American Cyclists Reach Paris for Continental Tour
A party of 28 American cyclists arrived in Queenstown after sailing from Cork and traveling through Ireland and England. They visited Dublin, Birmingham, and Hampton Court before marching through Paris, where they were greeted by French cycling clubs and given an itinerary to Geneva. The group praises European roads and climate, notes lighter bicycles, and plans to tour major cities and landmarks including Fontainebleau and Interlaken on a grand cycling circuit.
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Ireland
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Liverpool
England
Birmingham
Hampton Court
Pickwick
London
Bushey
Balliol College
Oxford
Brighton
Newhaven
France
Dieppe
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Rouen
Mantes
M. de Baroncelli
Hotel du Prince de Galles
Place Royale
M. Corti
Eiffel Tower
Mr. Higgins
M. Porten
le Peeg
le Vesinet
Chatou
Rueil
Mount Valerien
Suresnes
Bois de Boulorne
Longchamp
Casmo
Aight
Poyte
Dr. Minart
Union Vel
Avenue de la Grand Armee
Arc de Triomphe
Ificent Champs-Elysees
Place Dé la Concorde
Rue de Rivoli
Hotel de la Tamise
Rus d’Alger
Dehauve
M. Grassen
Societe Velocipedique Metropolitaine
Geneva
Europe
America
Fontainebleau
Evers
Tonnerra
Montbard
Dijon
Dole
Poligny
Morez
Villeneuve
Toul
Interlaken
Oerne
Rigi
Zug
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Freiburg
Black Forest
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Cologne
Rotterdam
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Mich
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Chicago
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Bay
A. G. Collins
Boston
Misfit photographs sold at Detroit gallery scandal
The proprietor explains a plan to rid his shop of unpaid orders by selling misfit photos. Customers buy for friends or pretend spouses, sending images across distances or abroad, including brides and children pictures. The sketch artist questions who buys such photos.
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Detroit Free Press
Michigan Avenue
Germany
Bers
Smokers and Their Ways Reveal Finances
A downtown cigar store recounts a young man and his varying cigar purchases across days. On payday he buys three cigars for fifty cents, then two for a quarter, then a half, then a small bag of tobacco, illustrating how spending patterns reflect his finances. The proprietor notes such behavior signals a man’s financial state.
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Ahey
Dream Sign Reflects Active Mind in Sleepers
The Chicago Inter Ocean discusses dreams as a sign of life in the sleeper. It argues that some brain organs remain active producing thought without will, indicating the sleeper is not entirely unconscious.
The Poet Laureate On His Eightieth Birthday
An obituary tribute and reflection on Alfred Tennyson’s eighty years. The piece recalls his Somersby birth in 1809, Freshwater voyages aboard the Sunbeam, and his enduring literary stature. It weighs his universal style, moral influence, and mastery of verse, noting rivals and his deep roots in Horace and classical poets.
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Wolds
Fens
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English Channel
Devonshire
Tennyson
Wordsworth
Byron
Charles
Louth
Actium
Fawe
Shelley
Keats
Horace
Catalins
Bae Myers
Postmaster Appointment Sparks Seaside Letters Crisis
A new postmaster in a Jersey coast village prompted letters to the Seaside Hotel around June 1. Few received replies, causing anxiety. Philadelphia broker visits the post office and questions why earlier correspondence failed. The tale notes earlier postmasters and disruptions across the region.
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Atlantic City
Jersey
Philadelphia
Ington
The Sultan's March In Constantinople Journal Entry
An observer recalls a Sultan’s procession in Constantinople, describing the city’s diverse streets, mosques, and courts, the ceremonial guard, and the sultan’s dignified arrival. He notes local dress, gendered customs, and contrasts with Western views, while mentioning a Circassian beauty and a future visit to the monastery of the dancing dervishes.
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Dimetri
Turker
Europe
Man with a Rifle visits East city famed hunter and senator
State Senator John Milne of Minnesota, a renowned farmer and hunter, visits the East for the first time since the war. Born in Fall River, he is linked with La Crosse hunting grounds and Sioux chiefs. Milne, dubbed the Little Man with the Rifle by the Sioux, recalls meeting Sitting Bull in 1881.
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John O. Milne
Minnesota
Lakes
Mr. Milne
Fall River
Mass
John
Pear la Crosse
Red River
Bimmarck
Milne
Sitting Bull
Artful dog deceives mistress in bathhouse ruse ends odd tale
A Cincinnati Times Star item recounts a fox terrier tricking its mistress by stealing Ivory soap to avoid a daily bath. The dog pockets the soap before bath time, then drops it out the window as the bath nears, prompting amused reactions about the pet’s clever misdirection.
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Cincinnati Times Star
Avondale
Smart Girl at Slate Lick Report Sparks Local Talk
Local notices describe a pair of girls near Walk Chalk who operate farming gear including a mowing machine and a horse rake. The piece mentions a Kehe Bay m girl and a young married woman who can reap mow or stack hay and thrash grain when visitors come to dinner.
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Armstrong Republican
Kehe Bay m
Martied
French Women Rise To Front In Paris Congress
Paris July 14 reports strong French women pressing reforms under the rights of women and civil equality. The Association for the Rights of Women led by Maria Dessaimes and Leon Richer advocates economic and political reforms, with debates on marriage, custody, and education. Prominent figures include Jules Simon and Emilie de Mosier, while receptions across Paris show growing public interest in women’s roles and professional work.
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France
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Natin
Association For the Rights of Women
Maria Dessaimes
Leon Richer
Congress
Jules Simon
Emilie de Mosier
General Sec
Lady Saunders
Madame Carnot
The
Republic
M. Jules Simon
Fredie Passy
Madame M. Laurent
Comite*de l’Orphelinal Des Arte
Hotel Continental
Ges Pies Caverns
Imansion
Madame Guyot
America
The Irishman’s Mighty Comradeship Fades in War
A rough brave Irish soldier in Regis de Trobriand’s memoir boasts of a minor wound “a mere nothing” while joking about losing his left eye to save aiming trouble. He predicts a quick return but dies within a fortnight, showing how real danger contradicts bravado.
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Regis de Trobriand
Army of the Potomac
Counterfeiting a Snake Bite Trick by Georgia Youth
A Georgia youth, in a dry county, killed a rattlesnake after a train arrived. He claimed the snake had bit him while his father watched and poured brandy into his throat. A local doctor treated him with an emetic. the man died from the bite or the aftermath, with confusion over the cause.
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Georgia
Americus
Savannah
Montgomery
Mean farmer in Duchess county hires hires greens at Castle Garden
A Duchess county farmer at Wappimers Falls kept green-harps at Castle Garden and Ac Ae, then dismissed them and refused wage payment, reflecting a harsh labor practice reported by the Albany Argus.
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Duchess County
Wappimers Falls
Green-Harps
Castle Garden
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