Unique tombs mark Gardiner island founder in early Saybrook tale
Sir Lion Gardiner, granted Gardiner's Island by the English crown, lies buried in East Hampton Long Island, with a modest grave marked by four cedar posts until a new granite mausoleum was later erected. His burial site on American soil inspired a distinct commemorative monument reflecting his feudal ambitions.
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Lion Gardiner
England
Gardiners Island
Long Island
Lian Gardiner
Lord Sayand-Seal
Lord Brooke
Rhode Island
Saybrook Point
Connecticut
Lion
Saybrook
Bneland
Sir Lion
Gardiner's Island
Easthampton
Gardiner Tyler
United States
Dar es Salaam: German East Africa’s Growing Capital
The article describes Dar es Salaam in German East Africa rising from a modest hamlet to a thriving port. It notes population growth to over 300 Europeans and 21,000 natives, eight German commercial houses, a brewery, hotels, Greek and Portuguese merchants, and about 200 Hindu and Arab shops. The town has newspapers, hot climate, imported machinery, and inland plantations for rubber, coffee, and cotton. Community leaders meet bi monthly at the chamber of commerce to coordinate prices and policies for the public good.
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Dar Es Saeliiin
German East Africa
Dar Es Salaam
Vuender
Bot
Chamber of Commerce
Mar Es Salaam
Deer Rescued by Engineer Near Coquille River
On the Mandalay, a young deer fell overboard near the Coquille River mouth while the steamer struggled against outgoing current. The chief engineer jumped in, rescued the half drowned animal, and towed it to the ship where the crew hailed it as a mascot and sent word to the San Francisco Bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Coas
Mandalay
Coquuilly
Waukey
Swank
Gid
San Francisco Uulletin
The Ace of Peacocks In Country Life Essay
A writer in Country Life argues about peacock longevity and behavior. He notes an ancient bird once owned by the suthar of Lothair and comments on its apparent age, comparing it to human lifespans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Towrikts Joke On Irish Men In Race Meet Tale
A fragmented humorous tale on the Towrikts and Irish racers near Puatheetown evolves as three men race a train and encounter a station, with a later boast about tickets and a transformation into a comical misadventure on a foggy Isle of Devk ft Tighiin.
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Limerald
Puatheetown
Titan
Ofreland
Geri
Sintenen
Otto Thres
Peculiar Portraits of Shoup in a Senate Echo
A fragmented reminiscence recalls ex-Senator George Shoup of Idaho in a Norman room, facing the wall as reporters note his habit of staring toward the door and evoking memories of his lively Senate days, with peers joking about the staredown in committee rooms.
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Shoup
Senate
Sor- Naa
X- Sonoton
Fragmented headline from an unreadable page
An OCR fragment references locations and distances with unclear names and numbers, mentioning areas, towns, and a distance of seven miles. The text is incomplete, yielding no clear event, action, or entities to summarize.
Campfire Sketches and Civil War Poem by Warren
An excerpt discusses a military occupation in Alaska and a bold Civil War era poem urging American soldiers to stand firm. It notes Rev. MF Warren, Yale graduate 1804, later Unitarian minister, abolition and temperance ally, who served as chaplain in the Civil War and authored Tales and Poems including Airs of Palestine.
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Mr. Warren
Yale
HolHs Street
Boston
Troy
N. Y
Melford
Mass
Chiaplain
Treasury Department
Palestine
Alaska Clothing for Troops Heavier Gear Supersedes Mackinaws
Col Patten notes Alaska's rigors require extra heavy clothing for troops. New gear includes muskrat hats with extended ear flaps, a wolfskin hooded parka in blue denim, fur lined cuffs, and mittens with detachable inner lining for drying. Regulations shift from light wooden underwear to fleece lined garments. A one year supply and a reserve depot at Fort St Michaels ensure rapid issue.
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Col. Patten
Alaska
Gallison
Secretary of War
Fort St. Michaels
Alaska Troops Stocked With Clothing and Provisions
The dispatch notes that U S troops stationed in Alaska have been and will continue to be adequately supplied with necessary clothing and provisions. The brief message underscores ongoing logistics support for military personnel in the northern frontier.
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United States
Alaska
Giant sixteeninch breech loading rifle for harbor defense
The Watervliet gun factory nears completion of a sixteen inch breech loading rifle, touted as the most powerful engine of destruction. Endicott Board proposed forty for New York, Boston, San Francisco and Hampton Roads. costs per firing exceed 1500 dollars. range about twenty one miles. projectile weighs 2370 pounds. powder needs 1176 pounds common or 576 pounds smokeless.
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Watervliet
N.Y
Endicott Toard
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Mont Blanc
Pike's Peak
Kropp
Krupp
Rodman
Wort Hamilton
Aviver
Carleston
Howe
Pittshore
Kowtzman
Charles 3. Smith
Army Bureau of Ardnance
Washington Times
Wanted His Little Frock In Barracks Tale
A Gordon Highlander invites his wife and six year old daughter to visit him in Scotland. The band is on sentry duty, so they observe him pacing in a kilt with rifle. The child asks in a shy voice if daddy will catch the man who stole her little frock.
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Scotland
Silent Union Cemeteries Hold Civil War Dead
In seventy nine national cemeteries the bodies of nearly 300000 soldiers who died in the Civil War lie interred. Some cemeteries contain an army of over 10000 soldiers, marked by white headstones with many bearing Unknown.
Adages on Love, Heat, and Expertise
A collection of quips on marital praise, energy, and self confidence. It notes a wife recalling a husband's compliment, heat driving motion, and an expert as someone with modest skill and strong self belief.
Toy making from street paving blocks in London pavements
A garbled report notes discarded Wedgledeks blocks from London street pavements carved from dense Australian karri and jarrah woods. Blocks, though surface damaged, remain hard inside and are sold to toy makers. German toys face competition as English makers lower prices. Paris prefect Le Poinpe plans French toy exhibitions to curb German imports. Duchess of Cornwall and York receive Canadian toys including a numbered Toronto city model made by Toronto schoolgirls.
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Karri
Jarrah Woos
Australia
Gral Sud
Wedersell Foreien
Germany
M. Lepine
Police
Maris
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Toronto
Chicago News
Clothes Prove the Ruin of the Trive of Indians
A Chicago Chronicle reprint claims the Topowaks near the Golorady river and gulf of California are dying from civilization as they abandon traditional life for tailor-made coats. It cites headmen selling wives’ livelihoods for clothing, with Professor McGee stating the tribe’s civilization lags behind ambition and degrades them.
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Diduitte
Golorady
Gulf of California
Yuma
Orm
W. J. McGee
Bureau of Ethnology
Indiana Tellies
Southwest
Chicago Chronicle
Largest gun in the world readied for Watervliet factory
The 16 inch breech loading rifle for harbor defense nears completion at Watervliet NY after a decade in planning and five years of work. Compared with Civil War artillery it dwarfs earlier weapons. The Indicott board recommended forty for New York Boston San Francisco and Hampton Roads with numbers likely to be cut.
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Army Gun Factory
Watervilet
Indicott Board
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Rival Parties Fear Educated Voters Swelling Votes
A historical remark argues against educating fools to prevent boosting turnout for the two major parties. It questions boastful claims by a generous man who helps his neighbors, warning such acts could spur rivals to surpass him later.
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Ias
Sir Lion Gardiner
Ganliners
Inhwiit
Genaaks
East Africa
Om Thrig
Jing Cuy
Ace of Peacocks
National Cemeteries
London
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