A Cuban Sugar Estate Visit From Toledo Plantations
A Courier-Journal correspondent tours the Toledo sugar estate and pineapple plantation on a Caribbean island voyage. He describes the cane mill process from field to evaporators, the laboring workers, and the pineapple cultivation with vivid but restrained comments, noting the hot, bustling environment and the stark contrasts between work and daily life.
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Beene
Toledo
Maini
New Orleans
Levin
Inferno Toledo
Courier-Journal
Bar on Arthur de Cuilard Sings Eight Octaves in Syracuse
Baron Arthur de Cuilard of Syracuse New York is noted as one of the few in the county and world who can sing eight octaves. He has won eighteen medals as a singer and possesses a vocal compass far below the lowest note of Myron Whitney and well above Gerster's high GC by several octaves.
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Baron Arthur de Cuilard
Syracuse
M. Y
Myron Whitney
Gerster
Chicago Times
Terror and Travel: Outlaw and Mountain Lion Duel
An Idaho tale shows outlaw Roach the Terror and traveler Bivens trapped in a tree by a charging mountain lion. To survive they strike a grim pact: Roach shoots while Bivens stabs, killing the beast. They emerge allies, joining forces in bandit life amid the Idaho fastnesses.
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Far West
Roach the Terror
Idaho
Bivens
Rocky Mountain
Roach
Chicago News
Debunking the Myth of Gen Albert Sydney Johnston
A Confederate officer noted by a Globe-Democrat officer as a gentleman of high character but limited military achievement. The text argues Johnston died in his first battle, lacked a proven record in prior wars, and could not justify a legendary wartime reputation.
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Albert Sydney Johnston
Johnston
Globe-Democrat
Advent of the Amateur Circus in New York
Alfred Trumble reports on plans for an ultra fashionable amateur circus in New York for charity. Only aristocrats would perform, with big riding school venues expected. Spectators will be few but prices high to preserve fashionably exclusive bounds.
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Paris
New York
Alfred Trumble
New York News
Music Hath Charms Among Alaska Natives and Settlers
Native seal catchers of Alaska enjoy American instruments and airs learned from soldiers. Oquaalashka residents know songs like John Brown and Marching Through Georgia. Women in native huts favor concertinas and accordions, echoing Slavonian ballads from dawn till night. They appraise operatic melodies after brief listening.
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Alaska
Elliott
Oqoualashka
John Brown
Geogia
Lorena
A Clown's Workshop and Masks by Tony Denier
Tony Denier operates a Congress Street workshop as his base for making stage props. He demonstrates papier mache mask creation and describes molds, layered paper, and painting techniques. Denier recalls early pantomime work at New York's Winter Garden with George L. Fox and showcases his handcrafted props and trick scenery kept ready for his show.
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Tony Denier
Congress Street
Tony
Listen Lelovy Stairs
Mr. Denier
Oscar Wilde
Oscar
Denier
Lada
Winter Garden
New York City
George L. Fox
Chicago Herald
Heart Disease in the Menagerie
Dr Chapman notes that nine tenths of wild animals in confinement suffer heart disease. Elephants show rheumatism as a common fatal ailment. monkeys and baboons die from bronchial issues and heart disease. big cats from dysentery and heart disease. deer and antelope from dysentery and heart disease. wolves and foxes appear resistant to disease.
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Dr. Chapman
The Fairies of Ireland and Their Mythic Role
A Globe-Democrat book review recounts Irish fairy lore portraying fairies as fallen angels with supernatural powers. The tale centers on a stingy farmer whose attempts to thwart a fairy curse end in tragedy as his son is summoned to war and killed.
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Isie
Shere
Tairies
Gital
South
Wesly
Han Hild
Globe-Democrat
Tarpon Hunting on Florida Coasts with Giant Shark Tackle
The Indiana River News recounts a tarpon fishing expedition on the Florida coast. Anglers upgrade to the strongest shark tackle, cast in moonlight near inlets, and battle 100 pound tarpon that pull the boat two miles as they struggle to land the fish. The scene features large, acrobatic leaps, mullet bait, and the peril of lines tangling or being ripped from hands.
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Florida
Lucky
Indiana River News
The Poetry of John G. Saxe in The Critic
A note on John G. Saxe’s verse as primarily satirical and homiletic. It surveys his popularity in lectures and as a social figure, citing poems like The Rifle of the … and The Lawless Barrister. The piece places him as a prominent American entertainer whose wisdom and verse found broad reader appeal.
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John G. Saxe
Mr. Saxe
Herune
Hood
Critic
Highly Prized Possession in Will Case On Trial
A celebrated will case on the Pacific coast cites evidence of the testator s insanity by noting he wore a woman s false tooth as a scarf pin mounted in gold. The claim suggests many northern Civil War generals remain little known beyond their counties.
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Pacific
Chicago Herald
Fashion in Monstrosities Across Side Shows
The article notes fash ties and displays in dime museums and drugside shows featuring two headed infants and other oddities. It cites a Europes manufacturer urging a quasi scientific presentation with mild scientific form as entertainment moves toward more serious framing. Mrs. Mary E. Haggart urges woman suffrage in Indianapolis advocating humanity’s full unity.
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Mary E. Haggart
Indianapolis
Telephone Lineman's Feat Saves Line Through Barbed Wire
A Marysville lineman J D Cushin and helpers repaired a busted line to Sacramento by spanning a half mile of missing wire with barbed wire connected to a fence near a rail line. The experiment succeeded and impressed bank staff. Separate items note Yosemite valley improvement funding and Empress Eugenie possibly touring the United States incognito.
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Marysville
Sacramento
Cal
J. D. Cushin
Bear River
Cure
Mike
Cushin
Eugenie
United States
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