Vienna Progresses and Egypt Pyramids Linked in Odd Claim
The London News cites Mr Flinders Petrie claiming Egyptian pyramid builders left bones that were picked clean and wrapped. It notes a Civil War history project nearing completion at about 120 volumes, twenty years in the making, with an estimated cost of two and a half million dollars. Colonel Hay’s lineage is questioned as the London paper criticizes pedigree.
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Egypt
Flinders Petrio
Tndd Sam
City Court Chief Rejects Arrest for Hanter Case
Ruling by Chief Wautito Van Wyck in New York City City Court Chambers denies arrest for Hanter on a vague charge. The judge questions a statue in City Hall Park praising a spy turned hero while recounting a bizarre Italian organ grinder case in London. An organist fined for hours violations hires an interpreter, sharing the fine with a conspiratorial colleague.
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Wautito van Wyck
City Court Chambers
New York City
Hanter
City Hall Park
Nathan Haale
Gondon
Fergn Assurance
Baffron Hill Gang
Curious Zulu marriage custom described in village tale
The passage notes a practice where a daughter’s marriage prospects depend on the strength and number of her brothers. A well protected, heavy set brood with four brothers could doom her to spinsterhood, while weaker siblings attract numerous suitors. An only child faces high demand, seen as a premium.
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Atty McHes
Fans and Heat Relief Before Electric Appliances
The passage discusses heat relief before electric fans, noting actions like fanning with palm leaves and cooling strategies used by the wealthy, including placing frozen grater chunks near ceilings. It cites ex President Garfield’s last days and argues that fans can worsen heat unless relief is found in powered electric devices when affordable.
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Garfield
Elopement and romance fade in modern society
The article notes elopement has largely vanished from high life as modern conditions replace post chaises with carriages and telegraphy with private detectives. It argues the well born youth seek discreet, formal unions and parental consent has become a mere form, reflecting a pragmatic, worldly generation.
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Hays
Ady
Munsey
Tiffany
America
Our Latter Days and a Golden Ave Poem Fragment
A poetic reminiscence about a fearful day and a father gathering not merely broken moments but fragments of life. The speaker recalls a gray dawn, chilly air, and lost things, then finds solace as the father collects the shards and guides toward a calmer later life. The piece ends with praise for the mellow light shining on our latter days and notes Sarah Doudney.
The Moorish Pin in a Jewel Box Mystery
A visitor to Axral the antiquarian on Wardour Street discovers a breastpin containing two joined swords and a hidden parchment. A strange history emerges of a Turk, a dying man in the Holy Land, a promise to James Thurnby, and a will for 90,000 pounds. The discovery awakens a family tale linking Sue’s kin to Thurnby and Noureddin Aga, unlocking gold stored in the Bank of England.
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Axral
Wardour + street
Rt. Sea Bane
David
Ayen
Dickens
Riah
Aaron
Dibregard
Ivor
Japanese Inpidaria
Geneva
Cornwall
Gimabue
Guido
Benjamin West
Teagerly
Itayer
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Javan
Damascus
England
London
Allah ‘Akbar
James Babeby Singleton Cross
James ‘Thurnby
James Thurnby
Singleton Cross
James Thursby
Hagas
God
Bank of England
T Noureddin Aga
Sue
Arthur
Thirsbys Tale of Magnus and Noureddin Across Centuries
Arthur recounts an ancient Thirsby lineage story beginning with Jarl Malise Thurnleigh and Magnus of Viking and Crusader fame. Magnus befriends Noureddin the Turk after a costly battle at Antioch, exchanging weapons as a pledge that all heirs’ possessions pass to the surviving line. The tale ends with a banked fortune and a jeweled kept pin.
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Arthur
Thirsbys
Malise Thurnleigh
Bedland
Magnue
Hugh of Vermandois
Antioch
Magnus
Noureddin
Ascalon
Mussulman
Cnme
Arthm
Death by Own Action of a Dog on Forsyth Street
A frightened crowd along Forsyth Street watched a small brown dog spiral through a building, leap from a roof, and break its legs in a shed. Police shot the animal after it killed itself through hunger and thirst, with bystanders noting long neglect. The incident underscores possible animal death by own action.
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Forsyth Street
Westey
No. 12
Brooma
New York Post
Sparrow's Gratitude to My Boy
A Louisville Courier-Journal anecdote recounts a wild sparrow showing gratitude to a boy named George after he killed a snake that was robbing the bird's nest. The sparrow follows him in the garden, landing on his head or shoulder and singing praises until he leaves.
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George
Louisville Courier-Journal
Poor Travelers Aid Society Extends Across Switzerland
Switzerland leads in charity with a new travelers aid society. The State subsidies and police assist as refuges are set along main routes in Aargau offering refreshment and overnight lodging to bona fide travelers seeking work or passing through for legitimate purposes. The Berne Consilanys applaud the scheme and foresee wider adoption across the country.
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Switzerland
Aargua
Berne
California Prune Industry Grows Rapidly in 1890s
California’s prune industry expands with about 68 000 bearing acres and an estimated 80 000 tons crop in favorable years. Investment reaches around 20 million dollars in land trees irrigation and packing. Prunes are harvested dried and packed by large teams across San Joaquin Pomona San Gabriel and Santa Anna valleys amid frost damage and rising eastern demand.
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California
San Joaquin
Pomona
San Gabriel
Santa Anna
Saya
Los Angeles
Chicago
State Board of Horticulture
Girla
Buffalo herd guarding plan eyed by Interior Dept
The Interior Department is considering using Regular Army cavalry to guard the Lost Park Colorado buffalo herd. About forty animals remain, threatened by poachers. A former incident left a wounded buffalo and a state historical society exhibit. James A. Miller reported to Congressman Shafroth, who received confirmation from the Adjutant General that the proposal is under review.
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Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Fort Logan
Lost Park
Colorado
State Historical Society
Butte
James A. Miller
Supreme Court
Shafroth
Miller
Slinfroth
United States Adjutant-General’s Office
United States Department of the Interior
Denver
Expensive Mats Tried to Halt Mississippi Shore Erosion
Residents fear the Mississippi shoreline loss from currents. An expert review describes willow and underbrush mats woven with wires and poles, laid across Vargas channels, then sunk with stones. Some mats extend hundreds of feet and cover acres. Work only possible in low water, a short season, driving up costs. Even after installation, high water can sweep the structures away and require rebuilding.
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Lower
Mississippi
Blue asbestos replaces old rope in fire tests
Chicago Inter Ocean reports blue asbestos rope, lighter yet stronger than hemp, resists heat and chemicals, and is used in hospital mattresses and proposed firemen's apparel. A three quarter inch rope weighed 220 pounds and burned for 22 hours before breaking.
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South Africa
Chicago Inter-Ocean
London Traffic Wastes Minutes on Narrow Strand
An expert notes 12,000 vehicles pass through Strand daily with about a quarter being omnibuses. The street’s narrowness causes each of the 63,000 occupants to waste an average of three minutes.
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London
Strand
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Beotland
London News
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Sarah Doudney
Romise
James
Thure
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