Clement Morgan First Colored Orator at Harvard Dust Day
The senior class at Harvard University honors Clement Garrett Morgan as the first colored man to be chosen as orator on dust day. Morgan, son of a former slave, grew up in Washington, D C, studied at Latin School and Harvard, supporting himself by barbering and waiting tables. He arrived in Boston in 1884, graduated with honor, and earned funds for college through work.
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Clement Garrett Morgan
Harvard University
Morgan
Washington
D. C
Vire Pinta
Isaael
St Luis
Boston
Harvard
N. MH
Mammoth Cave
Col
Henry Blanchard
Tennessee
England
France
America
Cologne
Hunting Hippos in Africa Aerial Narratives of a perilous chase
A London Herald writer recounts tracking a hippopotamus herd in African waters. Makata leads the hunt from a canoe as harpoons fly, ropes tighten, and the boat is overturned. The party endures close encounters, falls, and brawny dives to survive while hippos torpedo through the river.
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Makita
Ming
Stredin
Seguins
Makata
Sovoini
Makuta
Segulus
Hippopotamus
Seguini
Maka
Tulelnu
Binele
Horton
Tit
Mokata
Black
Reguins
Mikata
Seguln
Hippopotamus Hunt Ends in Fatal Struggle
A crowd describes a river chase where two enslaved hunters and Sagaint assist in attacking a hippo. As the rope tightens, the beast is killed when it rushes and the boatman falls forward dead in shallow water. The scene centers on the peril and fatal outcome of the encounter.
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Sagaint
Keeps Word Or Forfeits Time In Noted Examples
A lesson on keeping engagements shows Sir William Napier canceling a Bath invitation for a sobbing girl over a broken bowl, offering a sixpence for a new one, and Lincoln insisting a charm promised to a boy be kept, teaching integrity over personal convenience. The anecdotes contrast time respect with flawed promises and stress the sacred trust of a word kept.
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William Napier
Gir
Bath
Lincoln
Bete
Mr. Lincoln
Bou
Deaf girl flees unwanted attention at Grand Circus Park
A Windsor woman visiting Detroit was accosted by two men at Grand Circus Park as she rested on a bench. One man repeatedly spoke to her, claiming she was deaf and dumb when she showed no response, prompting the other to hurry them away. The encounter ended with the woman continuing her walk unharassed.
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Windsor
Detroit
Mest
Grand Circus Pari
Mle
Oldest Oddfellow Peter Lalnng Honored in Eiglu Lodge
Centenarian Peter Lalnng, famed for wit and long life, was admitted as a member of Eiglu lodge of Chidfeltows. He sang his favorite song Gilderoy after lustration and joked about living another forty years, ending with the quip about his ashes.
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Peter Lalnng
Great Britain
Eiglu
Chidfeltows
Vuleo
Gilderoy
Peter
Liverpool Courier
Amankind Date Editor and Hival Quipstice in Boston
The note cites a Boston exchange where Amankind Date Editor laments multitasking with a typewriter. Hival Editor retorts that the typewriter is better than a pen, reflecting a playful newsroom banter about writing tools.
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Amankind
The Reward of Merit and a Mammoth Cave Hoax
A long anecdote recounts a flamboyant impostor calling himself Col. Henry Blanchard who befriends a visitor at Mammoth Cave House and proposes a shady cave investment. The mock colonel attempts extortion, a struggle ensues, and the tale closes with the deceiver fleeing after a bluff exchange of trinkets.
The Prettiest Girl in St Louis Nellie Pratt
Nellie Pratt rounds out the Exposition as the prettiest girl among visitors. The petite, handsome contestant with deep blue eyes and a poised charm carries her honors with ease. At about 19 summers, observers note the claim may be exaggerated.
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St. Lous
Nellie Pratt
Pratt
Love Confession on East Avenue
He declares deep love to Emeline while strolling East avenue. She answers, acknowledging his fervor but insisting the affair should amount to something meaningful, noting past loves and seeking lasting commitment.
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Emeline
East Avenue
George
LUNA AND LUNACY Seasons Shape Lunacy Trends
The Pall Mall Gazette notes a link between seasons and asylum statistics in Scotland. Admissions rise in May to July by 624 above average and fall October to January by 462 below average, with mid spring to mid summer seeing more treatment and deaths by self harm peaking in that span. Recoveries peak June to August. December sees a rise tied to annual medical certificate revisions for continued detention.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Scotland
Amusing Parisian miscue tops Reynolds European trip
The Minneapolis Journal recounts a playful tale of Mr and Mrs Reynolds, First Baptist church members, during a European tour. In Paris she mistakenly told a maid to tell her husband she would wait in the parlor, prompting a locked door and a room-full of confusion before a mutual joke restored relations.
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Mrs. Reynolds
Paris
Mr. Reynolds
Galt
Ever
Anow
Editor Volunteers Aid For Destitute Printer
A disreputable looking man asks for help in a sanctum. The editor declines to trouble himself yet volunteers to assist, saying he will not put out the printer, and that the need is not for himself but for the distressed craftsman.
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Louissville
Teo Messes
Abell
Melly Acoeeer
Colonel Inington
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Jones
West
Stewart
Cameron
Saga
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Maine
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Miles W. Standish
Bristol
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Wisensset
Newcastle
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