Vesuvius and Campania Tour Through Naples and Ischia
The narrator describes entering Naples with the Mount Vesuvius looming nearby and passing Ischia populated by beggars. They recount eruptions in 1845 and 873, lava burying Pompeii and Herculaneum, and the 1779 eruption that destroyed Torre del Greco. They trek pumice fields, barter with lava-embedded trinkets, endure heat and smell, and rest on a jagged rock before a return to the hotel amid curious tourists.
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Campania
Naples
Ischia
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Monte Nuova
Torre del Greco
Mountain racing in automobiles craze described
The piece laments speed loving elites chasing danger in autos from flat earth excursions to mountain climbs. It cites Milionaire Charles Farr and his wife killed instantly in France as symbol of speed excess as readers imagine future stunts like looping the loop and Alpine dangers. It notes early examples from Champlens to Vienna across Swiss mountains as proof.
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France
Milionaire
Charles Farr
Mie Pufie
Anowe
Alps
Champlens
Viennia
Bergered
Switzerland
New York Press
The unnamed scribes vow to fight for justice and progress
A fragmented poem declares the scribes as protectors of progress and justice. It envisions a future where they tame wrongs, endure hardship, and strive for noble ideals beyond gold. The piece lauds courage, sacrifice, and the right to pursue a higher purpose.
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Gould
Discovered Colonial Coin At Heathcate Hill Mansion Site
A copper slipence of Creat Britaln, with the sixpence, was found inside the old De Lancey mansion at Mamarditech No V by Spader, a local painter. The site, linked to the DeLancey family, dates to 1707 with a possible earlier connection and the find included a four foot six inch sturgeon weighing forty four pounds later in a separate anecdote.
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Wille
de Lancey
Heathcate Hill
Elan Sound
Mamarditech
No V
Po YE
Spader
Deloancey
Georgiis
Jones
Dedarcey
Davies
Romeo Caithelle
Baltimore
Miss Dulig Lincoln Fends Off Poisonous Snake at Farm
Miss Dulig Lincoln of Monictair, a guest at Mountal View Farm near Wurtshorouel, awoke to a two foot timber rattler coiled and ready to strike. She grabbed an alpine stock and struck, then again as the snake pressed its attack. The hired man later killed the reptile after it climbed poles on a sloping roof outside her window.
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Miss Lincoln
Viennese Inventor Unveils Streichklavier Instrument
A Viennese musician named Kuhmayer introduces the Streichklavier, a keyboard and pedal based instrument resembling a piano. Each key drives a bow across strings enabling rapid runs, shakes, and staccato with a wide dynamic range from soft to loud. The device blends violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass qualities, credited to Goethe’s influence.
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Kuhmayer
Goto
Bees Swarm Traps Sailor on Mast After Bite
A sailor on a ship from Dakar to Bordedim climbed the mast to adjust rigging when a swarm attacked, leaving him severely stung and nearly drowning. Iron mast sections were removed and smoke used to exterminate the bees. A separate incident on the St. Lawrence near Baltimore saw a large fish jump into a skiff, breaking the boat and capsizing the occupants.
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Ira Rrussell
Mise Helen Minc
Hopkins Point
St. Lawrence River
Baltimore
Belge
Somnambulist in Lewistown Walks Out Window
Report from Lewistown Pennsylvania describes a somnambulist named Mean Meith who arose from bed and walked to a window then fell from a height of about eight feet. The next morning four figures were found on the ground outside as the man stood uninjured, remembered nothing, and calmly returned to sleep after drinking water.
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Lewistown
Salinger
Steamship Zora sails with Turkish women crew
The Austrian steamer Zora from Alexandrette July 3 carries a female Turkish crew under Captain Calagrovich. L. Rugelli says the crew are all women, sturdy and seasoned seafarers, and claims Turkish Amazons excel in seamanship with women and men dressed alike.
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Zora
Alexandretia
Syria
Calagrovich
L. Ruzelli
Mr. Rugelli
Alexandretta
First Motorman in English Press: Early Motor Cart
An 804 reference notes Isaac de Rivas, a Swiss engineer, as the first to drive a cart using a motor with gas. The early trial occurred at Ston in Grisons, with a crowd watching as a cart loaded with stone was tested. The document supports the idea that motorized carts were conceived nearly five centuries earlier.
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Isaac de Rivas
Iit
Ston
Canton
Grisons
Iiventier
Vevry
Alee
Geneva
Uriyo Dows
Antero ian Vessel Accident Report
A vessel named Antero ian was damaged near Vinevitshy Street after a collision with a car. One tire was cut off, the bow deck burned, and the ship toppled. a nearby track and rail incident followed as officials reported on the ensuing inferno and a racial remark alleged in the aftermath.
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Ian
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