Adventurous Sailor Blackburn Crossed Atlantic in Small Boat
Captain Howard Blackburn, owner and crew of the sloop Republic, drew Chicago attention after two Atlantic crossings and lake trips. A past wanderer once drifted at sea five days, losing a companion. He survived, lost fingers and toes, started anew with community support, and later voyaged to round Cape Horn for Yukon river. He plans to sell the boat and attempt river navigation and a Mississippi trip.
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Chicago
Howard Blackburn
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Blackburn
Little River
N. F
Gloucester
Cane Horn
Yukon River
Mil
Mississippi
Disputed Novel Uses Actress Photo Prompts Damages
Miss Elsie Crescy, a Chicago actress, sues publisher M A Donahue for 50000 dollars, claiming her portrait on a department store edition of The Discarded Danenter was pirated. Publisher contends the photo was from a dramas magazine and not copyrighted.
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Elsie Crescy
Chicago
Miss Crescy
Miss Cresey
Richard J. Cresey
M. A. Donahue
Miss Creacy
T. A. Donohue
Miss Crescey
Longevity Gap Between Older and Younger Siblings
A study of a thousand brother pairs and sister pairs shows elder siblings live longer on average. Older brothers live about six years longer than younger brothers, while the gap for sisters is slightly smaller. The data do not prove which will die first overall, as birth date differences could offset lifespans.
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Whille
Jess
Pearson's Weekly
Rooster Mascot Steals Spotlight Aboard Kearsarge
A two year old rooster aboard the battleship Kearsarge, stationed in Manila Bay, became a ship mascot after a live chick hatched from a cracked egg found during meal prep. The steward kept the chick, feeding it and training it to crow, earning reverent status among sailors.
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Kearsarge
London
Manila Bay
Man seeks smallpox hospital admission for wife
A well dressed middle aged man called on New York's health commissioner to request permission to send his wife to the smallpox hospital claiming she has no smallpox but hopes to catch it to drive tuberculosis from her system. Dr Lederle refused the privilege.
Frick Moves to Run for Senator Post
Steel magnate Henry Clay Frick abandons a bid for the United States Senate against Hales Penrose of Philadelphia and eyes a future challenge to Senator Quay. With Frick out, allies including Senator Flinn Recorder Brown and Gov. Stone back Penrose, while Frick’s camp opposes Quay ahead of the term expiry.
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Penrose
Quay
Henry Clay Frick
United States
Hales Penrose
Philadelphia
Frick
Senator Quay
William Flinn
J. O. Brown
Stone
Newfoundland Statesman Seeks Free Trade With U S
Sir Robert Bond, premier and colonial secretary of Newfoundland, plans to visit America to advance ratification of the Bond Blaine treaty for free trade between the United States and Newfoundland. Bond is a prominent North American statesman from the landed gentry, educated at Queen's College, England, and begun his parliamentary career years ago.
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Newfoundland
United States
Robert Bond
America
North America
Robert
Newfounland
Queen's College
England
Fortune as a Gift Lucky Accident William C Stiffer Secures Land
William C Stiffer claims 379 percent acres in Logan township once patented by David Lewis in 1783 but abandoned for non payment of taxes. State records show Lewis and heirs vanished, land passing to state, then Stiffer secures absolute title after paying a small estate sum. Two coal veins lie beneath the tract.
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William C. Stiffer
Logan Township
David Lewis
Lewis
Stiffler
Knox Heads to Europe Over Panama Canal Issues
Attorney General Knox departs for Europe to settle matters arising from the Panama Canal question. Russell, in France, urges Knox take personal charge of certain features of the case. Knox declines to specify the issues and denies resigning Solicitor General Richards to join Abner McKinley.
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Panama Canal
Knox
Europe
Russell
France
John K. Richards
Abner McKinlevy
St Bernard Dogs Superseded by Modern Invention
The famous St Bernard dogs are to be superseded as lifesavers, with all mountain refuges to be connected by telephone to the main hospital. The system aims to aid travelers, workers, pilgrims who cross the Alps year round, though it may shame the dogs’ pride.
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St. Bernard
Turpin
Where Cotton Spools Come From in Maine Industry
The spool making and wood sawing trade in Maine has grown to major industry size. Many Maine spool bars are exported to Europe, with about 16,100,000 feet sent annually to Scotland, nearly all by steamship, concentrated by a single concern.
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Maine
Europe
Cisely
Scotland
Leaves Speak In Whispering Verse Of Hidden Voices
A fragmentary verse piece presents leaf imagery and whispered dialogue about a speaker and observers. It weaves odd names and phrases, hinting at a curious scene where leaves and voices recall a prior moment and a mysterious figure named Hugh Fisher appears.
Soldier Discovers Confederate Regimental Link Across War
An Ohio Forty-ninth Infantry private Ferguson meets Confederate prisoners at Tek River in 1862 and forges a fleeting chance to learn his father may be among the enemy. The exchange reveals how civil war split families along loyalties and borders.
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South
Forty-ninth
Ohio
Faultry
Ferguson
Tek
Signal Officer Killed in Early Jamies River Campaign
Comrade A. Dobbs recalls a May 4 1864 incident aboard the tig Charles Chamberlain during the Army of the James advance toward City Point and Bermuda Hundred. A rebel signal tower was shelled after its flag signal aided Confederate command, the tower and its keeper toppled, marking the first shot of the memorable Jamies river campaign reported by the Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Narnett
Chickamaure
A. Dobbs
Thiis
Jamies River
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Anecdotes of Osterhaus at the march to the sea
In an account of General Osterhaus during a Confederate pursuit, a heavy fire encounter tests his nerve. He coolly replies to a fearful officer that he is not afraid and urges discipline, then leads observations and orders a sudden march revealing his composure under fire.
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Osterhaus
Resacha
Capi
Smith
Terhays
Wwe
Aeewerel
Pegi
Renéral
Anlers Agate
Strheelie
Genvisl
Emmy
Bravery of Benjamin F Jacobs at Nashville 1844
A Chicago writer recalls the late Benjamin F Jacobs of the United States Sanitary Commission aiding wounded soldiers during the first day of the Nashville battle in December 1844. Jacobs, tall and conspicuous in a long coat, walked the firing line with two companions, offering water and cooling drinks as bullets flew, earning the regiment’s cheers for his humane act amid battle. The author notes regret at lacking names of Jacobs's companions.
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Benjamin F Jacobs
Chicago
Benjamin F. Jacobs
Thomas and Hood
Nashville
Tenn
Oldest Olig Soldier Jeremiah Gleason in Monroe Farm
Jeremiah Gleason, reputedly the oldest survivor of the Mexican war, lives on a farm in Monroe township Knox county. The third annual encampment of the Spanish American Veterans will be held in Annapolis on September 22, 23, and 24 with a presidential attendance expected on September 25.
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Jeremiah Gleason
Monroe Township
Knox County
Annapolisan
Woman Pilot Captains New Side Wheel Steamer Mystery
A woman pilot in Baltimore commands the steamer Mystery, a new side wheel craft. Capt Rowe’s daughter, aged 21, is officially registered as pilot of the vessel, marking a notable entry in maritime navigation.
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Rowe
Mystery
Haltimore
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New York
Pennsylvania
Lim
Lewitt
Giger
Tie Tiger
Hugh Fisher
James River
Thirtieth
B. F. Jacobs
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