Diaz Peculiar Escape Shipboard Rescue From 1876
The article recounts consul general A. K. Coney of Mexico, then purser on the City of Havana, aiding General Porfirio Diaz’s secret escape from a storm bound voyage to Vera Cruz. Diaz hid in a closet for three days while fears of capture and hunger tested him. The plan culminated with Diaz landing safely at Oaxaca to form an army, aided by Coney and Mexican officers.
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A. K. Coney
Mexico
San Francisco
Atale
Republic
Diaz
Mr. Coney
Lerdo
Coney
Vana
New York
New Orleans
de la Roza
Tampico
Havana
Vera Cruz
General Diaz
Manuel Gutierrez Zamora
Porfirio Diaz
Zamora
Mason
Icamole
Dr. de la Roza
Tuxpan
Monte
Astir
Oaxaca
Tecoac
Secret hoarding of gold pieces widespread
The passage notes many people hide gold coins rather than spend them, removing them from circulation. It suggests the total hoarded amount is likely substantial and may be enormous.
Portugal Rules Allow Names Retained by Married Women
Legal tradition in Portugal permits married women to keep their birth surnames rather than adopting their husband’s name, reflecting ongoing cultural norms and civil code provisions in many Portuguese families.
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Portugal
Wounded Horses and Veterinary Roles in Battle
The article explains how wounded horses are treated during combat as far as safety allows. Veterinary officers inspect fallen animals near the front and direct removal or humane slaughter. After battles, surgeons determine fate of badly wounded horses while slight injuries are treated in fixed veterinary hospital lines.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Army Veterinary Department
Pearson’s Magazine
Dry Smoke Helps Cut Cigars Without Quitting
A New York Herald note describes a dry smoke as a method for inveterate smokers to reduce actual cigars daily. By holding an unlit cigar between the lips, the smoker savors the habit with little inconvenience and may find it helps in quitting eventually.
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New York Herald
Baptist Young People's Union Ends Series With Key Sermon
Cincinnati July 16 The final day of the tenth international convention featured an annual sermon by Dr E G Gange of London and extensive missionary services. Overflow sessions required extra meetings for visiting mission aries and speakers between afternoon and evening sessions.
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Baptist Young People
Cincinnati
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
E. G. Gange
London
England
Tragedy in Baltimore: Shoemaker kills family then himself
Poverty and ill health drive Louis Bison to fatally slash his wife and infant son Morris with a razor and wound his son Harry in squalid Baltimore apartments. Neighboring tragedy reports a separate shooting in Mt. Vernon where William Reed is killed instantly in a wagon ride with his family and Mrs Reed wounded. Reed had recently finished a prison term for earlier killings.
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Baltimore
Louis Bison
Sarah
Morris
Harry
Mt. Vernon
Ills
William Reed
Farmington Township
Robbers Blow Hudson Bank Safe For 400 Dollars
Four masked men blew open the safe at Charles Y. Bussy’s private bank in Hudson Akron Ohio securing $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 Discussed by Cabinet
Washington July 16 A cabinet member said there had been no talk of an extra session of congress to address the Chinese situation, asserting presidential authority is sufficient to handle current conditions.
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Washington
Congress
Mackintosh
Davis
R & CO
Chicaco
Helen
Kansas Corn In a Bad Way
Kansas corn is ruined by drought with reports from major counties saying the crop is half destroyed and may be almost ruined if rains do not come soon. Only limited rain has fallen for three to four weeks.
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Kansas
Kansas City
A Feminine Trait
A humorous quip reported in Harpers Bazar about Mrs Swiftsmith troubled by insomnia after learning her husband talks in his sleep. The exchange notes her fear of missing something as he sleep talks, reflecting domestic humor of the period.
Ports of New South Wales Freest in the World
The ports of New South Wales are the freest on the globe and none of the Australian colonies impose discriminating or differential duties.
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New South Wales
The Man Who Tells You All He Knows
A Somerville Journal quotation notes that a man who shares all he knows may be less troublesome than one who boasts of all he thinks he knows.
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Somerville Journal
Onbred Attained and Confidences Told
A gos sip humbly asks forgiveness after revealing to Mrs. Brown details told in strict confidence. The wise woman responds that the disclosure was intentional to fulfill the purpose of the confidences.
European Wheat In Kansan Blends Into Harvest News
Abilene dispatch to the Chicago Times Herald reports wheat harvest underway with binders and headers on nearly every farm. Farmers observe experiments with new varieties, including M. A. Carlton's Saline county trials. He plans to bring hundreds of varieties from Russia and sow nearly 1000 kinds near Halstead next fall and spring in search of a wheat suited to Kansas climate and soil and resistant to hard winters.
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Chicago Times-Herald
M. A. Carlton
Saline County
Russia
Halstead
Kansas
Yale Men Surround Princeton Pair On Broadway In Silent Football Spirit
The tale recalls a Thanksgiving Day scene in New York when Yale beat Princeton and eight silent Yale men formed a circle around a fleeing Princeton student and his companion on Broadway. They mobbed him in a football style tackle, then returned to their march, tipping their hats to the astonished girl.
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New York
Frank W. Graves
Graves
New York Polo Grounds
Yale
Princeton
Broadway
Not Too Dead and the Lunchroom Ghost
A Pennsylvania man recalls a tale from a German town where a widow believed dead for hours returns to life during a funeral feast. The corpse unexpectedly walks in during dinner, then calmly eats as the living flee. The undertaker returns to find the revived woman asking about her husband’s injuries.
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Pennsylvania
Jake
Philadelphia
Prophet of the Bast: Babites Rise in Syria
The Chicago Record reports a new Babite sect forming in Syria with American-born followers including an entire Chicago family joining in Acre. Babites, an offshoot of Zoroastrianism, revere a prophet titled Radiant Beam From the Divine Effulgence and show reverential prostration.
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Syria
Chicago
Acre
Persia
Buddha
Christ
Mohammed
Man tossed by bull in field warns against risky bets
A man challenged a bull in a field and was tossed aside, proving the moral that games of chance are unsafe when odds are against you. The Philadelphia North American notes the cautionary fable about risk and luck.
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Philadelphia
Peck Accepts Offer to Write for Lacrosse Democrat
Ex Governor George W. Peck of Wisconsin, famed for Peck's Bad Boy, considered a country weeklies run. Brick Pomeroy, printer of the Democrat at Lacrosse, Wisconsin, recruited him with a $25 a week offer. Peck telegraphed his acceptance in strong terms.
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George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck
Pineries
Island and Peninsula Riddle From a School Lesson
A teacher asks students the difference between an island and a peninsula. A bright pupil explains with a two-glass demonstration and a flying analogy, claiming the fly becomes an island in water and a peninsula in milk.
The Pitching of an Ocean Liner
B W Howe describes a voyage across the Atlantic and a personal sea sickness observation. He notes a physiological illusion where the ship appears to pitch upward when the stern is high, causing the screws to seem to rise from the water while his head and body are positioned differently.
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B. W. Howe
Atchison Globe
Atlantic Ocean
Not an Old Acquaintance
A humorous exchange from the Washington Star: Mr Meekton reacts in disbelief as his wife explains a runaway horse story. The quip suggests the horse acted as if unfamiliar with the rider, prompting laughter and disbelief.
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Mr. Meekton
Henriette
Washington Star
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