Giraffes Enter Europe for Public Display in 1836
The article recounts Julius Caesar introducing giraffes to Rome and tracks their rare appearances in Europe through history. It details M Thibaut’s 1836 giraffe import for the Zoological Society, the voyage from the Nile to Alexandria and Malta, and the arrival in London. It notes the animals’ size, diet, behavior, and tears, plus later remarks on Regent's Park and Hartford street names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Cesar
England
Europe
Alexandria
Pliny
Rome
Pompey
Titus
Zoological Gardens
Damascus
Frederick II
Soldan
Egypt
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Florence
Constantinople
Venice
France
Marseilles
Paris
Hassan
Jardin Des Plantes
Samuel Baker
Nile
Nesthar
M. Thibaut
Upper
The Transition of Electrical Theories Inaugurate Debate
A vice president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers questions current electrical theories as stepping stones rather than final truths. He warns that treating them as absolute could hinder future discoveries and the advancement of electricity. The remark appears in St Louis Globe-Democrat coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Duke of Cleveland in 1888 and London Bachelors Club
Freeman faced an officious intruder in Battle abbey while noting the Duke of Cleveland’s promised non interference. The London Bachelors Club in 1891 saw 23 defectors to marriage, yet collected 575 pounds in fines at 254 pounds per wedding, and still lists 889 bachelors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Battle Abbey
Duke of Cleveland
San Francisco
London
Bachelors’ Club
Progress in Teaching Deaf Pupils to Speak
Official records show articulation taught to 4 245 deaf pupils last year in American schools for the deaf. Many began life with congenital or inherited impairment, yet notable progress has been achieved in speech training nationwide.
Clara and Dolly discuss marriage fortune change
In a dialogue Clara questions a proposal from Mr. Smith while Dolly reveals she is swayed by the prospect of his aunt’s fortune. The passage also notes unrelated items about New Orleans dog catchers, Spanish shipbuilding, Horace Greeley on a literary woman, aristocratic marriages, and electric railways expanding across many cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Dolly
Mr. Smith
New Orleans
Miles
Morris & Mullen
Indiana in Line of Latte and Political Factions
Indiana hosts a large People's party convention with 720 accredited delegates, drawing attention from Republican and Democratic papers in Indianapolis as a rising movement. The piece notes leadership concerns among old parties and quotes editorials urging courage and forward effort amid speculation on its growth and potential impact on national politics.
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Indiana
Latte
People’s Party
Democratic
Indianapolis
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Hartford
Edward Smith
Meehan
H. M. Kimball
New York Independent
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Ohio
Rhine
Holland
West
Hemisphere
John J. Ingalls
Lippincott’s
Horace Greeley
Earl of
Ayer
W. F. Kennedy
McFarland’s
J. C. Berry
Deerfield
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
All Druggista
Iulphuf
Pune
Sthi
A. P. Ordway & Coy
Boston
Art Culars
Acme
Wolff & Randolph
Philadelphia
J.H. Dunn
Rutherford St
Binghamton, N.Y
Siegfried & Co
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Water Street
Pitcher’s Castoria
John Davis
Kansas
Pratt
Belleville
Kan
Alliance
Republican Party
Wolf
Republican Campaign Committee
Lemon
Slicx
Chanute
Blade
Elmira Hatch
Elkhart
Ind
Mary Baker
Ovid
Mich
G. Linburger
San Jose
Levi Logan
Buchanan
Mica
Morris Mullen
Baby
Castoria
North Warren
Hazeltine Woolen Mills
Waller
National Sheet Metal Rooroxe Co
Cliff St
New York
Pennsylvania
Noyes Drug Store
Swayne
Swayne & Son Philadelphia
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Ozecon
Lowell, Mase
J. F. KixcHsner
Conway, Ark
A. A. Ancuga
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Children's Department
Aten C. Sure, Pres
the Centaur Company
Ti Murray Street
New York City
D. Shear’s
Warren
Hamburg
India
Sarah
D. Shear
Bry Soods
N. K. Wendelboe
N. K. Wendelboe’s
Liberty Street
Wendelbue
Amora
Bissell
Gowand
Wiard
Wood and
R. Edmonds & Son
Wareen
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