Frayne tragedy revealed in cave of emigrant party remains
The 1853 Frayne emigrant party mystery is solved as explorer recounts finding a cave in the Laramie range containing wagons burnt by Indians, bones of thirty-two people, and a cache of clothing tools and letters. The discoverer identifies the Frayne party as Sac City Boone and Jefferson families and restores the long disputed fate of the travelers.
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Council Bluffs
California
Frayne
Great West
Fort Kearny
Colorado
Fort Laramie
Fort Fetterman
Laramie
Fetterman
Twin Mountains
Platte River
Hatcher's Pass
Wyoming
Cove
Tana
Sac City
Boone and
Jefferson
Cave
John Martin
Desperate miners in peril reach end of endurance
In a perilous ascent, the chambered ledge became a shelf where men stood to dig upward. Thirst sapped their strength before they could accomplish much, forcing them to slump and die rather than persevere.
Persia in Despair as Priesthood Seizes Power
A London Times correspondent reports Persia's crisis deepening as the priestly caste gains control while the shah weakens. Treachery at court and secret sympathy within the war ministry hint at a possible deposition and partition by European powers, with Mollan Mirza Hassan as a key agitator in the push.
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Persia
The
London Times
Mussalam
Samara
Bagdad
Mullah
Hajji
Mirza Hassan Shirazi
Natbes-Suitandh
Shah
Emin-es-Sultan
Mirza Hassan Ashtiany
Mussulman
Falls of Montmorenci Sold to Quebec Electric Light
The Falls of Montmorenci and surrounding property sold to Quebec Electric Light Company for 230000. The firm plans to divert river water for electric power and storage lighting, tapping above the rails and possibly damming a 20 mile upstream lake to ensure year round flow. The purchase includes the Duke of Kent estate once linked to Mme de St Laurent and royal household ties.
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Montmorenci
Quebec
Quebec Electric Light Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Queen Victoria
Duke of Kent
Canada
Mme. de St. Laurent
England
An Old Regiment Returns to Canada After 70 Years
The King's Regiment, the 8th Regiment of Foot, formed in 1685, returns to Canada after a 70 year absence. The unit served in Upper and Lower Canada, Niagara, Detroit, Fort George, and Quebec, with notable actions in 1812 1815. It held the first Mason ic field warrant granted in 1755 and had lodges at Niagara.
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King’s Regiment
8Th Regiment of Foot
Canada
Upper Canada
Niagara
Detriot
Lower Canada
England
Halifax
Quebec
Fort George
Grenadiers
Don Bridge
Kington Road
King Street
Old Fort
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Grand Lodge of England
Joseph Clement
Jno
M. Clement
The Tailor Made a Distinction
A stylish actor wearing a new coat attracts praise from friends who order the same cut. A passerby notes another friend calls at the tailor, asking if he is an actor. The tailor answers the man was a gentleman.
Wonderful Northwestern Tale of Indian and the Great Hole in the Water
An Indian guide Kirkat falls into a whirlpool near a canyon lake and is carried 250 miles to Lake Kootenay where his body is found. A Montana reporter and two prospectors recount the ascent, the deadly funnel, and the mysterious drift of Kirkat’s remains without clear explanation of the voyage.
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Kootenay
B. C
Albert Monson
Montana
Phil Barnes
Pierre Leger
Flathead
Kirkat
Bonner’s Ferry
Rockies
Canadian Line
Klikat
Tie Self
Barnes
Leger
Lake Kootenay
Klrkat
P. B
Wasth
Fatal Panther Attack on Camp in Salmon River Mountains
A narrator recounts a night on the Salmon River where a vigil for a feverish campmate ends with Joe the half breed boy seized and killed by a panther. The hunter details eerie noises, the lone watcher’s fear, and the discovery of bloodied blankets, leading to the brutal, unseen act of a fatal ambush by the big cat.
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Joe
Salmon River
Brazil's New Capital Site Sought by Commission
A Rio de Janeiro letter reports a scientific commission led by Senhor Cross has been formed to pick a site for Brazil's new federal capital. The team will operate from a central plateau region in Goias about 3,500 feet up, aiming to place the federal district within the watershed of the Parana Tocantins and Sao Francisco rivers.
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Paris Revue Francaise
Rio de Janeiro
Senhor Cross
Brazil
Rio
Republic of Brazil
District of Columbia
United States
Great Central Plateau
Geraes
Parana
Tocantins
Saof
Federal District
Multiple place notes and events in Hamilton and London
A collage of short items from Hamilton, London, and surrounding areas covers trolley losses, pension bridge plans, a Dublin explosion report, Gladstone and British museum news, industrial and financial notes, and local court actions. It mentions the Supreme Court adjournment, Gen. Grant, John D. Rockefeller donations, and a Niagara life-saving station contract.
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William McAulay
Hamilton
Collingy
Montreal Ci Bank
Cowbridge
Hamilton Street
Piene
Collin
Williar
Royal
London
Pension Bridge
Clarksville
Tenn
Theodore Folson
Cleveland
Rahway
N.J
Hunting
Thomas Collins
Edward W. Hallingsed
Jersey City
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Frederick T
Brow Grant
Harrison
United Stat Pacific Railway
John D. Rockefer
Chicago
Fort Niagara
Lewiston
Harrison H: Tion
Michigan
Lake Shore
France
War v Lakes
Owen Sound
B. J. Martin
Jef
Webster Ban
Dher
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Indians
Zack
Custer
Tends
Iowa
Falls OF
Mr. Barnes
Aeeet
Engand
Globe
Gladstone
Biarritz
Ostend
Amelia B. Edwards
Fi Flinders Petrie
Mr. Gladst
British Museum
Dublin
V. Cable
Nat
Tory
Ireland
United
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