Buried Alive by Filipinos and Two U.S. Executions
A 19th century dispatch reports brutal killings in the Philippines. It details the murder of City Engineer Wilson as he traveled with money near Manila and the starvation death of Second Lieutenant Brewer after his hands and feet were bound. A confessed killer ties Brewer to Wilson and implicates others, with executions delayed to capture the remaining suspects.
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Wilson
Orient
Brewer
Manila
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Engineer Wilson
Dingo Dangers Highlighted by Chicago Merchants and Officials
Sanimal merchants rate the dingo among the hardest wild animals to capture while Chicago park authorities boast exclusive U.S. specimens. W H Young provided a pair with four pups as a stork visit sign of unusual breeding. packs patrol defined territories and punish intruders by death, threatening local sheep flocks with heavy losses. The dingo or warrngal, native to Australia, is famed for cunning and tenacity, rarely domesticated, with Animal Keeper McCurren aiming to tame young pups after breaking a zebra.
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Sanimal
Chicago
America
W. H. Young
Australia
McCurren
Smuggling Diamonds Remains Lucrative Despite Crackdown
The Baltimore American notes the ongoing craft of diamond smuggling into the United States. It cites yearly figures of hundreds of thousands in value and a five to ten percent duty on uncut gems, with Canada as the primary source route via Montreal to New York. Government agents and hidden networks still chase the gems carried by hand across the border, while some smugglers are described as daring and clever.
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Mioea
Baltimore
Uncle Sam
Canada
Montreal
New York
Secret Service
The Tide Is King on Holland Island’s Sinking Town
Holland Island in Chesapeake Bay sits gradually below rising tides. At high tide streets flood. at low tide activity returns as residents, mainly oyster workers, cope with shifting land. The town, cells of homes on a central ridge, faces destruction as sea waters undermine its shores. In a separate note, a baby is killed by eagles on a northern Caribbean village hillside, prompting a local hunt and eagle ambush.
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Astness
Holland Island
Chesapeake Bay
United States
Nts
Hollandstraite
Carpathians
Michael Davidovica
Eyrie
Rocky Mountain
Francis Perger
Chicago
Presidential Possibilities in 1994 Republican Field
Washington observers weigh 1994 Republican presidential prospects with Senator Fairbanks of Indiana and Vice President Brect Roosevelt as leading contenders Fairbanks appears slightly ahead despite the future age note about the Indiana senator The piece notes early speculation without firm declarations or campaign details.
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Washington
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Brect Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Obituary of John G. Fell founder of Berea College in Kentucky
A revered antebellum figure, John G Fell opposed slavery and founded Berea College in Madison County Kentucky. Once disinherited for abolitionist views, he endured rejection and hardship to pursue emancipation and education for Black and white mountaineers. His life rose from turbulent youth to lasting legacy as Berea College blossomed into a beacon of reform and tolerance in the South.
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John G. Fell
Berea College
Kentucky
Madison County
South
Tts
Fee
Bracken County
Lane Theological Seminary
Caseius M. Clay
Beres College: founding and history in Kentucky mountains
Rev John G Fee invited to Madison County to preach and establish a small school that became Beres College. Opened 1855 with Oberlin teachers, grew after the war into a chartered institution admitting Black students. With $100,000 endowment and $200,000 assets, it employs fourteen teachers and serves mountaineer families.
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Fee
Madison County
Beres College
Oberlin College
Cal
John G. Fee
Beres
Kentucky Mountains
Veteran Trades Unionist Maj Sam L Leffingwell
A profile of Maj Sam L Leffingwell of Indianapolis Typographical Union No 1, born in Chillicothe in 1830, outlining a long career from newspaper apprentice to Civil War veteran, union organizer, and leader in Indiana labor movements. The piece notes his roles in several Ohio regiments, early labor federation work, and later work in a book concern at Indianapolis. Also included are vivid cost-of-living comparisons for Siam and a anecdote about shopper prices and a Paris kitchen.
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Sam L. Leffingwell
Indianapolis
Typographical Union No
Chillicothe
Cincinnati Typographical Union
Leffingwell
Thirty-first
Ohio
Egate
Pittsburg
American Federation
American Federation of Labor
Cleveland
Indiana
Islam Revival Risks Caliphate Power Across Muslim World
The article estimates Muslims worldwide at about 176.5 million, with populations in Asia, Africa, and other regions. It notes Sunni majority and Shiite minority, the Turkish sultan as Caliph, and cites railway plans to Mecca as a means to consolidate religious authority amid European uncertainty. It suggests the caliph may seek to reassert Islam and control holy sites through geopolitically strategic moves.
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Asia
Afghanistan
Balochistan
Sria
Russia
Turkestan
China
Africa
Esse
Persia
Turkey
India
Palestine
Mecca
Islam
Europe
Chapped hands and running water tips from Providence Journal
The Providence Journal advises that to prevent chapped hands one should rinse with running water after washing with soap, never use still water. It notes alkali from soap irritates skin, praises faucet washing and running water, and mocks outdated plumbing habits while urging thorough rinsing and drying.
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Providence Journal
Lipton to Build Sailors’ Home and Hotel at Waterfall
Sir Thomas Lipton plans a sailors’ home and hotel for officers at Waterfall. The merchant prince already funds the vessel stationed there, valued at over £200 per week, demonstrating ongoing generosity and forethought.
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Philippine Islands
Trias
Mfe
William Brown
New York Tribune
Dingos
CUBS
Chicago Park
Rory
Pee
Siam
Bainverse
Hong Kong
Singapore
Kearning
Ken
Jammoth Paris
Kitches
Bon Marche
Paris
International Reperta New Fork
Elite Island
Wisconsin
Antwerp
Pennsylvania
Colonel Drake
Titusville
Bret
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