Riots in New Orleans Fueled by Police Shootings
A violent mob in New Orleans formed after the murder of Capt. Day and Patrolman Lamb, attacking black residents in the French Market. Militia and police imposed martial law, 1 killed, several dozen injured, and continued clashes through the nights with widespread fear and arrests.
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New Orleans
Day
Lamb
Megroes
Lee Circle
Parish
Pierce
Robert Charles
Mehle
A Telegram About Hells and Likes Sparks Censorship
A citizen sends a telegram reading To hell with likes and dislikes in response to a question about his preferences. The operator cannot deliver the line past hell and the message is altered to Hang likes and dislikes to pass the telegraph clerks. The tale contrasts free expression with carrier restrictions in a humorous episode cited by the New York Press.
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Republic
Post Office Department
Telegraph
Pink
New York Press
Prehistoric Giant Skeleton Report From Arizona Claim
A guide near Flagstaff claims to have unearthed a petrified giant skeleton in the Grand Canyon region, with an estimated height around ten to eleven feet and a five foot step inferred from footprints. Scientists reportedly dismissed the find, while legends of giants persist from Peru to Yucatan with skulls and weapons ending up in the Smithsonian.
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Arizona
Wingetad
Mexico
Mesas
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Flagstaff
Hull
Peru
Chancal
Lima
Puna
Gulf of Guayaquil
Smithsonian Institution
Yucatan
The Chinese Minded Pride And Fear Of Foreign Power
The piece describes a biased view of China, claiming national pride and belief in China as central to world affairs. It asserts Chinese contempt for foreigners, fear of railways and telegraphs replacing traditional methods, and notes opposition to Western influences driven by economic concerns and anti foreign rhetoric.
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China
Tuan
No News of Peary Arctic Explorer Two Years In Bond
Two years after Lieut. Robert E. Peary sailed for the Arctic none of his relief parties or messages have reached civilization. The steamer Windward is disabled at Port au Basques N F while rushing to aid him. Ice along the Labrador coast traps hundreds of fishing vessels and workers making relief unlikely.
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Robert E. Peary
Greenland
Civilization
Peary
North Pole
Navy
Explorer
Cresson
Port Au Basques
N. F
Labrador
Turnavick
Assizes Harbor
Siberia’s Progress and Vast Resource Outlook
Siberia shows a population near eight million with yearly migration adding 200,000 farmers. The region is projected to sustain up to 80 million people, exports cereals and butter to Denmark, and hold vast untapped coal and gold deposits. Transportation limits hinder development while forest preservation grows.
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Siberia
Russia
Europe
Denmark
England
Electric headlights for locomotives proposed in western states
Electric headlights for locomotives are being adopted in western states and save railway companies money by reducing cattle on tracks. Each headlight emits about 8000 candle power to reveal cattle at a quarter mile on dark nights. A small dynamo and steam turbine on the boiler drive the system, consuming about 1.5 horsepower. with one carbon trim the headlight runs eight hours without attention.
Old Hi Pierce Gambler Dies in Poverty in New York
Hiram Jackson Pierce known as Old Hi Pierce, a nephew of President Franklin Pierce and famed bowling champion, died in New York after a life of gambling. Once wealthy, he lost fortune through drinking and decline, ending with liver cancer and a farewell to fellow gamblers.
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Old Hi" Pierce
Hiram Jackson Pierce
Hi” Pierce
New York
Franklin Pierce
Massachusetts
Young Hi
New Orleans
Mississippi
Saratoga
Chicago
San Francisco
Sporting World of America
Hi Pierce
Pierce
Hill
Cooper’s Corner
Bowery and
Houston Streets
Red” Leary
Phonograph to Testify in Paris Court on Plagiarism
The phonograph will debut as expert witness in a Paris court over a dispute between a music publisher and a conductor. It will compare an American air to a claimed French tune to determine authorship. Court proceedings and the strange instrument draw curious magistrates to the case.
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Phonograph
Pall Mall Gazette
Chef D'Orchestre
Max
America
Seine
Coffin Breakers of Shanghai Named in Odd Theft Case
In Shanghai two Chinese men were accused of possessing stolen clothing. The chief detective linked them to a group called the Coffin-Breakers, rumored to enter boats and swap passenger goods with counterfeit boxes. The name evokes the notorious Righteous Harmony Fists.
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Shanghai
The Parisian Handshake Described In Detail
A new Parisian greeting involves raising the elbow to about ear height then lightly clasping the friend’s hand and allowing pressure to ease as the hand returns to its normal position. The gesture is explained step by step and presented as a refined social custom.
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Paris
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