Old Buck Rogers and the Cyclone’s Reckoning
The tale remembers Buck Rogers a famed Dodge City cowboy famed for strength and bravado. He defies a dangerous cyclone riding into its path only to be hurled from his horse and left crippled for life ending his wild ways.
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Thomas P. Montfort
Kansas
Plains of
Old Buck Rogers
Rio Grande
Platte
Buffalo Bill
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Dodge City
Tenderfoot
Buck
Buck Roger
Old Buck
Eyelone Lad
Rick Rousers
Buck Rogers
Elond
Ife
Glittering Alaska Venture: Shoot the Chutes Scheme Thrown Out
A man pitches a wild plan to capitalize on Klondike fever by building an ice slide from a glacier and charging passengers 50 cents for a thrill ride. The capitalist dismisses the idea and orders the man removed. This chaotic moment appears in the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Klondike
Jiné
James
Chicago Tribune
Optimism cautioned in professor's lecture to medical students
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a professor warning students not to promise too much after recalling a physician who, after amputating a patient’s legs, promised recovery in two weeks and faced ridicule for overreaching.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
The Silent City Mirage of Alaska Revisited
Seattle man C. W. Thornton reports sighting a mirage city in Alaska with towers and streets during an 1880s era expedition, recounting earlier 1888 Willoughby photos that were misidentified as Bristol. The piece weighs delusion versus illusion and notes scientists doubting marvel tales while offering photographic evidence as proof.
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Alaska
C. W. Thornton
Seattle
Young Men's Christian Association
Prince Luigi of Savoy
Mt. St. Elias
Mr. Thornton
Muir Glacier
Malaspina
Richard G. Willoughby
Juneau
Mr. Willoughby
Chicago
Bristol
England
William WH. Hudson
Stanford University
California
Brandon Hill
Willoughby
Jordan
Thornton
Sard
Engineer and Mary Schroeder Wed in Roundabout Wedding
George Spearen, water company superintendent from Warren, married Mary Schroeder after a rapid meeting at Justice Ahb’s office. He had intended to marry a Batavia heiress, but chose Schroeder amid a breach of promise dispute. They left for New London Ontario, while Batavia plans collapsed.
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Freeport
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
George Spearen
Water Company
Warren
Mary Schroeder
Spearen
Batavia
Lchroeder
Ahb
Vis
Seinoeder
New London
Ontario
Notable Murder Suspect Seeks Pardon Intercession
J J Johnson, a dispersed convict tied to a prison riot that destroyed half a million dollars in property, asks for intercession from Archibald Seibert to gain clemency from Guy Stephens. He argues prison confinement would ruin his chances for a rich strike at the gold field. Bishop Barrington and Philpotts figure in the broader piece, alongside a long obituary note on actress Mrs. Drew.
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St. Lois
Globe-Democrat
J. J. Johnson
Hisseimee
Jas
Ap Sedbert
Pakke
Ardiier Seibert
Guy
Stephens
Ite
Willoughby mirage photos questioned by Jordan in 1897 Popular Science
Professor David Starr Jordan accuses Willoughby of using an old plate to fake a mirage city at Glacier Bay. Witnesses including Bruce French and Mgr. Thornton, plus Indian legends, support sightings, while contested scientific evidence and discussions of Mata Morgana and Calabrian refractions complicate the claim.
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Popuular Science Monthly
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Willoughby
Hudson
Albatross
Jordan
Alaska
Bruce
OB French
Glacier Bay
Robert Christie
George Patterson
Bartlet Bay
Mgr. Thornton
Seattle
Prince Luigi
Alastka
Sea of
Reggio
Morgana
Straits of Messina
Vlariers
Calabria
Mata Morgana
Popular Science Monthly
Boyireak
Glacier City
They say you ruined Algy Piersons at the islands
In Cleveland Leader style the dialogue turns to a rumor about Myrtle and Maud discussing a staged event at the islands last week. Maud claims she did not finish the job, asserting someone else had already ended it.
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Myrtle
Algy Piersons
Islands
Maud
Cleveland
Absence Flares Great Passions Like Wind and Fire
A reflective adage notes that absence quells minor desires while intensifying major ones, comparing it to wind snuffing a candle and feeding a blaze. The quotation attributes the idea to La Rochefoucauld.
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la Rochefoucard
Theories On Alaska Rash Cited By The Tribune
A New York Tribune opinion notes the insatiable rash toward Alaska shows a persistent proportion of fools worldwide and questions any global decrease in foolishness. The remark treats the rash as a curious trend rather than a specific event.
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Alaska
New York ‘Tribune
Pointed Phrases Scoop Theodenlike Sayings and Reflections
A collage of wry aphorisms and playful observations spans marriage patience and ambition. Snippets reference love, work, maps, Alaska, Cuban chickens, and Andre’s possible return with a perhaps bestseller book. The tone echoes old newspaper quirks and social musings.
James M Guffey Leads Pittsburg Democratic Pageant of Power
James M Guffey of Pittsburg rises as a top city figure, succeeding William Tarrity on the Democratic national committee. Born in Westmoreland County about 55 years ago, he built wealth in oil then gas, then mining in Montana. He is reputedly worth about 1 million, married with a family, and resides at the Cust End mansion.
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James M. Gufffy
Pilslure
William d. Tarrity
Pittsburg
Westmoreland County
Pittshbury
Gully
Bas
Montana
May Gully
Congress
Twenty-fifth District
Harry White
Guffy
Chicago
Bryan
James M. Gury
National
Clarrity
Mr. Guffy
South Highland and
Fifth Avenues
Cust End
Paper Shirt Front Cleans Up Daily with Tear Off Layers
A late German invention offers a paper imitation shirt front that stays spotless by tearing away a new white front each day. Made like linen with a fine polish, it attaches at the collar by the button and fastens at the shoulders with clips. Retails at ten cents and may arrive in large quantities.
The Wild Hog of Mexico. No Notion of Fear
A Laredo, Texas observer describes the peccary or wild hog of Mexico as utterly fearless and highly intelligent in fighting humans. He claims the animals travel in large droves, scent humans far away, and resist cannon or gunfire, with a noted tale of a man trapped in a tree by a drove until dawn.
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Mexico
C. W. Bartlett
Laredo
Tex
St. Louis Republic
Ife
Wealthy Dr Evans of Paris Linked to Royal Patrons
The article profiles Thomas W. Evans, famed American dentist in Paris, now in Philadelphia for his wife’s burial. It notes his substantial fortune, estimated at 85 million dollars with real estate in New York, and his rise under Napoleon III’s patronage. It mentions Kaiser Wilhelm I and the Russian Czar among his royal clients and claims Empress Eugenie trusted him. Evans plans to return to Paris after the interment.
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Evans
France
Mitch Manucy
Thomas W. Evans
Paris
Philadelphia
New York City
Javans
United States
Tie
America
Napoleon III
Napoleon
What Parliamentarians Drink From the Joondon Chronicle
The Figaro reports on French Chamber speakers and their beverages. M de Mun drinks pure water, Ribot coffee sweetened, Taures coffee watered, Jules Roches coffee with sugar and cognac, Pierri Brisson sweetened water and cognac, Poincare lemonade, and Meline vermouth punch.
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Joondon Chronicle
The
Figaro
de Mun
Mr. Ribot
M. Taures
M. Jules Roches
M. Pienri
M. Poincare
M. Meline
Rose Eating Wasps Attack Garden Roses
A Gardener's Chronicle correspondent reports wasps eat ripe fruits like currants grapes and pears and also destroy rosebuds and blossoms. Two flourishing rose bushes suffered ruin after a battle with the insects as the gardener tried to protect his flowers.
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Gardener's
Multilingual Religious Service at Seamen's Bethel Isle of Man
A queer polyglot service at Seamen's Bethel Doughis featured Gaelic gospel reading Manx hymn Welsh prayer and English sermon. Earlier service included the Lord's Prayer in Cornish once spoken by its last native speaker who died earlier this century.
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Seamen's Bethel
Doughis
Isle of Man
Manx
Mr Austen Leigh Retires After 45 Years of Service
Mr Austen Leigh, principal clerk of the committee office of the House of Commons, will retire at year end after a long career spanning forty five years.
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Austen Leigh
House of Commons
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Richard FT
Walnut Street
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Bowery
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