The Folly of Assassination Across Historic Attempts
An English paper notes repeated failed attempts to kill rulers, citing Pianori near Paris in 1857, Orsini’s bombs at the Emperor’s carriage, Berezowski at the 1866 Paris Exhibition, and Blind's shot at Bismarck, all thwarted by chance, timing, or alert guards.
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Pianori
Champs Elysees
Italy
France
Orsini
Pole Berezowski
Russia
Berezowski
M. Raimbacht
Alexander
Blind
Prince Bismarck
Yosemite Travel Planned Through Merced New Town
The article notes a proposed Merced town fifty seven miles from Lathrop to serve Yosemite tourists next summer. A new hotel of one hundred fifty rooms will be built run by H. A. Bloss. Merced will be rail terminus for Coulterville and Mariposa routes with journeys of eighty miles to the valley.
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Yosemite
Central Pacific
Merced
Lathrop
Yosemite Valley
H. A. Bloss
Coulterville
Mariposa
Great Valley
Fisher & Co
Clark’s
San Francisco
Stockton
Sacramento
Assemblyman
Wilcox
California
Farm Ornaments for a Thoughtful Farmscape
An exchange argues against excessive front yard adornment and calls for balanced farm aesthetics. It promotes rear view pleasure, clean exteriors, and consistent interior exterior harmony. The piece urges vines over unsightly structures, screens for essential outbuildings, and tree groups in fields to shade grain and comfort animals.
Springfield Accidents Dramatic Survivor Account
Rev. 8.G. W. Rankin of Glastonbury recalls the crash scene after the Sredder derailment. He describes clinging to the car top as it plunged and overturned, rescuing two children, opening a window to escape, and helping others amid fire from stoves and collapsed wreckage. A brave boy saved lives by choosing his mother over a treasured muff. The mail car burned, and Rankin recounts fear and heroic escapes with dozens of injured and frightened passengers.
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Springfield
G. W. Rankin
Glastonbury
Sredder
Patch
The Colosseum at Rome Its Vast Roman Spectacle
A historical overview describes Emperor Vespasian building the Colosseum in Rome after the Jewish War. Titus dedicated it with the slaughter of 5000 animals, while Adrian moved Nero's statue there. The oval arena housed 87000 spectators plus 20000 in the portico with elaborate machines for scent and water.
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Colliseum
Rome
Vespasian
Nero
Eut
Titus
Adrian
Chateaubriand
Lake Superior Gold Discoveries Near Thunder Bay
Captain Frye reports a rich gold vein at Jackfish Lake about seventy five miles north of Thunder Bay near a government road from 1870. The vein is almost pure native gold with some silver, promising high yields and prompting surveys and prospecting along the Northeastern shore.
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Lake Superior
Frye
Silver Islet
Jackfish Lake
Thunder Bay
Manitoba
New York
Nort
Jackasake
Detroit
Railroad Signals and their meanings
The article lists locomotive signals including one whistle for down brakes two for off brakes three for back up and continued short whistles for cattle alarm. It explains conductor signals with hand motions go ahead stop back and lantern signals for starting and stopping and flags indicating danger or an approaching engine.
Homemaker Recipes and Care Hints Collectible Tips
A compilation of practical household tips including pudding recipes with milk eggs and apples, mahogany stain removal with acids, knife care and storage, chapped hands ointment, washing flannel, tin lid cleaning, and methods for washing china and glass to prevent spots and breakage.
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Bump’s Nest
China
Cat Saves Baby Then Returns to Old Home
A neighborhood tale recalls a cat that warned and guided a woman to a wash house where a two year old child had fallen into water. The animal’s actions are praised as a display of strong attachment before the family moved and the cat returned to its former residence. Separately, notes on scientific farming emphasize profit through proper timing, draining, cultivation, manure, rotation, and stock improvement, citing a New York meeting and dangers of green pigments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Palmer
Sowate
Arge
Scientific Society
New York
Allen
Iowa
Paris Rumor Says Republican Left May Back War Estimates
In Paris rumors spread that the Republican Left in the Assembly will not oppose the war estimates as agreed by chiefs and the Budget Committee. A deputy spoke on the 18th arguing France needs an army of 1,200,000 to keep peace with neighboring powers.
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Paris
Assembly
France
Mill Creek Valley Land Purchase Promises Improvements
A sale note states land of 14 acres in Mill Creek Valley between Flint Freeman streets has been bought and will be graded this summer. The document lists officers including WM. L. ROBINSON as President and JOHN WALLIMAN as Vice President, with several trustees and local figures named.
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Mill Creek Valley
Flint
West End
Cincinnati
Cincinnati and
Baltimore Railroad
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