The Water War Over a Spring and Fence
In a rural feud described by David Hill, Hawkins Lamkin and John race to divert a shared spring. Each digs on their side to capture the underground vein, installs granite and an iron cover, and a shifting channel ends with Lamkin redirecting nearly all the water to his own property.
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HM Hawkins
Ming
Tom Lamkin
Lamkin
John
David Hill
New York Times
New Mexico
Cyclones and Tornadoes in Thunderstorms
Prof Davis of Harvard explains violent whirlwinds form in thunderstorms. They are usually under a quarter mile wide and drift with the storm for a minute or two, capable of toppling trees and damaging buildings. In the Mikaigsipp valley they are called cyclones, but tornado is preferred to distinguish from larger storms. Waterspouts form when the whirlwinds occur over water.
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Prof
Davis
Harvard
Mikaigsipp
Vesta the Planet With a Bare Eye View
The Planet Vesta can be seen without optical aid. Its diameter is about three hundred miles, and its surface area is one ninth that of Bumpe.
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Vesta
An Unhappy Wife and a River Ride Reflection
A Washington Post fragment shows a man and a woman on a Potomac boat trip. He daydreams of food while she savors the scenery and questions the atmosphere of Alexandria. His thoughts drift to meals as a punch line arrives: an unhappy wife is one whose husband always lets her have her own way.
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Ume
Potomac
Glesboro Point
Southland
Alexandria
Lake Over Volcano Near Imperial Sells Mystery to Indians
Squire Redwine described a smoking lake near Imperial on the Cocopah nation border, fed by the Coco pah river after the Chino was dammed. Eruptions shoot mud up to forty feet, with noise and flames seen miles away as boats explore the area. White settlers consider moving as eruptions worsen.
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Squire Redwine
Phoenix
Arizona Republican
Imperial
Mexico
Cocopah
California
Chino
Coco- Pah
Texico
Arizona
Pelee
Sery
Mosby’s Remnant Reunion and Tichener’s Narrow Escape
Col John F. Mosby sent word he could not attend the Leesburg reunion, recalling a deathbed memory of Col Tichener at New York. Tichener once faced a trio on horseback when a local preacher surrendered. Mosby fled with two others risking capture, later calling it his liveliest escape.
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John F. Mosby
Leesburg
Mosby
Col. Tichener
Board of General Appraisers
New York
Tichener
Nes
How to Draw a Cork Without a Corkscrew
A lighthearted piece explains how to extract a cork using sealing wax. Melt wax over a flame, cover the cork, press until dry, then pull the cork with the wax stick. Take care not to detach the wax while drawing. Also mentions Edge of Pelee's Shower and unusual atmospheric effects as observed.
TORIES or RACE TRACKS TICKER TALES OF BRIGHTON BETTING
A Brighton race day unfolds with bettors recounting near misses and windfalls. A New York broker misses a major score after a string of bets falls apart when a winner is disqualified. A railbird dimes win big on Mercer at 10 to 1 while Orial claims a 40 to 1 victory.
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Pegro
Mercer
Orialf
Orial
New York Times
Champion Ata Beefsteak Dinner Contest at Palm Garden
A dinner at Palm Garden on Greene and Hamburg avenues hosted a steak eating contest among Michael Schmidt cigar maker Herman Hochwart and others. Referee Frank Ross declared Schmidt the champion after he consumed eight pounds of steak while Hochwart finished seven and a half. An umbrella prize went to Schmidt as spectators applauded. The eaters also drank several bottles of ale.
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Ata
Palm Garden
Greene
Hamburg
Michael Schmidt
Herman Hochwart
Ganten
Brooklyn Times
Frank Ross
Hochwart
Schmidt
Wu Tingfang answers Bret Harte line with notes on Chinese business ethics
Minister Wu responds to Bret Harte's charge that "The heathen Chinee is peculiar" by saying cultural perspectives differ. He contrasts Chinese merchants preferring written proof in business with Western emphasis on money and force, noting respect for age and custom in China.
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Wu Tingfang
Bret Harte
China
Doctor with a Long Head in Evian-les-Baines
At Evian-les-Baines France a doctor makes rounds rapidly using a basket of homing pigeons. He writes a prescription before departure and fixes it under a winged bird which flies to the dispensary. An assistant prepares the medicine and delivers it, all within minutes of leaving.
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Evian-les-Baines
France
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Fisher
Tomkins
John Wall
Rae
Old Fort Zone
Washington Post
Mary E Wilkins
Tories
Brighton
Zometow
Gravesend
Andropicus
Janice
Tartyl
Aphonicus
Lally Holyrood
Brooklyn
Lady Holyrood
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