Tragic Turkish Rail Disaster Shocks Constantinople
Horror rises in Turkey as a January 18 wreck near Constantinople kills twenty and injures about thirty, scattering refugees from Adrianople. The line blocks trains, survivors receive aid only after a relief run arrives Tuesday, while war news from Greece and Rome’s Pope death add to global turmoil. Soldiers and officials, including Garibaldi and Medici, are noted amid the disaster.
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Turkey
Adrianople
Constantinople
Hademkeui
Yarymourgas
Mita
Constantimple
Victor Bratianuel
Inferim
Italy
Menotti Garibaldi
European News Summary From Britain to Asia
Statistics show Great Britain’s gross income rising from 115 million pounds at century start to 671 million in 1875, with 44 percent gain between 1865 and 1875. The paper notes capital growth from 5.2 billion to 7.498 billion pounds by 1875. Fire panic in Calais kills ten, injures twenty. Turkey abolishes Grand Vizier office. new ministry to pursue army expansion. France seeks peace. most European powers invited to Eastern Question conference. Austria’s crown prince to tour Scotland then Ireland and English factories. Russia’s peace terms milder than Germany’s to France. Cuban patriots press on. Czar keeps troops ready for lasting peace.
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England
Great Britain
Calais
France
Turkey
Crown Prince
Austria
Scotland
Ireland
Russia
Germany
Spain
Nora a Tale of 1675
A night vigil drives Nora to contemplate vengeance and murder linked to Metacom. She recalls a fragile love, the planned arson that destroys her village, and the brutal stabbing of an innocent child by Metacom's hand before he is shot. Years later she wakes in a cell, a mad tale of guilt and penitence.
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Metacom
Aquethet
Andrew Metacom
Metarom
Nora
Metucont
Sgun
Xensen
Heaven
Bristle Trade Across Nations and Market Values
Text describes global bristle sourcing led by central governments, notably Prussian bristles, with Siberian and Viatka regions prized. It notes prices from 25c to $1.25 per pound, annual exports around 114,440 pounds, and value near $5 million. Germany France Belgium England supply bristles, with France producing millions via hogs and processing. Bristle quality criteria include length, elasticity, and color. bleaching methods vary. Demand for top grades exceeds supply, keeping high prices.
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Siberia
Sarapaitl
Viatka
England
Germany
France
Belgium
China
Gersharty
Midi
Brittany
la Champage
Sheevrabor
Bristles Shaping Global Trade in Russia and Britain
The piece notes bristles as a key aging fiber after wool and silk, mainly sourced from Russia and Britain. It describes limited U.S. output, large imports, and Russia’s dominance in bristle quality, with best bristles from cold-region, lean hogs, especially from the dorsal spine, fattening altering value, and traditional collection methods through tallow factories and forest drives.
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England
Rom
Great Britain
Russia
Siberia
America
Muscovy
California's famous bank in a San Francisco sketch
A Boston Journal letter describes the Bank of Nevada as the city’s great gold bank run by Flood and O'Brien. It notes vaults with over ten million, displays of jewelry, and casual security yet no theft. Flood and O'Brien are portrayed as thrift, risk and mining wealth founders with detailed family lives and social circles.
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Flood
O’brien
San Francisco
Boston Journal
Bank of Nevada
New York
Flood & O'Brien
O’ Brien
Bonaziz
English plans for Egypt intrigue and European reaction
The article discusses British acquisition of Egypt and the global impact. It argues that a British move would threaten Russian interests, invite Continental opposition, and affect access to strategic routes like the Black Sea and Suez. The St Petersburg Gazette notes risks and possible realignments with France and Italy.
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England
Russia
Italy
Austria
Beacous
Suez Canal
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Bosphorts
France
Lord Beaconfield
St. Petersburg Gazelle
Egypt
The White Man's Mind and a Sioux Miracle Tale
A Seminole legend recounts three spirits creating races by washing in a sacred pool. One emerges fair after drinking, one copper colored after hesitating, and one black after delaying. Here, the Great Spirit presents three packages reflecting labor, tools, and intellect. The white man receives pens and the engine of the mind, symbolizing mental progress.
Till Eulenspiegel and the Wit on Fortune and Adversity
A tale of Till Eulenspiegel traveling with companions shows his mood shifts as he descends a hill and climbs another. He explains his laughter vanishes when descending, while rising brings courage by thinking of the next valley. The lesson: balance joy in prosperity with resilience in hardship.
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Eulenspiegel
Til
Mareuspiegel
Paris Exposition of 1878 to Feature Vast Exhibition Halls
Description of the forthcoming Paris Exposition of 1878 notes the main building nave nearly 2200 feet long and a vista over 231 feet, with transepts and vestibules exceeding 1100 feet. Eight industrial courts arrange France and other nations separately, centered by fine art galleries. Across the river, the Trocadéro Palace will house a history from savagery to modern science and art, later serving as a municipal museum. The passage ends with a stray note on Raster dates and past customs of eating eves.
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France
Random miscellany from fashion to world affairs
A varied cache of notes reports on Constantinople power myths, Paris gifts to a popular actress, coinage trends in US cents, Barnum’s ticket sales, and the Philadelphia Mint’s change flows. It also mentions a Windsor Eagle, Scottish drink laws, Longfellow autographs, Paris wine adulteration checks, Nevada offshore Teel depths, and social shifts in Bertgn India.
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Napoleon
Constantinople
Paris
Cate
Philadelphia Mint
Chadbourne
Williams College
Behief
Vyranid
Nevada
GO Fathom
Leita
Bertgn India
John Robinson
Nothingham
England
Harrison
Cleves
Ohio
Matilda Stanley
United States
Canada
Vicksburg
Miss
Dayton
Willuh Real Estate
Bridgewater
Conn
London
Tanntton
Mass
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Rome
Tris
Austin
California
Till Eulenspiegel
Windsor Castle
Longfellow
Germainy
Patent Office
W. H. Babcock
Washington
Atlantic
Mercedes
Europe
Duke de Moutpensier
Trousseau
Countess de Paris
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