Famous Lawyer Tales Of Burr And Hamilton Courtroom Drama
A long reminiscence links a Manhattan crime discussion to a Clemens story about Aaron Burr. It recounts Burr defending a murder suspect and a memorable display with candies to illustrate an "overdict." The tale ties to Clemens's novel The Rivals and a Washington Burr confrontation over a letter, shaping Burr’s hero image and Hamilton’s portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goce Clmred
Mucor
Washington
Manhattan
Aaron Fers
Jere Clemens
United States
Alabama
Burr
Murr
Mansein
Clemens
Times of
Hamilton
South
Clemena
Hamil
Aaron Hart
Clemens Avers
Filthy Peking: The Frigitary Cassaliary of Uhlon's Capital
An American writer in Heking describes Peking as filthy and crowded with three macadam streets and open drains. He notes vast poverty among the poor, extreme cold in winter, and high disease, with residents enduring damp conditions, vermin, and chronic respiratory illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhlon
Heking
Japan
China
Pawanbroker's
Ule
Assent-Minded Umbrella Mix-Up in Milford Car
In a Milford Journal tale an electric car ride ends with a man leaving as an umbrella slips from a seat toward the floor. Woman No 1 catches it and hurries to the door while the conductor is asked to call the man back. The man refuses to reclaim what is not his and leaves the “wateraped” blanket in the conductor’s hands as Woman No 2 regains her seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Journal
Wolves and Coyotes in the Far West
The article describes the American wolf or coyote, noting color, behavior, and breeding with domestic dogs. It recounts Don Coyote in Pasadena, California, bold in town, intelligent, and the pack hunting method that imitates military formation, ending with a comparison to Australian dingoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Huxley
Pasalena
Cal
Don Coyote
Avon
Australia
Chinese New Year Festivities Spread Across the World
An article describes the lunar New Year customs as celebrated globally from Pekin to New York. It notes preparations weeks before and large markets, with cleaning, decorations, and flowers, especially Chinese novellars. Debts are settled before midnight, as creditors pursue lingering accounts with lantern light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
New York
Bollo M. Brain
Woman's Home Companion
Orient
Alice Torcur
Chiheads
Indian Sweat House and Healing Tradition Described
An article describes the North American sweat house used by western tribes as a premodern healing space. It explains heated rocks, steam, and a cold river plunge as a cleansing rite, noting white influences and the strong reaction to cold. Photographs credit Leo Moorhouse in Panakton Oregon.
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Indian Hospital
Revipon
Leo
Moorhouse
Panakton
Oregon
Mysterious nerve sensation tale from a curious experiment
A fragment from a 19th century report describes a man with extraordinary numb spots across his body and altered pain perception. The piece notes many dead nerve areas on the skin and reduced feeling when a friend pricks him with a needle, provoking questions about bodily sensation and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenlina
Evinelig
Tn Poathy Avery Pordon
Nf Senschiak Spocke
Cinelnnati Enquirer
French mayor pledges plague measures amid scare
Brady Yar 16 reports a French prefect writes to a mayor urging Win to take propane actions as cholera fears rise. The mayor, puzzled by vague instructions, declares election support for the plague response. Investigations show he ordered as many graves dug as there were municipal graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Yar
Wirvane
Verry’s Cat Terrorizes Passing Dogs on Callur Street
Cal Horave B. Verry owns a cat that terrorizes dogs near the Verry domicile on Callur street. The feline hides at a gateway then pounces, gripping hair or hide as dogs retreat in panic. The scene ends with dogs fleeing in fear while the cat rides its odd perch and releases them.
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Col Verry
Steatrele
Worcester
Cal. Horave B. Verry
Callur Street
Himeek
Edmond Dillingham the modern Monte Cristo of Hawaii
A Honolulu industrialist and railway promoter, F B Dillingham, emerges as a practical Monte Cristo figure. The piece chronicles his rise from barefoot beginnings to leading sugar interests, the Ewa plantation venture, and expansion into railways and hotels, highlighting his optimism, railroad dreams, and charitable reputation.
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Ban F. Dillingham
Ture
Hazard
Stevenson
Kipling
Dalmas
Dilingham
Monte Cristo
Honolulu
Islands
Danteste
Mother Earth
Dillingham's Rise From Humble Labor to Cane Enterprise
The narrative traces Dillingham from a shipwreck survivor with no fortune to a disciplined self starter in Honohili Hawaii. Racing a path through early struggles he lands a dollar a day job then advances to spearhead oil land and cane ventures amid interregnum hardship. His honesty and drive attract capital and followers as he guides projects toward viability.
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Mawali
Maxi
Honohili
Dillingham
Hant
Kalakai
United States
Too Much for a Donkey in Italy Tourist Remark
A traveler in Italy remarks that a donkey cannot climb a slope, quipping that he will not attempt it himself. The line appears in the Ohio State Journal as a humorous aside reflecting travel humor of the era.
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Ohio State Journal
Minneota farmer shares success settling in Manitoba
J A. Rischert of Lyon County Minnesota recounts his Manitoba move in 1898 after meeting immigration official W F McCreary in Winnipeg. He secured homesteads near Virden, built a shanty, and prepared 175 acres for crops. His first year yielded 2700 bushels from 100 acres wheat and 30 acres oats barley, with higher yields on sod land. He praises land quality and cites $8.60 per acre offers by Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Canad Virdon
Man
Cutford Sifton
Ottawa
Canada
Manitoba
United States
Northwest
W. F. McCreary
Winnipeg
McCreary
Virden Board of Trade
Brandon
Lyon County
Minnesota
Brest
Whemt
Virden
Hargrave
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Jacom Rsichert
Women and the Emu Hons in Mantegarea’s Thesis
Prof Mantegarea argues in the Thumanitiian piece that women are far less implicated in forgery and counterfeit crimes, citing 100 male convictions to a single female case, with comparisons across Europe and varying summons before authorities. The article contrasts gender guilt across regions and times.
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Galt
Prof
Mantegarea
Thumanitiian
Min
Titanate
Mien
Europe
Wen —Tieitils
Vast Silver Output at Mesion For 200 Year
Mesion has produced one third of all mined silver over 200 years. Current annual production exceeds 60 million dollars, highlighting the site's immense output and sustained metal supply.
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Kansas
Peking
Angeles
Dee
Benjamin Franklin Dillingham
Gur Pacific
Dimas Gayn
Monts Crium
Aamond Dantes
Davis
Benjain
Roward
Hawaii
Ssillingham
Ieland
Oahu
Kinley
Dillinghim
Ewa
Ewa Company
Evon Ormly
Ist
Talen
Wainina
Walalua
Hood
Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester
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