Krakatoa Eruption Timeline and Aftermath Detailed
Historical account traces Krakatoa eruption from May 1880 tremors to the August 26 climax and the giant tidal waves. It notes air and sea disturbance heard across the globe, optical phenomena including colored sunsets, and the destruction of krakatoa and neighboring islands.
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Straits of
Sunda
Krakatoa
Batavia
Reto Russell
Douglas Archibald
Straits of Sunday
New York
San
Giving to the Poor Sourced from Public Charity Modes of Relief
Charles V. Smiley, writing in Popular Science Monthly, discusses the economic impact of giving to the poor across England Scotland and Ireland. He contrasts outdoor and indoor relief and cites the Irish workhouse as a brutal option while noting thrift in Scotland and London’s permissive relief. He calls for analysis of welfare causes including wage and land injustices.
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England
Scotland
Ireland
Britannica
Wick
London
Charles V. Smiley
Popular Science Monthly
A Once Powerful Indian Tribe
The Indiana Letter notes the Miamis dwindled from ten thousand in the state to about fifty families by 1872. Rev. Israel McCoy helped them, but progress and adaptation loss left only Cherokees as their successors. Stone hatchets and flint arrow heads still surface near disputed We-aw-ta-no and Tippeennoe, their last wild battleground.
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Israel McCoy
Terre Haute
Indian Territory
Shenonee
Wean
Wabash
Raccoon Creek
Pishewal
Miami
Tippecanoe
Tippeennoe
Indiana
Best Sidewalk for Easy Walking
A Globe-Democrat pedestrian notes that sidewalk surface greatly affects effort and fatigue. Polished stone requires more exertion than granite pavements, brick walks tire the legs, while iron walks with a smooth surface prove the easiest. The writer recalls a walking race where iron-on-stone paths proved faster and less tiring.
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Globe-Democrat
Mussian Rabe Memorial Foundation for the Blind
Vheczar dedicates 1,000,000 rubles and an estate valued at 300,000 rubles yearly to establish the Mienander Marien Institute for the blind in St. Petersburg. Chicago Herald.
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Mussian Rabe
Vheczar
al Maintensues
St. Petersburg
Mienander Marien Institute
Chicago Herald
Mean Man Refuses Milk Split Sparks Cow Damages Suit
A dispute over a cow leads to a lawsuit after Snifkins sues Jones for damages. The seller reportedly claimed Jones owned the front half of the cow and withheld milk, provoking the animal to attack.
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Snifkins Hle
Jones
Snifkins
Sniifkins
How Baseball Extras Were Rapidly Issued in Chicago
Walter Wellman's Chicago Letter explains the process behind early baseball extras. Reporters in different cities file first innings by telegraph, then last four by phone, while printers rush to stereotype and publish. Footnotes describe prizes, street hustling newsboys, and the race to beat rival papers with special editions.
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Chicago
Tapon
Sterrors
New York
Exchelub
Exyrer
CIA
Atsiety
Rees
The
Herald
Mmn
Rikt Ane Himelf
Walter Wellman
Costumes of Cores Reflect White Mourning Dress Abroad
A San Francisco Chronicle cor extends a portrait of Seoul street attire during a festive season. White predominates among common people with blue accents and bright gowns among officials and merchants. The tradition stems from mourning purity, three king deaths in ten years, prompting universal white dress to ease future wardrobe costs. Wealthier individuals may opt for other colors.
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Seoul
Cor
San Francisco Chronicle
Abainte Core Ointment Offered for Wide Range of Ailments
The original Abietne ointment comes in large two ounce tins and is claimed to cure old sores burns and chapped skin. It is advertised to heal all kinds of tiles and is sold by N. M. White City Drug State for 25 cents per box and 76 cents by mail.
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N. M. White
City Drug State
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Livers& Bowens
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N.Y
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L. Kupfer
Prop'r
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Icenter
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Satéana
W. J. Lemps Beer
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Silas
Montana
L. C. Fyhrie & CO
General Grocers
California Powder Works
Dillon
Edward Marlow
Helens Street
Dillon, Montana
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