Instinct and Reason Clash in Wolf Pack Tale
A correspondent recalls Colonel Campbell’s Indian Journal describing six wolves coordinating to hunt antelope, with one wolf hidden as others close in. The observer stops the hunt with a rifle, arguing wolves learned planning, not mere instinct, sparking debate on animal reason versus instinct.
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Colonel Cambell
Pallads Caio Melampus
Ath
Mrica Colone
Cambpell
Colonel Campbell
Sir Walter Elliot
Leopards Fall to Hunters in Nuddea Jungle Tale
A Calcutta correspondent recounts leopard hunts near Nuddea Bengal where two leopards and cubs are pursued. An improvised團 pairing of Shikarpore gunner Duncan and a native Shikaree uses muskets and a hog spear to shoot a seven foot specimen, while beaters flush other leopards and cubs.
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Calcutta
Nuddea
Bengal
Shikarpore
Ganges
Sonaikhandi
Damukdiyar
Banglee
Bengal Police
Engal
Doughty
Maidan
Leopard Shot After Half Hour Chase Endangers Village
A hunter describes using two barrels to fire at a leopard in the bush then near a house. The animal mauled a man, pursued by villagers, and was killed after a long chase. Leopards have recently attacked locals during morning walks, with three children killed and a woman clawed in the area.
Seven marriages and seven divorces in one Cleveland story
The Cleveland Herald details a Cleveland woman who married seven times between 1861 and 1868, each union ending in divorce or separation. Her seven husbands include a Union Army soldier killed at Bull Run and a street-brawl victim, with a teenage daughter also marrying a brother of her stepfather and later becoming a widow.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Bull Run
Court of Common Pleas
No.4
No.5
Chancery
Common Pleas Court
Sultan Hosts Prince and Princess of Wales in Ottoman Splendor
Special correspondent notes an elaborate reception at Salih Bazar for the royal visit with guards, carriages, and a vast staff. The Sultan’s palace features a gold plate table, daily flower gifts, fruit trays, a Turkish band of eighty four musicians, diamond crested pipes, and French or English speaking palace staff.
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Prince and Princess OF Wales
Times
Wimbledon
Salih Bazar
Bosphorus
Taphandh
Dolmabakshi
Royal Reception in Constantinople for Prince and Princess of Wales
The Sultan’s visit to England's gratitude is marked by lavish pageantry at the Bosphorus. Guards line forts as the imperial caique sails. processions and state troops honor the Prince and Princess with Circassian cavalry, infantry, and a royal car procession to Beshik Jool. Omar Pasha leads the state entourage.
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England
Great Britain
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Prince and Princess of Wales
Beshik Jool
Turkey
Dacca
Europe
Paris
Moore
Campbell
R N
Mrs Grey
London
S Regiment
Omar Pasha
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