Global locomotive counts and a Manx multilingual service
The report states totals for locomotives worldwide with Europe leading at 63 000 and Great Britain Ireland 17 000 Germany 15 000 France 11 000 Austria Hungary 5 000. A multi language Seamen's Temple service on the Isle of Man features readings in Gaeli¢ Mans Welsh and English. Hudson river residents complain of ship searchlights dazzling homes and a hospital sues the steamers.
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Europe
America
Asia
Australia
Africa
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
France
Austria
Hungary
Seamen's Temple
Douglas
Isle of Man
Mans
Gold origin clues distinguish refined metal by region
An experienced judge can identify the source region of refined gold. Australian gold appears distinctly redder than California gold, and Ural gold is the reddest of all.
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California
Argentine Wheat King Owns Vast Buenos Aires Province Farm
An Italian immigrant named Guazone runs a massive farm in southern Buenos Aires Province. His 66,270 acre operation employs thousands of workers and shares profits with them. After harvest his season’s crop fills over 3,000 railway grain trucks.
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Argentina
Guazone
Buenos Ayres
Brief Wars Snapshots Highlight Short Conflicts
The note recalls quick wars: Turkey and Greece around three weeks, Japan and China about six months, France versus Germany sparked in July with Sedan’s fall the following September, and Russia’s 1877 actions with Turkey in April and December mediation requests by the Porte.
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Turkey
Greece
Japan
China
Germany
Sedan
Russia
Poisonous Wild Flowers Endanger Children
A report notes a small boy died after eating buttercups and lists flowers deemed harmless yet deadly if eaten by children. The catalog includes buttercups celandine wood anemone daffodils narcissus lily snowdrop jonquil wild hyacinth monkshood foxglove nightshade briany mezereon and henbane.
Soot from German sugar factory stack weighs 6700 pounds in six days
A soot catcher on a German sugar factory stack collected 6700 pounds of soot in six days. The plant, operating all year, is estimated to emit about 200 tons of soot.
Mrs May Fresco Suerpoy Elected to Royal Geographical Society
A native of this country who spent most of life in England becomes the sole woman elected to the English Royal Geographical Society. She previously held honorary membership in the Anthropological Society of Washington and is noted for her African explorations aiding science.
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May Fresco Suerpoy
England
Royal Geographical Society
Anthropological Society
Washington
Cleverton
Brisk
Jack
Charlie
Gabriel
Sam
Cleveland
Burntville
Chean
Jidar
Alaska
Kentucky
Sul
Washington Star
Canadian department plans to tow island from Lake of the Woods
The Canadian department of marine aims to tow a detached marsh island out of Lake of the Woods to clear navigation. Rat Portage reporters note a floating island and the mayor appealed to Ottawa. The plan calls for a tug to tow and moor the island where it will not threaten ships.
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Canadian Department of Marine
Rat Portage
Lake of the Woods
Ottawa
Agena
Giant frozen hail stone found at Gallagher Bros saw mill
Burt Nichols, worker at Gallagher Bros saw mill on Branklin Mountain near Walton New York, reports a hail storm in which a frozen lump measured by sight as large as a fist grew overnight after burial in sawdust. Eyewitness accounts describe a ground covered with smaller hail and a colossal claim of vast underwater gold.
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Wuaz
Gallagher Bros
Branklin Mountain
Walton
N. Y
Burt Nichols
Nichols
Matilda Ann and Me Theme of Domestic Quiet
Poetic vignette describes a couple's simple evenings at home. The speaker and Matilda Ann share chores and comfort after tea, enjoying each other's company as frost begins and pippines ripen near a mossy garden wall. The tone is intimate and nostalgic.
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Matilda Ann
Southern officer laments romance amid frontier danger
Lieut Lambert delays return to Texas frontline life as he visits Floyd Walton in Lampasas and clashes with the allure of Kate Walton while Indian raids threaten stage lines. A frontier cavalry case unfolds with deserter trials, family ties, and looming rescue missions.
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Col. Sweet
Texas
Lone Star
Lieut
Lambert
Riggs
New Orleans
Austin
Ratesse
Esther
Laughing fits as a nervous disorder described in Vienna case
A Vienna report details a 30 year old man with three years of laughter attacks marked by a tickling sensation in the left foot, loss of consciousness, facial spasms, and prolonged episodes from evening to morning. Attacks occur daily, with interludes when he is at rest and end after about two minutes.
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Lambert
Minor
Wallace
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Roberts
Floyd Walton
Fourth Cavalry
Riggs
Thireteenth
Austin
Morgan Line
Waltons
Soldier Boy
Texas
Morgan Wharf
Rigolets
Mississippi Sound
Pass Christian
Kate Walton
Miss Angden
Mr. Lamber
Esthur
Miss Ogden
Esther
Kategie
Hyuh
Lee
Mra
Scroggn
Ben-De-Do
Floyd
Selma
Miss Walton
Katesie
Mist’ Lambert
Ilia Nand
Mr. Lambert
Pschiatric and Neurological Society of
Vienna
N. Y
Luminescent Eyes Reveal Movements in Darkness
Scientist Melmholz demonstrates that the fundi of the eyes emit light, allowing movement in total darkness as his arms are tracked by eye glow. Oculists and physiologists hail it as a remarkable scientific record, though replication may be rare due to likely brain activity linked to the luminosity.
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Melmholz
St. Louis Republic
The Arch Bishop Benson’s Coachman Story
A late London Globe tale recounts a coachman arguing with his master over speech. The master rebukes him for swearing while the coachman retorts that old friends are best. The barbered banter showcases loyalty and wit from days of old.
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Benson
London Globe
Fragmented quips and banter from Indiana State fair pageant
A garbled collection of jokes and dialogue fragments from a past Indiana city pageant and gossip column. The chaotic quotes mention Clovertoye, Hil, Watkine, and a gypsy, with hints of fortune and ransom themes and a remark about Alaska and miners.
Modern Women as Warriors in Greece Cuba and Brazil
The article surveys women seen as wartime figures across Greece Cuba and Brazil. It highlights Helena Constantini les a Greek heroine linked to a Parisian Joan of Arc archetype and notes other female fighters including Mia Eliopoulou and Maris Barbosa. It also references a Brazilian clerical reform and an insurgent captain in Cuba named Rerane, with broader commentary on women's roles in independence struggles.
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Thesssy
Mia Eliopoulou
America
Sparta
Zaraka
Greece
Constantinople
Bordolina
Joan of Arc
Orleans
Maris Barbosa
Muria
Maria
Rio Dinelro
Cuba
Reraine
Martini Mernandex Peres
Terrye
Detroit
Cres
Photographs from a fading set show a troubled subject
A reader describes a collection of photos that appear aged and faded with one subject showing signs of distress. The text reveals uncertainty about the images and their impact on the viewer.
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Yves
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J.B. Lippincott Co
Teres
Chateau
En Espagne
Tie
Tombert
Lampasas
Cal
Tugaloo
Carp
Waltev
Caliente
Hrazos
Ware
Posta
McKavett
Concho
Colorado
Brazos
Pat
Dennis
Joans
Monsieur Poa
Iloileclares
Forney
Wales
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