Through His Nose a Man Sees with Eyeless Sight
A dramatic medical tale recounted from The New York Herald describes a man born blind who, after a long course of testing, reportedly learned to see through the bridge of his nose. The account cites experiments by Zahn and Spezius, notes remarkable consistency, and references the University of Bologna in the chain of witnesses and analyses.
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Organs Hive
Puarke
Aoman
Seei
University of Bologna
Zahn
Turouch
Pheinrley Spezius
S&kopiies
Indranes
New York Herald
Unclear Message From Fragmented Text
The readable fragments describe two men wading into water during a ceremony with a venerable statesman and a figure named George. Details are garbled and names and actions are uncertain, making exact events and locations hard to determine from the snippet.
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George
Spain Grants Autonomy Plan in Cuba Amid Fire Toll
A Cabinet discussion records Spain's decision to grant autonomy to Cuba under Spanish sovereignty while pledging to continue the campaign against rebels if needed. Captain Weyler offers his services, stating he shall not resign, as Sagasta's government navigates diplomacy with the United States and faces pressure from conservatives. The plan, if tested, may provoke opposition at home and influence American involvement until a trial autonomy is seen.
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Mudgd
Cuba
Spain
Senor Saganta
Jacurrd Weyler
Senor Galtier
Formpn
Cabnet
Laney
Ube
Sagusti
Wester
Sagasta
Bin
Sagasto
America
Passing of Neal Dow Veteran Prohibition Leader’s Career
Brief sketch of Gen Neal Dow born in Morland Maine and a lifelong temperance leader. He helped Maine pass the famous prohibition law in 1851 and influenced anti liquor work for decades. Dow spoke worldwide on temperance and was a presidential candidate seventy years after his reform start.
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Neal Dow
Mortland
Maine
Svara
Dow
Ihby
Temperanes
Fierce Detroit Fire Destroys Opera House and Nearby Buildings
A Wednesday morning blaze in central Detroit devastated the Detroit Opera House and several adjacent blocks. The theater and its tents collapsed, the ten story Leonard Furniture building and the Vichel Table Supply four story structure were gutted, with total losses around 200000 dollars. Fire spread from embers near the opera house to nearby structures. several other buildings suffered minor damage.
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Opera
Detroit
Lipeick
Tery
Detroit Opera
Opera Houe
TW Leonard Furniture Company
Vichel Table Supply Company
Wheat Crop Estimate From Threshing Returns
The Orange Judd Farmer reports final threshing returns for the wheat crop, estimating about 590,000,000 bushels in total with winter wheat around 315,000,000 and spring wheat near 215,470,000 bushels. Minnesota and the Dakotas show low spring wheat yields, while Nebraska helps offset the shortfall. Missouri and other regions contribute to regional totals.
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Orange Judd Farner
Sears
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebras
Corn crop in Pacific Northwest hit by drought
The report outlines a bleak corn outlook for Oregon and Washington, with an outside estimate of 1 750 000 000 bushels and drought cutting yields from 2 31 to about 28.7 bushels per acre. Analysts project a total near 100 000 000 more than last year, worth millions amid the Frisco market.
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Ism
Cipagne
United Kingdom
Nues
Rome
Hac
Cranvis
Oregon
Washington
Fire Devastates Chicago Stock Yards District
A two hour blaze near Forty Fourth Street in the stock yards district destroyed several horse barns housing 500 horses and injured five people with one believed burned to death. Property losses exceed $6,000 as flames driven by a southerly wind threatened nearby homes and the area during Wednesday’s inferno. Firefighters from across the city fought the flames, weary but determined, attempting to prevent broader devastation reminiscent of the 1871 fire.
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Chicago Stock Yarje
Chicago Stock Yards
Stock
Forty-fourth Street
Lintated
Mitch
Stock Yarda
Michigan man finds fortune in Alaska gold rush tale
A Michigan man named Phiseator struck wealth in the Yukon after hearing of Alaskan mines. He partnered with Harvard Cobb, prospected Bonanza Creek, and staked a claim near Siderado before returning to Michigan with funds and Western tales.
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Michigan
Frank Phiseator
San Francisco
Michie
Yellowstone
Borschach
Miseles
Phiseatar
Alaska
Yukon
Fo W Cobb
Harvard Vna
Sonra
Cobb
Phiscator
Klondike
Bonanza Creek
Siderado
Venezuela elects Gen Ignacio Andrade president at pivotal moment
Gen Ignacio Andrade wins Venezuela’s presidential election, seen as a milestone for Britain Venezuela arbitration efforts. At 68, Andrade is a longtime advocate of settlement by arbitration, with deep ties to U S political figures and a role as a key national figure. His victory steadies the State Department’s work amid fierce opposition from Venezuelan schemers.
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Ignacio Andrade
Inmanio Andrade
Venezuela
Enezuela
Great Britain
Gen Andrade
State Department
Andrade
Gun Jose Escola
Tio Andrade
Beneznela
America
Lia Brothers
Gen
Fire fatal at South Dakota Industrial School dormitory
A blaze at the State Industrial School in Plankinton early Wednesday killed seven girls and injured about twenty five. The cause is uncertain with no fire protection on site, no insurance, and a rapid collapse before discovery. The burned three story dormitory will be replaced at once. the campus includes a boys cottage and several outbuildings. The incident comes as the campus lacked fire safeguards and nearby town aid helped contain the disaster.
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Dieppe
Ted
Ander
Juanes
Lola Qualnimee
Jawad
Jacek
Tihlok
Eieleton
Mente Pastaller
Sam Tm
Alitine
Hanbury
South Dakota
Plankinton
State Industrial School
Thames
Col. Ainsworth
Wight Watchman
Tre
Ainsworth
Paul Before Felix in the Roman Procurator's Court
A Sunday School lesson for October 17 reviews Paul’s voyage to Caesarea, his defense before Felix, and the plot by Jewish leaders to kill him. It contrasts Paul’s courteous speech with Tertullus’s flattery, discusses righteousness, and notes that Paul asserts Christian righteousness through Christ while facing Roman imprisonment and eventual appeal toward Rome.
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Lenuon
Irna
Paul
Tomas
Acta
Bearine
Chiliarch
Rome
Caesarea
Felis
Antipatris
Leigh
Marsaren
Ananias
Mona
Sanhedrin
Sortum
Urater
Paw
Feix
Tertullus
Felix
Hum
Druaijin
Herodampia
Agrippa
Vesuvius
Pompei
Miler
Professing Christians and self examination prompts
A religious exhortation urging professing Christians to regularly examine their inner spirit and deeds. Questions test heart spirit, works of love, charity, and fruits of the Holy Ghost as the basis for true faith and action.
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