Old Time Indian Terror and the Apache Chiefs
The account describes Chiricahua Apache leader Old Victoria commanding about 200 warriors in raids across southern Arizona and northern Mexico for ten years. He fought in the saddle, led swift horse movements, was eventually shot in battle, and his dispersed band faded as Cochise and Geronimo rose to power.
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Torio
Victoria
Arizona
Mexico
Ald Victoria
Cochise
Geronimo
New York Herald
Woman Runs From Berlin Lady Over Dog Hospitalized Home
A Berlin case features a young woman employed as a companion to an elderly mistress. She fled after two days alleging excessive dog and cat duties and inhospital conditions. Police allowed civil damages only. her statements about the animals were supported.
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Berlin
Animal World
London Telegraph
Monster Shark Netsined in Waialua Beach
Native fishermen harpooned a giant shark entangled in a Waialua net. The 18 foot creature was slain by villagers with axes. In its stomach were two large living turtles and other items. Jawbones displayed in Honolulu. the mate reportedly escaped.
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Waialua
Oahu
Honolulu
C. R. Bishop
Honolulu Times
Alaskan Turkish Bath Tradition Described
The Alaskans form a primitive Turkish bath by driving Jong sticks into a four foot diameter circle and tying them at six feet high. A central fire heats stones while leather is placed inside to perspire as the cinders burn away. Washington Star reports this practice as an unusual local ritual.
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Washington Star
A Dry Sermon About Umbrellas at Church
Mrs Brinkley tells her husband to bring an umbrella as they head to church on Sunday. He asks who will preach and she says the regular preacher. He quips that they may not need an umbrella. Texas Siftings.
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New York
New York World
Public Mexico School Uses Noise Rivalry For Learning
A Mexican public school uses a loud half day tactic where students study aloud to boost attention. Children compete to produce the most noise, forcing focus on their books and learning despite reluctance.
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Mexico
Forged Envelopes Expose Deputy Warden Mail Corruption
A San Francisco Examiner report details prisoners Bachman Failing and "Fat Jack" Kiley obtaining official envelopes to read sensitive deputy warden mail. Bachman forged orders, manipulating William Phelps and a lawyer to steal funds, exposing a major forgery scheme within the prison.
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Quentin
Bachman
Jack” Kiley
William Phelps
Phelps
Lee
San Francisco Examiner
Public Voices And Echoes Of Laughter In Chicago
A Chicago writer critiques louder public laughter by women, arguing such displays suggest vanity and vulgarity while a quiet look or restrained smile would signal true wit. The piece condemns loud guffaws at the expense of subtle intelligence, contrasting demeanor with perception in public spaces.
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Chicago
Future of Wheat in America
The article discusses the shifting wheat outlook as prosperity continues and supplies tighten. It notes 1874 yields of 512,760,000 bushels and 1889 yields of 490,500,000 bushels, with population growth increasing domestic demand and challenging larger crops.
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America
A Bottle's Long Voyage From Australia to England
Clement Wraggp the ben Nevis meteorologist cast 150 corked bottle messengers overboard during the 1878 voyage from Australia to England. Only six were recovered later. One reached Mobile Bay after a 5 500 mile voyage in two years drifting from 87 degrees north and west in Gute et Carib.
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Clement Wraggp
Ben Nevis
Australia
England
Mobile Bay
Gute Et Carib
Talleyrand and the unpaid Autun coach
The Boston Transcript recounts Talleyrand’s early reluctance to settle debts. As bishop of Autun a coach was bought but not paid for. A persistent bowing stranger claimed to be the coachmaker and finally demanded payment as Talleyrand demanded to know when.
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Talleyrand
Autun
Louis XVI
Boston Transcript
Buffalo Express
Meisters Manolly Drama At Vienna Court Theatre
Queen Elizabeth of Roumania praises a sensational tragedy titled Meister Manolly, a transpontine tale with ghosts and murders. The Vienna Court theatre will stage it after the queen and guests enjoyed a lavish Hôtel Imperial déjeuner and the emperor ordered a Hofburg production.
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Queen Elizabeth of
Roumania
Meister Manolly
Vienna Court Theatre
Elizabeth
Vienna
Court Theatre
Hotel Imperial
Hofburg
London
Like Him His Russian Brother Sultan’s Enigmatic Journeys
The sultan rarely leaves Yildiz Kiosk grounds, visiting a mosque weekly for a Selamlick ceremony and yearly Stamboul trips with unknown routes. He fears assassination and voices of danger from others at court, while a grand duchess counsels him to exercise and air.
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Yildiz
Stamboul
Unduly anxious waiter and a lake trout mix up
A Grand Trunk dining car waiter compounds a simple supper order of lake trout and buttered toast with a misheard phrase. The vignette illustrates a humorous error from the speaker Lewis.
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Thad
Ciaran
Lewis
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Dakota Institution
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