Remarkable Diris Plovers Migration and Other Natural Observations
The article surveys animal and plant phenomena including Diris plover migrations from Nova Scotia to South America with few resting at Bermuda, experiments with sleeping plants aligning to day positions, and zodiacal light studies by J F Bayldon on Pacific skies. It notes Honolulu as a clear-air site for astronomy and water artesian well mechanics. It also includes African bird songbirds and a tale of Bannock chiefs and abduction of twins with village pursuit.
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Nova Scotia
South America
Bermuda
Barbadoes
J. F. Bayldon
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Honolulu
G. N. Shelley
Africa
Europe
Twins of Cougar Shirt Curse Haunts Cayuse Line
The Cayuse tribe vows revenge after Chief Cougar Shirt and Indian-Ike marry into rival lines. Runners alert Umatilla and Walla Walla chiefs, forging an alliance against the Bannocks. A 1,000-strong Bannock raid nearly wiped out the Cayuse before they paused for kinship adjustments. The Cayuse medicine man links defeat to the twins of Cougar Shirt, and since then no Cayuse twins have lived.
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Cougar Shirt
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Umatillas
Walla Wallas
Tox-e-lox
Toole Makes Stage Entrance Delayed By Fellow Player
Veteran English lawyer and comedian John Laurence Toole waited on stage for his fellow actor to arrive, creating a pause before the performance. The report notes Toole’s long career and mentions his current status amid uncertain health and ongoing work.
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Cooly
John Laurence Toole
Stagg
Isles
Notry
Mrs Gladstone's Discretion and Early U.S. Presidents
The article recounts Mrs Gladstone's strict secrecy with state matters and a rare lapse at Hawarden. It also lists presidents and causes of death, noting Washington through Lincoln, with brief biographical end dates and causes.
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George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madson
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Whiarm Henry Harrison
Non Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Danger in Gasoline Fires in Chicago
Nearly half of Chicago fires are linked to gasoline explosions much of which involve stoves. Authorities blame ignorance or carelessness though better handling in recent years reduced conflagrations and casualties. Careless handling endangers residents and others in the same home.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Eccentricities of Deadly Gasoline Stove Explosions
The article notes that while stove explosions are common, other gasoline fluid explosions are rarer yet equally deadly. Barrels of the fluid have sometimes exploded without clear cause, with incidents tied to cleaning uses. Baten wand for cleaning is mentioned in one or two instances.
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Toole
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Lincoln
Assass Ilkes Booth
J. H. Evers
River Road
Avondale Road
Avondale, N. J
Coal and Wood
Yantacaw Ice Company
A.c.gethius & CO
Otern
RB. J. Richters
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