Cocopa People Reported Near Lower California Frontier
Professor McGee's expedition describes Cocopa settlement along the Mexican boundary near Santo Domingo. He details their physique, farming, burial rites, and customs including marriage practice and property rules, noting hostility to Mexican rule and emigration to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che Cocopas
Coturaco
Tepeha
Quituhac
Aquiles
Spemas
Niles
Seurlawagid
Papas
Cuborea
Westerbon
Vallfarnia
Borsuiette
Santo Domingo
Mexico
California
Yura
Colorado
Gila
Colonia
Lerdo
Gulf
Ulat
United States
Ibis
First German Zeitung in America by Ben Franklin 1732
The Philadelphische Zeitung, the first German language newspaper in America, was published in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin in 1732. It announced weekly issues with German content, planned to deliver to country subscribers, but the venture faded after a few numbers.
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Ben Franklin
Zeitung
America
Philadelphische Zeitung
Benjamin Franklin
Penis Lenia Gazette
Louis Timothee
Franklin
The
Korman
Philadelphia
Cedruckt Bey
Franecklin
der Marckstrasse
Bloch-Deutsch Pennsylvanische Geschicht-Schreiber
Christopher Saur
Chicago Times Werald
Notable Normandy lodging tale in Kansas City Star
A humorous Kansas City Star tale recounts a renowned map maker staying at a Normandy prince hotel with a young friend. Early one morning the elder guest dresses the host down about charging rates, joking that his young colleague is not stout. The host, amused, bears a playful rebuke as the scene unfolds with a witty exchange.
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Kansas City
Prince Hotel
Normandy
Lum
Stampede on Colorado River near Marble Falls shocks cowboys
A large herd of 806 frightened steers charged toward a cliff along the Colorado River near Marble Falls. Cowboys led by Col Slaughter and rider Jack Hamilton pursued, with Pauline Slaughter nearly endangered as the black Comanche bucked through the herd. Hamilton saved Pauline, and Slaughter praised him, offering a gift.
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Texas
Marble Fall
Colorado River
Chicago Tribune
Sam Slaughter
Rauch
Colonel Slaughter
Jack Hamilton
Paradise
Florida
Rio Grande
Hatlen
Pauline
Pauline Stwang
Raer
Hamilton
Colorado Batt
Ulina
Uarnttun
Tere
The Passing of the Bell in Modern Times
A reflective piece recalling how the tolling bell once marked life and death and summoned sympathy. It laments the decline of bell sounds from weddings and Christmas to urban noise, wondering if the bell’s venerable voice will belong to future memory.
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Atlantic Monthly
Aboy and the Thrifty Home Visit in Pittsburg
A Pittsburg man recalls a thrifty home visit in a nearby town. In the evening the boy Aboy was sent to the cellar for refreshments. He stumbled in the dark, a bottle crashed, and the mother pressed on with social poise while the family blamed a minor spill and a cat.
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Pittsburg
Aboy
Abey
Anes
Frequent Vaccination Commentary on Immunity Duration
An article from the New York Tribune notes that vaccination yields near total immunity for about six months, but duration beyond that is uncertain. Most studies show continued benefit, yet the interval varies, leading experts to advise a new vaccination if more than six months have passed in individuals facing epidemic risk.
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New York Tribone
China’s Boxer Uprising and the Deep Plan Behind It
George L. Kilmer argues the Boxer rebellion was a planned, imperial strategy to rally volunteer forces, using Boxers and secret societies to resist Western powers. He contends China exploited foreign intervention, preserving sovereignty while manipulating diplomats with promises of pay and weakness. The piece analyzes the court’s role, Prince Tuan’s influence, and the lasting impact on China’s global standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Kilmer
Trhna
Taku
Ypie
Lugo
Baltic
Ching
Laup
China
Alina
Peking
Li Hung Chine
Yeking
Prince Tuan
Signan-fu
Japan
Russia
Germany
England
France
United States
Vopress
Tuan
2Pu
Mawei
Mantcheo Tuan
Turn
Cluna
Seymour
Tien
Yang-tsang
Baron von Ketteler
Tung-fi-Liang
George L. Kise
Hamor the Tyrant in Home Life
A compact analysis notes how a husband’s sense of dignity thrives when the home grants him authority. The wise wife sustains his self image by creating an atmosphere of deference and support, boosting his confidence and social power within marriage.
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Hamor
Hemar
Mary
Island Fire Walking Ceremony in Polynesia
Odd rite described on two Polynesian islands where Taero and Tupae, priests of Tahitian tradition, lead fire walking as spectators watch from a distance. The scene unfolds with chants, heated stones, and offerings of pigs and fowls, while curious Western observers photograph the event. The July episode notes the intense heat and the natives’ reverent participation.
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Baths Polynesia
Bega
Benga
Fiy
Erarm
Sava
Ralatea
Tahiti
Taero
Tupea
Van
Umu Taero
Tuy
Mount Fastnesses
Tupes
U.S. S
Umuti
Tjerp
No Interference Burglar Confronts Police Officer
Fragmentary report mentions a burglar threatening a policeman in a scene described as “No Interference” with dialogue about duty. The garbled text references Boston and Wisdom, honesty, craft and cozenage, with a note on reputation and a “good life” argument, but key names, places, and dates are unclear.
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Justin
Boston
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Cael
Fin Costner
Ed Coceps
Utweir
Cotonis Lerdo
Philadelphia Record
Locopa Neave
Tamiltoy
Victor
South Pacific
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