Intrepid fireship heroism amid Tripoli harbor siege
Narrative recounts the daring 1804 mission of the American brig Intrepid under Lieutenants Somers and others, prepared with 10 barrels of powder and 100 shells, steering into Tripoli’s fleet while a heavy bombardment raged. The fireship exploded, leaving 13 American dead and prisoners identified, while the fate of the mission remains debated.
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Tripoli
Neloe
Shebartaz
Barber
Richard Somere
Somers
Sons of War
Electrical engineering progress and U S leadership concerns
H Ward Leonard told the American Institute of Electrical Engineers that America leads in electricity deployment but lags in engineering development. He blamed monopolies for stifling new devices, questioned post Edison progress, cited England using three wire secondary at 100 volts each side, and noted English adoption of rotary transformers and unpatented American inventions leveraged abroad.
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H. Ward Leonard
France
England
America
Edison
Sunbury
Westinghouse
Sprague
Richmond Electric Railroad
Leonard
Providence Journall
Maritime battles and rescue legends from early 19th century events
Reports mix naval clash off the Main coast where the Enterprise and Boxer duel in a deadly broadside in 1818 with Captain Blyth dying and Burrows wounded, plus 1838 Grace Darling rescue on Longstone, 1812 Napoleonic era notes, and a scattered 1819- era reminiscence of Bonaparte’s generals, all framed as brief historical anecdotes.
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Maina
Burrows
Portland
Fies
Boxer
Blyth
Barrows
Birth
Grace
Daugh- Darling Ledter
Stone Island
England
Christendom
Humaanity
Forfarshire
Alphabetical Bible Names Lead to Simple Christening
In 1856 Buckinghamshire farmer Jenkins wished to name his firstborn from Scriptural names arranged alphabetically. The clergyman advised against the long list and the child was christened Abdel, ending the sequence. The article notes the tale as a humorous historical vignette from Chambers' Journal.
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Lavish Jenkins
Buckinghamshire
Jenkins
Abel Benjamin Caleb Daniel Ezra Felix
Gabriel Haggai
Isaac Jacob Kish Levi
Manoah
Nehemiah Obdiah
Peter Quarins
Rechab
Sanmel
Tobiah
Uzziel Vaniah
Xystus Zechariah
Mr. Jenkins
Abdel
Chambers
Jonrmmal
Doubtful Simpathy and Pat Rezan Portrait
A Montana column recounts Pat Rezan with a face described as offensive to the landscape and his poverty as a visible feature. An Irish neighbor recalls their exchange in which Pat mispronounces phrases amid a grim but candid social vignette from the column.
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Pat Rezan
Pat
Meighty
Asther
Rez
Montana
Patriot Dinner Sparks Tale of Marion and Treachery
An account recalls an American Revolution anecdote of Marion besting a British officer with a potage of sweet potatoes served on bark with a log as a dish. The tale ends with the officer resigning and returning home, citing futility against people who live on sweet potatoes, reflecting on deliberate treachery and punishment for traitors as noted by Junius.
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Marion
The Ruse of Shiioh's Cure Revealed for Sale
A fragmented old notice touts a supposed remedy called OnrGass and Shiioh cure, listed as a known treatment for a terrible disease. It mentions Albert 1 and Pearre Etchison Sidinr and references sale by Ab fect teaciivity to buyers.
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Shiioh
Albert 1
Pearre Etchison Sidinr
Ab Fect Teaciivity
Oh for a Little Space of Ground
A poetic fragment praising quiet countryside and night, contrasting city life with nature. It expresses longing for meadow, wind shed dawn, treeless dawn, and a silence deep enough to drown a voleg that mocks the speaker night and day. This piece is attributed to the New York Tribune.
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New York Tribune
Chinese Gordon resignation and prophecy in Suez
An 1879 80 correspondent recalls Colonel Gordon resigning as Sudan governor general and returning to England. He notes Gordon’s remark on visible results and cites his audience with Tewfik Pasha, the famous telegram Mene Mene Tekel Uphar Gin, and the Sudan uprising two years later. A separate Pittsburgh Dispatch item relays a Glenwood to Fourth Avenue car misadventure ending on a Knoxville incline.
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Enztishmen
Suez
Gorfen
Suakin
Suez Hotel
Mohammed D1 Tohamy
Mohammed el Tohamy
Khartum
Gordon
Sudan
England
Ghxl
Alexandria
Tewfik Pasha
Egypt
Fourth Avenue
Smithfield Street
Glenwood
Second Avenue
Monongahela
Tenth Street
Knoxville
Screamer
Pittsburg Dispatch
German Trade Dominates New York Bird Market, Says NY Sen News
The New York Sen notes German control of the singing canary trade and most bird imports, with careful husbandry needed to protect stock from illness. Prices range from 0.50 to 2.75 dollars, ages of canaries and pets listed, and museums in the US rely more on private contributions than European public funding. It also mentions New York private sales, local market dynamics, and broader U.S. urban trends.
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New Fock
New York City
Germany
New York
Sailig
Joanaire Safive Quiléidermbis
Wren
Thrash
United States
Europe
Central Park
Sen
Frederick Markets and Rail Schedule Details
Frederick markets report schedules for Baltimore and Cumberland routes with intermediate stops including Hagerstown Shippensburg Emmitsburg Rocky Ridge and Frederick lines. daily and Sunday services listed with departure times and connections to Baltimore New York Washington and other points, plus notes on express and local runs and assorted route details.
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Biége
Emmitsburg
Rocky Ridge
Bruceville
Fredarick
Brucevills
Dittestown
Columbis
Band O Travna
Eunice Camibesland
Sola Oe Rg
United
B&o
Bancock
Pware
Chariton Aes
Willismaport
Amir. Mip
Williamsport
A. Mf
Wcip
Hagerstown
Chewsville
Ing Grove
A.m
Blue Ridge
Thormont
Broceville
Linwood
En Windsor
Grove
Weeators
Balimors
Mid. Ll
Wasi
Blue Mountain Expresa
Baltimors
Windsor
Inion
Grym Mn
Owlbrook Park
Gaion
Baltimore Pime
Yeere
Union Bridge
Balthmore
Sarl
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James and Sullivan's Islands
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Electrical Engineering
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McKinley
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Junius
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London
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Abe
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Shippensburg
TES Rews Stram Jos Office
Prises
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Schatinle
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Weweson Trinting Office
Geo. L. Cramer
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