Founding of Liberia and U S Involvement
An 1820 Liberian settlement founded by racially mixed efforts confronts U S backing. The voyage carried Cyane and Elizabeth with abolitionist ties. Stacon led the expedition, 39 families faced fever and deaths, and Liberia's establishment continued despite losses as U S influence grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bacon
Episcopal Church
Congress
Africa
Elizabeth
The
Colonization Society
Stacon
Monroe
Bacon
Bankson
Liberia
Soldier of Fortune May Lose Rights
Captain Jorge Nelken Waldberg an Argentine born adventurer who posed as an American citizen faces potential loss of citizenship if he does not report to Washington within sixty days. Once active in Spanish American War circles and Greek military ventures, he later worked as a translator and generated a notorious fake dispatch about General Blanco. The U S State Department and district court are pursuing cancellation of his papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
United States
Liberia
Jorge Nelken Y. Waldberg
Waldberg
Washington
Argentina
New York
Athens
University of Athens
America
Cuba
Nelken
Blanco
Constantinople
State Department
District Court
Puzzling New Customs Court Questions Baffle Uncle Sam
The article notes the U S customs court in Washington struggles to classify imported items for duties. It cites boots with wool lining as woolen apparel and frogs legs as poultry, asks if a hen is a bird, and examines whether broken eggs are albumen, to show how tariff rules could affect egg prices and imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Customs Court
Washington
Custom House
Cracker Trust
China
Credit to foreign health officers and penalties stated
Fragmentary OCR text references credits to foreign health officers and penalties for evading them. No clear event, date, or organization is readable. The readable portion emphasizes enforcement or repressive measures against evasion tied to health officers.
Young hunter braves cliff to slay ancient buffalo and bear
A hunter named Dick Henry crawled down two hundred feet to shoot a mud-coated buffalo with a rifle. After a failed first shot the buffalo charged, Dick escaped under a rock ledge, then recovered and fled as another hunter killed the beast. The group later smoked out a brown bear and shared the tale. The story was later published with embellishment by a magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Reunited After 48 Years Peck Family News
George O. Peck a Civil War veteran living in Anna Illinois is reunited with his wife and son after 48 years of separation. He left Attleboro Massachusetts to serve and later wandered to Idaho before settling in Anna eight years ago in the insurance business. Mrs Peck mourned him as dead in Pawtucket Rhode Island while their son found a suspected likeness in a photo from Andersonville stockade triggering contact with Washington authorities and confirmation of his identity.
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Pawtucket
R. I
George O. Peck
Anna
Attlesboro
Mass
Idaho
Illinois
Welcome Kiowa Bill Hosts Ghost Dance Council on Farm
A fall gathering at Kiowa Bill’s farm drew Kiowa and Cheyenne visitors by automobile for a multi day council. Lone Wolf and Prairie Chief attended in civilian dress as dancers prepared for five minute rounds. The ghost dance featured feathered regalia war paint and tribal chants ending in a war whoop.
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Hobart
Kiowa
Bill
Indiana
Lone Wolf
Wolf
Komnalty
Kiowa Bill
Little Wolf
Prairie Chief
Little Calf
Woman Locks Son in Chicken Coop for 12 Hours
A mother admits locking her son in a backyard chicken coop for 12 hours while she spent the night away. Neighbors found the boy and police recovered his warm burlap and skirt keeps. The child was placed with the juvenile officer and the mother fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleep
Thirty-sixth Precinct
Leopard mistaken for feared animal terrorizes Kansas City
In Kansas City residents chased a so called leopard after a girl’s encounter. A 1,020 armed men and about a thousand noisy bystanders hunted the creature in a Holly Street ravine. The scrub gray wolf was killed on a roof by a volley of shots and a roaring crowd.
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Kansas City
Holly Street
Joseph Carey
Mustache Theft Case Reaches Staten Island Court
John Reimringer of Folly Farm Tottenville sues Henry Hochmeister and three companions for assault after they shaved his mustache during a visit to Folly Farm last week. Hochmeister claims the act was a wager result. The case proceeds to trial in Magistrate Handy's court at New Brighton.
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New York
John ‘Reimringer
Folly Farm
Tottenville
Handy’s Court
New Brighton
Staten Island
Henry, Hochmeister
Hochmeister
Reimringer
Nightingale’s Gentle Path From Pets To War Nursing
The story traces Florence Nightingale’s rise from a caring child tending dolls and wounded animals to a famed nurse of wartime camps. It recalls her early acts nursing Cap the dog and helping wounded animals with parish clergy, foreshadowing a career defined by compassion and skill.
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Florence Nightingale
Cap
The Evening Fire Brightens a First Cool Evening
The text celebrates the shift to evening indoors as the porch fades and a fire stirs warmth. It portrays the joy of watching flames drive away chill, lighting a lamp, reading a favorite book, and feeling peacetime company from imagined angels. The scene contrasts with the day’s cold, busy world.
To London by Airship
A vivid travel sketch describes stepping onto an airship deck at dawn and viewing a clear city below. The narrator notes seven o’clock light, a vast cityscape, the river, and distant sea as London becomes the target of a planned quiet diversion.
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London
Oil at Sea Plan to Soothe Atlantic Waves
United States Hydrographic Office proposes pumping oil on the Atlantic route between New York and Northern Europe to calm waves. A quart per hour per ship could reduce rough seas at low cost, with $235 per trip suggested to cover expenses. The plan aims to restore calm quickly for liners amid frequent crossings.
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Atlantic
United States Hydrographic Office
New York
Hydrographic Office
World Magazine
Achievements of the Aged and Royal History Mentioned
Latimer notes King Edward VI as a diligent student waking at two oclock daily, despite injuries from a tree fall. The account recalls his age, governance in France under Napoleon, and his long life amid upheaval and leadership through years of conflict.
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Latimer
Edward ‘VI
France
Napoleon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Oath and Testimony
An 1886 notarized affidavit from Frank J. Cheney of Toledo asserts a firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh cure not effective. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, claims blood and mucous surfaces are targeted, and lists Cheney Co. and a Toledo address with a testimonial note from A. W. Gleason notarizing December 6, 1886.
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Toledo
Coe
Ucas
Rane J
Creney
Curntr& Co
Iirm
Hal
Hall
Vestiniles Dale
What About Him The Young Socialist Speaks On Deceit
In a London Chronicle excerpt a youth argues that no one should earn a living by cheating others. A woman from the sofa questions moral lines by asking about the conjurer, prompting a debate on truth and deception among social groups including millionaires and financiers.
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London Chronicle
Murine Eye Remedy Offers Relief for Irritated Eyes
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form for 25 50 and 1 00 with soothing action for red weary watery eyes and granulated lids. Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes also available at 25c and 1 00. Eye Books and Advice free by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Paper Hanger Answers Riddle With Nail Fix
Puzzle dialogue suggests a paper hanger is the man who fixes a new nail, implying clever luck or a pun. The exchange centers on identifying the fix it man as a reliable tradesperson in a folktale style remark.
Laying the Foundation in a Question of Advice
A quoted exchange wonders why caution precedes action. The speaker notes seeking guidance to avoid fault and to later claim foreknowledge. The remark frames prudence as a safeguard and excuse in decision making.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Promise
Milwaukee reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing old female troubles and back pain after doctors failed. Letter from Mrs Exara Mask of Milwaukee endorses the remedy and urges other sick women to seek advice from Lydia Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, free.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydila E. Pinkham
Lydia Vegeble
Exara Imsk
First St
Pete Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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American ‘Colonization Society
Henry ‘Clay
Europe
Dick Henry
Massachusetts
Ere Oklahen
Missouri
Neighborhood Army
Sues
Frank
J. Cheney
A.D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Panic
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