Remains of Prehistoric City Unearthed in Arizona
A Boston Herald dispatch from Los Muertos Arizona. The Hemenway expedition led by Frank Cushing reports excavations of a three by two mile city with multiple buried sites along a main street. They identify a civilization older than the pyramids, likely Asiatic in origin, with extensive ancient irrigation systems and 19 buried cities in Salt River valley. Los Muertos housed about 10 000 people and Toltec remains show vast canal works and agricultural wealth.
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Los Muertos
Ariz
Boston Herald
Hemenway
Frank Cushing
Cushing
Salt River Valley
City
el Pueblo de Los Hornos
Ovens
el Ciudad de Los Pueblitos
el Pueblo de Los Pedros
Hussein
Pacifc
Asia
Tempe
Teltec
Salt Lake Valley
Ls Muertos
Toltec ruins revealed in earthquakes destroy large adobe cities
Two large blocks of Toltec buildings uncovered with cremation urns around a pyral mound and skeletons beneath fallen roofs. Pottery, implements, and relics shipped to Boston show cities destroyed by a sudden earthquake. walls thick, roofs crushed, many buildings 3800 feet square, with cremation remains and mass deaths verified.
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Boston
A Problem in Threes from St. Nicholas
A playful poem by Eudora S. Bumsteed asks how many kits and guests appear in a garden scene. Three little houses each hold three maids, cats, and kits, with maids also hosting three friends and those friends each with three dolls.
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Eudora S. Bumsteed
St. Nicholas
Climbing Fishes Explained by Mountain Stream Story
The Philadelphia Times recounts Mr. Holder's tale of trout climbing mountain streams. A four foot dam with auger holes creates a splashing current that lures trout to dash upward and leap through a round hole, allowing the fish to reach upper waters where eggs are laid to protect fry from predators.
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Holder
Philadelphia Times
Blind Boy Guides Miners Through Nevada Mine and Town
A Pittsburgh Dispatch account from Esmeralda county Nevada describes a blind boy employed at Pine Grove Mines who reliably navigates the mine and town. He fetches tools, tends cars, and even guides miners home on dark nights, avoiding many hazards along narrow crooked trails.
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Pine Grove
Esmeralda County
Nevada
Pittsburg
Speech of a Phonograph Iterate to Workingmen of Herculaneum
A phonograph reveals a stirring speech urging labor reforms in Herculaneum. The speaker extols workingmen, calls for public works and a protective tariff, and warns of electoral deceit while praising union solidarity and practical projects for roads, jails, bridges, and waterworks.
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Herculaneum
Bill Nye
Harper's Weekly
Vesuvius
Campania
Herentaneum
Pompeii
Register of Deeds’ Office
Agappina
Trifoliatum O'Donnell
Aurelius Mourkins
Herculineum
Impecunius Andronicus
Yeller-Landers
Savere
Vesuvius Roars Amid Loud Applause at Event
During a public gathering the crowd erupts in long applause as a distant roar from Vesuvius is clearly heard. The moment blends celebration with a dramatic natural backdrop, witnessed by attendees and reporters alike.
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Vesuvius
Newgate Prison Described in Historic Review
A London newspaper outlines Newgate’s history from King John through fires, rebuilds, and reforms. It notes thick granite walls, multiple wings, and cells with period furnishings, mentions Mrs. Fry’s early prison work, and concludes with demolition plans as rational use of the site.
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Newgate
Newgate Prison
London
John
Corporation
City of London
Compter
Bridewell
Blackfriars
Jack Sheppard
George II
George Dance
Newcote Street
Old Bailey
Batley
Lao
Banning
John Howard
House of Correction
Coldbath Fields
Halloway
Government Inspector of Prisons
City Lands Committee
London Corporation
George Hi
Nature as a Temperance Lecturer in Jim Jam Valley
A Texas Siftings note describes Jim Jam valley in southern California as a haunt where mirages create terrifying visions of monsters and demons to deter drinkers. It argues that a single trip through the fifteen mile stretch, filled with delirium tremens imagery, would convert even the most reckless youth to lifelong abstinence.
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Californian
Jim-Jam Valley
Mojave Desert
California
Texas
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