Voyageurs Up the Nile Aboard the Canadian Explorer
Oct. 24 dispatch from Korosko Nubia reports the Canadian voyageurs in high spirits despite murmurs against their boatmanship. The party describes swift Nile currents, a Sohag landing, a Beiges incident over a field threat, Luxor’s Karnak ruins, and Luxor to Assouan progress as they near Wady Halfa.
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Wady Halfa
Nile
Mont
Korosko
Nubia
Edfou
Sohag
Siout
Ingram
Illustrated London News
House of Commons of England
Prince of Wales
Lake Michigan
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Mr. Ingram, Jr
Melon Pryor
Egypt
Davis
Mathieson
Assouan
Col
Denison
Girgeh
Keneh
Fouakim
Melton Pryor
Sanahum
Seneh
Cullins
Fast Ride With Bulls Leaves Laughing Town in Awe
A Denver Republic imp story recalls a dramatic train run with Old George Van Camp on a red engine 162. Officials ordered speed, the chase dusted by bulls on a bridge, the engineer wiping blood from the window, and cows or bulls sparking fear among passengers as a sealskin wearer quizzes if they are the man’s only cows.
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George van Camp
George
Denver Republic
The Skye Crofters and Highland Evictions
A New York Times correspondent contrasts Skye crofters with Irish tenants, detailing eviction pressure by Highland landlords. The piece traces clan history, modern rent, and the shift from commons to private property, noting 6960 eviction decrees 1840 to 1883 and calls for crofter advocacy in Parliament.
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Thule
Violet
Conemara
Kerry
New York Times
Ireland
Highlands
Duke of Argyll
England
Skye
Tiree
America
Australia
Beggar Dies in Pittsburgh Leaves 5000 at Dollar Savings
A blind beggar who died in Pittsburgh left 5000 in the Dollar Savings Bank of the city. He mentioned a daughter living in Montevideo California, and bank officials will seek her, as no other claimant appears.
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Campbells
Douglasses
Mr. Gladstone
Gordon
Commons
Highlands
Ireland
House of Commons
Pittsburgh
Dollar Savings Bank
Montevideo
Cal
The Washington Monument A Thousand Marble Miles High
A Cleveland Leader correspondent details the completed exterior of the Washington monument, a 555 foot white marble shaft with a 55 foot pyramidal aluminium cap. He compares it to historical wonders, notes its massive scale and ongoing construction, and reflects on its enduring significance and safety concerns.
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Washington Monument
Cleveland Leader
Coliseum
Rome
Rhodes
Pompey
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
Nile
Cheops
Herodotus
Desert
America
Potomac
Cologne Cathedral
St. Paul’s
Sepeiere
Perha
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Heaven
Tower of Babel
Michael Angelo
David
Capitol
What Women Do With Dresses After a Season
The piece ponders disposal of fashionable gowns after Newport and Saratoga seasons. It contrasts hoarding with sharing, noting some wealthy women donate last season outfits to charity or children, while many keep or pass items to relatives, urging mindful wardrobe pruning.
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Newport
Saratoga
Philadelphia
M. Worth
Drunkenness and Theft Rise in Africa’s Interior
The report states drunkenness and theft have become common in central regions, noting these issues were almost unknown before white men arrived. The record reflects a biased colonial viewpoint and emphasizes a supposed preexisting moral decline tied to European contact.
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Africa
Population concentrated in Massachusetts chief cities
The census notes sixty percent of Massachusetts residents live in its main cities and towns. Quinine price fell to 80 cents per ounce from a wartime peak of 2.27 per ounce.
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Massachusetts
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Col. Denison
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Joe Laroque
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Luxor
Karnak
Mr. March
Upper
Thebes
Esneh
St. George
St. John the Baptist
Herodiade
Shilal
Skye Crofters
Stock Directory
Dennis M’killip
Red Willow
Thornburg
Hayes County
Neb
J. M
Postoffice
Max
Dundy County
Nebraska
Henry T. Church
Osborn, Neb
Red Willow Creek
Frontier County
Spring Creek Catile CO
Indianola
Republican Valley
Dry Creek
Spring Creek
Chaseig
J. D. Welborn
McCook
C.dercanbrack
Stokes & Troth
P.O
Carrico
George J. Frederick
McCook, Neb
J. B. Meserve
Spring Canyon
Frenchman River
Chase County
Lorillard
Climax
Joseph Allen
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