Untold Tales On Virginia Mountain Clans
J James Thornton of Manassas describes mountain residents as distinct from plains dwellers due to long isolation. He cites Mt Run top communities near Bulitim mountain as separate and dispersed by geography and past social history, noting continued separation since before the war and its enduring effects.
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J. James Thornton
Manassas
Washington Star
Mt Run Mountain
Bultim Mountain
Virginia
Texans and Free State neighbors in Civil War reminiscence
A Civil War veteran recalls Texans living west of Bull Run in a "Free State" district noted for insularity toward outsiders. He tells of a doomed Texan dying at Malvern Hill while freeing artillery horses, inspiring him to fund a monument. The excerpt also touches relics, satire, and brief notices.
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Themelves
Plains
Bull Run
Free State
Malvern Hill
Deserter narrowly spared as McCook intervenes
A deserter from the Fifty-second Ohio faced execution in spring 1863 until Col. Dan McCook, urged by his wife, reprieved him after she appealed to President Lincoln. The incident echoed McCook’s later valor at Kenesaw Mountain where he was mortally wounded leading his brigade, and his widow later married Gen. Frank Cheatam. The Fifty-second now memorializes the battle site with a monument project.
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Stone River
Rothaker
Ohio
Dan McCook
Fifty-second
C. W. Clancy
Fifty-second Ohio
Nashville
Lincoln
White House
Mitchell
Fifty Second
Kenesaw Mountain
Harker
Mel Cook
Illinois
Indiana
Col. Harmon
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
C Ol. McCook
Kenesaw Battle Field
Restoration of Gregorian chant boosts church music reform
The Vatican presses publish a common text of liturgical Gregorian melodies to aid worldwide restoration of chant in Catholic worship after the January decree. Ambrosian and Gregorian schools are contrasted, noting Ambrose’s four-tone system and Gregory’s expansion to full harmony and the first Roman singing school.
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Vatican Printing Office
Ambrose
Milan
Peterboro
Gregory
Rome
University of Music
St. Peter's
St. John Lateran
John
Europe
Thibetan Bible size and peat bogs noted in era scraps
A Chicago expert warns diamonds can be faked with tint and tricks, while a kaleidoscope of historical curiosities describes the Kahgyur Tibetan Bible with 108 volumes weighing heavy and expensive. Ontario peat bogs are vast enough for fuel use. a medieval abbey reveals a 500 foot subterranean passage likely used for water, fish, or hiding during invasions.
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Ontario
Pall Mall Gazette
Winchester
Thorney Abbey
Crowland
Peterborough
Double vision tale sparks eye doctor surprise
A Kansas City oculist confirms a western Kansas cattleman's wife has lived 40 years seeing two of everything. After expert exam and glasses adjustment she learns others do not share her double vision, explaining odd movements and longstanding headaches.
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas City
Kansas
Terrapin Memory Tale Told By Calvert County Owner
A Baltimore Sun report recounts Brer Tarrypin the terrapin kept by Mr. Young D. Hance near Battlecreek in Calvert county. The terrapin learned to catch mulberries tossed from a boat, but reacted with disdain to tobacco offered once, proving memory of the incident and presenting visitors with a living curiosity.
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Brer Tarrypin
Young D. Hance
Taney
Battlecreek
Calvert County
Tarrypin
Mr. Hance
Br'er
Counterfeits Diamond Expert Warns on Deception
A Chicago dealer warns that in modern times adulteration affects many items including diamonds and that only an expert can reliably discern genuine stones. The article stresses caution as fakes become more convincing and widespread among buyers and sellers.
Abbey Monk's Hiding Place Discovery at Thorney
An archaeological find at Thorney in the Isles of Ely reveals a Saxon hermitage founded in 66 and later an important monastic site, with a second abbey built by Bishop Ethelwood.
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Thorney
Isle of Ely
Isles of Ely
Ethelwood
Cross shaped pearl sought by Australian syndicate
A rare cross shaped pearl valued at 50 000 dollars, owned by a syndicate of Australian gentlemen valued at 10 000 pounds. The nine natural pearls are joined to form a perfect Latin cross. Discovered by a pearl fisher at Roebourne West Australia in 1874, it was shown publicly in Australia five years later.
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Roebourn
Australia
New Irrigation Scheme for California Landowners
California land owners anticipate irrigating sections along the Rio Grande using an inexpensive method. A wheel set between two boats riding the waves is expected to drive a series of pumps, enabling efficient water delivery.
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California
Rio Grande
The Panama Hat Story: Craft and Trade Across Continents
The article explains Panama hats originate in Ecuador, weaving done by Indigenous craftspeople with moisture and heat. Hat quality marked by button shape. shells and leaves processed from Jipijapá and Monte Christi. Straw used costs about one dollar per hat. Brussels and Epinal factories show Western demand.
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London
Paris
New York
Chicago
Panama
Jipijapé
Ecuador
Monte Christi
Panamas
The Proud Bun
A children poem tells of a baker who bakes a bun that begs to be grand with plum and extravagance. He overfills it until it swells and dazzles, only to be bought by two hungry newsboys. The tale ends with two morals about vanity and indulgence in America.
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United States
Isabel Frances Bellows
St. Nicholas
New Form of Wrestling Draws in Eastern Boys
An eastern boys sport called foot wrestling is emerging as a blend of balance, strategy, and agility. Each competitor stands on one leg, locks heels with the other, and uses clever moves to topple the opponent, emphasizing timing and footing over raw strength.
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New York
Times Beranene
Ale Tova Babine Iarses
Cacia Pieters
Columbus
Sumac
Meiiiserphee
Charleston
Charleston News and Courier
Florence
Valance
Trackless railway proposed for Mannheim to Langfeld
United States Consul Langer in Solingen reports a trackless railway to be built by Mannheim, Prussia, stretching about 20 miles with two small freight branches. The system uses a flexible corridor cable to power a motor car, with trains passing and disconnecting current for crossings. wagons can attach to the end with shorter tongues.
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United States
Langer
Solingen
Germany
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mannheim
Prussia
Langenfeld
Cole
Dresden
The Crow Transformed The Legend Told By The Fairy Queen
A forest tale recounts Crow’s fall from grace to black feathers and a cursed voice. The Fairy Queen exposes his theft and falsehood, condemning him to scavenging, war by farmers, and a lone harsh croak. The moral centers on deceit and the loss of innocence.
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Rrow
Ieadore C. Harvey
Chicago Record-Herald
Remarkable rat pound in Paris and its gruesome cleanup
Paris hides a rat pound where scavenging rodents peel flesh from dead animals. Rats work bones clean inside stone walls as keepers blast with lantern light. Rat skins go to glove makers while guards capture each rat by the tail for bagging. A Nagasaki inventor makes a skyrocket that releases a real bird in flight.
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Paris
Nagasaki
Japan
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