Diaz’s Narrow Escape Aboard the City of Havana
Consul General A K Coney recalls aiding General Porfirio Diaz during a June 1876 Havana voyage. Diaz, fleeing Lerdo’s government, leapt overboard amid a norther after a false start with Dr de la Roza aboard. Coney helped Diaz hide in his cabin wardrobe to avoid capture until Vera Cruz.
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A. K. Coney
Mexico
San Francisco
Atale
Republic
Diaz
Mr. Coney
Lerdo
Coney
Tampico
Havana
Vera Cruz
Diaz's Bold Escape From Prison Ship Plan Unfolds
A Mexican officer guards a ship in a storm as Diaz is hidden in a closet. A doctor aids the ruse by tossing a life preserver overboard and Diaz pretends to be missing. After three days the ship nears Vera Cruz and Diaz lands with help from Zamora and Enriquez. Diaz arms an army at Oaxaca and defeats Lerdo at Tecoac.
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Diaz
Monte
Vera Cruz
Astir
Zamora
Oaxaca
Lerdo
Tecoac
Secret hoards of gold pieces hide from circulation
The passage notes many people withdraw gold when received and hide it in secret places, suggesting the total hoarded gold is probably very large.
Portugal Rules Allow Married Women to Keep Maiden Names
Portuguese law preserves a woman’s birth surname after marriage, allowing married women to retain their maiden names for official use. The policy simplifies personal identification and keeps family lineage clear in legal documents.
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Portugal
Horses Wounded In Battle
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt explains battlefield veterinary care for horses. It notes veterinarians work near the front under risk, and the Geneva convention does not protect animals. After decisive battles, surgeons assess fallen horses and shoot the badly wounded, while lightly injured animals go to veterinary hospital lines.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Army Veterinary Department
Pearson’s Magazine
A Dry Smoke Heady Tip for Smokers
A New York Herald excerpt extols the “dry smoke” as a substitute for actual cigars. It argues the unlit cigar between the lips gives satisfaction, reduces daily cigar counts, and helps inveterate smokers ease toward quitting with perseverance and claimed pleasure.
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New York Herald
Baptist Young People Convene in Cincinnati
On July 16 in Cincinnati the tenth international convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America featured the annual sermon by Dr. E. G. Gange of London and missionary services. Overflow meetings could not accommodate all visitors, prompting an extra session between afternoon and evening sessions for visiting missionaries.
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Baptist Young People
Cincinnati
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
E. G. Gange
London
England
Bank Robbery at Hudson Private Bank
Four masked robbers blew open the safe of Charles Y. Bussy's bank in Hudson Akron on July 16 and took about $400. They bound two sleeping boys and held the night watchman at gunpoint.
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Akron
Charles Y. Bussy
Hudson
No Extra Session Not Discussed for Chinese Situation
Washington July 16 A cabinet member said there had been no talk of any extra session of congress to deal with the Chinese situation as the president's authority already available was sufficient to handle existing conditions.
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Washington
Congress
Kansas Corn in a Bad Way
Kansas corn is badly damaged by drought with reports from major counties stating half the crop is destroyed and near total ruin if rain does not come soon. Three to four weeks have passed with little rainfall in the affected area.
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Kansas
Kansas City
A Feminine Trait
Mrs Hoon notes insomnia in Mrs Swiftsmith after she learns her husband talks in his sleep. The husband’s nocturnal chatter leaves her unable to sleep, fearing she might miss something.
Ports of New South Wales Stand as Global Freest
The ports of New South Wales are described as the freest in the world with no discriminating or differential duties in the Australian colonies.
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New South Wales
Quote on knowledge and speech from Somerville Journal
A Somerville Journal reflection notes that a man who shares all he knows is not as troubling as one who claims to know all he thinks he knows. The saying emphasizes humility and caution in belief.
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Somerville Journal
Object Attained In Confidential Warning
A gos sip confesses to Mrs Brown that she repeated trusted details spoken in strict confidence. The wise woman reassures forgiveness and explains the disclosure was intentional to protect a purpose, highlighting the ethics of discretion in close relations.
European Wheat In Kansan
An Abilene dispatch to the Chicago Times Herald reports wheat harvest poppy begun with binders and headers on nearly every farm. Farmers note ongoing experiments with new wheat varieties, with M A Carlton planning to bring hundreds of new types from Russia and sow about 1000 kinds near Halstead next fall and spring to find varieties suited to Kansas winters and soils.
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Abilene
Kan
Chicago Times-Herald
M. A. Carlton
Saline County
Russia
Halstead
Kansas
Yale Men Stop Princeton Pair on Thanksgiving Day
A reminiscence from Frank W Graves recalls Yale and Princeton after a Yale victory on Thanksgiving in New York. Eight silent Yale men formed a circle around a Princeton couple, the man’s outburst met with a football tackle, then the Yale group resumed their march, saluting the frightened girl.
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New York
Frank W. Graves
Graves
New York Polo Grounds
Yale
Princeton
Broadway
Not Too Dead Tale From a Pennsylvania Town
A Pennsylvania man cites a strange incident in another German town where a widow, believed dead after seeing her husband fall from hay, is surprised by the arrival of her own corpse at a funeral. The body sits through a funeral dinner, then returns to the dining room alive and well, asking if Jake was hurt.
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Rascal
Pop
Detroit Free Press
Pennsylvania
Jake
Philadelphia Record
Prophet of the East and the Babites in Syria
The Chicago Record notes a new sect in Syria, the Babites, exiled from Persia and settled in Acre. They follow a prophet called the Radiant Beam From the Divine Efficiency who claims divinity in a line with Buddha and Christ. An American family reportedly joined the sect in Acre.
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Syria
Chicago
Acre
Persia
Buddha
Christ
Mohammed
Man Challenged by Bull Ends Up Tossed
A man met a bull in a field and the animal tossed him, proving the moral that games of chance are unsafe when odds are against you. Philadelphia North American quotes the lesson.
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Philadelphia
Peck Accepts Writer Post With Lacrosse Democrat
Ex governor George W. Peck of Wisconsin, famed as author of Peck's Bad Boy, agreed to join The Democrat in Lacrosse after Brick Pomeroy offered 25 dollars weekly. Peck replied with swift acceptance and urged no withdrawal of the offer.
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George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck
Pineries
The
Democrat
Island and Peninsula Lesson Sparks Lesson-Ending Smile
A school scene ends with a clever pupil answering a teacher’s question about islands and peninsulas. He first uses two glasses of water and milk, placing a fly in each to illustrate the difference. The final moment sees the student triumphantly at the top of the class.
The Pitching of an Ocean Liner
RE W Howe recounts a voyage across the Atlantic noting a sea sickness discovery. He describes nights when pitching caused him to feel the screws rise from the water while his head seemed to be in the air, confusing brain and stomach throughout one night.
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RE. W. Howe
Atchison Globe
Atlantic Ocean
Not an Old Acquaintance
A humorous exchange from the Washington Star where Mr Meek ton questions his wife about a runaway horse. She confirms the horse carried her away and would not stop, leading to the remark that the horse was not acquainted with her to prevent such action.
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Mr. Meekton
Henriette
Washington Star
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