Wonder at Batty bears on vaudeville stage in Chicago
Batty brings four large trained bears from Russia and a five month old cub to a Chicago theater. The bears perform headstands somersaults tight rope walking and fence jumps under trainer Batty who plans to stay but fears summer heat. The animals are fed after shows with sugar milk or water as rewards and are kept chained when off stage.
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Batty
Chicago
Russia
Great Northern
Siberia
America
Russian Serf Marriages End in Military Service Drama
A tale from an Atlantic Monthly writer describes how arranged marriages among serfs were common in Russia. Andrei the tailor sought freedom for his beloved by marriage, but when they acted as godparents to a child they triggered an order forcing Andrei into twenty five years of brutal military service, ending his plans.
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Atlantic Monthly
Andrei
Andrew
Reformers Hobby Heads and Exile in China
In a colonial era sketch the empress and Kang Yu Wei are noted for chilling jokes about heads. Kang Yu Wei fled to Shanghai after Kuang Hsu’s fall and sailed to Hong Kong on September 27 aboard the Ballarat. The British captain refused to surrender him, and he remains in English custody awaiting his turn. The empress challenges reform while a vast rebellion looms.
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Kang YU Wei
Empresas
Kuang Hsu
Shanghai
Ballarat
Hong Kong
New York City captions spark farmers’ dreams
An impression from a Washington Star reader notes city papers mock farmers with cartoons and theater shots. The speaker hopes New York readers may soon praise agriculturists and cheer them on.
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New York City
Mr. Corntessel
New York
Washington Star
Small Ad Pages Echo Classic Poet Quotation
A Chicago Tribune note on the small ad pages quotes the line man wants but little here below and recalls printers busy with short ads. The remark links press work to literary inspiration and reflects newspaper life.
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Chicago Tribune
Churches Welcome 1600 Chinese to U S Membership
United States churches report 1 600 Chinese individuals joined church memberships, signaling a growth in minority church involvement and outreach across denominations.
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Churches
The
United States
Antarctic Exploration Revival Promises New Polar Commission
A London Spectator backed push to restart Antarctic exploration as scientists urge an international polar commission. With multiple parties now active and advances in equipment, observers believe collaboration will yield far more data than isolated efforts, opening vast unknown regions to study.
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London Spectator
James Clarke Ross
Erebus
Europe
International Polar Commission
Arctic
Polar
Antarctic
Thither
Capt
Ross
Antarctica
Hungarian Peasant Revolt Leader Sentenced in Hungary
Stephen Varkonyi, head of a peasants revolt that challenged lingering serfdom, has been sentenced to one year in prison for high treason. The movement attacked compulsory labor and manorial abuses, portraying Varkonyi as a Magyar Wat Tyler and a potent force among Hungary’s rural poor.
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London Mail
Stephen Varkonyi
Hungary
Varkony
Stephen Varkouy
Norah the Gordon setter teaches flowers and firewood chores
A storyteller praises Norah, a Gordon setter owned by Mon sieur Barbat, for bringing flowers from water and gathering wood for the fireplace. The dog shown remarkable practical intelligence in June 18395 during a walk by Liton ponds and in a winter study task.
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Gordon
Norah
Monsieur Barbat
Chameur Pratique
Liton
When Men Die Fastest and Births Peak at Dawn
The British Medical Journal study by Raser analyzes 25 474 death records and 36 515 birth records to show deaths peak in the early afternoon up to 7 p m and births in the early morning hours. He notes the death peak aligns with highest pulse and temperature in health and febrile illness.
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Raser
Bank Failures In Kansas Cost Santa Fe Conductor Much
A Santa Fe conductor in Abs lene, Kansas, lost 2000 dollars in the Kirby bank collapse. He later received 1000 dollars in dividends from the bank receiver, which he then deposited in the Cross bank of Emyria, another institution that subsequently failed.
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Kansas
Kirby Bank
Abslene
Santa Fe
Cross Bank of
Emyria
Britain Holds Half Share in Sand With Pallet America
A brief note states Britain owns one half of the sand alongside Palled America, outlining a joint ownership arrangement between the two parties.
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Britain
America
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