Gibraltar and its great rock fortress visit in 1892
The article recounts a Atlantic voyage near Gibraltar, detailing the rock and fortifications, the neutral land strip, the 5,000 infantry and 1,000 artillery garrison, the caverns and Halls of St Michael, Moorish castle ruins, a bustling town, contraband smuggling, and the busy harbor with ships of many nations. It notes the Pillars of Hercules origin, siege history, and local climate.
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Guawitac
Hiram Powers
Chicago
Bolus Sea
Spain
Africa
Gibraltar
St. Michael
England
Berlin Roof at Anhalt Station Rivals Continent Width
Berlin boasts the widest railway roof in Europe at Anhalt Station measuring 198 feet 5 inches. The note contrasts enduring order with a sense of fleeting rule while mentioning Lowell Gourier.
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Berlin
Anhalt
Obsolete Words and the English Lexicon Debate
A New York Herald piece laments dictionary overgrowth and the flood of foreign terms. It argues Saxon roots preserve power and clarity, cites slang coinages and origin stories, and contrasts Webster's era with simpler Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.
Dying Prophet of Tiflis Surprises Public With Weekly Deaths
An Italian born in Russia and known as The Dying Prophet performs weekly feigns of death and return to life in Tiflis Cau casus Russia. He claims to visit the other world and to read lives from the book of life while skeptics call him a remarkable imposter. The report notes his audacity and the strong effect on onlookers as he stages these travels. Another item mocks a man smoking a pipe on a bicycle and jokes about NorumeG transforming into a pretty girl.
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Gibraltar
Calpe
Tarif Ben Tarca
Spain
Barbary
Geb-el-Tarif
Tarif
New York Sun
West Side
Flushing
Long Island
John Smith
Abigail Jones
San Francisco
Cal
New York City
Virginia
South
Michigan
North Carolina
Thomas L. Clingman
Congress
Illinois
Richard Green Parker
A. M
New York Herald
Tiflis
Caucasus
Russia
Tagarelli
St. Louis Republic
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Beraltar Rock
Bay of Algesiras
Genoa
Mediterranean
Godfrey Kneller
Lima
OF the Rock
Lowell Gourier
Webster
New York State
Philadelphia
Georgia
William A. Bogus
Alexander Cant
Scotland
Charles Sr
Clifford
Ashley
Buckingham
Arlington
Lauderdale
Gen
Butler
Fortress Monroe
Norumeg
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