings, a smuggling trade, and calls for Britain to press France to abandon claims and allow economic development. It also mentions Canada’s possible interest in Greenland and contains unrelated humorous exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Greenland
Arctic
Abyssinia Slavery Reform Amid Menelek Edict
The American commission visits Abyssinia to negotiate a trade treaty with King Menelek and reports reforms against the slave trade. Menelek bans selling Gallas and imposes punishment for selling men, via mutilation, a harsh practice in Abyssinia. The piece contrasts Menelek with King Johannes, noting continued raiding near the Blue Nile and in Arabia, with broader regional complicity from Turkish and French authorities.
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American Commission
Abyssinia
Menelek
Tne
King of Kings
Jibati
Somali
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Arabia
Johannes
England
Gallas
Hodeidah
Mecca
Blue Nile
Shangalla
Soudan
Osman Digna
Africa
Hedjaz
Yemen
Constantinople
Saloon Keeps Plan Massive Defense Fund
A New York Herald report says saloon keepers and liquor dealers nationwide form a defense fund of 5 million dollars to oppose temperance legislation in Congress and state legislatures. New York aims 750 thousand, raised by district assessments amid thousands of active Manhattan members. The piece urges Christians to act now to avoid surrender and notes English use in Panama.
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New York Herald
Congress
New York
Liquor Dealers’ Association of
Manhattan
New York City
Genius in the bucketshop exploits direct wires
A New York bucket shop operator reveals how a Rochester clerk used a faster direct wire to beat Buffalo in stock quotes. The boss moves the clever trader to his main office, calling Rochester too small for such genius. Also a light Detroit gag about pies closes the piece.
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New York Sun
Rochester
New York
Buffalo
Consul the chimpanzee may not speak says doctor
A London examination of Consul, the half human chimpanzee, suggests he will never speak due to a flat roof of the mouth and protruding lips. Dr Blaker concludes lingual and labial sounds cannot be formed.
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Consul
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