McCulloch's Career and Treasury Reforms
A look at Hugh McCulloch born 1808 at Kennebunk Maine outlines his rise from Fort Wayne banker to U S secretary of the treasury in 1865. He helped fund soldiers after the Civil War stabilize debt convert bonds and advocate specie payments while urging south rehabilitation and fiscal restraint.
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Ugh McUlloch
the Treasury
Kennebunk
Bowdoin College
Fort Wayne Ind
Fort Wayne
State Bank of
Indiana
State Bank
Lincoln
Kase
McCulloch
Johnson
General Chant
Treasury
MecCulloch
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
National Finance
Gladstone
Hugh M’culloch
Grant
Boutwell
London
Jay Cooke & Co
London House
McCulloch &Co
United States
Walter Q. Gresham
Arthur
Mr. McCulloch
Washington
Natrional Capital
From a Four Story Window Cohort by Her Header
Mrs. John Henry of 265 Adams Street Brooklyn fell asleep at a fourth floor window and dropped onto a news stand roof below. The newsman raised an alarm as children scattered. police found her seated on the curb after the perplexing fall.
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John Henry
Stout
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Henry
Mrs. Henry
Woman Survives Four Story Fall Untouched by Injury
A bed with a woman calmly combing her hair remains unconcerned after a four story fall. An officer asks about the incident and the woman, Mrs Henry, replies she is not hurt though a headache might follow. she notes she slightly jarred her teeth but believes none are loosened.
Emma Brooke Novelists Quietly Revealed as Author
The dismissal of rumors about the author of A Superfluous Woman is confirmed. Emma Brooke, daughter of an English landlord, born in a village shaped by her maternal grandfather, attended Cambridge and now lives in London. Her latest book discusses socialism and critics call the earlier work crude.
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England
Emma Brooke
Miss Brooke
Cambridge University
London
New Japanese Magazine The Sun Debuts as Serious Monthly
A new monthly magazine in Japan titled The Sun aims at English-speaking readers. It presents politics economics science literature and art with English notes on war incidents. Major articles include treats on China invasion education war and international law reflecting a North American Review/Nineteenth Century tone. Publisher Hakubunkwin Tokio.
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Japan
China
Ki Merkai
Iwai Onishi
Nangaku Fujisawa
Kiyoomi Chikami
Sankura Hasakabe
the Sun
Hakubunkwin
Honcho Sanchome
Tokio
Consul General to Cuba Honored for Long Service
Ramon C. Williams, American consul-general to Cuba, began in mercantile work in his youth and retired in 1871. Appointed vice-consul general at Havana in 1874, he was promoted to consul-general ten years later and served four administrations. His knowledge aided U S policy through twenty years of Cuban crises. His family remains in the United States, and he is currently home on leave.
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Ramon C. Williams
United States
Havana
Cuba
Williams
Typewriters Prove Durable With Proper Care
The article argues that quality typewriters are durable and long lasting when properly cared for. It notes many users neglect the mechanism and overestimate fragility, stressing regular maintenance to prevent wear and breakdown. It cites a journalist remarking that skilled users can keep high grade machines running for ten to fifty years with ordinary care.
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New York Sun
Possum in Banana Bunch Surprises Ohio Naturalists
A strange animal found in a South American banana bunch in Columbus is identified by Prof. Kellicott of Ohio State University as a Didelphus noctivaga, a nocturnal South American opossum species. The creature, resembling a small rat with a long tail, carries young on its back and can hang by its tail, wash its face, and hiss when provoked. Kellicott collects such specimens for study.
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South America
Kenlicott
Ohio State University
Columbus, O
Didelphus
American
United States
Virginia
Kellicott
Pittsburg Man Buys Cheap Clock at Auction
James Nickley of Pittsburg bought an old clock at an auction store for a small price. A few evenings later the clock fell from a shelf and Nickley found it ruined. He also recovered about $500 in cash hidden in a false bottom left by a previous owner.
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James Nickley
Pittsburg
Nickley
Grand Rapids Press
Shad Overflow Reported in Delaware River
The Delaware river reports an extraordinary shad overflow with unusually large and plentiful fish. On Monday, 30,000 splendid shad were taken between Chester and the lower bay, marking an unprecedented catch.
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Delaware River
Chester
Lower
Largest Plow Owned by Richard Gird of China Cal
The largest plow in the world is owned by Richard Gird of China California. It stands 18 feet high and weighs 36 000 pounds. It consumes two tons of coal and can plow 50 acres per day.
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Richard Gird
China
Cal
Change of Business in Colorado Town
A brief notice notes a local switch in work for Bill with questions about his new occupation. The piece hints at shifts from mining to alternate labor as the town sees residents changing jobs.
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Colorado
Protective legal aid for women through Dr Pierce's Prescription
A promotional appeal extols Dr. R A Pierce of Buffalo New York and his Favorite Prescription as legal protection for women seeking treatment. It highlights home cures, free medical books, and a World’s Dispensary promise to share mass medical knowledge with the public.
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Dr. Pierce
R. A. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Invalids’ Hotel
Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
Couron
New Woman on a Bicycle World Tour Ends in Boston Pledge
Annie Londonderry, a Boston writer byline, has ridden a world tour by bicycle with a $20 000 wager on the line. She started June 25 in Boston and rode to Chicago then across the Atlantic to Havre, tackling China Japan and Corea. Now she moves eastward toward Boston needing $5500 more to complete the feat and claim the prize.
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Boston
Annie Londonderry
San Francisco
Mixa Annie
Miss Londonderry
Jou
Housekeeping and boarding plan clash in quarrel over hiring a girl
A quarrel reveals a husband wishing to hire a girl to help with housekeeping while proposing to keep boarders to support the venture. The exchange highlights tensions over finances and household duties. A separate note mentions the cost of a first-rate man-of-war rope weighing about eighty tons and valued over $15,000.
Surprise Choice for Speaker of the Commons Named
The British House of Commons elected William Court Gully as speaker amid surprise as candidates circulated. The Liberal MP for Carlisle is about sixty, a Queen’s Counsel, with a salary of 25000 pounds and a 20000 pound pension. His ancestry includes a prize fighter grandfather and a physician father.
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Gully
Peel
A. W. Peel
House of Commons
Wiliam Court Gully
William Court Gully
Queen’s Counsel
Carlisle
Thinker in financial matters misspells thinker's view
A New York style exchange in a Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon shows Mr Goldbug correcting a misprint where the word thinker is missing an h. The managing editor suggests changing views as a remedy to the error.
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Goldbug
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