A Forest Adventure in Sarawak on the Rejang
A personal reminiscence recounts a Sarawak voyage with Walter Dyett and family aboard a Rejang river yacht. The party hunts pelandok and small game, but a boa constrictor strikes near camp killing the dog Carlo. Walter shoots the snake, saving Addie, while villagers harvest the snake skin and fat for cure. The tale ends noting a second boa nearby, hinting serpents seek mates.
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Adela
Sumatra
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Walter Dyett
Papa
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Mr. Dyett
Addie
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Mr Byert
Darling
Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava report
In the Balaklava charge of the Light Brigade, 673 officers and men took part. One hundred thirty were killed, one hundred ninety four wounded, and fifteen taken prisoner. Only 196 escaped riding back. 482 were dismounted. Of 678 horses, 475 were killed and 43 wounded.
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Balaklava
Sultan funds Muhammedan missions to Africa
A Turkish sultan is sending out missionaries at his own expense to Africa to observe and respond to the continent's advancing development.
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Turkey
Muhammedan
Africa
Old Zeus of Beloit Professor Emerson Portrait
Beloit College seniors and faculty remember Joseph Emerson known as Old Zeus a legendary Greek professor who came to Beloit in 1848 from Yale and grew into a paternal figure admired by students His eccentric teaching style and laconic prompts shaped generations and he remains a colorful fixture in the college’s Prairie era lore.
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W. T. Eustis
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Donald G. Mitchell
New England
William the Conqueror
Peter Bulksey
Charles
Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Senator Matt W Ransom Widely Feared Confederate Veteran Dies
Matt W Ransom North Carolina lawyer and planter born 1826 guided commerce and agriculture committees in the Senate from 1872 until his term ending March 3. He joined the Confederate army rising to major general before the war’s end and later resumed law practice and farming in Northampton County. He died in Mexico and his successor nomination was confirmed.
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Ransom
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Montgomery
Ala
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Football Beat a Politica Rally for General Butterworth
A Delaware political rally during the recent campaign featured General Butterworth, introduced by the chairman who praised him as the father of Frank Terworth and lauded his leadership qualities. The event highlighted party commitments amid the election effort.
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General Butterworth
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Delaware
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Frank Terworth
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