Chinatown's Professional Killers Hide in San Francisco
Chinese consul Ho Yow warns there are at least twenty professional murderers in Chinatown. He notes murders near the consulate on 806 Stockton Street and says fugitives misuse American freedom to avoid gallows, with killers educated to blood by illiterate families and a culture of impunity.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Ho Yow
Stockton Street
Yellow Quarters
Consul Yow
California
Durrant
America
Kim Chi
Jackson Street
Murderous profesionales文 in Chinatown theater scene
The account describes Chinese professional assassins operating in San Francisco, detailing their methods, training, and motives. It notes their preference for silent knives, crowd confusion, and profit from multiple “jobs” yearly. It cites police inaction, fear of prosecution, and a culture allowing killers to live like princes while relatives are sometimes punished in China.
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Chi
Jackson Street
China
The Champs Elysees as Seen From a Bus Top
Louis Ruyl compares the Champs Elysees to an aquarium, noting endless motion from carriages, automobiles, tricycles, and omnibuses. He describes the steady, circling traffic and the slower ascent toward the Arc de Triomphe de l Etoile as a stream of moving figures and light in a black procession.
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Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile
Louis Ruyl
City Plans Public Playground At Pearl Street Market
The city will clear a large vacant square on Pearl Street between Plim and Elm to build a playground. A fence, awnings, gymnastic equipment, and clean sand piles will be installed for local children to play outdoors.
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Pearl Street
Plim and
Elm
Uneven Fortune and a Mirthful Exchange
Freddy's mamma and a persistent caller prompt a wry remark about waiting until she is really gone. A Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph nugget notes oil luck versus turmoil, then reports global cigarette consumption for 1898 with astonishing per-second figures.
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Freddy
Mr. Pitt
Penn
Pittsburg
France Faces Tobacco Use Estimates by Statistician
A French statistician M. Le clair estimated that about 6 million people in France smoke, and that among every 15 smokers eight light up. The report highlights widespread tobacco use and potential public health concerns.
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France
M. Leclair
Paraguay And Gentleman Kiss By Society Rules
A historical note describes a gentleman in Paraguay following strict social etiquette by kissing every lady he is introduced to, reflecting formal courtship customs of the era.
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Paraguay
Death and Drink in a Famine Era Verse by Bartholomew Dowling
A long poem portrays revelry amid plague and famine in India. Narrators toast the dead, lament loss, and ponder mortality while urging comrades to raise glasses and endure the perilous times. The verse reflects grim irony and resilience through shared drinking imagery.
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India
Bartholomew Dowling
Plant called shamrock stirs debate in historical note
The Shamrock is argued to refer to many plants beyond Ireland’s true symbol. Horticulturists note Trifolium minus, Trifolium repens, Oxalis acetosella, Medicago lupulina and others have been called the shamrock in different locales. The true plant remains uncertain and varies by region and tradition.
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Shamrock
Ireland
Isle
London
St. Patrick’s Day
United States
England
Vermont
New England
Mayflower Name Confusion In New England Flora
The trailing arbutus is called the mayflower of New England literature but commonly labels the saxifrage rather than Epigoea repena.
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New England
Insect of snake lore and a biscuit tin trap tale
Dr. Arthur Stradling recounts a biscuit tin snake trap where a cobra becomes wedged by a tin rim while a mouse feasts on macaroons nearby. The tale leads into Indian beliefs that a snake loses a joint per human bite and eventually gains wings, while American lore suggests rattlers earn a thimble for each victim.
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Arthur Stradling
Dr. Stradling
India
America
Lions Ambush Drama Captures Antelope at Cliff Edge
A lion uses a mimosa thorn bush cover to ambush three grazing antelopes. One antelope nears the hunter and is driven toward a precipice where the lion leaps, claws bite into the deer, and the other two flee. The scene ends with the hunter and prey tumbling from the edge as the rivered cliff resounds.
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Africa
Animal Deception in Birds and Beasts Noted
A naturalist reports examples of animals feigning illness or sleep to avoid tasks or to steal. Horses pretend lameness to dodge drills, a recovering chimpanzee feigns coughing for treats, the cuckoo hides eggs, and bees hesitate before stealing. These acts imply awareness of punishment and remorse in some species.
The Empress and the Beer
The Empress of Austria favored English malt and hops and once asked for beer instead of tea saying it would do her more good. The remark occurred in social visits as noted by observers citing royal manners and humor from the hunting field myth.
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Austria
Pride Goeth Before a Fall Sermon as Health Ad
A tongue in cheek ad mocks prideful behavior toward illness and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla to prevent a fall in health. It portrays severe bodily harm from neglect and urges a tonic remedy.
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Hood
Burlington's Monster Engine Surpasses Earlier Loco Giants
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy introduces two 127 ton passenger locomotives, Nos. 1591 and 1592, on the Denver Express and fast mail trains. Heavier than the Boston & Albany No. 221, they boast larger drivers, higher coal and water loads, and a Vaulclain compound design with 294 tubes. In initial runs No. 1591 pulled a heavy vestibule train and showed strong performance, hinting at Burlington speed records.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Empire State Express
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Massachusetts
Boston & Albany
Boston
Springfield
Burlington
New England
Albany
Denver Flyer
California Fig Syrup Co laxative remedy advertised
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes Syrup or Fies as a pleasant reliable laxative. It claims to cleanse the system, relieve colds headaches fevers and constipation without weakening the kidneys liver or bowels. The formula uses senna and aromatic plants with figs for taste and urges purchasing only under the full company name. Available from druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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California Fie Syrup Co
California 16 Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Ny.y
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Nashua
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