New Austrian Rifle Promises Swift Firepower at 2700 Yards
A Vienna built rifle by von Mannlicher boasts a 6.5 mm bore, 40 inch length, and a rate of fire near 120 rounds per minute. Tests near the Austrian army show rapid breech operation, high velocity, and a design that can still function as a normal repeater if needed. The weapon is praised for speed, reliability, and shipboard combat usefulness.
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von Mannlicher
Vienna
London Times
Wabring
Steyer Small Arms Manufacturing Company
Walls and Temples of Ancient Cities Described
The account details Nineveh with a 14 by 8 mile expanse, a 100 foot high wall wide enough for three chariots, and inner Kahylan within fortifications 75 feet thick. It notes gates opened and closed by brass shutters at sundown and references the Temple of Diana at Ephesus prior to outlining further structure.
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Chien Thies
Nineveh
Kahylan
Monager
Diana
Ephesus
Proper carving rules from the Baltimore Sun guide
The article outlines careful carving methods for fish fowl and meats. It covers salmon portions with back and belly, delicate head pieces, roe with shad or mackerel, fowl breast with attached wing, bone work, beef sirtuin in thin slices, mutton cuts, ham slicing, tongue delicacy, veal loins with kidney fat, venison jointing from bone, and butcher prep before carving to simplify duties.
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Baltimore Sun
Origin of a Slang Phrase Eat Crow Stems From New York Tale
A Tribune retelling notes a governor's Island tale where a soldier shoots a crow, is forced to eat part of it by a furious Dutchman, and later must eat the remaining meat under threat. The episode ends with a commandant hearing of the duel pact and the crow eating becoming a proverb for enduring humiliation.
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New York
Tribune
Governor’s Island
Chambers Street
Distan
Tramp Earns Dinner By Cutting Trees In Taylor Township
A tramp asks for food at a Taylor Township farmhouse and agrees to work for it. He uses an ax by the well curb and cuts down three maple trees planted by the farmer’s grandfather to earn a square meal, with neighbors noting his exertion and timing as a shotgun nearby keeps watch.
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Taylor Township
Tim
Free Press
Sicilian Brigand Captures British Consul at Marsala
A Sicilian brigand raid at Marsala, famed for its wines, ended with the British Vice Consul yielding about $2. The raiders fled when locals approached, while debating the fate of the English traveler with such a small purse.
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Sicily
Marsala
Vics
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