Fortune teller Mam Haney wins by stubborn town ruse
Mrs. Curtis consults Mam Haney for a lost gold thimble and pays 2 dollars if found. Mam directs a ritual, the thimble is later found by chance, the woman refuses to pay, Mam lawsuits and harasses the Curtis family, and the judge eventually pays to quiet a public scene. The judge defends restraint while Mam extorts four dollars from the town.
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Mam Haney
Mam
Maxzie
Thad
Curtis
Fanny
Mrs. Curtis
Solomon
Denver Cyclist Rinehart Sets Grueling Century Feats
Mrs A E Rinehart of Denver rides 1 05 miles in ten days averaging over 100 miles daily she completes thirty centuries and aims for a world record. She began last September and cycles with a 72 gear diamond frame wearing blue woolen attire or knickerbockers with escort. She lost ten pounds, rode to Colorado Springs and back in one day climbing 2000 feet, with ten hour tens for centuries.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A. E. Rinehart
Denver
Benedict's Palace at Indian Harbor Aims for U S Finest Grounds
Commodore 3 H C Benedict has transformed the Indian Harbor promontory in Greenwich Conn into a lavish Italian Renaissance style residence with more than forty acres of grounds, a granite lodge entrance, nine bath houses in a semi circular cove, a special pergola linking Benedict and Frank S Hastings, a harbor dredged to fifteen feet, and a yacht dock near the front porch.
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New York
Indian Harbor
Conn
Commodore
H. C. Benedict
United States
George Vanderbilt
Biltmore
N. C
Mr. Benedict
Frank S. Hastings
Benedict
Padua
Italy
Bill Tweed
Oneida
Boss Tweed's Era at Indian Harbor Amusement Grounds
Historic photo captures Boss Tweed with his political circle posed before the Americus club house on the site of the Indian Harbor hotel. The scene shows a row of summer retreats, white stucco structures and lush landscaping by a noted landscape architect, with Nasturtiums and Dutchman's pipe abound. The Indian Harbor hotel, formerly on the site, was famed as a Long Island Sound resort with a veranda nearly a quarter mile long.
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Indian Harbor
Bill Tweed
Americus Club
Aton Ago
Boss Tweed
Merry Men
The
Americas Club
A. C
Ile
Benedict
Long Island Sound
Reawakening War Fears Between France and Germany
The Quarterly Review notes France’s rapid recovery from early disasters and solidifying finances. It traces Bismarck’s aim to curb a republic, the Chambord obstacle, and hints at a looming new conflict. The grand duke of Baden and Baden’s duchess influence prevent war by dissuading William I.
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France
Europe
Berlin
Quarterly Review
Prinze Bismarck
Comte de Chambord
Bismarck
Prince Hohenlohe
German Empire
Paris
Duc de Broglie
M. de Gontaut-Biron
Ingland
Russia
England
Germany
Balkan Peninsula
Grand Duke of
Baden
William
Meinuu
Grand Duke
Lake of Constance
Movement Toward Federation in Australia Grows Strong
The six Australian colonies push toward federation amid obstacles, with each colony regaining taxing powers and home defense control. Public lands are sold by parliaments and expenditures require representative approval, signaling a shift toward greater self rule while retaining imperial ties.
The Ingenious Small Boy of Washington
A Washington Post vignette describes a clever boy riding a bicycle while pushing a lawn mower to cut grass beside a driveway near a Soldiers' Home road house. The scene highlights the child’s inventive approach and determination, contrasting efficiency with effort.
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Washington Post
Lim
Cyclists gain eye protection device patented by Atwater
A New York Journal report notes E. D. Atwater of Cleveland patenting a simple cap attachment for cyclists. It holds eyeglasses at the brow with a clip, folds under the visor when not in use, and keeps glasses steady even on dusty or windy rides. Slightly smoked glass helps sun glare.
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E. D. Atwater
Cleveland
New York Journal
Well Named. A quip about reading and whist in Detroit
A Detroit Free Press quip plays on reading a new book titled The Fatal Hand and a joke about not playing whist. The exchange contrasts literary curiosity with a card game reference.
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Detroit Free Presa
Mme Du Barry's Lost Jewels Puzzle Europe Wide
The New York Herald notes Mme Du Barry’s famous jewels, stolen in 1791, may still lie hidden. London detectives arrested five thieves who recovered most stones, but ownership remained unresolved and the cash box with the jewels was never recovered by Mme Du Barry. The treasure, valued at 500000 livres in 1791, is thought to be somewhere in Pall Mall.
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Barry
New York Herald
Europe
Mme. du Barry
Louveciennes
Duke de Brissac
Mourin
Louis XV
Sardanapolis
England
Friends of Liberty and Equality
London Public Advertiser
London
Simon
Due Barry
M. Rouen
Mme Dn Barry
Newgate Prison
Tess
City of London
Messrs
Runson
George III
Louis
Bank of
Messrs. Ranson, Morland & Co
Pouquier-Tinville
Revolutionary Tribunal
Republic
France
Becu
Mme, du Barry
Imperial Guard
Pall Mall
Novel Motive Power From Sea Turtles On Florida Coast
A Washington Star report details a clerk describing a fisherman who uses two live sea turtles as motive power. The turtles pull the boat as the man guides them by head turns, enabling a swift fishing ride to a chosen spot on the Florida coast.
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Washington Star
Thelorida
Snake bite cure dream held by Dr Fraser
A renowned toxologist Dr Fraser reports progress in immunizing humans and animals against snake venom. He has injected venom into animals and humans, immune horses to cobra bites, and cites a Lahore woman who uses snake bites therapeutically. If successful, cobra bites may become a luxury rather than a threat.
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R. Fraser
Dr. Fraser
India
Fraser
Lahore
Cleopatra
Frasers
A Good Voice Sparks Choir Debate in Puck Cartoon
In a Puck cartoon a first deacon asks if the new soprano has a good voice and the second deacon replies that she projects above all others during a recent choir fight, highlighting the lively cartoon humor.
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Puck
Fortune's Favorite. Sapsmith
A humorous exchange quotes Grimshaw and Puck as they remark on Miss Swift's constant absence, joking that luck explains her disappearances.
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Fortune
Sapsmith
Miss Swift
Grimshaw
Puck
Items of Interest From Varying Fields and Oddities
The column lists diverse curiosities from 19th century life including a mole as the original civil engineer with multiple exits, parliamentary pay scales, wig trade contracts in Paris and London, a Buffalo newsboy with a wooden leg, one twelfth of England gout prevalence, a Berlin doctor on diet and illness, date vinegar's English market entry, a Connecticut clan’s habitual criminal rule, Liddy Burton’s odd burial request, Russian rail stations two miles from towns for fire protection, a Lyons bicyclist stunt on a 50 foot high stone coping, a narrow track and large crowd, and a Madrid meteorite explosion with buildings windows damaged and debris.
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Senate
House
Paris
London
Buffalo
England
Berlin
Fehtaner
Connecticut
Liddy Burton
Mighimd
Ruschase
Lyons
France
Divorce sought by Rev Smith in Independence circuit court
Rev Mr Smith files for divorce from Nannie Smith in Independence Missouri citing desertion in Stillwater and Oswego, alleging his wife spread rumors of a common law marriage, caused his ouster from a congregation, smashed windows, threw his library into the street, and threatened him requiring police involvement.
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Smith
Joshua 5
Circuit Court
Independence
Nannie Smith
Realites
Stillwater
Oswero
To Teat in Diamond Simple Test from Pittsburg Dispatch
The Pittsburg Dispatch suggests a quick diamond test using a read pencil mark on paper and viewing through the diamond. If a single dot is seen the stone is genuine. multiple dots indicate a fake regardless of price.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
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