Noted figures and events in distant years and places
A broad collage of brief items reports on Mile. Aimée and other performers not visiting the country, Cadet Whittaker's lecture turnout, health notes about War Governor Carlin, Mme Adelina Path sailing plans, the death of Rev. Dr. Alfred Burson in Wisconsin, and various European aristocrats. It covers social, political, and colonial era curiosities with mixed locales from Wisconsin to London, and mentions a Danvers mining exposition and Boer War fundraising efforts in the United States.
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Carlin
C. Pennsylvanis
London Journale
Mme
Adelins Path
Wisconsin
Alfred Burnson
Pearcie du Caien
Bishop Foss
Milnnesota
Hay
Alimneapolis
Betsey Young
Georgia
West Point
J. da Witt Turrasge
Bay Sucre
Duchess of Cambridge
P Sousio
Queen Victoria
New York Freeman's Journal
Roman Catholic
Caienge
Danenhower
Hudson River
Srroness Burdett-Coutta
Tronden
Deems
New York
London
Rival end harbor bill law shapes reelection bids
In the pending congressional race, supporters and opponents of the harbor bill frame votes. A candidate seeking reelection who voted aye may wish he had voted nay as the campaign concludes. The debate centers on the bill’s implications and the challenger’s leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wounded like Garfield in Philadelphia shooting case
John Lannon, wounded after a July 17 shooting by Special Officer Yeager, lies paralyzed below the waist with the bullet likely piercing the bladder. Doctors at Pennsylvania Hospital, led by Dr. Gillespie and with consulting surgeon Dr. Agnew, monitor the case closely as they compare the wound to President Garfield’s and foresee a grim prognosis.
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Variows Usno
Mutgrodh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Garfield
Lannon
Cannon
Gilleapie
Agnew
Coats
Als
Syincadranch
Merlicul Sersace
The Luck of Waltero Knife and the Henry IV Assassination
Fragmentary narrative recounts Henry IV being struck by a knife wielded by Ravaillac as he rode in a coach. The assassin’s arm reached through the shadow of the vehicle and delivered two blows, one piercing the heart. Arrest follows on Duc d Epernon orders. Pietro de Malaghino seizes the weapon then later loses it in a crowd. The relic’s custody passes after Malaghino’s death to bin de- (text ends).
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Henry IV
Malaghino
Knife linked to Henry IV murder resurfaces in police bureau
A torn fragment from the Cartier Latin shows a dagger once owned by noble houses including de Saxe and Crequi, later lost for sixty years. A poverty-stricken student reportedly believes the fabled knife brought misfortune and, in a failed suicide attempt, wounded himself. Police note collectors seek the weapon.
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Maurice de Saxe
Senne
Bureau of the Commissary of Police
Cartier Latin
Raimboyo
Henry IV
T, James Gazette
Memphian humor and oddities from a bustling era
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a bygone newspaper page. Whig references to Gladstone and Arabi Bey mix with quips about wealth and libraries. Regional tales include a Jersey vacationer alarmed by "Toequitogs" and a Brooklyn wife planning a gazor on the dressing table for her despondent husband.
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Mauch Chunk
Brooklyn
Divorce Action Filed By Mrs Francesa M Scoville
Mrs Francesa M Scoville sues George Scoville in Cook County circuit court seeking divorce after alleging they married January 1 1853 and endured repeated cruelty including a May incident on Monroe Street Chicago and an assault around January 13. She asks for dissolution of the marriage and relief as equity permits with attorney R P Blanchard representing her.
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Imrg
Francesa M. Scoville
George Scoville
Circuit Court
Cook County
Bertha Catherine
Monroe Street
Chicago
Jona Ingh
Capitalists Tied to Sprague Plant Sale at Augusta Mo
Among the capitalists named in the syndicate that bought the Sprague manufacturing property at Augusta Missouri are James and Jaine, Anson P. Morrill and Lot M. Morrill.
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Sprague
Augusta
James& Jaine
Anson P. Morrill
Lot M. Morrill
Hostile Camps Rise as British and Egyptian Forces Mobilize
From Alexandria to Port Said reports detail British orders to front lines and a predicted attack from Abukir along the coast. Arabi Pasha proclaims resistance, while rebel manifestos claim support from Cairo and religious leaders. Gale of rumors runs through Ramleh and Shety Town as troops move and railway lines are destroyed.
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Alexanpara
Abonkis
Kafr Ed Dawar
Arabi Pasha
Cairo
Khedive
Carder
Alexandria
Egyptian
Arabi Fashain
Egypt
Jine
Beni
Port Saidibas
Ambi Adhe
Bittern
Aboukir
Arabia Pasha
Ramleh
Sheracelves
Rendizees
Arabi Pashasa
Mahatte
She Town
Mansoupre
Cairolo
Pashek
Ali Jehare Pasha
Be brave Beryl on the ship in a wild storm tale
Lakeside Musings recounts the perilous voyage of a wedding party aboard a sturdy ship as Beery McClaskey questions her fiancé George Simpson’s absence and illness while mother spares nothing to keep hope alive amid roaring seas and danger.
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Beryl
Anon
McClaskey
Gen W. Simpson
George
Sard
Mrs. McCloskey
Ringgold Tales and a Witty Snake Story
A conversation on the Ringgold steps features Judge Ballan and a colonel exchanging tall tales about giants snakes. The colonel admits exaggeration, revealing the longest snake observed measured ten inches, with the punchline about room for hitching posts.
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Ringgold
Trevkou
Anakes
Elonel
Isquid
Colonst
Rte
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