Turbulent soapbox of European war rumors and odd feats
A Belgrade telegram claims Servia plans to start hostilities against Turkey after Russian Danube crossing. Dispatches report mutinies in Roumania and Crete, Greek reform, and a Bath bridge disaster with 100 plus deaths. Russian strings pull, London cabinet splits, and strange street tales from New York to Galveston pepper the page.
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Belgrade
Servia
Turkey
Danube
Constantinople
Vienna
Roumania
Canaris
London
Lord Salisbury
Bath
England
Prince Gortschakoff
Lord Derby
Russia
Suez Canal
Egypt
Dardanelles
Persian Gulf
Sulina
Financial Markets And Local Strikes Highlight May Update
New York prices for flour wheat oats corn and pork show mixed values with cattle and hogs range bound. Separate note from Twickenham reports bell ringers strike after parish church in London rejects an Orleans Club ceremony. Virginia researcher Dr. Floyd notes skin pigment formation linked to cellular vitality loss.
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New York
Chicago
Milwaukee
East Liberty
Jm OG Lc
St. Mary's
Twickenham
London
Orleans Club
Wrestling Match Tour Through Buarakli Djumna
In Macedonia I watched a wrestling match near a town of Christian Bulgarians. A thirty yard circle drew Turks Bulgarians and many gypsies, with a gypsy band playing. Two competitors stripped to the waist entered the ring after a ceremonial handshake and began a lively struggle.
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Europe
Ile
Col. Baker
Turkey
Buarakli-Djumna
Fashion Notes on Hats Collars and Jewelry of the Season
The piece details Mapestres collars and collarettes with ruffs and ruches, bonnet styles with tied ribbons, popular colors like Gloria de Dijon rose and Carmine, long nets used as veils, Athenean striped gauze on bonnets, white fabrics and camel hair, and new French jewelry designs featuring beetle and bird motifs, plus silver combs and matching pieces. It cites Mrs. Edwards and quotes N. Y. Hoening Post.
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Europe
N. Y
What the Birds Accomplish
The article extols birds as guardians of ecosystems, detailing roles for swallows, swifts, nighthawks, woodpeckers, creepers, checka dees, warblers, fly catchers, blackbirds, crows, thrushes, larks, snipe, and woodcock. It argues their removal would ruin insect control, tree health, foliage protection, soil surface balance, and crop yields, citing crow benefits to farmers and warning against grasshopper infestations.
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West
Gardner
Northampton
The Night in Gwynns Cut and the Red Bird Mystery
On a crisp October night Ytol Vathek follows eerie sounds from Gwyns Cut to uncover a plot to wreck the Red Bird express. She confronts Morgan Duke, forces him to clear obstructions, saves the train and his life, then parts from him as justice pursues him.
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Ytol Vathek
Bootes
Orion
Heaven
Gwynn
Beaumont
Ytol
Mississippi
Ain
Ed Gordon
Red Bird
Yiol
Night Express
Morgan Duke
Express
Nan
Sare
Oeal
Last of a Dynasty Prophesies in Hayes Era
The piece muses on dynastic endings and the notion that Hayes may be the last of the Republican line. It contrasts Grant’s reception with Hayes’s presidency, predicts Democratic triumph in 1880, and uses political metaphors and era figures to frame the looming shift in power.
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Ben Wade
Wendell Phillips
Gen
Grant
Esse
Posse
Jeptha
Ammon
Morton
Hayes
General Grant
South Carolina
Florida
Louisiana
Chamberlain Pasha
Packard Effendi
Noah
Victors and Vanquished in American politics and a pianist scandal
The piece argues that three months after Hayes’s inauguration the Democratic party holds strength while Republicans falter, reversing early predictions of Republican dominance. It notes Democrats would endure office losses while policy aligns with Democratic aims, then shifts to Rupensrety the pianist being insulted at Windsor with a failed bribe offer and London mockery over the affair and Rubenstein’s wealth.
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Wyoming
California
Utica
N. Y
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mark
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia Chronicle
Courier-Journal
Detroit
Mr. Hayes
Democratic Party
Hayes
Republican Party
Orue
St. Louis
Rupensrety
India
Windsor
London
Leip
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DR. C. McLane
Dr. M&lane
C. M.lane
Femina Bros
A. T. Walker
Madden's Block
Monmouth
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James G. Madden
Monmourh
Illinois
Madden
Ohn Porter
Ira
Mosher Porter & Mosher
Roene
Hartin’s Block
Broadway
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WM. C. Norcross
Westside Public Square
Almon Kidder
Monmouth National Bank
John T. Morgan
Ttorney and Counssior
Rueister
Er Fuhic
Warren County
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D. P. Phelps
George Snyder
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Darfour
Edinburgh
Great Britain
Duga Pass
Montenegro
Rutschuk
Bucharest
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Athens
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Crete
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J. C. Logan
National Independent Party
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Peter B
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Peter Cooper
Greenback
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Conn
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G. R. G. Pitkin
Jack Wharton
American Medical Association
International Typographical Union
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Edward Griffin
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Trenton
N.J
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Boston
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Pool Iceeman
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Fashion Notes
Louisville
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