River of Wonders Documents Amazon Journey and Amazon Dangers
The article recounts a 2150 mile voyage from the Amazon mouth to Iquitos and the Peruvian dockyard, sharing vivid anecdotes from Booth line captains about the Amazon's dangers. It notes mosquitos and the dangerous vulture bat as well as strange wildlife and naval stories aboard the Denis.
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Iquitos
Chicaito
Roosevelt
Brazil
New York World
Amizon
Peru
Insland
Ifom
Pacific
Panama
Colon
New York
Amazon
Atlantic
Mississippi
Booth
O. L. Beck
J. W Conch
Booths
England
Alexander P. Rogers
Denis
Braz
Robert
Brooklyn
Beck
Liverpool
Capt
Couch
Capt. Beck
Tragic Fire Traps Mourners in Philadelphia Cellar
In Philadelphia a floor collapse during a funeral caused 56 mourners to fall into a burning cellar. Mrs Yetta Singal of 1312 South Seventh Street died in the disaster as panic spread among mourners and gas fumes filled the wreckage. Police and the undertaker rescued survivors and relaid the coffin bound body.
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Philadelphia
Yetta’ Singal
South Seventh Street
Katie Siegal
Frick Reported to Bid Half Million for Velasquez PopeX
Henry C Frick is reported to have offered 500000 dollars for Velasquez Pope Innocent X. He is said to be prepared to raise his bid to six million if needed.
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Henry C. Frick
Velasquez
Innocent X
Rome
Henry C. Fricks
Old Plate for Mrs Wilson Presented to President's Wife
A Serres dinner plate from President Buchanan’s pink-banded Sevres set is gifted to Mrs. Wilson. James Buchanan Henry, a nephew and Buchanan’s former private secretary, delivered the plate from Annapolis, Md. The plate’s history traces to Buchanan’s purchase at a Washington sale of household belongings.
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Washington
White House
President Buchanan
Wilson
James Buchanan Henry
Annapolis
Buchanan
Polkin
Youngest Mexican Envoys Arrive in Niagara Falls Meet
The youngest member of the Mexican delegation to a Huerta led mission arrived in Niagara Falls Ontario with secretaries to represent the group at the meeting.
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MEET
Niagara Falls
Ont
Canada
Huerta
Two Urchins in Dump Shape a tale of Rufus and Edgar
A satirical portrait follows Edgar and Rufus two boys in a sequestered town their paths diverge as Rufus thrives on bold public bravado and political theater while Edgar clings to cautious office life. The piece mocks parental overprotection and social pressures shaping ambition and character.
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Edgar
Rufus
Hope
United States Senate
Leavenworth
Kansas
Celeste
Napoleon
John L. Sullivan
Sitting Bull
Rufus Wold
McGuffey
Bravery on both sides marked the Mexican clash
Army and Navy Journal describes Mexican and federal troops in a brutal engagement. Officers praised Mexican courage while detailing relentless fire, with a federal detachment decimating a Mexican line and a machine gun crew enduring and returning fire despite heavy wounds.
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Nuevo Thuisfeee
United States’ Cavalry
Carranza
Disque
Army and Navy Journal
Irvine Man Plans Solo Sixteen Foot Sail to St John’s
James Green of Irvine aims to set a record by sailing a sixteen foot open boat from Liverpool to Queenstown and then across the Atlantic to St John’s Newfoundland. He will travel unaccompanied with airtight tanks for supplies and expects the voyage to take about five months aided only by a few reading books.
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Irvine
St. John’s
Newfoundland
London Mail
James Green
Messrs Mackie and Thomson’s
Green
Liverpool
Queenstown
Atlantic
Spotlight Mounted Police End Beach Spooning
Acting Chief Sam Browne of Los Angeles unveils a mounted patrol with a bright searchlight to sweep the beach at night. The plan aims to end illicit liquor use and secret rendezvous by couples on the sheltered sands. Policewoman Reinhart assists in arming a mounted officer with an automobile searchlight to probe every beach corner.
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Cupid
Sam Browne
Los Angeles
Cal
Browne
Reinhart
Mountes
Fragmentary Note on Chinese Eating Utensils
The readable text suggests a fragment about Chinese dining habits noting that knives and forks are not used. No clear events or persons are identifiable and the excerpt is incomplete.
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Monhegan Island
Maine
John Smith
Monhegan
River OF Wonders
Capt. Couch
Manaos
Mrs. Wilson
President
Manuel del Campo
Niagara Falls Peace Conference
Father
U- Ss
Grant
Walter Camp
Alma Mater
Friends of
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