Ride That Saved Oregon And Washington From Britain
The piece recounts Marcus Whitman riding four thousand miles in winter across dangerous terrain to Washington to warn of English encroachment. His perilous five month journey persuaded officials to organize emigrant companies, shaping the 1846 treaty and establishing Oregon and Idaho borders.
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Ian Oregon
Fred Myron Colby
Paul Revere
Longfellow
Concord
Marcus Whitman
Oregon
Washington
United States
Robert Gray
Columbia River
Jefferson
Capts
Lewis and Clark
New England
Indiana
Dr. Whitman
Spaulding
Rocky Mountains
the Columbia
American Board
Whitman
England
Idaho
British Columbia
Prairies
Tyler
Webster
Congress
Great Britain
Revenge in Vienna Theater Sparks Fatal backstage Stir
A comic and a leading man sparred in verbal jabs at a Vienna theater. A scheme for revenge involved the prompter Mme. la Conseillere de Cour. On a crucial night the prompter was menaced on a narrow staircase as the leading man flubbed lines, the curtain falling amid anger from the gallery.
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Vienna
New York Herald
Garibaldians Stage Comical Prank in Naples Rally
Eyewitness accounts from Naples describe a crowded scene as Garibaldians chant Viva Italia Una and other slogans. Two youths trap a priest in a carriage, patting him amid jeers, then release him with mock gratitude as the crowd roars in support of unification.
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Naples
Evelyn Ashlee
National Review
Italia
Una
Liberta
Padre
Garibaldi
Solemn Declaration at West Side Quaker Ceremony
A West Side marriage conducted by Friends featured a Quaker preacher who with a prayer assembled from Prayerbook phrases declared the couple man and wife. The scene prompted amused scrutiny from the elder Friend who noted the frivolity of the guests’ chatter.
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New York Tribune
West Side
Longest Days Across the World and Unusual Northern Summers
The list details day lengths in cities worldwide from New York’s about 15 hours to Spitzbergen’s extreme summer of roughly three and a half months. It notes Stockholm 14 to 18 hours, St Petersburg 19 hours, Tornea near 22 hours in summer, and Wardburg Norway with continuous daylight from May 21 to July 22.
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New York
Montreal
London
Bremen
Hamburg
Dantzig
Stockholm
St Petersburg
Tobolsk
Siberia
Tornea
Finland
Wardburg
Norway
Spitzbergen
Codfish Run At Lofoten Links Norways Oil Trade
The codfish run at Lofoten drives the Norwegian industry of collecting and refining cods liver oil. In January to April vast shoals fill Vestfjord and Osmoesfjord with tens of billions of fish. crews aboard about 2,500 boats harvest them while other fish disappear from the coast. The season supports a global cod liver oil trade.
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Lofoten
Philadelphia Times
Poe
Norway
Vestfjord
Osmoesfjord
Uncle and Niece Tale of Gifts and Affection
Miss Frank recalls her aunt noting how fond her uncle is of a young man. The uncle has lent him a watch chain a stud and a ring during the past month, illustrating closeness and generosity in a family anecdote.
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Miss Frank
George
Hearing Is Knowing in a Witty Exchange
A brief dialogue hints at a sharp voice heard by Miss Squallini and a sharp retort. The exchange plays on perceptions of talent and certainty in a light, witty tone.
Discharged Boss Fires Spriggins In Frustrated Exchange
Spriggins reacts with anger after being fired by his boss, noting that it is hard for a man to stay calm when dismissed. The remark reflects tension as the employee faces termination.
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Spriggins
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J. Bull
Priest
Spitszenbergen
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