Strange Tales and Wonders From Across the World
A Florida coast discovery a five foot six inch circumference Bingle sponge. A two headed pig in North Carolina. A 91 year old Cincinnati woman who new teeth. A Woburn dog trails master by 200 yards on a run. Mount Roraima in British Guiana noted for height and water systems. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec chameleon flower changes color. A Virginia fox hunt ends with a bicycle and a dog pull. A malformed lamb described in English papers. White elephants of Siam and a Birmingham murder alibi tale. Travel vignettes include phonograph lessons and missionary whitewash jubilation in the South Seas.
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British Guiana
Roraima
Ceylon's Wily Crocodiles Delight in a Jungle Prank
A party visiting Poonarbyn Anglice attempts to net crocodiles in a muddy tank near a Garden of Flowers. They enlist thirty villagers and use long nets and prods, but the hunt yields no reptiles and leaves them all with a long thirst. The tale is recounted in the Weastminster Gazette.
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Poonarbyn—Anglice
Garden of Flowers
Tsay
Murray
Appu
Lucy
Weastminster
Ingenious eight day clock exhibited in Calcutta
A remarkable eight day clock from Calcutta features an hour gong and eight bella chimes, plus a perpetual calendar for all months including February. It depicts a military procession with figures in review, a sentry, drummer and bugler, with a concealed military band and hourly music. The mahogany case stands about six feet high and is richly decorated with brass.
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Calcutta
India
New York
Gavel From Washington Lays Claim With Potomac Lodge
A marble gavel once used by President Washington at laying the cornerstone of a capitol is said to belong to the Potomac Lodge of Masons in George Town. The relic, yellowish and about eight inches long, is kept in a Washington bank vault and can only be removed by lodge order.
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Washington
Capitol
Potomac Lodge of Masons
Georgetown
Washington Bank
Mourners Pack Chicago for Harrison Funeral Procession
The city paid deep tribute to murdered Mayor Carter H. Harrison with services at the Church of the Epiphany and a lengthy cortege from his Ashland Avenue home to Graceland. Authorities and citizens joined in a day of public mourning as business paused and floral displays framed the procession.
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Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Ashland Avenue
Adama Street
Brennan
Doyle
Hum, Schaack
Ross
Lewis
Hina
Thomas W. Palmer
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Nelson A. Miles
Richard J. Oglesby
Ford W. Peck
Lyman Trumbull
Fred H. Winston
Charles Fitz-Simons
H. J. Jones
C. C. Billings
Adolph Kraus
Philip D. Armour
Frank Wenter
John A. Roche
Joseph Medill
Hemstead Washburne
Fran Adams
B. D. Magruder
S. P. McConnell
R. A. Waller
Obsequies of Chicago Mayor Draw Crowd and Military Honor
The funeral cortege to Graceland Cemetery for the late Chicago mayor drew vast crowds and union of civic leaders. Procession included city officials, National Guard units, and U S troops with Episcopal service at the church before burial. The obsequies reflected deep mourning across Chicago and beyond.
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Graceland Cemetery
Board of Radifcation
Chicago
Chicago Hussars
Brand
The
National Guard
United States
Episcopal Church
T. N. Morrison, Jr
Iowa State Band
Graceland
Cit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida
J. W. Garrison
Flat Creek
N. C
Marm Smeaton
Cincinnati
Woburn
Mass
Iron Horse
William Shaw
Binghamton, N. Y
Mr. Shaw
Henry Gerbending
Fort Wayne
Ind
Samar Lerrens
Moraine
N. D
Bailey Farm
Polk County
Oregon
London
Temple Fountain
William Brown
Lost Creek
Philadelphia and
Reading
St. Joseph
W. Wuewitt
Harrington Mills
Bangkok
Kingdom of
Siam
Hiam
William Bell
Birmingham
Ala
Memphis
Persica
Epward Lave
San Diego
Cal
Mexico
South
McCrory
Oglethorpe
South Sea Islands
Crexpo
Venezuela
Carabobo
Ceylon
Church of the Epiphany
Ashland Boulevard
la Salle Street
Greorge GovLivis
Missouri
Bouth Dakots
France
Russia
Carter
Harrison
Prom
Tim City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!