Visit to the Catacombs of Paris Described by Edward King
Edward King recounts a guided descent into Paris catacombs with crowds passing through bone lined vaults. He notes seven million skeletons, relics from ancient cemeteries, and history from Merovingian kings to 1798 battles. The eerie experience ends above ground with lingering fear of burial.
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Paris
Cmsara
Place de Greve
la Revolution
Uil- Teries
Edward King
Scribner’s
France’s Eastern Fortifications Reframe European Defense
France unveils a vast fortification plan along the Belfort Besancon and Lyons axis. New camps, bastioned enclosures, and redoubts aim to deter invasion and protect the Jura Vosges corridor with a Paris zone turned into a massive citadel.
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Europe
France
Lyons
Belfort
Besancon
Vosges
Jura
Sach
Bourbaki
Switzerland
Dijon
Paris
China Eyes Modern Navy In Evolving Power
The San Francisco Bulletin notes China’s rapid naval rise with about twenty ships, including a 3000 ton frigate built by Chinese labor. An ironclad program and torpedo experiments signal a shift from archaic junks toward Western style ships, engines, and training as China contemplates conflict with Japan or Korea.
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China
Japan
Uni
Krupp
Europe
China Mail
Corea
Son of Heaven
San Francisco Bulletin
Old Customs and Punishments in Germany and New Orleans Rail Motor
A survey notes harsh medieval punishments in Germany to humiliate culprits with public displays such as donkey rides and shaming stones. It also reports on a New Orleans & Carrollton street railway experiment using steam motor power, detailing a four wheel truck with a boiler tank and engine, run by a single operator at low daily cost.
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O. Gleske
Berlin
Germany
Hesse
Darmstadt
St. Goar
Hamburg
Lubeck
Dortmund
Halberstadt
New Orleans
Studens
D. L. Staples & CO
Wits Allen, Michigan
Camphor Furs Ruin Cloaks and Muffs
A devout user of camphor powder covered her capes and muffs and wore them proudly for years. The odor clung through winter and the fur hair lost its gloss. After consulting a fur dresser she learned the camphor had made the furs valueless.
Religious notices of church deeds and clergy movements
The item surveys church finances and clergy changes across towns including Mishawaka Portland and Westford Vermont. It notes collections for building churches in Indiana and Wisconsin parishes, resignations and calls in several denominations, and a forthcoming Protestant Episcopal Diocese report detailing convention proceedings, addresses, and parish statistics.
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Presbyterian Synod of Indian Forth
Crawfordoville
Fforts
Orage East Portland
South Bend
Mishawaka
Orthaweten
Solomon K
Lowa Ple
Perate
Porter
Yale College
Rome
Hyacinthe
Abie Michaud
New Caledonia
Wm. Anderson
Glasow
Chalmers
Irving
Banks B. Shiverick
Falmouth
Mass
Thomas d
New York City
Netawaka
Jackson Coun Kansas
B. H. Hatfield
Hazardville
Conn
Madison
Wis
Pentecost
New York
Nor. Caswell
Browniversity
True Baptist
Christian Standard
Christian Church
Irving Makeey
Dayton
Albany
N. Y
John Woods
Presbyterian Church
Bloomingburg
Oxford
Lodi
Daneville
Holden
Wisconsin
Clerane Roebuser
England
Mr. Taylor
Glasgow
United Preetesessan Church
Boston
Shawmut
Finney
Oberlin
Ohio
the Christian Church
Toledo
France
United Presbyterian Presbytery of
Indiana
Board of Church Erection
Indianapolis
Simon Parmelee
Westford
Vermont
George P. Byington
Parmelee
Connecticut Missionary Society
Minton
Church of England
London
Newman Hall
Hall
Surrey Chapel
Scott
Venn
Rowland Hill
Protestant Episcopal Church
Globo
McCalla & Er
Stevens
Messrs. McCalla & Stavely
Fire at Escurial palace saved treasures and library
The fire at the Escurial monastery and palace is extinguished after a night of effort by Madrid fire brigade and citizens. The Royal Library books and manuscripts survived albeit damaged. paintings and artworks are saved and to be moved to Madrid. Roof, windows, and interiors suffered heavy loss.
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Mapgip
Madrid
Royal
Fire at Van Nessa Bros Store in Orange
New Jersey Orange October 4. The fancy store of Van Nessa Bros at Main and North Center streets burned yesterday, four small adjoining buildings damaged. Loss about 30000 dollars, partially insured.
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Orange
van Nessa Bros
Main
John Barclay Executed for Garner Murder in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on October 4 John Barclay was executed for the November murder of Charles F. Garner. He confessed on the scaffold and said he was guilty as the drop fell at 11 30. Life was extinguished within minutes. Dr Denig pronounced death from strangulation.
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Columbus, O
John Barclay
Charles F. Garner
Barclay
Faith Barclay
Denig
Exposition Awards Notice for Class 17 Honors
Robinson Machine Works of Hamilton Quebec wins silver medal in best harness and separator category at the exposition awards. The entry lists Robinson Machine Works as the manufacturer with Richmond Ind as origin.
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Robinson Machine Works
Hamilton, Q
Read Robinson Machine Works
Richond, Ind
People's Loan Association Incorporation Filed in Cincinnati
The People's Loan Association of Cincinnati filed its certificate of incorporation with the Recorder. Capital stock is 550000 divided into 2000 shares of 425 each with a 20 share limit per member. Corporators include Henry W. Stephenson Jr Chas E Callahan Louis Wyler John Keller and John B Reinhart. A man named James Altute was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a house in Paris Kentucky and during a scuffle killed a little girl.
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People’s Loan Association of Cincinnati
Recorder
Henry W. Stephenson, Jr
Chas. Ek, Callahan
Louis Wyler
John Keller
John B. Reinhart
James Altute
Hammond-street Station
Huse
Paris
Court News In Craig Case Before Judge Avery
In the Court of Common Pleas Judge Avery presided over the W H Craig murder case. Defense sought a continuance for urgent family medical reasons and offered Hawes deposition. State objected. Jury impanelling continued with eleven jurors secured and one to be chosen later this afternoon.
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Court of Common Pleas
Avery
W.H. Craig
John M.wozencro
A. B. Lewis
Hawes
Clerical Ice Cream Suit Over Camp Meeting Contract
Rev. R. A. Arthur sued John S. Gillespie for 250 dollars in rent for ice cream and restaurant privileges at Madeira camp meeting from August 17 to September 8. Jury verdict favored the plaintiff. defendant appeals to the Court of Common Pleas claiming fraud and misrepresentation.
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Squire McLean
R. A. Arthur
John S. Gillespie
Ot.y
Madeira
Messrs. Boyce and Boyd
Rankin Jones
Arthur
Jones
Court of Common Pleas
Deaths. Robert Dewey Clegg at 224 years old
At 1090 Jefferson Avenue Detroit a man died of lung disease contracted in 1848. Robert Dewey Clegg son of the late J. Clegg of Goderich Canada West age 224. They make flour and bread from horse chestnut in various parts of Germany. said to be wholesome.
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Germany
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