Old War Tales and a Vast Ship’s Oddities Chronicle
Fragmentary text recounts colonial era exploits of General Montgomery and Arnold with references to Highlanders and the 84th Regiment, then shifts to a late 19th or early 20th century note on a large vessel nearing completion for transoceanic service. It mentions ship dimensions, engines, and passenger-carrying experiments, including a single funnel design and high wash, with scattered names and technical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn
Angus
Alexander
Cleveland
Siam's First Railroad Opens Under King of Siam
The King of Siam inaugurated Southeast Asia's first railway linking Bangkok with Paknam, praising progress toward civilization. English contractors won the concession after European rivalries. the ceremony featured royal aides, a silver spade, ebony wheelbarrow, holy water sprinkling, and a national anthem. Construction promptly began by contractors after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Bangkok
Paknam
Menam River
Burmah
Hindostan
New England
Centipede Bite Strikes Texes Farmer’s Wife
Mrs. Julia R. Lastenhow, wife of farmer R. M. Lastenhow of Texes, was bitten by a centipede hidden in a log placed on a fire. The bite caused severe swelling, convulsions, and progressive illness with brain involvement. Despite opiates, she remains insensible, periodically biting as doctors fear imminent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia R. Lastenhow
R. M. Lastenhow
Texes
Man-Eating Tigers From Calcutta Zoo Exhibit
In India, tigers were scarce in number due to space and feeding costs. The Calcutta Zoological Society collected seven or eight, losing some to overfeeding. A male and female tiger, captured in a pitfall, had a history of killing humans on the Hazari bagh road. Tigers turned to human prey when hunting deer and cattle was scarce, and once they learned the ease of attacking people, other prey became less appealing. The two tigers remained morose yet healthy, eating dhoop grass, and eventually produced cubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta Zoological Society
India
Hazaribagh
Longman’s Magazine
Mourning Customs and Etiquette in China Readily Seen
In traditional Chinese practice, mourning colors shift from black to white then to light blue or green. A subordinate may not approach a superior with a pigtail wound about the neck or head, and pulling a pigtail is the ultimate insult. Sailors and coolies commonly comb long hair as a social gesture, while beard and mustache are forbidden until grandfather status.
New York State Miracle Miss Sparks Healed by Pink Pills
From Hornellsville New York a young woman Miss Lillian Sparks recovers after four years of illness when doctors gave up. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her strength, weight and health and urges others to use the remedy. The story notes prior doctors, her 80 to 107 pound weight gain, and the pills’ claimed benefits and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Sparks
Erie
Steuben County
Corning
N. Y
Pennyslvania
Baton Rouge
Hornby Hills
Hedden
Purdy
Hoar
Butler
Hornby
Remmington
Painted Post
Dr. Bell
Monterey
Dena
Elmira
Dr. Williams
Lillian
Miss Sparks
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Brockville
The World’s Post Offices and Global Mail Volumes
A survey of late 19th century postal systems lists national post offices, volumes of letters, papers, and packages, numbers of offices, and key financials for countries including Sweden, Chile, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Italy, France, Austria, Hungary, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. It notes totals such as billions of letters yearly, millions of papers, and large national postal networks.
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Turkey
Mexico
Brazil
Postal Department
Norway
Netherlands
Imperial Post Office
Russia
Italy
France
Austria
Hungary
Canada
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
German Empire
United States
Bearden mob lynches three Black men after robbery claim
A Camden Arkansas dispatch reports a mob mob hanged Abe Crain Docs Benson and Jim Stewart in Bearden last night after they confessed to harming merchant Jesse Norman and stealing his pocketbook. Strangers gathered from interior towns as the town marshal was halted and the lockup opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Ark
Bearden
Jesse Norman
Abe Crain
Doc Benson
Jim Stewart
St. Louis
Chinamen aboard Pacific steamer raise legal tolls and fears
A Vancouver dispatch reports Canadian Pacific ships carrying large Chinese laborers face steep fines if they exceed legal limits. The steamer Danube carried 612, but only 180 passed customs after strict examination. Fines could total 19,660. Steamers Tacora and Danube transport more Chinese merchants, with berths added to Tacora. The earnings from fares of 30 dollars a head drive profits amid a tense cross border dispute over enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
United States
China
Victoria
Portland
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
Tacora
Alpha Centauri Distance Reveals Stellar Reach and Light Years
The article traces efforts from Hooke to Herschel to measure stellar distances, focusing on Alpha Centauri as the nearest fixed star. It details parallax methods, notable measurements by Henderson, Maclear, Moesia, Elkin, Gill, and the shift to relative parallax as most reliable, noting a distance around 271,400 times the sun’s distance and a light travel time of about 4,287 years.
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Seneca
Hook
Flamsteed
Cassini
Sir William Herschel
Sirius
Canopus
Henderson
Earth
Sun
Maclear
Moesia
Elkin
Gill
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Montsted
Thad
Neral Montgomery
Ter Arnold
Mac
Arnold
Quebec
Quey
Olla
John Small
Lord
Henry Clinton
Columbus
Croker
Siam’s
Oriental
Europe
White Elephant
Chuloalankorn
Tonquin
Lastenhow
New York State
The
Hornellsville
Times
the World's Post Offices
Egypt
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