Balmaceda Crisis Test of Chilean Unity and Arrest Threats
The narrative recounts Balmaceda facing Congress over revolutionary pressure in Chile. It details economic paralysis, strikes, and social unrest as Congress resists cabinet changes, while Balmaceda warns against yielding to further demands and contemplates harsher measures, including arrests, to stabilize the nation. The piece notes the president’s personal sacrifice, family displacement, and the domestic turmoil surrounding his term.
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Congress
Senor Balmaceda
Iquiqui
Nho
Chile
United States
Jose Manuel Balmaceda
Spanish America
Jones
Essa
Balmaceda
Eld
Europe
Colossus of Rhodes Seen as First Public Man of Business
A fragment notes the Colossus of Rhodes as the first great public figure who understood his trade, marking a historic benchmark in public enterprise and civic leadership.
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Galveston News
Colossus
Rhodes
Snowball Rent Trick Ends With Royal Land Rights
A tenant on a large Broadhouse Langsett farm in York preserves tenancy by paying yearly rent of a midsummer snowball and a Christmas red rose to owner Godfrey Basville, Esq. A Scottish duke’s lands would pass if Scotland’s highest mountain ever melts its peak snow.
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America
England
Treasury
Broadhouse
Langsett
County of York
Godfrey Basville
Scotland
A Curious White Frog Attracts Attention In London
A white albino frog shown at 166 Piccadilly near Pall Mall Budget has drawn crowds. Caught last September in Wiltshire, the specimen was exhibited to the Zoological Society. The creature appears pinkish rather than white and rests calmly in a weed strewn log, eyes dark and unsettling to onlookers.
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London
Pall Mall
Piccadilly
Wiltshire
Seance Hunt Ends in Toboggan Flight and Fracas
Howard Fretorma recounts a Boston seance exposure where spiritualist Morse is challenged. A plan to seize a materialized spirit leads to Adams firing a revolver, a bulky grandmother tumbling down stairs, and multiple injuries including broken ribs. Fretorma warns investigators to avoid reckless hunting for proof of the beyond.
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Bill Adams
Harvey Blake
Hoop Adams
Morse
Heelers
Blake
Weeker
Howard Fretorma
Find of mummies at Thebes astonishes Egyptologists
Ancient Egypt discovery at Dayr el Bahree near Thebes reveals a vault containing mummy cases and funeral coffers. The cache appears to be a hiding place rather than a tomb, with about 200 mummy cases recovered and access blocked by wool and cloth preservation. Two more galleries remain unexplored.
Mummy Caravans Move to Cairo Barge for Transport
A museum team under M Gribeaux removes papyrus rolls and mummies from the Geesch Museum. Eight or ten laborers haul heavy cases on shoulders while singing as they reach a barge sent from Cairo. The mummies date mainly to the 21st dynasty around 1100 BC, with high priest Hirhor noted as founder.
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M. Gribeaux
Geesch Museum
Cairo
Amen
Hirhor
Gossip of Gotham finds interest in baseball
J Palmer ONeill notes strong interest in baseball for Pittsburg readers and shares a long interview excerpt discussing personal experiences and misadventures on the road. The piece presents anecdotes about travel, danger, and lingering nerves from a past attack, highlighting the narrator's lasting apprehension.
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J. Palmer O'Neill
Baseball
New York Stage Runs Feed the Nation of Plays
Theatrical manager Thomas H. Davis notes New York no longer decides a show's fate. A handful of cities—New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco—dominate long runs while many productions fail or succeed elsewhere. Boston supports broader outlying audiences and higher prices, with cheap seats common in Chicago and St Louis, while Cincinnati and St Louis consider over $1 robbery. Boston trains theatergoers from surrounding towns.
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Thomas H. Davis
New York
Itve
Union
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Cambridge
Lynn
Lowell
Salem
Haverhill
Worcester
Providence
R. L
York
West
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Regular Joshua Whitcomb and Vermont Testimony
A correspondent recalls visiting Joshua Whitcomb in a Vermont town during a cold snap. He describes the master in chancery’s rustic appearance, the frosty accommodations, and a cordial New England evening with cider and cards.
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P. P. Pope
Vermont
New
New England
Toade
Awful Suffering in Italy Letter Describes Snowbound Florence
Charles Moss passes along a Florence letter detailing a severe winter with 18 inches to 2 feet of snow. The city, reliant on foreign visitors, sees ruined shopkeepers and widespread distress as tourism collapses and cold weather is uncommon in Southern Italy.
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Charles Moss
Theodore Moss
Florence
Italy
New York
Tariff limits American copper based electric manufacturing
Arthur T. Welles of Western Electric argues tariffs hinder U S copper cost, noting Lake Superior ore drives cheaper imports to Antwerp and Berlin. He says tariffs push production abroad and cites 1400 workers in New York Chicago and about 1000 abroad in Berlin Antwerp with a Paris facility under construction.
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Arthur T. Welles
Western Electric Company
Lake Superior
Antwerp
Berlin
Paria
New York
America
Paris
Chicago
Smuggling Plot Over Duty Free Clothing Exposed
A custom house official notes an attempted smuggling scheme where dresses claimed as deceased sister’s clothing were altered with soiled rings and whale bones to evade duty. Experts found the garments fashionable and worth far more than declared, with a value boost from 300 to about 1800, placing custody with the U.S. and potential Uncle Sam benefit.
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Steaman
Uncle Sam
Holbrook Works Wholesales Shoes Amid Cold Weather
H J Holbrook wholesales dealer notes severe cold makes patent leather riskier to wear. He explains why new shoes show wear in transit and casing. This brief item highlights winter footwear concerns and practical advice for customers.
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H. J. Holbrook
Fina
Aise. Ee
Leather Goods Worried by Winter Cold Shipping
The foreman of the leather room ensures all patent leathers are covered with blankets at night in winter to guard against cold damage. Shipping fine patent leather shoes in winter carries risk of exposure and returns if customers suspect inferiority. The firm has seen many such cases.
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Baloaceda
Doon Club
Stoll
Gon
Pir
Santiago
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States
Yelypt
Aries
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
How He Thawed Hannibal Hamlin
A Syndicate Reporter recounts interviewing Hannibal Hamlin on a train. Hamlin initially拒絕 speaking, but after a confrontation over press relations, he discusses temper and former Vice Presidency dynamics with Lincoln and Butler. The piece portrays Hamlin’s stubbornness and the reporter’s persistent approach.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Hamlin
Fifth Avenue
Boston
United States
Ben Butler
Lincoln
Hawlin
New York
Colorblind riders and misleading clues on Boulevard line
A narrator laments passengers who misread color coded signals and colored car lights on the Boulevard line. He notes many riders are color blind and confuse different shades used by rail lines, despite efforts to aid visibility.
Street Fakir Peddles Peacocks on Broadway
A traveling street vendor from Ohio hawks peacocks at Broadway corners from Fourteenth to Thirtieth, selling pairs for 25 dollars amid crowded sidewalks. He claims to sell dogs too and hints at future acts with elephants, touting America as his market.
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Ohio
Broadway
Fourteenth
Thirtieth
London
Paris
America
W& Street Corner
Travels and politics shape Michigan's Democratic rise
John J. Enright recalls a grand tour in England Ireland and Scotland with Daniel J. Campan chairman of Michigan Democrats. Campan resigns the post in a Bertin letter, praised as an elegant leader whose tenure helped swing Michigan to a Democratic Legislature from a previous Republican edge.
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John J. Enright
England
Ireland
Scotland
Daniel J. Campan
Democratic State Committees
Michigan
Campan
Bertin
Baseball Leaders Comment on League Rivalry and Season Outlook
J Palmer O Neill argues the American Association promotes advertising over legitimate competition with the National League. He claims court actions against a player count as persecution and anticipates a prosperous season with higher public taste and fierce player and management competition.
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J. Palmer O'Neill
St. Louis
Gratuitous Abuse of Typewriters by a Lady Stenographer
A letter from a female stenographer rejects the idea that typewriters are a dangerous or disreputable profession. She cites personal experience of hiring bias, notes women face social stereotypes, and argues business realities outweigh prejudice. Charles T McGurray signs the piece.
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Charles T, McUrray
Widow of centenarian noted for truth dies of pneumonia
An old widow celebrated her centennial anniversary and was known for veracity. She died of pneumonia fever Friday evening at 9 o'clock. Her funeral obsequies were numerously attended by many people.
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Kansas
Baby McKee's Stars and a Possible Path to Leadership
A PSA on Benjamin Harrison McKee born March 15 1887 under Pisces outlines how solar and planetary positions may shape his talents and future. The article suggests Pisces traits favor study, public service, and business acumen, predicting potential as a president or respected professional if properly guided.
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F Whitten
Benjamin Harrison McKee
Sagitarius
Aries
Saturn
Capricorn
Jupiter
Mars
Libra
Venus
Mercury
Baby McKee
Butler
Boston
Washington
Horn
Georgi Wasahin
Uranus
cKeo
Maxx
F. Griswon
The Newhand Shake and English Etiquette
A writer in the New York Sun describes the latest method of shaking hands as purely English in origin. The elbow bends the arm, the wrist stays rigid, the hand turns inward toward the chest, and the brief pressure is slight.
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New York Sun
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