Night before Balaklava a phantom rider vision recalled
A narrator recounts a fever dream on the night before the Balaklava engagement of October 25 1854. He describes spectral cavalry including named officers and nobles, a ghostly charge near Grodno, and a rescue in the Ninety third camp that leaves him with frostbite and lasting memory of the vision.
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John Barleycorn
Abyssinia
Zuzuland
Langley Fetherstone
Col. Elmhurst
Aubrey
Bob Fetherstone
Sir Langley
Vic
Kipling’s Wiltshire Visit Ends With Jests From Dorothy Drew
A lighthearted tale from Kipling's Wiltshire stay recounts little Dorothy Drew hosting the novelist with stories and games. Dorothy’s mother, Mrs. Drew, teased that the author might be tired, but Dorothy claims Kipling found their company tiring in reverse.
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Orson Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Kipfing
Pamunkey Seek Cherokee Wives to Save Tribe From Extinction
The Pamunkey Indians of Virginia consider intermarriage with the eastern Cherokee to preserve their lineage. They have opened negotiations with Cherokee groups across North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, hoping for brides for Pamunkey men and husbands for Pamunkey women. The community numbers about 145 on reservations near the Pamunkey and Mattapony rivers, with a distinct copper skin, high cheekbones and dark eyes. The eastern Cherokees, numbering 2,885 across several states, are portrayed as industrious and self-supporting, with schooling aid from the federal government.
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Little Water
Virginia
Old Dominion
Mattapony River
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
United States
Col Van Horn a veteran political figure in Missouri and Kansas
The passage portrays Col. Van Horn as a seasoned politician with Deep roots in western affairs. It notes his service as secretary of the interior under Hayes, election to Congress in 1878, and a disputed 1894 bid amid fraud allegations at the polls. It highlights twenty five years of influence in party committees at national or state levels.
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Missouri
Kansas
Hayes
Congress
Col
van Horn
T B Blackstone's Role in the Chicago and Alton Railway
Timothy B Blackstone is described as president and principal owner of the Chicago and Alton road for over thirty years. The piece praises his energy, ability, and success among western railroad magnates and notes the Alton's stock and securities are waterless.
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Timothy B. Blackstone
Chicago & Alton Road
West
Altons
Pamunkeys Seek Marriage Alliance With Eastern Cherokees
Delegations from the Pamunkey tribe press for an intertribal marriage alliance with the eastern Cherokees in North Carolina. Negotiations involve Nimrod J Smith and chiefs at Bird Town Wolf Town Soen and Big Cove as emissaries travel from Washington and Tidewater to recruit eligible Cherokee youths and girls. The Pamunkeys trace descent from the Powhatans of Jamestown and Pocahontas era and seek new blood while facing diminished means, language, and bloodlines.
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Bird Town
Wolf Town
Soen
Big Cove
Tidewater
John Smith
Pocahontas
Virginia
Jamestown
Captain Newport
Jashestown
American
Atlantic
North Carolina
Robert T Van Horn Civil War Soldier and Statesman Profile
Robert T. Van Horn of Missouri emerges as a key contender for the seat of John C Tarsney in Congress. A printer by birth, he founded the Journal in Kansas City, served as mayor in 1861, led Union troops in Missouri, and held two terms in Congress while shaping western development. The narrative also touches on Daniel Blackstone, a Connecticut native and railroad pioneer, detailing his rise from rodman to president of the Illinois Central and his civic work including a public library.
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Grodno
Kansas City
Missouri
Twenty-fifth Missouri Infantry
Lexington
Shioh
Corinth
Senate of
Gress
Congress
Read
Mr Blackstone
Connecticut
Beauford
New York & New Haven Road
Stockbridge & Fittsfield
Vermont Valley
LaSalle
Chicass & Alton
Alton System
Blackstone
Alton
Austrian Countess Joins Nawab Party in San Francisco
Countess Kulliman of Austria, traveling with His Excellency Nawab Imad Nawaz Jung Bahadur of Hyderabad and his wife, arrived in San Francisco aboard the City of Peking. The countess, returning from the Orient, accompanies the Nawab’s wife but will travel on to Europe with them.
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Countess Kullman
Imad Nawaz Jung Bahadur
Hyderabad
America
Vienna
Orient
San Francisco
Peking
Count Kuliman
Hong Kong
Europe
Stops In Hot Weather A Spanish Paper Suspend Publication
A Spanish newspaper regularly pauses its issues during hot weather, citing heat as the reason for temporary suspension of publication.
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Enceg Pyr
Trilby Inspired Tales and a Secret Windfall
A collection of comic and dramatic vignettes features Trilby mania and satirical sketches. Jimmie at school faces taunts over his mother’s clothes then discovers his father’s bank notes totaling 87 435 67 in an armchair revelation. A mysterious admirer offers marriage to the widow.
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Jimmie
The Outcast's End Among Tropical Savages
A lone member of the Fifty-third greas' dies in a distant land beyond civilization. He recalls misdeeds and is buried by simple savages with ceremonial pomp. Tears and lamentations mark his final moments as his heart fades.
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Fifty-third
Ungreas
Angel Cake Hidden After Basement Singing Incident
Mrs Hicks stops a basement singer by hiding the angel cake after Dick8 sings a nameless tune. Hicks returns and asks about the interruption, confirming the cake was hidden to end the performance.
Couple’s Custody Quandary Sparks Quiet Local Suit
A brief exchange reveals Mrs Blerk seeking a separation after attempting to end her husband’s two habits. The result shows a strained domestic matter prompting legal action, with local implications and no further disclosed details.
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Jess
Income tax collector announced amid street parade
A street scene centers on a man named Mickey as he proclaims himself income tax collector while bystanders react and join in the festive display. The event unfolds with local kids responding to the unusual procession along the street.
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Mike
Mickey
Looked That War Wool Benedict Says Wife Clothes Cost Trifle
Van Pelt asks if he married a Hing ric ture. The fragment mentions Wool-Benedict claiming his wife’s clothes were inexpensive in a brisk wartime society note.
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Wool—Benedict
van Pelt
Sound Argument Herds In Favor of It
A brief note suggests support for a sound argument. The text hints at a debate stance and longer-lasting implications for the discussion.
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Deg Snaidso
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Louis Nolan
Hussars
Maj. Halket
Lord Fitzgibbon
Lang
Mount Shannon
Pigott
Lovelace
Belgravia
Hackett
Jerome
Leutenant
Maj. Hurst
Light Brigade
Heathcote
Delhi
King William County
Richmond
White House
George Washington
Curtis
Colonial Assembly
York River
T. B. Blackstone
Robert T. van Horn
Tars
Kulliman of
Austria
Trilby
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