Night at Kilauea Crater Mouth Aboard Navy Vessel
A Washington man recalls spending a day and night at Kilauea's mouth in 1895 while on shore leave from the USS and how he nearly drove a stage up to the Burning Lake after a bout with saki. His mates watched, warned him about the Jap rice wine, and the tale includes a wild topple from a coach roof and a dramatic midnight escapade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kilauea
United States Navy
Hilo
Peter Lee
Honolulu
Athle
Volcano House
Lycurgus
Lycurgus’barkeep
Blackguard
Saki
Reading
San Francisco
Hilo Harbor
Madness on the Volcano Stage Ride in Hawaii
A narrating crewman recalls a perilous journey on a stage to the Volcano House near Kilauea. He dodged danger, tangled with a sulphur pit, and woke green-haired in a Hilo hotel room after a wild voyage with shipmates.
Monument Death Trap For Migrating Birds At Night
The Washington Monument’s shaft kills or stuns thousands of birds each fall as they migrate southward. Birds fly by night and drop to the street on the north side, with locals collecting hundreds in one night. Ornithologists from the Smithsonian visit, cats prey on stunned birds, and many species including bluebirds swallows and warblers are observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Messrs. Palmer and
Woods
Monument Hors du Combat
Wisdom of an Uncle and the Pawn Shop Heritage
A Washington pawnbroker describes the art and perils of pawning, noting foreign orders and decorations from owners, including a diamond Turkish award. Tales include a Monroe tea urn, Calhoun pistols, a King George III gift, and a Chinese vase valued at 45,000. The piece highlights pawnbrokers as numismatists and savants of collectibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micawber
Washington
Monroe
Whites House
John C. Calhoun
George HI
England
Zoo cages charm the eye in veteran tale of Ben and Charlie
The article profiles zoo animals including Charlie the hyena and Ben the tiger, detailing Supt. Blackburn's gentle, strict care and the pets’ routines. It notes Charlie’s shy, intelligent behavior, Ben’s transformation after leaving circus life, and the fenced social life of the animal house.
Zoo Fortunes and Notable Animals at the City Menagerie
A zoo overview recounts tall and tiger antics, a mate’s discipline, and a wave of domestic brawls among the animals. It highlights Dunk the elephant as a long‑serving favorite, Hon the cub gifted by Menelik, and Archie the aging cockatoo and monkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Dunk
Elephant
Justin Ee
Cockatoo
Monkey
Hon
Menelik
Onsur Skinner
C. C. Todd
United States Navy
Amazon
Hes
India
Archie
Cocliatoo
Zoological Family
Fragmented Price List With Floating Amounts
A series of monetary figures appears as readable fragments: six dollars forty five cents, seven fifty, eight twenty five, nine twenty five, ten dollars, twelve fifty, and fifteen dollars. The text lacks context or accompanying labels.
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Hahn
Splendid
Oxford
Soc
Gibson, Blucher, and
Wm.Hahn & Co
S. E
Edison
Phonograph
Edison Phonograph
Edison Records
New York
Capital Phonograph Co
7Th Street
N. W
Pee
Grocers
Npsirocs
Grocers’ Protective Association of Washington
Chereby
Columbian Building
Ballantine
Shoomaker Company
St. Y W
Aye
McGill & Wallace
E St
Eh Li
Nanny R. Ball-Baughman
Meenae
Main
M. Ogsteopath
P. L. Hodges
CH. Stearns
Hith
St. Pope
Tolman Laundry
Cor
Heurich
Maerzen
Senate
Heurich Brewing Co
THE
Charlie
Hyena
Supt
Blackburn
Uncle Sam’s Zoological Park
Zoo
Zoa
Animal House
Min
Loben Gula
Mashonaland
Supt. Blackburn
Benen
Peraps
Char- Me
Crocker’s
Palace
D. J. Kaufman
Pa. Ave
Peres
Geo. E. Hebbard
Hebbard & Wineman
Ninth Street
F. S. Williams & Co
Marshall
Williams
Sore
Oth
Washington Gas Light
10Th St
Herman Eberly
7Th St. WW
Eberly Harness
Niewspa
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