Swamp Gang Attack in Arkansas River Quest Ends in Deaths
A New York Sun account recalls a ten year old river expedition aboard the Sprite. Outlaws aboard a wrecked house boat captured the crew and tried to loot the steamer near Pine Bluff. An engineer, believed dead, staged a daring counterattack, killing the gang and freeing the remaining crew.
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Arkansas River
Surveyor
Mortimer White
Tigve
Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Bayer
Dashgit
Ines
Beal
Eli
Mississippi
Arkanses
Teader
New York Sun
Expulsion of Poles Sparks German Polish Conflict 1885 86
The Prussian government ordered expulsion of Poles in summer 1885 with a brief grace period for effects. Poles lacking birth in Prussia faced deportation as the Bavarian government refused entry. Bismarck defended the move as a Prussian matter citing disloyalty and plots against Prussia. He outlined land seizure and German colonization policies to prevent Polish resettlement.
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Itong
Som
Bismarck
Reichstag
Bandtag
Prussia
Prussian
Poland
Chicago
Climate and scenery in Alaska described by a Chicago correspondent
A Chicago correspondent reports from Pagefound describing Alaska's climate and vivid signs of early spring. He notes a strong maritime influence, ten types of flowers blooming, green hillsides, red clover, persisting strawberries, and busy markets including a Chinaman selling produce. Temperatures are given with a February range, and snow lasts only briefly.
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Alaska
Alaskan
Chicayre Schenner
Pagefound
Tate
Fort ‘Grtet
A Large Tarantulas Visit Shocks Parlor Guests
A narrator recalls a night when a massive tarantula wandered into a parlor as several guests relaxed. The spider appeared unannounced, causing alarm when it dropped to the floor and moved close to the group, prompting startled reactions.
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Tessy
Swimmers Heroic Run From Sumter to Sullivan’s Island
Pat McCarty of the Twenty Carolina regiment swam from Fort Sumter to James Island during a night evacuation, beating heavy fire from Charleston batteries. Struggling against currents and sharks, he reached James Island nearly exhausted, later revived by whisky and noted for his perilous feat in the Philadelphia Times.
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Abydos
Leaviler
Hero
Lord Byron
Leander
South Carolina
Georgia
Pat McCarty
Erin
Morris Island
Caroina
Sullivan's Island
Fort Maultsin
Kirkley
Rng
Sumter
Sullivan
Ain
Fort Sumter
Crear
Sin
James Island
Paiedolphia Times
Odd Wil and the Lawyer Journey on a Winter Night
An obscure report recounts a lawyer being conveyed by four carriages to a farmer’s house on a cold winter night. The narrative mentions a nurse, a bystander, and a curious sequence of events as the party reaches their destination amid confusion and mixed actions.
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Anessengers
Fata Tha
Nick-Seoma
Siak
Oddball Discoveries From A Curious Page Of Science
A jumble of 19th century science notes covers paper making with chloride processes, a claim that color blindness is confined to whites, citric acid making seawater drinkable, and a new door material from paper. It also reports Dr. Brown Sequard on rigor mortis, plant water adaptations, and sanitary authorities warning soil filters do not block infection. The piece ends with notes on sand, water, and germ spread in wells and buildings.
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Swarebach
Brown Sequard
Lundstorm
Raphael Pumbelly
Boans
Hewth
Fnte
Amsterdam Diamond Trade Rumors Revealed by Levy Visit
New York merchant J Levy describes Amsterdam as the world diamond capital with about 10 000 workers in thirty three large factories. He notes three major clubs the Central Diamond Trade Union Sek coma and Koh i Noor plus many coffee houses where brokers bargain daily. Masters of cutting can judge a rough stone’s value instantly with precision and claim a single cut could yield 1200 dollars.
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J. Levy
New York
Eqpreas
Amsterdam
Rene Amstel
Vane de Gergest
Jum-Clase
Wong
Seluba
Het. Centraal Diamant Handels Band
Theentral Diamond Basview Union
Wn & Tie Square
Dizsifondis
Leportance
Sekcoma
Citi
Tamas
Origin of Oats. De Candotte States That Oats Will Be
De Candotte states that oats will be a staple in diets and agriculture, outlining projected growth and uses. The brief notes potential domestic and export implications, signaling renewed interest in cereal crops and farming efficiency.
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de Candotte
Word to the Wise Mentioned in Century Note
Fragmentary OCR text discusses wisdom and convergence but contains multiple garbled phrases and unclear references. It mentions a “Word to the Wise” and hints at a sage or adviser figure, with disrupted words surrounding a theme of knowledge and timing without coherent context.
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Rorse
Aioe
Mayo JG
Ieee
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