Pace Thag Kills and Pullman Legacy Scrutinized
Young George Pullman died in California from acute pneumonia as the Pullman fortune and family saga unfold. The tale traces George M Pullman the sleeping car inventor, twins George Jr and Sanger, marriages to Mina Fernald and Fellette Oglesby, elopements, and disinheritance terms shaping a dramatic family history. The story blends tragedy, wealth, and European noble connections amid Chicago and New York interludes.
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George Pullmain
California
George Pullman
George M. Pullman
Sanger
Pullman, Sr
Eny
Mina Lynne Fernald
J. W. Fernald
Chicago
Sanger Pullman
Hit George Pultman, Jr
Mins Fellette Oglesby
Hilnots
Pullan
Jadien
George
Miss Fernald
Elburn
N. J
New York
Florence
Harriet
Frank O. Lowden
Budelde
Europe
Blanche Bowers
Mr. Pullman
Brazelle
Arington
Carson ‘City
Nev
Jmne
Sleep Inducing Machine Promises Gentle Rest at Dawn
An article describes devices to aid sleep, including a two-panel rotating mechanism with mirrored discs that reflect light into the eyes to induce sleep and wake at a set time. It notes the social reach of the era and mentions related contrivances like the vibrating coronel, with references to Dr. Galffe of Paris and clinical testing.
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Galffe
Parin
Bertilion
Royal Love Match Ties Otto to Austrian Princess
Vienna gossip suggests Prince Otto Windisch Graetz will wed Princess Eliizabeth of Austria in a purely love match. The couple’s betrothal is treated as a confident, romantic pairing with no political alliance implied.
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Cons
Rudolph
Austria
Princesa
Bert
Europe
Alfred
Ida
Aomy
Otto Windisch-Graetz
Eliizabeth
Vienna
Prin
Alpine Wire Cables Prove Hazardous to Tourists
An Alpine accident on July 20 during a Tritutsun ascent in the Souhaler Alps shows dangerous wire cables used for protection. Sparks flew when an ice pick touched the cable after a thunderstorm, and lightning struck, stunning a guide and hurling him and the cable hundreds of metres below while other tourists fled.
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Alps
Souhaler Alps
Bear in Kitchen Mirrors Wild California Tale
A bear marauds a California farm kitchen as Mrs Hamilton battles it with an axe. Neighbors, including a 16 year old son, pursue the creature with a rifle. The bear escapes. later, the tale shifts to a dramatic 19th century honor story of a lone grenadier in the Austrian siege, celebrated as the "First Grenadier of France" for steadfast bravery.
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Willan Hamilton
California
Mr. Hruth
Philadelphia Times
Latour Auverene a Grenadier of France Hero of 1794 Defense
A famed French grenadier Latour Auverene defended a ruined mill against Austrian attackers in 1794 during the Austrian campaign. Outnumbered, he held a key position with limited muskets, feigning a larger force and prolonging the siege until support or surrender was avoided. The battle ended as a grenadier signaled through a window, halting the assault.
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Latour
Auverene
Grenadiers
Napoleon
Horation
Austria
Stour
Oy Glastomne
Waa
Thompson Island Toads Bring Pest Control By Garden Boys
George G. Norén reports Thompson Island boys in Boston Harbor farm school deliver fifty toads from Concord reform atory to plant gardens. Toads were released near flower beds and later another box of seventy arrived from Branwood school Topafield Mississippi. Toads burrow and emerge with rain, useful for pest control on the farm.
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Thompson
Bradley
Mr. Hart
Concord Reformatory
Forth
India
W. G. Fancher
Branwood
Topafield
Missi
Thane
King
George G. Noren
Thomson
Jnlan’ Beacon
Boston Harbor
The Mysterious Yoror Tt in Madison Square Park
A puzzling night in Madison Square Park ends with police chasing a strange scene. A bird cried help as a theater troupe worker is attacked, and the parrot-like sound “Polly wants a cracker” echoes from a maple tree before the suspect is captured.
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Madison Square Park
New York
Polly
Lta 4
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Melp
Tevernee le
4Sunior
Pert
France
Napolian
Fred Myron Colby
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