The Rogue Colonel of Washington Society
A detailed Portrait of a master impostor who posed as a Confederate officer and diplomat in Washington after the Civil War. He forged a Paris birthplace, feigned royal connections, wooed officials’ wives, and used social access to steer political deals with Hayes era leaders. He wore a tailored uniform and gained European acclaim before exposure doomed his scheme.
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Suareenaet
South
Washington
Peru
Ind
Harrodsby
Paris
Imperial Court
Eugenie
St. Crr
New Orleans
Society of Penu
Unitedes Army
England
Lord Wolseley
War Department
Tilden-Hayes
Al'y
Coupe
Mr. Hayes
Hares
Wormley’s
Hayes
United States Army
Louisiana
Bacon
Sherman
Townsend
States
Europes
Europe
Wimbledon
United States
Bureau of Rebellion Records
Unruly Army Colonel Fails at Washington Wedding
The Fourth Arkansas and Colonel Bacon clash over a borrowed uniform during General Sherman’s wedding attendance. After profuse borrowing and a stern rebuke, the President dismisses the Colonel. His subsequent schemes include borrowing from a New York editor and a Boston garden party, ending his New England run.
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St. John’s Church
Washington
Sherman
General Sherman
Bacon
New York
Boston
New England
T. Crawtorn
Cats in Their Dreams Across Distances
A Portland woman and her father recount shared dream imagery of snarling cats. After traveling away from home she sees a picture matching the dream cats and her father soon recognizes the same cats in the image. The tale ties collective dream memory to a discovered visual that echoes their nocturnal visions.
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Portland
How They Go On In Love Reclaimed By Words and Rusty Letters
A Southeastern Ohio dialect reminiscence contrasts male and female responses after love ends. Women guard old letters in a safe niche and cry alone, tying ribbons around keepsakes, while men rediscover stray gifts and mutter that the beloved once loved them. The piece preserves regional speech and the central joke about differing post-love behavior.
Back to Christ The Heart of the Church and Its Mission
The piece argues that Christianity centers on ethical living and personal witness to Christ. It contrasts Greek and Roman influences, stresses the primacy of bearing witness by example, and calls parishes to measure all work by the test of helping others and building character.
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Apostolic Church
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Chuurch
God
Jesus Christ
Grorce
Local Angler Reels Giant Eel From Juniata River
Harry Williamson of Liverpool Perry County Ohio reports catching a massive eel in the Juniata River. The creature measured 414 feet and weighed about 12 to 13 pounds, and has been kept alive in a watering trough since.
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Harry Williamson
Liverpool
Perry County
Juniata River
Unlikely Trout Duel in Alderran Wild Water
A fisherman recalls a perilous encounter on Alderran Dead Water in the hem lock region of Pennsylvania. While pursuing large trout from a hemlock boat, he fights off a wildcat that leaps into the craft, tears at his clothing, and leads him through a dark alders tunnel as a second wildcat rushes to aid its mate. The struggle ends only after the beasts retreat and the diverging creek opens to light.
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Tal
Defon
Europe
Alderrun
Pennsylvania
Harry Cavanaugh
Hemlock Belt
Alderran
Wildcat
Alders
Awe
Deor
Alder
Desperate Water Duel With a Wildcat
In a close water tunnel beneath alders a man wrestles a wildcat to the bottom and drowns it, hoping to kill the mate who haunts the same pool. He survives with gashes but continues fishing and hunting, believing the mate watched from the alders. Ep. Morr.
The Best Food to Give Horses and Pigeons as Carriers
A curious 19th century note argues ducks should replace pigeons for carriers and discusses cremation advocates. It highlights growth of cremation in Europe and the United States, noting New York’s society formed 11 years prior and Buffalo temple cremations rising yearly, with technical details of how ashes are processed and delivered.
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Europe
Italy
New York
United States
Buffalo
Pioneer Society
A Devotee of Morpheus The Duke of Devonshire Sleeps in Lords
The San Francisco Call reports that the Duke of Devonshire regularly sleeps in the House of Lords when sessions run late. It notes parliamentary rules forbid reading during sessions, making sleep a practical option for a weary statesman. The piece recalls Lord Hartington’s habit of dozing with head tilted and hat over eyes, sometimes bordering on snoring, as late sittings end well after midnight.
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Duke of Devonshire
House of Lords
San Francisco
the Commons
Lord Hartington
Golden Rules For Eyes From Dr Fox Lecture
Dr L Webster Fox summarized eye care guidelines from his lecture. The injunctions cover lighting, stimulants, reading posture, rest with distant focus, general health, cold and hot eye baths, spectacle selection, diet, and sleep habits. It notes cataract removal is safer now with modern surgery.
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L. Webster Fox
Feeding Experiments With Horses Show Hay Grain Split Best
Professor J W Sanborn reports feeding trials on horses over three months with two groups one fed hay and grain mixed and the other hay and grain separately. After swapping diets for two more months results favored separate feeding with greater weight gain and better intake when hay and grain were moist or cut hay used. Clover hay and lucerne differed from timothy in texture and cutting edges.
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J. W. Sanborn
Timothy Lay
Variation in Messenger Service Warns Against Pigeon Myths
Major Allate, an authority on carrier pigeons, refutes stories of pigeons flying 1500 miles in America and notes Rome to Belgium races of about 900 miles as the longest verified distances. He argues naval use of pigeons is unlikely and suggests ducks would be better for maritime message service, as they rest when tired and can be trained to carry messages.
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Heaven
Kingdom of
Israel
Christ
Jerusalem
Galilee
City of Christ
Elijah
Kingdom of God
Cromwell
David
Absalom
God
Sin
Army of
Major Allate
America
Rome
Belgium
Navy
Saving invention for traveling shoe samples
A patent introduces a cage to hold travel samples, enabling a traveler to carry 100 designs of toe shapes, caps, welts, and uppers. It promises a 20 percent saving for manufacturers in clearing samples at season end. A second improvement describes a satinlike web for easier on and off of shoes, finer than usual webbing.
New Liquefied Air Beverage Enjoyed at Royal Institution
Professor Dewar amazed the London audience with a demonstration of liquefied air and claret glasses filled with a brave new tipple. He explained the boiling point of liquid air at 19 degrees centigrade and that oxygen liquefies before the other elements, with the gas capable of forming a deep column of liquid oxygen when cooled.
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Dewar
Royal Institution
London
Fog and Sulphur Drive London Death Rate Claim
The President of the Institute of Civil Engineers argues fog is the main cause of London’s high winter death rate. He attributes sulfur from soft coal combustion as the pollutant, claiming around 330 tons enter the air daily in winter. He says sulfur counteracts harmful germs from refuse heaps and sewers by deodorizing and neutralizing them.
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Pr 4
Institute of Civil Engineers
London
Nordenfeldt quick firing gun shows rapid fire test results
The Nordenfeldt quick firing gun demonstrates high rate of fire with 40 rounds per minute and minimal recoil. It features a simple breech, easy operation, and claims for stability and precision enabling consecutive shots to strike targets with a shallow trajectory and initial velocity of 2,189 feet per second.
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France
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Cincinnati
Southern Brigadiers
Mr Hayes
Columbus
Adjutant General of the United
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Fourth Arkansas Cavalry
Tam
Wolseley
Tuv
Southeastern
Ohio
Ascension Hill
Lord
Whitten
the Dispatch
Nature
Mate
Morpheus
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