Prominent New York Politician Becomes English Subject
The Register reports OAKEY HALL, once a noted New York political figure around Tweed disclosures, naturalized in England and saying he does not expect to return to America. The piece notes hopes for the U S market and mentions James M. Uragarden of Kansas City, 80, married in Knox County in 1836, who sought and obtained a divorce from his 75 year old wife after she deserted him. he wept when granted. It also recalls gambler Bexrpier Kink of the Mississippi River era who died at Maysville Kentucky aged 70 and that Southern lawyer Prisntiss was a heavy bettor.
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Oakey Hall
New York
England
America
James M.uragarden
Kansas City
Knox County
Ohio
Bexrpier Kink
Maysville
Birk
Sargeant
Prentiss
Jackson
Miss
European Bankc on American political and architectural contrasts
The Berlin Nation notes Europeans view Americans as the most conservative politically among civilized people while noting Americans excel in domestic comforts. It admires American architecture as in its infancy and praises Brooklyn Bridge as among the grandest and most beautiful structures in New York.
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Turopean Bankc
Berlin
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Stehr’s Five White Steers Mortgage Leads to Fraud Charge
An Town resident named Stehr pledged five white steers as collateral for a loan from a moneylender and faced arrest when his wife allegedly presented five children in lieu of repayment. The creditor pursued money fraud charges as the case unfolded. The report also notes industry employment figures in Pennsylvania and a miscellaneous quote about travel on a Chicago to Youngstown line.
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Stehr
Chicago
Hornellsville
Chicago Herald
Youngstown
Ohio
Washington Spiders Flood Public Buildings With Webs
Spiders around Washington have found abundant prey near electric lights for public buildings. Their webs grow thick and cover architectural ornamentation, leaving a dingy appearance when wind tears them or decay causes shedding. The insects also occupy portions of ceilings that receive light, cluttering rooms with refuse.
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Washington
Sugar stains trigger memory of a Choiseul-Praslin fight
Wuen Mile, married to the Duc de Brissac, hosts a frigid reception in Paris. Invitations are refused by the aristocracy over a sugar refinery. While serving tea, a spill on her dress prompts the Duc de Choiseul-Praslin to warn care with sugar marks, prompting a cool reply about bloodshed in his family.
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Say
Duc de Brissac
Faubourg Saint-Germain
Duc de Choiseul-Praslin
Early submarine idea traced to James I era
The English Mechanic notes the long history of submarine craft, citing a Dutchman named Drebbel who built a boat that traveled beneath the Thames during James I’s reign. Since then many designs followed, but none achieved practical underwater travel.
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James I
Drebbel
Thames
Submarine designs and panther terror in New York era
The article notes a Nordenfelt style submarine of 1,300 horsepower to be trialed in Southampton water come spring. It also details a violent sandbagging method shared by an expert named Kent in Chicago and recounts a Philadelphia coachman safely stopping runaway horses by breaking the pole. A huge nocturnal panther prowls Humphrey New York, killing livestock and terrorizing villagers before a mob hunt ends in the panther’s death eight feet long.
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Trek
Veacamaker
Hudson River
New York
Nordenfelt
Southampton Water
Humphrey
Olean
N. Y
Whitney
When a Late Night Talk Prompts a Spring House Hunt
A playful reflection suggests that a late night conversation between two young people may lead to a future together. If the business boom continues, they could be seeking a house to rent in the spring, signaling plans and commitment.
Degradation of Women in India Recalled by Eye-Witness
A 19th century eye-witness recounts a suttee scene and funeral ritual, describing a wife seated beside her husband on the pyre and the crowd’s brutal indifference. The account notes Brahmin fees, crowd behavior, and the collapse of rigid austerity in Indian life, with commentary on fat women and happiness from Buston Herald.
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Gogerly
India
Zenana Alissious
Ganges
Brahlin
Aziday Magazine
Remarkable meteors observed in 1985 skies across the Midwest and Alabama
The report recounts a midair meteor near Lafayette Alabama in summer 1985 leaving a trailing light for minutes. It describes another meteor near Crafton Wisconsin and a loud nighttime explosion. It also notes Havana resident John G Henry reexamining a 1560 meteor, proposing it as an asteroid 60 rods wide traveling 80 000 mph with a path over Lake Michigan Rhode Island and Long Island Sound.
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Lafayette
Alabama
Crafton
Wisconsin
Coe
John G. Henry
Havana
Lake Michigan
Rhode Island
Henry
Lyman
Earth
Ithode Island
Long Island Sound
The
Hudson
Emira
Buffalo
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Physique of American Women and Shifting Body Types
A historical notice discusses changing American female body standards from thin and delicate to corpulent. It questions what causes this shift and notes the visible rise in average weight among women in daily life and public spaces, reflecting on societal perceptions and trends of the era.
Anecdotes of Paul Boyton the Swimmer in 19th Century Tales
Chicago News recounts Paul Boyton’s near misses and feats on river and sea. It recalls his rescue escape from an Irish coast storm after planning a 900 mile sea plunge, a Danube wheel accident, and a Rhone crossing where guards halted contraband hooks set across the river.
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Paul Boyton
Clark Street
Iman
Boyton
Ireland
British Isles
Lean
Danube
Rhone
France
Svssel
Chicago News
The Lost Atlantis and the Pacific Creation
The article argues Earth is still shaping itself with Pacific tests and subsidence. It cites Dana like mountains from Wawaiiea to Sumatra, cites sinkings in Indian Ocean and Andes, and claims many people perished in submerged continents. It views upheavals as necessary steps in creation.
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Atlantis
Atlantic
Pacific
Atlantic Ocean
Dana
Wawaiiea
Blendown
Society
Pearl Islands
Liji
Solomon
New Guinea
Spice
Galeres
Borneo
Sumatra
Malnacea
Indian Ocean
Andes
Atlanta
Deep Canadian Slide Involving Fogg And Partner
A quirky exchange from the Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Fogg went to Canada with his partner’s money, humorously calling it a toboggan slide. A Sunday school child explains she sleeps in the middle, so she isn’t afraid of the dark or night prayers.
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Fogg
Canada
Itisburgh Dispatch
Mary
How Ireland Is Governed
A Youths Companion summary argues Dublin Castle governs Ireland through the Lord Lieutenant and Chief Secretary, aided by boards and magistrates chosen by the central authority. It asserts local elections are limited, officials answer to Britain, and Irish autonomy is curtailed. The piece cites Lord Lieutenants’ broad power, Protestant majority magistrates, and centralized rule as evidence Ireland lacks self rule.
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Ireland
Dublin Castle
Dibi
Castile
Trish
Dublin
Mrv. Chamberlain
Ma. Gladstone
Russia
Poland
Tell-Tale Courage of a Boy and a Painter
A tale recalls Salmon P. Chase as a schoolboy at Cincinnati who refuses to name the boy who set a fire, saying he would leave the school rather than become a tell-tale. The scene shifts to a street corner with a man musing on string reminders before noting Michael Angelo’s birth and death years.
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Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
the Treasury
United States
Cincinnati
Chase
Loxae
Blank
Lightning fragment and wonders from Popular Science
A lightning strike in Norway split a tree with the upper portion appearing to be sawn free from the lower. Reports from Algeria note two camel cases of hydrophobia with pasture exposure. France displays thunderstorm photos and experiments in quieting horses with electric devices. Silk weight fraud via tin chloride rises, though American silkmakers deny such practice. A golden beryl vein found in Berkshire Hills promises trade potential. Antarctic exploration hints emerge from Baron Von Muller proposing outposts and steam aided balloons. Dream imagery linked to weak daytime impressions, and a list of infectious disease durations outlines incubation periods for measles, smallpox, scarlet fever, mumps, and diphtheria.
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Loiten
Norway
Algeria
France
America
Berkshire Hills
Baron von Muller
Auckland
Macquarie Island
Wundt
T. S. Pearse
Preacher Outwits Hotel Keeper In Western Town
In a western town Elder R- famed for worldly wit duels a jovial hotel keeper over a dinner debate. During collection the comb and ivory chip are mixed with coins, the chip lost, then reclaimed when the elder converts it into a five dollar note. The landlord vows not to dine with the preacher again.
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Elder R
Dominic
Harper's Magazine
Johnny's Spelling and Luther Quote from 1529
A children's spelling exchange ends in a humorous mispronunciation with knee and grow. The text shifts to a historical note stating Martin Luther's followers adopted the name Protestants in 1529.
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Martin Luruer
Protestanta
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