Madre d Oro and the Silver Chief in the Sierra Madre
A surveying party in western New Mexico meets Levi Bronson the Silver Chief, who claims Madre d Oro the Mother of Gold lies in a hidden valley in the Sierra Madre. Bronson hints at a secret passage, Aztec guardians, and a fabulously wealthful cache, but vanishes before the group can join him.
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New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Cochise
la Sierra Madre
Mother Mountain
Great Continental Divide
Campbell's Pass
Fort Wingate
Devi Daronson
Madre d'Oro
Engineer Corps
Levi Bronson
Colorado River
Madre d’Oro
la Madre d'Oro
Sierra Madre Mountains
Jose Alvarrez
Tam
Pam
Lola
la Madre d'Ore
Not Up to the Times Miss Tenspot
The item teases Miss Tenspot and Miss Mullina in a witty vignette about speed and fashion in 1904. It jokes that Miss Tenspot rides her 03 model airship named Up-to-Date, comparing pace and style to peers in a playful social column tone.
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Miss Tenspot
Miss Terwilliger
Miss Mullina
Tenspot
The Great Dane a Powerful Elegant German Mastiff Breed
The Great Dane is described as the modern representative of the ancient bolrhound with European naming variations. Harlequin and tiger varieties are noted with china eyes, while the dog is praised for power, speed, and restrained temperament. It is friendly when unprovoked but formidable if provoked, and long recognized for its role in war and noble companionship.
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Europe
Great Britain
St. Bernard
Mro Flagembach
Themo
How the Whale Fights in Open Ocean Showdown
An account from Cornhill Magazine describes two killer swordfish and a prize fish attacking a half grown bull cachalot. The swordfish pierces near the whale’s eyes but only wounds the skull, while the cachalot lunges, splits the swordfish, and consumes half its body. Orcas join the assault until the whale battles back, crushing one attacker with its tail and pursuing the others as they flee.
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Cachalot
Cornhill Magazine
New York City Mayors Count and Longevity
Up to date voters in New York have elected thirty two mayors with nine chosen in alliances since city formation. The majority sixty were selected by common council or appointed to fill vacancies. The only mayor to die in office since 1834 was William P Tavemeyer after twenty seven years in the role. Nine ex mayors survive, oldest being Daniel Tiernan at ninety two who voted for the tiger Nay.
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New York
William P. Tavemeyver
Mississippi education model praised as blueprint for Louisiana
The New Orleans Times-Democrat lauds Mississippi for providing first-class compulsory schooling for every child. It states Mississippians resolved to curb ignorance in suffrage and, with New Constitution election provisions, established education measures admired nationwide.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mississippi
Louisiana
Sleeping of Plinth Plants Sleep Through Seasons
The London Medical Press reports that certain plants enter dormancy in the rainy season others during drought heat or cold. This physiological behavior affects growth patterns and garden planning across climates.
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London Medical Press
Freak of nature in Florida sinks and lakes on Payne's Prairie
A 50 000 acre stretch near Gainesville features a vast prairie that floods into a lake when sinks open and dries when outlets clog. Thousands of cattle graze along the border while alligators fish swim elsewhere. Geologic honeycomb ground forms, with deep sinks up to 100 feet on the northern edge. The land, mostly muck, could be drained cheaply to create the state’s largest fertile tract.
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Payne's Prairie
Gainesville
Fla
Florida
Rich Woman Seeks Rotunda Ices To Outdo Friends
In Chicago a self styled new rich woman shows envy after hearing a rival hosted a dinner with ices served in the rotunda. She orders her caterer to serve ices in little rotundas Wednesday night to match the display.
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Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
The Nagging Woman and Its Effect on Home Life
A Philadelphia Ledger essay argues nagging spoils peace in families and workplaces. It laments constant fault finding, urges restraint, and promotes silent rebuke, wiser perception of values, and supportive, encouraging behavior to reduce petty criticisms.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Cheapest Shop in Russia Called Thieves Market
A traveler calls Moscow’s market the cheapest place to shop in Russia and likely a center for stolen goods. Merchants admit items are stolen and sell at low prices, with the claim that buyers pay only for storage. Curios from the East circulate as well.
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Russia
Moscow
Monsieur
Founding Axvylums and Foundlings in Moscow and U S
A returned traveler recalls Moscow's largest foundling asylum and compares it to U S facilities. He notes about seventy babies daily admitted, many nursed by mothers who left the baskets at the front door. Forty percent of foundlings die and girls rarely survive while boys enter the army. Government attitudes toward foundling asylums are criticized.
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Moscow
United States
Doubleday Accused of Fashion Obsession by Spouse
A source quotes a wife accusing Doubleday of being a slave to fashion. She says he never looked particularly well but must toil endlessly to pay for her clothes. The remarks cast him as overworked to support extravagant tastes.
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Doubleday
Smitten Harleys Quarrel Sparks City Gossip
In a tabloid style vignette a St. Louis romance fuels rumors as Harley allegedly declares he would place the world at a beloved's feet. The remarks provoke insinuations about motives and public interest in a whispered quarrel.
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Harley
St. Louis
Stage news and theatre moves of 1890s figures
Reports on Lillian Russell inspired chrysanthemum naming and Henry Arthur Jones selling American rights of The Liars to Charles Frohman. Augustin Daly criticizes Beerbohm Trews offer to Ada Rehan in Katherine and Petrucio. Maude Adams’ title as youngest NY leading lady passes to Florence Rockwell age 18. Miss Olsa Nethersole’s long wandering manuscript finally delivered after a circuitous post history from Sydney to Liverpool to London to New York and back.
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Lillian Russell
Henry Arthur Jones
Charles Frohman
Augustin Daly
Beerbohm Trew
Ada Rehan
Katherine
Petruceco
Maude Adams
New York
Florence Rockwell
Cumberland
Miss Adams
Olsa Nethersole
Sydney
N.S. W
Liverpool
Dublin
Grafton Street Walk
Chicago
London
America
Atlantic
Miss Nethersole
Phantom Train Haunts Dixville Notch Tale
In 1881 a five person party traverses Dixville Notch at night and encounters a phantom train seen high on the rocks. Locals recall annual sightings on September 20 as Hezekiah Winters narrates the legend of a runaway couple and a ghostly engine with a crying young woman.
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Dixville Notch
White Mountains
Colebrook
Dixville
Miss Alden
Charlie
Mr. Ackley
Mary
Higgins
Dick Henderson
Mr. Fellows
Widder
Israel
Widder Storm
Dixville Woods
Jim Gallgher
Jim
Ching
The
Phenix
Canady
The Former Dahlia Craze Through Years of Garden Fame
The dahlia named after Sweden's botanist Dahl rose early this century, rivaling camellias and fuchsias in popularity. Native to Mexico, it spread to England via Lady Holland in 1804 after earlier Spain imports. Early fashion favored doubles, then singles, with cactus varieties now leading.
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Dahl
Green House
Mexico
England
Lady Holland
Buteh
Spain
An Awful Penance Lent Pudding Readings Jest
A humorous Chicago Record item notes James shows Lent sweetness by letting the speaker read pudding recipes to him nightly. The quip frames him as amiable yet indulgent during the season.
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James
Chicago
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Post-tace Dioenenr
Charles Woofleramen
Henry Vick
Viele
Cleveland
Dray Town
Mary R. P. Hatch
Mr. Ackrey
Dix House
Hezekiah Winters
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