THE following narratives of the terrible railway accident at Borki are from correspondents who were on the spot:- The Imperial train, you must know, is ...
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Article : 502 wordsA CORRESPONDENT of the Glasgow Mail, signing himself "Ex-convict," writes:—"I have had several years intercourse with the most desperate of London criminals. it ...
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Article : 550 wordsMR. THOMAS A. EDISON, the inventor of the phonograph, has erected new works at Orange, near New York City, for the manufacture of his machine. The works which ...
Article : 342 wordsIT has been stated that the main idea of this book was "conveyed" from a previous work by Aubert, says the London Globe. This may or may not be so, but at all events I am ...
Article : 262 wordsMiss JESSIE A. FOWLER, phrenologist and teacher of gymnastics and calisthenics, delivered a lecture on "Physical Culture," which was accompanied by a demonstration ...
Article : 191 wordsTHE appended letter has been sent to us (says the Nottingham Daily Express) as having been received by Mr. Thomas Porter, of Hucknall Torkard, who immediately handed it over ...
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