Infernal machine explosion kills 128 at Bremerhaven
A man calling himself Thomas and later named Alexander plotted to ship an explosive device to New York. The clockwork detonated on a Mosel bound voyage after a heavy case fell from a crane, killing 128 people and wounding 56. Thomas shot himself aboard the ship, then died after confessing. Exchange.
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Bremerhaven
Whicn
Thomas
Bremen
America
Alexander
Germany
Bammer
New York
Southampton
Ceildren
A Crater Town Ships in Extinct Volcano Crater
Saba in the West Indies sits atop an extinct volcano and is called sun island though its summit houses a crater town. The Dutch residents, who speak English, build ships within the crater and haul them down a steep rim to the sea, a remarkable industry in the Whitward Islands.
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Saba
West Indies
Sun Island
Folland
Bottom
Whitward Islands
The Valentine Myth Origin of the Variety Show
James L. Ford in McClure's Magazine recounts a myth that the term variety show arose from a prewar New York small entertainment venue opened by Valentine. A friend suggested naming it a variety show after Valentine aimed to offer a variety of entertainments, shaping the phrase’s origin.
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Valentine
Coney Island
Mr. Valentine
James L. Ford
McClure’s Magazine
Locating Her Car on Broad Street Station Platform
A four year old girl at Broad Street station asks her mother why a Pullman parlor car has this or that feature, contrasting it with a kitchen car. The exchange reflects a child’s curiosity about train types while awaiting a westbound accommodation.
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Broad Street
Indy
Philadelphia Record
Tragedy Aboard the Princeton Explosion Kills Cabinet Members
A 1844 naval disaster on the frigate Princeton during a presidential celebration for President Tyler. A massive gun burst killed Abel Upshur and Governor Gilmer and injured several others, sending the ship into chaos as dignitaries watched. The dead were laid in state at the White House amid public mourning.
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Princeton
Broadway
Potomac River
Washington
Abel Upshur
Virginia
Thomas W. Gilmer
Commodore Kernon
Navy
Sykes
New Jersey
Maxey
Maryland
Mr. Gardiner
Congress
New York
William Wilkins
Pennsylvania
Miss Wickliffe
Dade
Benton
Fhelps
Veront
Stockton
Tyler
Commodore Stockton
Alexandria
Potomac
Fort Washington
Fred
George Washington
Upshur
Glimer
Mr. Upshur
A Flower Legend of Forgetmenot Origin
Dr A F Thomson shared a romantic tale from Mills about how the forgetmenot got its name. Two lovers suit a knight jumps into water to fetch the flower, cannot reach shore, and throws the blossom back with the line For get ime not, then drowns, leaving a legend of devotion and chivalry.
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A. F. Thomson
Mills
The Rhinoceros Brutal Jungle Hunter
A Hampton's Magazine portrait of the rhinoceros as a dangerous, furtive killer in the jungle. It stalks unseen, then charges with horn and horned force, fighting to the death unless faced by a cool, skilled rifle shot. The piece emphasizes the rhino’s stealth and deadly power.
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Hell
Natmal
Gibraltar
Hampton's
Terrors of the autograph album in the mid century
The passage recalls autograph albums from the mid 19th century filled with poetry and drawings. It notes universal contribution by girls, mentions Charles Dickens once finding none forthcoming, and an anecdote about verses sent to a beautiful maiden with a humorous remark about originality.
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Charles Dickens
London Standard
A Journey to Morocco Its Grey Panoramas and Dull East
In Morocco the tone is grayish white across clothes, houses, towns, and sands. The author notes a lack of color and life, saying the phrase gorgeous east applies poorly here. The wandering eastern era finds Morocco dull next to Asia, calling it Blades Shark in contrast.
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Morocco
Sahara
Asia
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Howard Melvin
BEX
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Paige
Tod
Sat
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Yiriron
Rand Tron
Properina
Norway
Dearborn
St. Truch
Tilghman Harvey
Burrsville, Md
Redden & Downes
Denton, Maryland
Mrs. Boone
Dr. Gray
Redden
Dr. George
Vesper
Baltimore
Choptank
Clark's
Kingston
Turkey Creek
Gilpins Point
Todd's
Downes
Towers
Williston
Lyford
Denton
Passapite's
Greensboro
D. Bennett
L. B. Towers
General Manawer
Feed and Sale
A. E. Cooper
Geo. C. Skirven
Carter Block
Vicinity
A. W. Houchin
Main Street
Greensboro, Md
Bolgiano
J. Bolgiano & Son
J. Holgiand & Son, Paltimore’s Greatest Seed House
Pallimore
T. W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
Otto
Burrsville
John Deer
South-Bend
Osborne
Acme
WoorTrEe
Box
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Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Fdenton, Maryland
DE Laval
DE Lavas
J. Frank Booth
Sunnyside Dairy Farm
D. Denton
Or Nuttle Hardware Company
Denton, Md
W. H. T. Wilson
N. Howard St
Baltimore, Md
Axminster
W. H. T. Wilson Furniture Co
Mulberry Street
Ernest G, Cooper
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Law Building
Organiz
TSEO
North British and Mercantile Insurance Co. Insurance Company of North America
Farmers’ Fire Insurance Co
German Alliance Insurance Co
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Phoenix Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
Union Fire Insurance Conese
Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Citizens’ Insurance Co
Missouri
Vibe Te Pha Fe
TSN
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Dolly Madison
J. W. Warren
Homestead Market
van Camp
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Washington, Ve
Junker
E. Fayette ST
Charles
Eastern Shore
Lipper
Nevius & Frampton
Easton, Md
Pensions and Claims
United States
P. O. Box
Fairbanks-Morse Jack of All
the Savings Department of
the Peoples
BANK
Ol Denton
KING
Hammond
AYARS
A. K. RobIns & Co
E. Pratt
Incorporated
IRB
Kent Country Mutual Insurance
Dover
Delaware
John T. Carter, Jr
L. Irving Jones
Alex. Noble
Preston, Md
James T. Cooper & CO
Undertakers
Touadtis
Pontiac
Michigan
Harrison Street
R. R. Ave
P. E. Coreran
Denton Depot
G. S. Rairigh & Son
President Tyler
Amy
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