The American duel and its fatal mystery explained
A Berlin dispatch discusses the so called American duel as practiced in Europe. It portrays death by own action as a ritual of fate decided by lot, recounting Professor B.s suicide and linking it to belief in dueling. The piece argues for ending this bloody practice and notes related European wedding anecdotes from Virginia.
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Virginia
New York
Democratic admin pushes home armor plant bid fight
The secretary of the navy details the armor bids for ironclads and naval guns, noting only two bidders and favoring a Bethlehem works U.S. plant. He explains why domestic manufacture matters and cites press praise for the administration’s policy to build armor and forgings at home.
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New York World
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