Long Ride on a Mile with Vandertilt's Red Demon
Joe Corrello, a twelve year old newsboy from Long Island City, recounts riding the Red Demon with William K. Vanderbilt in a record pace. He details near misses with a trolley, a wagon, and a store, praising Vanderbilt’s control of the car and vowing to ride again.
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Joe Corrello
William K. Vanderbilt
Rideo
Joe
Borden Street
Long Island City
Vandertitt
Jackson Avenue
Vannendit
Guy
Sony
George Helers
Frenchy
Doles
American Exhibition in London, a Question of Fate
Fred A. McKenzie argues against a grand American Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. He warns central location, high costs, and British prejudice would hinder success, favoring participation in British trade shows to reach buyers and maximize American wares’ appeal.
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London
Fred A. McKenzie
England
Crystal Palace
Europe
Covent Garden
London Agricultural Hall
Fred A. Mkenzie
Confederate Troubles and Early Secession Tensions
The article recalls lingering Confederate tremors as secession debates sharpened between states and the central government. It cites John H. Reagan and other figures, noting sovereignty clashes, secessionist rhetoric, habeas corpus suspensions, and threats from Georgia’s Joseph E Brown, Missouri’s Claiborne Jackson, and Texas’s Pendleton Murrah amid the Civil War era.
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Jefferson Davis
John H. Reagan
Confederacy
Confederate States
United States
Joseph E. Brown
Georgia
Claiborne F. Jackson
Missouri
Francis W. Pickens
South Carolina
Abraham Lincoln
Brown
Philadelphia
Montgomery
Sam Houston
Texas
Pendleton Murrah
Little Johnny Tells of Cats in a Mischief Tale
A fragmented reminiscence narrated in a rural voice, mixing stories of cats, dogs, and people. The speaker recalls Uncle Ned, Mister Jannice, and Mose the cat with quirky anecdotes about hairless cats, winged beasts, and comedic battles, ending with a staged carnival cat show and a note on measles vaccination.
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Holy Land
Billy
Missus
Dumberty
Ned
Missy
Jannice
Johnny
Newpaper Feller
Mister Pitcher
Jack Brily
Mose
Bildad
Ben m
Lerry
Mankx Land
Neds
Damoclean Sword Over Confederacy Echoed In North Carolina History
The passage recalls 1863 to 1884 North Carolina leaders like Zebulon B. Vance and William W Holden warning of militia action and secessionist rights. It notes such talk circulated in the Confederacy though largely unknown in loyal states, with a Saint Louis Globe-Democrat reference to the looming threat faced by Jefferson Davis' government.
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Zebulon B. Vance
North Carolna
Jefferson Davis
William W Holden
Raleigh
North Carolina
Davis
Confederacy
Saint Louis Globe-Democrat
Steel Rain Haunts Pennsylvania Farmers Near Perkasie
Reports from Rockhill township near Perkasie describe steel fragments from Reading railway industrial works raining down as heavy charges blast scrap metal. Farm fences and crockery shatter. observers recall whistles to warn workers, but the new practice leaves farmers exposed to whizzing projectiles and heavy weights buried in ground.
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Reading
Birthplace of Mary Baker Eddy Bought for Memorial Church
The house at 12 Broad Street in Lyton, where Mary Baker G. Eddy wrote Science and Health, has been purchased by Christian Science followers to be preserved as a memorial and remodeled into a church. The site attracts thousands of pilgrims. most visitors seek the upstairs room known as Eddy’s work space, now modest and frequently visited by a Swedish devotee, with the rest of the house serving as advisory space.
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Lynt
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Tealor
Broad Street
Eddy
Edy
Pennsylvania seeks injunction to stop Rockhill Industrial’s flying steel scraps
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania filed a bill of equity at the instance of Attorney General John S. Elkins to restrain Rockhill Industrial, where superintendent Henry Freed, from releasing steel missiles weighing from half a pound to twenty five pounds. A preliminary injunction was granted. The plant was set up to crush and break up iron castings for steel firms, causing dangerous concussions and crockery damage in Rockhill stores. Three victims of yesterday’s explosion at the Singer-Nimack plant of Crucible Steel died, bringing the total to four.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
John S. Elkins
Rockhill Industrial Company
Henry Freed
Why Berths Are Short Pullman Belongs to Personal Condition
In a dialogue from the Chicago Inter Ocean, three men discuss why Pullman berths feel cramped, arguing that personal traits shape needs. A tall man laments space, a medium man cites six feet four as creator of tall fixtures, and a short man notes personality governs provision for others affecting comfort and gifts.
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Pullman
Mr. Pullman
Imman
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Weather and Drunkenness in New York
Weather blamed for disorders, with arrests showing more drunkenness in cold, clear, dry days and high winds. Calm conditions produce 23 percent fewer debauches than average over three years, while hurricane winds raise arrests by about 50 percent. Humidity likely boosts high ball consumption.
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New York
Biography of John Sherman Ex-Con Kerr Writes His Life Work
Mansfield Ohio December 22 Ex Congressman Kerr one of the executors of the late John Sherman is writing a biography of the statesman Kerr notes Sherman saved letters from prominent people in this country and abroad and that Senator Sherman set aside ten thousand for the project The work reveals his careful letterkeeping and correspondence.
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John Sherman
Mansfield
Ohio
Kerr
Sherman
Finien-Media Drug opens with grand souvenirs and coupons
Finien-Media Drug Company reports a large demand for opening souvenirs with stock exhausted early. Coupons are distributed to visitors entitling holders to a future souvenir shipment. Manager Tuttle showcases an elaborate assortment of goods including perfumes, tobaccos, a celebrated cologne called the 100, and fancy candy boxes priced from 75 cents to $20.
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Finien-Media
Finien Drug Company
Managr Tuttle
Bohda
Finlen-Media Drug Company
Arnica Lake and Cures Advertised by James Finien Co
An ad touts Eacklen s Arnica Lake as the world s best pain relief with cures for cuts burns bruises and inflammation. It claims millions of boxes sold yearly and offers a pay if not cured. Also promotes Diamond center six pearls brooch and a jewelry listing by IL Leys the Jeweler.
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Eacklen
Arnica
James IT. Finien Drug Co
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