Kurdish Brigand Tells Armenia Massacre Tale in Constantinople
An eyewitness Kurdish brigand Moustafa recounts the Gheillyegoozan killings near Sassoon, describing pits of the dead, looting, abductions, and barbarities against Armenians. He portrays Kurds as not inherently bloodthirsty, cites orders from officers, and contrasts English city cleanliness with Armenian devastation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Moustafa
Ghellyegoozan
Constantinople
Steppes
Alashkerd
Gheilyegoozan
Moorad
Sassoon
Diarbekir
Massoul
Harem Incident in Diyarbakir District Described
Narrative describes a Kurd harem in the Plain of Diar bekir where a man fled disguised as a Kurd. It mentions seeing a fine girl in camp and a colonel taking her to Erzinjan to join his harem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Warsaw
Russia
Galitzin
Diarbekir
Erznigan
Boston
Keir Hardie Visits New York and Praises Brooklyn Bridge
Keir Hardie toured New York after a Brooklyn trip and faced socialist critics. He praised the Brooklyn Bridge as engineering marvel while faulting the city’s architecture for lack of unity and varied styles. He noted dissonant towers on Broadway and questioned commercial urban planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
Roceklyn Bridge
Keir Hardy
New York Sun
William M. Thackeray
Mr. Hardie
Sun
Broadway Central Hotel
Brooklyn
Lucien Sanial
Daniel de Leon
New York
London
Illogical miscellany and fashion notes in a 19th century issue
A collage of brief items mentioning U S government reports in Canada, fake bitters warnings, teething remedies, fashion trends, hair and dress fashions, cosmetics, and light social anecdotes. It includes ads for nostrums, corsets, tonics, and routines, plus humorous exchanges about engagements and flowers.
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Yella
England
Keir Hardie
U.S. Gov’t
Canada
States
Musa Winstow
S. F. Ene Hopkins Place
Baltimore, Md
Napoleon
Hanson
Cee
Parker
Atchison
Miss Oldgirl
Mr. Newman
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury, Mass
Elman Hoshhtal Tong
H. T. Clark Drug CO
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wind Co
Emmert Proprietary CO
Chicago
Omaha
St. Jacobs Oil
Neing Catal Co
High Street
DE Kalb, Ill
Cave Spring
Scott
Kenyon Williams
Scott & Bowne
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