Fall of a African King Msiri and his Destruction
A long feature recounts Msiri the Central African ruler who rose from trader to king of Garenganze. It covers his expansion to the Zambesi and Konge regions, his brutal yet fluctuating rule, and rising distrust by whites. The piece notes his support for women’s rights, his conflict with Wasanga, and his death after seeking powder to wage war against rebels and the Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pispator
Central Africa
Garenzanze
Msiri
Garenganen
Hhis Missionary Society
Crawford
Mairi
Bee
Theospital
Meiri
Umramwesi Treder
Fother
Tedian Ocean
Lake Tanganyika
Sontelles
Seega
Ife
Beard
Mwere
Bim
Zambesi
Sine
Arcot
Cap Iat Arcot
Arnot
Garenganze
Leopold
Lunda
Garengange
Meri
Eruel
Death of Muri Ends Garenganze Empire in Africa
The King Muri of Garenganze dies in a failed stand against Captain Bodson and Stairs. Bodson is fatally wounded while Muri is slain as Zanzibar forces retaliate, ending Muri’s rule and fracturing the empire into smaller chiefdoms under State control. Forts rise at Mukurro as Leopold agents assert occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stairs
Bodson
Muri
Leopold
Mukurro
Garenganze
Prosperity hoped for Garenganze after relief from tyranny
The report notes the Kongo Free State relief from old kings, hoping for rapid return of peace and prosperity in Garenganze. It recalls last summer when famine caused widespread deaths and neglect of industry amid the region's disturbed condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustrious
Kongo Free State
Pee
Comfort
Free State
Garenganze
Cyrnus C. Adama
Aroma of Woodruff Studied by Chemists
Chemists examine the aroma of the woodruff or Waldmeister used in Rhine wine. They identify coumarine as the base compound found in seeds of tonka bean, Hartz glover flowers, spring grass, and agriot rind. Dr. Hans Molisch notes coumarine in Ageratum mexicanum, which emits aroma when pulled or dried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Post-Dispatch
Waldmeister
Hans Molisch
Former outlet of the Great Lakes linked to Ottawa River
Prof George Frederick Wright of Oberlin College claims to have found a former outlet from Lake Nipissing to the Matta wan River via a low Canadian highlands pass. He describes a 100 foot delta terrace, boulder fill, and a cross-pen ge current that created slack water above Ottawa, with potential implications for Niagara Gorge chronology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Oberlin College
Ottawa River
Indianapolis
George Frederick Wright
Great Lakes
Canadian Highlands
Lake Nipissing
Lake Huron
Mattawan River
Ottawa
Mattawan
Niagara Gorge
Sea Serpent Tale From a Cunarder Captain
A captain of a Cunarder recalls a brigand sea serpent sighting worthy of press scandal. A drunken captain once signed a report of the sighting, was dismissed by his employers for impropriety, and became the press’s chosen liar tied to Captain Drake’s lineage. We then move to a warehouse ad for Haveun & Keeway at 83 Water Street offering packing and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Drake
Low Insurance
Haveun & Keeway
Water Street
Naval Battalion to Form Two New Companies
The Navy plans a naval battalion with A Company to be organized in this city and another in Erie Pennsylvania. Two existing Philadelphia companies will be completed with heavy ordnance handling and loaned two guns from the Secretary of the Navy. Proposals seek 1500 dollars to support a total six thousand for all four companies. The two existing Philadelphia units will refine gun drill before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Erie
Greenland
Secretary of the Navy
Annual Adjutant General Report Preview And Guard Plans
The annual report is due this week with Chicago encampments by brigades for next summer. Troop rooms are mostly empty due to cold weather while drill resumes after the new year. A proposed 1500 line item shows plant needs, and talk of a costlier new blouse design dominates local officer discussions amid ongoing productivity and training outlooks. A stalled Homestead strike and a proposed $20,000 armory for the Fourteenth Regiment shape state concerns, with a 6000 volunteer camp bill advancing in Congress to provide instruction near Chicago without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omcera
Buffalo
N. Y
Quartermaster’s
Pennsylvania
Ax Armory
Fourteenth Regiment
Lunds
Fifth Avenue
Army
National Guard
United States
Secretary of War
DAYS FILTER Manufacturer Seeks Catalogue and Prices
No 30 Sandusky Street Allegheny Pa promotes DAYS FILTER claiming a constant supply of clear pure water for all uses. Branch office listed as Room 409 Hamilton Building Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky Street
Allegheny, Pa
Hamilton Building
Pittaburg
Pittsburg
St. Michael's Orphan Asylum
Southside
Second Avenue
Washington Street
St. Paul’s
Tannehill Street
West Penn Hospital
Episcopal Church
Fortieth Street
Little Sisters of the Poor
Bloomfield
West Liberty
Sixth Avenue
Smithfield Street
Children’s Aid Society
Sixth Ave
Concordia Orphan Home
de Lano
Roselia Foundling Asylum
Cliff and
Gum Streets
Odd Fellows’ Orphan Home
Ben Avon
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Africa
le Marinel
Mukurru
Daniel Crawford
Captain Stairs
Indian Ocean
Stake
Muairi
Muiri
Agnct
Munema
Naval Battalion
Sixth Street and
Penn Avenue
Baltimore
Wilmington
Murphy Bros. CO
Seventh Street
THE
Pittsburg Filter Company
Suz
Santa Claus
G. A. R. Home
Hawkins Station
Oakland Day Nursery
DeSoto Street
Allegheny Division
Ridge Avenue
Colored Orphans
Greenwood Avenue
Woman's Christian Home
Locust Street
United Presbyterian Orphans’ Home
Monterey Street
Allegheny Day Nursery
North Avenue
Allegheny General Hospital
Stockton Avenue
Protestant Boys’ Home
Anderson Street
Home of the Good Shepherd
Troy Hill
St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum
Hig
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