Memorials for Edgar Allan Poe Across Cities and Time
The centenary of Edgar Allan Poe sparks memorial discussions in New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond and beyond. Proposals include a West Point library memorial and a Baltimore grave monument while Fordham’s Poe cottage park receives a commemorative sculpture and a bid to acquire the home faces high asking prices.
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Edgar Allan Poe
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Poe
United States Military Academy
West Point
Edgar Allan Ioe Memorial Association of
Toe
Wadl- Hmere Det. 7
Hind
Westminster Presbyterian
Pordham
Fayette and
Green Streets
Balthmere
Virginia Clem Poe
Fordhiam
Howe Fron Alent
Orst Ald
Fordham
Listanl
Wet Point
Whistler
Otene
Alan
Moe
Ford
Brows Society of Arts and Solfices
Von
Edmond T. Quinn
Richmond Va
Saved from the Grave by Embalmer and Grave Digging
Mrs. Jones appeared dead after a lengthy illness and was buried. A voice from the grave urged her husband to rescue her, leading him and his uncle to the cemetery where they found her alive in the coffin. She recovered with care, and the incident was kept secret until later revealed.
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Mr. Jones
Jones
George
Geourge
Hitire
Alg
Harrow
Sarcasticus and wife argue over goats at dressing table
In a snippet from Searson's Weekly, Sarcasticus and his wife clash about goats on a dressing table. Misheard phrases and garbled dialogue reveal a domestic farce as the couple argues over a misunderstood task.
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Sarcasticus
President Resignation Proofs in Revised Statutes Cited
The text cites section T1 of the revised statutes defining how a president or vice president must formally resign or refuse to accept the office, via a signed written instrument delivered to the secretary of state. It mentions Washington and a sense of upcoming events casting shadows. It also includes garbled phrases about Barber and unrelated chatter.
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Secretary of State
Washington
Becoming Bats Trouble Prompts Strained Finances
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs. Crome Gugeestivelys and Pathtoder discussing a season of bats becoming expensive. They fear they must go without one due to costs and loans.
Emperor Interviews and Silence Shape Public Image
J A Edgerton reflects on William Bayard Hale and the Kaiser interview saga. He notes Hale's fame from withholding the interview and cites disputes over payments and published summaries, arguing that restraint can boost reputation while public discourse unsettles rulers and publics alike.
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Willian Bayard Hale
Fuiher
Kaiser
Dr. Hale
Cosmopolitan
Current Literature
Philadelphia Public Ledger
New York World
New York Times
Berlin
Hale
William
Prince von Bulow
London Telegraph
Esmeare
Olden Day Surgeons Linked to Executions Across Europe
The British Medical Journal reviews how surgeons were exempt from capital juries due to a bloodthirsty image, tracing a historical link between surgeons and executioners in Denmark Norway and beyond. It documents licenses, payments, and royal decrees authorizing executioners to practice surgery from 1579 through the 1800s.
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Great Britain
Samuel Romilly
Denmark
Janus
K. Caroe
Copenhagen
Frederick II
Anders Freimut
Gaspar
Christian IV
Gluckstadt
Holstein
Ole Worm
Menry Koster
Ole
Christian V
Andress Liebsknecht
Bergen
Norway
Erik Peterson
Trondhjem
Sweden
Frederick I
Prussia
Coblenz
Alliance Visitor Joins Butterfield Kennedy Land Case
Mrs. A. C. Stracken of Alliance visited relatives here for several days before returning home Saturday morning. Judge Bruce Wilcox of Alliance was this week here regarding the Butterfield Kennedy land contest. The Courier received a card from Capt. Akers describing a Mexico trip with twelve car loads headed for the isthmus, noting travel through Monterey and a stop at the great Catholic church in the City of Mexico.
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A. C. Stracken
Alliance
Bruce Wilcox
Butterfield
Kennedy
Capt. Akers
Mexico
Tehauntepec
Monterey
City of Mexico
St. Peters
Rome
Guire Shoe Shop Moves to Basement Next to Wilson’s
G P Guire Shoe Shop relocates to basement in old laundry area near Wilson’s store and Cole’s photograph view office opposite the Herald office.
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Wilson's
Cole
Photograph
Herald Offier
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Waldo Pondray Warren
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Palace Livery Barn
Smith & Wilson
Props Alliance
Nebraska
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Wyoming
Billings
Mont
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Salt Lake City
HUY UC
F. D. Campell
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Neb
L. W. Wakely
Omaha
Wallaces
Frank Wallace
Prop'r
America
Jages
Kaiser Wilhelm
William Bayard Hale
Hite
Wenden
Ike
Dale Ie
Hole
Withela Uf
William Hoe
J. A. Edgerton
Scotts Bluff County News
iPivsu the
Gering Courier
G. P. Guire
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