Grand mix of musings from Mora on world affairs
The Mora Minnesota column surveys global topics including diplomacy in Constantinople, Cuban-Spanish tensions, military reform in the United States, Newfoundland coal finds, New York charitable work, and a French noble lineage theory. It notes voter opportunities in South Carolina, church and colonial dynamics, and comments on American heiresses awaiting a French aristocracy exposé.
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France
Mrs Bunker Sails with a Dog as Chaperon in Essex River Tale
Betsy Bunker travels aboard the Sir Edmund Lyons to Ipswich with her dogged chaperon, a buccaneering crew, and comic mishaps. Aboard the barge they bond, bicker, and endure a chaotic voyage ending with a guarded farewell at Ipswich.
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Betsy
St. Katharine's
Betsy Bunker
Edmund Lyons
Hess
Bill
Sam
Capt. Codd
Sir Edmund Lyons
Codd
Dodd
Essex
Resh
Rover
Elow
Ipswich
Vast Lake Superior shore hinders rescue in Missoula wreck
Detroit Free Press reports the steamer Missoula wrecked off Brule Point near Sault Ste Marie, miles from civilization on the Canadian north shore. Crew spent nearly two days before sighting a fisherman's shanty and a full week to contact owners after landing.
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Missoula
Lake Superior
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Big Lake
Sault Ste Marie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Port Arthur
Fort William
Caribou Island
Sault
Head
Detroit Free Press
Pittsburg Plans Huge Inclined Plane to Mount Washington
Pittsburg capitalists back a Harrisburg charter for a 3500 foot incline plane from Fourth Avenue over the Monongahela to Mount Washington. The 9 to 10 percent grade suspension span would span the river 1800 feet, with 250 foot towers and cars via cables. The project promises high speed, no river obstructions, and a bold suspension bridge design.
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Harrisburg
City Incline Plane Company of
Pittsburg
Fourth Avenue
Monongahela River
Mount Washington
Brooklyn
Carson Street
A Curious Piece of Pottery Found on a Jersey Farm
George Moore of Rose Hill Farm Fanwood N J plowed up a singular flask or jar of unknown origin. The object is a lentiform ceramic mystery with a slender neck and vitrified surface, possibly molded in a sea shell, and its use remains unclear.
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Jersey
George Moore
Rose Hill Farm
Fanwood
N. J
New York Herald
The Sense of Hearing in Early Telecommunication
The article argues hearing grows more valuable than other senses as science advances with telegraph telephone and phonograph. It notes trained listeners can identify voices by sound alone, similar to recognizing writing by familiar handwriting, citing Elortris Power.
Millinery Opening Draws Town Talk in Beaton
In a Beaton Traveller note Fuddy and Duddy recall strolling downtown last evening for a millinery opening with Mrs. P. A theater visit and chatter about hats prevail. Mrs I. claims the evening was delightful though she cannot date it precisely.
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Boston
Fuddy
Duddy
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