Burial of Revolutionary War soldiers honored at Cypress Hills
Four American soldiers who died on a British prison ship in New York harbor during the Revolution received full military honors at Cypress Hills cemetery Brooklyn. They were unearthed during navy yard excavation and reburied with flag draped coffins and taps. The event recalls prison hulks horrors and notes progress in humane treatment of prisoners.
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New York
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Hick Town Sympathy For Ulysses J Fishing Creek Man
Ulysses J, a 74 year old clam digger from Fishing Creek New York, tried to blow on Broadway leaving with 1150 dollars in his bankroll. He returned to clam digging citing New York as no place for a free spender. He inherited 1350 dollars recently and sought an orgy of spending but found little of value, buying only a lufoid collar a striped tie and a few drinks. He recalls younger days and a trip to Chinatown and Frankie Baile but left disillusioned with nothing substantial to show.
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Fishing Creek
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Mendelian traits and human heredity in a historic article
An excerpt discusses genetics, heredity, and race concepts with references to Mendel, Davenport, and Brorson. It describes hybridization outcomes, hybrid vigor, and the range of human diversity from white to black lineages, noting environmental influence and statistical methods for inheritance analysis.
Hearst Papers list proposed national reforms
The Advocate presents a GOP inspired set of reform proposals including Washington’s entanglement clause, proportional Senate representation, unified national defense under a single secretary, compulsory illiteracy abolition, January inaugurations, a federal sales tax to offset other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with Saturday holidays, a Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, and the acquisition of the French and English West Indies as debt settlement.
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Navy
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Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Rev W Russell Howie Pilots Marrying Pledge Experiment
A New York rector, the Rev Dr W Russell Howie, plans to halt marriages unless the couple signs a pledge to seek worship and fellowship in a local church. The pledge urges couples to keep in touch with religious life, though observers doubt its effectiveness or necessity.
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W. Russell Howie
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New York
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OZ ARS AT BAT A Curious South African Prison Tale
A garbled report from Johannesburg notes a 20 year old convict nicknamed The Human Ostrich. Descriptions exaggerate his height and appetite while wardens monitor him closely for potential escape as bizarre details about digested items and odd behavior surface amid a jumble of cricket and other sports notes.
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Johannesburg
South
Nata
Victory Listen World Elsie Robinson Poem Fragment
Fragmentary OCR depicts Elsie Robinson poetry about pain and resilience. It envisions pearl like strength emerging from suffering, asserting endurance, beauty born of grief, and the hopeful gathering of inner forces to weave courage and peace from trauma. The verse contrasts agony with steadfast spirit and light.
Fragmentary note on livestock and value
The snippet mentions a five year bite and slurs with unclear meaning, a period she child reopa, a valuation around four dollars, and four lambs each, plus a reference to a finish and a sum of nine. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context.
Her Father Gambled on Stocks and Murder
A Long Island family from Lynbrook falls to ruin after the father, drawn by Get Rich Quick schemes, shoots himself and kills his wife and daughter. A note near his body reads I have suddenly gone mad STOCKS. The haunting image shows the murdered daughter. The story warns against gambling and stock swindles.
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