Clash of Armies Over Yellow Fever Quarantine
A sharply divided battle over yellow fever quarantine pits Mississippi against Louisiana with armed guards, detentions, and border clashes. Governor Blanchard orders troops to stay off Louisiana soil while Mississippi patrols guard its lines, raising the threat of interstate conflict as New Orleans seeks federal help and a mosquito theory drives sanitation efforts citywide.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
United States
Ing
Washington
Vardaman
Gulf and Bay
Dunbar
Crescent City
Gov. Blanchard
Gov. Vardaman
Terra Firma
Beaumont and
Marshall
Blanchard
Lake Borgne
Sound
Gulf
Dewey
Togo
Arkansas
Tennessee
Illinois
Memphis
Philadelphia
Walter Weyman
United States Marine Hospital Service
Era Club
Havana
American Military Commission
Maj. W. Reed
M. D
United States Army
Jesse W. Lazear
Lazear
Johns Hopkins University
Carroll
A. S. Pinto
Omaha
The Tallest Veteran and a Confederate Seal Maker
The article profiles W. P. Bane of Nineveh Pennsylvania as the United States tallest G A R veteran, seven feet tall, 200 pounds, wearing an oversized hat and shoe with his war record in the Twenty second Pennsylvania cavalry. It also tells Herman Baumgarten the Confederate seal maker who joined Montgomery government work in 1861, engraved seals, minted plans, attempted blockade running, and encounters with Union gunboats.
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United States
W. P. Bane
Nineveh
Mr. Bane
Twenty-second Pennsylvania Cavalry
Herman Baumgarten
Washington
New York Sun
Benjamin
Confederacy
Montgomery
Ala
Mr. Baumgarten
Alexander H. Stephens
New Orleans
Richmond
Baumgarten
England
London
Wilmington
Queen Hotel
Lurch
Paris
Sidell
Mr. Sidell
Fighting Chaplain Ireland in Civil War Heroism Glorified
A Washington Star account honors Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul as a fighting chaplain in the Fifth Minnesota. It recalls his acts at Corinth where, amid a fierce assault, he distributed cartridges from a surplus ammo case to sustain his regiment, securing a crucial retreat and eventual victory. The piece adds extensive biblical commentary on Daniel 1 and laments the defilement of youth, praising temperance and faith as guiding forces.
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Washington Star
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
John Ireland
Minnesota
Corinth
Vicksburg
Red River
Nashville
Fifth Minnesota
Minnesota Boys
Ireland
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar
Jehoiakim
Judah
Babylon
Euphrates
Jerusalem
Ezek
Jeremiah
Revelation
Paul
Melzar
Ashpenaz
Hananiah
Mishael
Azariah
Belteshazzar
Shadrach
Meshach
Abedtiego
Corruption of Russians Behind Tsushima Defeat
The leaked report to the czar by Admiral Rojestvensky blames Russia’s Sea of Japan defeat on corrupt shipbuilders, incompetent crews, and mutinous seamen. He cites misreported armor, shells that failed, and executions off Madagascar. Nebogatoff’s squadron mutinied. united squadrons hesitated to fire after leadership changes. The piece portrays a rotted naval administration undermining national defense.
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Rojestvensky
Batle
Tsushima
Friends of
Russia
London Spectator
Con
Mada
Nebogatoff
Madagascar
Country Behind Glass: Florist Windows Bloom With Green
In midsummer florists display shop windows filled with field flowers and a busy team of bees and butterflies. Window scenes feature landscapes with grassy lawns, a grove, a lake, water plants, palms, and a border of shrubs. Green tones dominate, ferns fill the space, and the overall effect is a single mass of lush greenery.
Early in the game over marriage property line
Hewitt recalls Gruet balking at the marriage service as the minister read the vow to endow the wife with all worldly goods. Gruet questioned why property must be placed in the wife’s name early in the marriage, prompting the remark about the game.
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Hewitt
Gruet
Jewett
N. Y. Sun
Useless Wealth and Mrs Minglesway’s Sorrow
A Chicago Record-Herald remark notes Mrs Minglesway appears to suffer great sorrow due to her daughters marrying Americans before her husband became rich from his parent’s wealth. The item frames social climbing, wealth, and family status in a terse quotation.
Ready to Fall in Love in the New York Mail
Social column notes a matter of heart and marriage choices. Maude and Mercy discuss love versus wealth, imagining a wealthy suitor if offered, revealing attitudes toward romance and marriage in society.
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Mercy
Maude
N. Y
There Was a Moth That Forestalled You
A witty Cleveland Leader quip notes Mrs Jawback William beat a moth to pockets by being first, while Mr Jawback laments the moth’s disappointment at losing the treat in a playful local cartoon caption.
The King Calls Favorite To Poker Game
The king has sent for one of his favorites to play poker, noting that a favorite is likely to lose. The remark was shared with his prime minister as a wry aside about luck and status.
Downtown bicycle fashion shifts as autos loom
A New York stenographer notes that riding a bicycle downtown has become a nerve wracking spectacle for women. She recalls many years ago women rode to work for health and pleasure, but autos have reduced bicycle use and increased danger from traffic.
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New York
Wealthy man boasted of revenue cutter clipper
A Philadelphia Press quip compares a rich man’s wealth to a revenue cutter used for clipping coupons, noting the joke that his riches come from cutting costs rather than from a yacht. The witty exchange highlights frugality as a symbol of wealth.
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Philadelphia Press
Zola's Guinea Pigs Public Sale in Paris
In Paris the estate of the late Emile Zola is offered for public sale including five thousand bottles of wine two milch cows and thirty six guinea pigs among the effects. The listing highlights the unusual assortment left by the famed writer and invites bidders to inspect and bid in the auction.
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Emile Zola
Paris
New Photography Feature Shows Underground Ore via Images
The progress in underground photography allows mining engineers to illustrate reports with pictures that reveal edge outlines ore bodies and other important features.
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Impor
Hard to Please Woman Quizzed by Old Globe Quote
A colorful old Globe remark recalls a woman famed for perpetual dissatisfaction. An aged source once quipped she would not be satisfied in Heaven even with an apron full of red apples, illustrating persistent fussiness.
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Atchigon Globe
Tribute of an Old Soldier to Gen Sherman
A funeral train bearing General Sherman’s remains passed a remote farmhouse at three in the morning. An old man in full uniform stood in the doorway with a rusty musket at present arms, bareheaded, until the train disappeared. A poignant final tribute reported by Lippincott’s.
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Gen. Sherman
St. Louis
Biggest Flag in the World to Fly for G. A. R. Encampment
Denver will claim the largest American flag, 115 feet long and 55 feet deep, with a 28 by 25 foot union field and four foot two inch stripes. Two foot high stars and 1450 yards of bunting will weigh 450 pounds, so it will spread across a five story building front on Sixteenth Street rather than hang from a pole.
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Denver
Sixteenth Street
Inventor of Smokeless Powder Honored as Chemist
Charles Edward Munriem, inventor of smokeless powder, is a professor of chemistry at George Washington University and an authority on explosives. He is regarded as one of the greatest living chemists.
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Charles Edward Munriem
George Washington University
Dishonest Viceroy Pawn Plot Exposed in China
The viceroy of the two Kuang provinces issued a proclamation banning pawned arms. Later, needing funds, he sent agents to pawn arms. Five shops accepted them and were fined $7,250 each for dealings with the arms.
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Kuang
China
Rail workers numbers in Great Britain and Ireland
England and Wales railway companies employ 312000 men while Scottish and Irish firms together employ about 40000 workers.
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England
Wales
The Tranquil Fathers Band of Paris Tradesmen
Paris contains a curious social organization of prosperous tradesmen who agree to trade with one another to the utmost extent and aid one another with interest free loans when needed. The clique calls itself The Tranquil Fathers.
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Paris
Giant seaweed as world’s largest plant reaches 300 feet
The text notes the largest plant is a seaweed species that can grow up to 300 feet long. Its dried stems are used as ropes by South Sea Islanders, highlighting its practical value and impressive size.
Feature of It Says A Girl Encouraging A Man Is Wrong
A Philadelphia Record item notes that it is sinful for a girl to encourage a fellow without intending marriage. Cynicus counters that she might change her mind. The short exchange reflects moral attitudes in a dated editorial tone.
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giMiens
Cynicus
Philadelphia Record
Giant sunfish caught near Santa Barbara weighs over a thousand pounds
A sunfish weighing more than 1,000 pounds was landed near Santa Barbara California, measuring 12 feet in length and representing a notable local catch.
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Santa Barbara Cal
Travels of a Cent Penny Counts Significance
A quirky note on the penny’s reach in everyday life noting roughly 125000 touches or interactions in a typical citizen’s routine, reflecting the coin’s ubiquitous presence and symbolic weight in daily commerce.
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A. Agramonte
Quemados
Man
Leonard Wood
Vera Cruz
Pasteur Institute of Paris
Rio de Janeiro
American Commission
Harvard University
University of Michigan
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Ww. P. Bane
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Christ
Sea of Japan
Zola
Tance
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