Cannibal rites and brutal aid in Brass Niger region
Father J Dubendorf and Nathaniel the Brass mission boy recount a voyage on the Niger delta to Brass where the Royal Niger Company faces native attack. Cannibal feasts follow a brutal raid, with captives executed and limbs displayed, while a daring escape to a European factory ends after several hours paddling.
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Father J. Dubendorf
Onitska
Africa
Niger
Father Dubendorf
Nathaniel
Brass
Akassa
British
Royal Niger Company
Barbariam
Walt
Theg
Brase
Dubendorf
Guigues
Kroumen Africana
Flint
Summer sunshine cuts meat consumption in England
The article notes that hotter, sunnier summers reduced meat intake. In 1898 England consumed 161,000 tons less meat than in 1892, attributing the drop to 200 days of hot, sunny weather that lowered daily appetite by one ounce for 38 million people. Calorie intake shifted from meat as sunshine supplied energy.
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England
Miraculous Escape of a Child on Train Siding
Conductor Frank Norris moved a freight train onto a siding at Buckley's quarry near Strasburg Virginia to let a passenger train pass. A two year old child wedged on the ties was pushed clear by the cow catchers as cars passed. The child suffered only a bruise and was uninjured overall.
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Frank Norris
Buckley’s Quarry
Strasburg
Beekeepers Estimated At Sixty Two Thousand In Britain
Mr. Cowan estimates there are about 62,000 beekeepers in England and Wales. The figure highlights a sizable community involved in apiary activity across the two regions.
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Cowan
England
Wales
Inferno at Osceola Copper Mine Traps 200+ Workers
A fire and toxic gas at Osceola No 2 shaft near Calumet Michigan traps more than 200 miners. Forty two perished while many escaped or were overcome. Incendiary theory blamed. search parties and rescuers overwhelmed by smoke. Officials fear long recovery and potential victims in drifts.
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Qsceola
Calumet
Mich
James Richards
John Harvey
Richard Coombs
Lewis James
Jacob Paulson
John Stevens
James Parrey
Capt. Richards
Trenbath
No. 3
Hecla
Osceola
No. 2
Victory for Defender in first Cup contest
The American yacht Defender defeated Valkyrie on a 15 mile windward and back run in 4 hours 50 minutes 55 seconds, winning by 8 minutes 49 seconds. Jubilation follows, with some Britons skeptical, noting light breeze and Defender’s strength when running free with spinnaker. Experts say Defender may outrun in any wind that allows a 30 mile course.
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London
Mans
Yachtamen
Advertising and Ambition Shape Public Praise
A critique of modern ambition, social and political, arguing originality and personal merit over imitation. It praises Sappho soap’s global reach and inventive advertising while warning that rapid recognition corrupts. cites historical figures and vivid anecdotes to illustrate the power of honest effort and public acclaim.
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Angela
Wanamaker
Arnold of
Winkelried
Bunyan
Sappho
United States
California
Maine
India
China
Japan
Australia
South America
Aladdin
Poresrerak
America
New York
Magasines
Bapolio
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Pease
Ben Kelly
Muuch
Kelly
Aphold
Abou
Bapolic
U. J
Uncle Sam
U. S
Bridget
Morgan
Mary
Itamateh
Queen Victoria
Windsor
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