A Saurian Slaughter in an Indian Crocodile Town
Charles B Lewis recounts the 1869 destruction of Gznai a crocodile town near Allahabad where a fakir blessed captives to be eaten by crocodiles. British-led forces razed the village drained the lake and killed about 800 crocs in a fierce two day battle ending with the last saurian slain and a widow’s tooth memorialized.
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Woman's name omitted from accident report ends in mystery
A Washington woman, long unseen in society notes, investigates why editors never name her in public accounts. She learns reporters did not know her, then takes a friend on a carriage ride that ends in a runaway and injuries. The morning story mentions her companion but omits her name again.
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The Changeable Flower of China and Other Botanical Notes
The article describes Hibiscus muta pilis with multicolored daily flowers from white to pink to red to blue and notes its resemblance to grape leaves. It mentions the chameleon flower in Isthmus of Tehuantepec as possibly an American Hibixenus mutabilis and cites other color changing Chinese shrubs like the oriental hydrangea. It also reports a proposal to build a 4 500 000 franc new chamber of deputies in Paris due to crowding and lacking comforts in the current hall.
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