Flogging a Consul in Guatemala A British official subjected to brutal beating
The San Francisco report on John Magee recalls a dramatic incident on Guatemala's Pacific coast. Then British Vice Consul at San Jose Magee refused a summons, was beaten by the local commander and guards, and later confined by Barrios who praised Magee for his influence. Magee built piers at San Jose and Ocos, profiting from port tolls totaling substantial estate. the episode highlights imperial tensions in Central America.
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San Francisco
John Magee
Magee
San Jove
Pacific
Guatemala
Rutina Barrios
Guy
San Jose
Barrios
Schen
Mr. Magee
Boi
Ainge
San Indoos del Contrere
Maceo
Mandante
Central America
Ocos
British Pressures Guatemala Over Consul Flogging Incident
A Guatemalan official ordered a telegraphic cut to delay news of flogging of a British consul. Britain demanded redress, the flag salute in Guatemala City, punishment of the commandante, and $50,000 in gold. Barrios complied amid political tension and staged events.
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Guatemala City
San Jose
Escuintla
Barrios
Magee
Lincoln Ironclad Car Found in Omaha Scrap Pile
In a Union Pacific rail yard scrap heap at Omaha Nebraska researchers uncover the ironclad car Abraham Lincoln designed and used as his traveling coach during the Civil War. The relic, battered and buried for years, drew Booker T Washington to inspect it and spur plans to preserve the historic item.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield, Jr
Booker T. Washington
President Lincoln's armored funeral coach on display
The article describes Lincoln's bulletproof armored presidential coach built in Alexandria Virginia, later used by Sidney Dillon as Pacific railroad president, 42 feet long with a single entrance and three luxurious compartments. From April 21 to May 3, 1885 it served as the funeral coach for the president's remains.
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Lincoln
Alexandria
Soussins
Union Pacific
Tsu
Sidney Dillon
Woman Helps Stranger Then Receives Odd Request
In the Eighteenth ward a kind woman aided a poorly dressed visitor with clothes and life’s necessities. The next day a 17-year-old boy, with a rosy face, returned asking if the helper has a pair of skates that his brothel can wear.
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Salt Lake
Herald
Quinine import and use in the United States
Official figures show 1 539 055 750 grains of quinine imported last year, about twenty grains per person. More than 125 000 000 grains were consumed by U S soldiers during the year, and the country is said to consume one third of the world’s quinine.
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United States
Thisg
Emergence of a Young Crocodile News
The text notes that a newly hatched crocodile is immediately active. It heads toward water, independent of sight, and pursues prey with eagerness and agility during the first hour of life.
Largest Wooden Structure In Wellington Parliament Building
The Parliament building in Wellington New Zealand is described as the largest wooden structure in the world. A friend is a man you like better each time you meet him while an enemy is someone you hate more with every encounter.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Buffalo for Market Texas Cattle Company Eyes Buffalo Propagation
Sheriff Taylor of Sherman Texas discusses the persistence of the American bison in Texas and plans to propagate the species. He notes Mrs Mary Goodnight of the Goodnight Cattle Company maintains a herd in the panhandle and aims to expand to about 5000 animals in twenty five years. Buffalo Jones of Kansas and others may contribute stock as the government considers a large exclusive pasture for buffalo breeding.
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Texas Cattle Company
Sheriff Taylor
Sherman
Texas
Clarendon
Mary Goodnight
Goodnight Cattle Company
Panhandle
Goodnight
Goodnight Range
United States
Jones
Kansas
Memphis
Scimetar
Fearful Foreboding in Washington Dissent
A brief excerpt shows Willie Washington denying Boer sympathy while warning of a calamity if Dom Paul becomes a hero and makes his whiskers fashionable, as reported in the Washington Star.
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Willie Washington
Dom Paul
Washington Star
LA GRIPPE Cold and Grip Prescription Ad
An old advertisement promotes LA GRIPPE as the sole cold and grip remedy sold widely, asserting its virtue and popularity. It notes a signature ECEWEEN on every box, offers no cure no pay, and lists a price of 250.
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Eceween
Peruna Endorsed By Nebraskans In Family Cure Letters
A Nebraskan contractor Carl T Roberts proclaims Peruna cured his family ailments from lung fever to stomach trouble and saved $500 in doctors pills. Other letters from Washington and Kansas praise Peruna for catarrh relief and general well being, urging households to keep a bottle as prevention.
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Nebraska
Carl T. Roberts
Mason
Hartman
James
Charlie
John
C. T. Roberts
Falls City
William Youngblood
The
Interior
Washington, D. C
Columbus
Ohio
Tye
Noted Wagers Across History and Folly
A survey of wagers from Mark Sykes paying a guinea a day for each Napoleon day to a 100 guineas upfront to a clergyman, English noblemen risking 7500 on underwater survival, ships sunk with no recovery, and Sir John Slade who bet 5000 to carry a friend weighing five times his own.
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Mark Sykes
Napoleon
England
John Slade
Jon
Sunflower Cultivation Across Europe and Uses in Russia
Sunflowers are grown in numerous European nations. In Russia the seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts. The oil serves for lamp illumination and cooking purposes in the United States.
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Russia
United States
New Roof Glass Ordered for Crystal Palace in London
An entire new glass covering has been ordered for the Crystal Palace roof in London. The total glass area to be covered is about fifteen acres.
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Crystal Palace
London
Preparations for a Bath in Arkansas Inn Tale
Billy Drach the traveling man visits a remote Arkansas settlement and asks for a bath at the Eagle House. The innkeeper brings a tin cup of soft soap a rough towel and a pick and shovel saying the watch is low and they must dam up the creek.
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Billy Drach
Arkansas
Eagle House
Billy
Drach
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bermuda Lobsters Snail Lure Entraps Lobsters in Rocks
In Bermuda waters the sea is clear enough for fishermen to spot lobsters in rock crevices. They lure the lobsters by dangling a ball of snails, which the crustaceans grab, enabling the fishermen to haul them up.
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Bermuda
Bermudas
False Teeth of Antiquity and Other Oddities
A historical roundup notes ancient dentistry from Egypt to Rome, with gold false teeth and gold fillings. It highlights a gold and silver checkerboard once owned by Prince Bismarck, and then explores horse lore from Greece to Europe, linking neighing, luck, and protective beliefs to horses and horsehair or teeth.
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Rome
New York Herald
Prince Bismarck
Tacitus
Germany
Europe
Meteorological Observatory Planned for Ulm Cathedral Spire
The Ulm cathedral spire, rising 528 feet, will host a new meteorological observatory. Construction of the church began over five centuries ago and the spire was completed in 1890, marking a remarkable engineering feat.
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Ulm
Germany
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