A Miserable Winter For Minima And Nelly
In a grim December to February, Nelly and the frail Minima endure hunger and cold in Normandy. When creditors close in, Mlle Morel departs, leaving them to seek Mrs. Dobree or Tardif for aid. A chance encounter with a priest guiding them to Ville-en-Bois offers shelter and hope for a safer path toward Granville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Perrier
Minima
Martin Dobree
Tardif
Julia
Madame Lerrier
Monsieur
Mademoiselle Morel
Mademoiselle
Madame
England
Bordeaux
Normandy
Paris
Granville
Falaise
Mina
Nighttime Reaches a Grove as a Child Pleads for Aid
A narrator and a child hide in a lone grove of yews and cypresses as rain and wind lash the area. A rough market-cart carriage appears with a blue hung horse, and a red faced peasant driver stops, accompanied by a priest in cassock and hat stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Monsieur
Madame
Francis Laurentie
Ville En-Bois
Ville-enbois
Monsieur le Cure
Jean
Minima
Warning to Preachers in a Memorable Sermon Tale
A preacher recalls a summer sermon disrupted by a drunken man who slept in the rear and later woke, prompting a quick improvisation. He reflects that loud preaching must be tempered and recalls the insult delivered aloud as the audience listened closely to the witty reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Townsend Brady
New Lippincott
Castle by the Atlantic Surges With Shipwrecks and Death
An advertisement offers a crenelated castle on the Ironbound coast with ten rooms and seven bedrooms, billed as having all modern conveniences despite frequent shipwrecks and corpses nearby. The notice invites those fond of danger to rent at ten guineas per week through an unspecified London outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mittsburg Commercial Gazette
Wetapot by the Sea Trip Canceled for Tipping Funds
The Baltimore American notes a summer trip was abandoned due to insufficient funds for tips, despite having money for expenses. The item reflects a reader’s dilemma over travel costs and gratuities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetapot-by-the Sea
Baltimore American
Tuberculosis Death Toll In Paris In 1800
Paris records show 46,988 total deaths in 1800 with tuberculosis responsible for 12,314 fatalities, more than a quarter of all deaths, highlighting the disease’s heavy impact on the city’s population.
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Paris
Happenings Review Highlights Peace Efforts and Far Reaches
Taft says conditions are good for peace in the Philippines. A Chinese cruiser visits Manila to honor General Chaffee. Fire in Clarksville Arkansas destroys $100000 in property. The transport McClellan sails from Bermuda to New York. The navy accepts the battleship Wisconsin. Many items cover fires, incorporations, riots, and political movements worldwide with named places and figures.
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Taft
Philippines
Manila
Chaffee
Wakeman
New York
Clarksville
Ark
McClellan
Bermmda
Baltimore
Telephonic and Ocean Cable Plan for Alaska and Orient
Seattle leaders back submarine electric communication from Puget Sound to Alaska and Manila. Senator Foster drafts a bill to lay and maintain connecting cables via a northern route, urging swift congressional action despite business pressures.
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Puget Sound
Alaska
Manila
Congress
Foster
United States
Orient
Treason in Mindanao Seeks Military Rule Again
General George W. Davis requests Misamis province be placed back under military control in Mindanao. He alleges treason by elected leaders of Cagayan de Misamis and others connected to the Katipunan. General Wade endorses the move as aiding justice and stable government.
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Manila
Dee
George W. Davis
Zamboanga
Island of
Mindanao
Misamis
Davis
Cagayan de Misamis
Province of
Katipunan Society
James F. Wade
Cebu Island
United States Philippine Commission
General Chaffee
Tayabas
Luzon
Philippines
Samar
Batangas
J. 8. Park, Jr
Twenty-first Infantry
Alaminos
Laguna
Second Infantry
John D. Hartman
First Cavalry
Bell
James D. Tilford
Tilford
Oregon State News Briefs Highlight Growth and Incidents
Boring for oil near Springfield and a new creamery planned at Fairview. Salem raises police to curb holdups while the Ruth steamer sinks after striking a snag near Corvallis. A state reform school building burns with unknown cause. Port of Portland debates wooden dry dock cost over steel. Snow aids Eastern Oregon loggers. mining advances include three new quartz lodges in Josephine county and a $25,000 sale on Upper Jow creek.
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Springfield
Dunbar
Oregon
Salem
Ruth
Willamette River
Corvallis
State Reform School
Port of Portland
Cracker Creek
Cable Cove
Columbia
Josephine County
Coyette Creek District
Rouge River
Marines Chiefs Change in Philippines Command
Colonel James Forney of the Marine Corps, now commanding Marines at League Island, is ordered to Cavite to assume command of the Philippine brigade of Marines. The transport Crook sailed from Gibraltar for Manila and the transport Warren arrived at Nagasaki with troops for San Francisco.
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Washington
James Forney
Marine Corps
League Island Navy Yard
Cavite
Philippine Brigade of Marines
Crook
Gibraltar
Manila
Warren
Nagasaki
Philippines
San Frank
Market prices and civic notes from Minnesota and Virginia
The clipping lists farm prices for Wheat Wheat- Walla Walla oats hay and other staples with per unit figures across crops and livestock. It also notes Fullerton estimating 2000 deer and 200 moose killed in Minnesota this season and France moving to regulate corsets for women under 30. A Virginia constitutional convention approves compulsory education for children ages eight to thirteen.
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Fullerton
Minnesota
France
Richmond
Scheme of Chinese Evades Exclusion Law, Port Townsend
Reports from Port Townsend say Chinese brokers plan large stock companies in southern provinces with million dollar capital. They would issue stock to arriving Chinese to prove exempt merchant status at entry, in anticipation of a stricter law after May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
America
Orient
Travelers in China Travel Precautions for Safety
Washington reports from Minister Conger to the state department outline necessary steps for foreigners traveling in inland China. Foreign travelers should carry passports at all times and notify local authorities before proceeding, so provincial guards can accompany and protect them from harm.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
China
Board of Foreign Affairs
Banking ventures target East Asia from New York
The Journal of Commerce notes three moves to establish American banking facilities in the Orient. A Guaranty Trust Company branch would open in Shanghai and Manila. A syndicate led by Edward H Cragin plans a bank focused on Oriental trade. A New York national bank seeks a Manila branch as soon as policy allows.
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New York
Orient
Journal of Commerce
Shanghani
Manila
Guaranty Trust Company
Edward H. Cragin
New York National Bank
Fire destroys home. four dead near Summerville
In Dubois Pennsylvania on December 25 a blaze at the John Ashbaugh farm near Summerville burned four people to death. One victim suffered injuries suggesting doubtful recovery and four others were seriously burned. The fire destroyed the farmer's home and caused extensive damage.
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Dubois
Summerville
John Ashbaugh
Stagecoach Robbery Near Willits Stuns Ukiah
In Ukiah California on December 25 a southbound stage between Laytonville and Willits was robbed a half mile north of Willits. A registered pouch and the express box were seized and a suspect is in custody.
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Ukiah
Cal
Laytonville
Willits
Government orders Spanish speaking requirement for railway staff
Mexico City issues a long contemplated order requiring all railway employees in contact with the public to speak Spanish to communicate directly with passengers. The rule is said to affect Pullman Company workers and aims to reduce accidents caused by misinterpreted orders from workers who cannot speak Spanish.
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Mexico City
Pullman Company
American Secretary Earl Li’s Close Aide Dies in Pekin
William H. Pethick, long time private secretary and diplomatic adviser to Li Hung Chang for 30 years, died in Pekin. He shaped Li’s schemes and authored his antiopium manifesto. He left an unfinished book on Li and his era containing revelations about recent Chinese diplomacy.
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Pekin
Dee
William H. Pethick
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Pethick
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