Inland Seas Treasure Rush From Wrecks Across Lakes
Marine records show 6,000 vessels wrecked on the Inland Seas between 1878 and 1898 with cargo losses around 8 million dollars, projecting 14,000 wrecks and 20 million in treasure. Notable tales include the William H. Stevens copper cargo and a New York syndicate’s new deep-water salvage rig.
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Buffalo
Duluth
Lexington
Peer
Cleveland
Port Huron
Anthony Wayne
Lake Erie
Westmoreland
Atlantic
Long Point
Lake Erle
Griffin
la Balle
Lake Bro
Detroit River
Lake Michigan
Lake Turon
Thunder Bay Island
New York
Marly Letter on the Union and Rush’s Peace Warning
An autographed letter by Benjamin Rush dated April 15, 1782 to Major General Nathanael Greene, sold for 50 dollars, argues that too swift a peace with Britain would harm America. Rush urges union and warns Britain’s recognition could civilly threaten republican unity and postwar independence.
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Rand
England
Blan V. Henkela
Philadelphia
Henjamin Rush
Nathaniel Greene
New York Times
Rush
Hillain
America
Britain
United States
Great Britain
Jay
Wonders of Science Exhibit In Utrecht Echoes Napoleonic Battle
An American traveler reports a phonograph exhibit in Utrecht where a musical performance abruptly stops and the word Malt rings out. The operator blames the disturbance on Nipotean Bousparie issuing a Waterloo battle order, a curious clash of sound and history in the street.
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Tiwan
Utrecht
Elise
Voise
Bousparie
Misread Missives Spark Hasty Courtship Banter
In a Milwaukee Journal exchange a playful debate about marriage and honor unfolds as a young woman rejects a suitor’s claim that she would wed him only if forced by fate. The dialogue hints at social expectations and romantic constraints in a fragmentary historical clipping.
Bridgewater Canal Crosses Manchester Ship Canal Aqueduct
The Manchester Ship Canal, begun 1887 and opened 1894, includes the Bartod aqueduct where the older Bridgewater Canal is carried over a modern waterway. The aqueduct weighs 14 000 tons, with watertight gates and a pivoted top tank. The ship canal runs from Eastham on the Mersey estuary to seagoing access, 172 feet wide at surface, 120 feet at bottom, depth twenty six feet, soon to rise by two feet.
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Bridgewater
Manchester Shief Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Bartod
Eastham
Mersey Estuary
Birkenhead
Suburban plans for Europe trip clash with country life
Dialog sketches suburban snobbery and country living myths as two men debate summer plans to travel to Europe. A dry goods partner comments on spring hat fashions, contrasting novelty with practical taste in a light, comic tone.
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Tom
Dick and the Dean Remember a Maine Colt Tale
A dean recalls a boyhood tale from Maine about a colt named Thomas and a horse pasture. The tale describes the colt crossing a stream to reach a barnyard for water, illustrating a humorous reflection on youthful imprudence.
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Thomas
Colt
Maine
Who Makes Burglars Tools and Where Sold
A London detective notes burglars often obtain drills and safe cracking devices from local mechanics who quietly tailor them for crime. Most tools are made by seemingly respectable tradesmen, with only a few known shops in the East End once supplying such instruments before being shut down years ago.
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London
Willams
East End
Williams
Legal standards on unsafe buildings and search warrants in historic case law
The text cites the New York Building Code provisions on unsafe buildings and court action to demolish or secure properties with liens on premises. It discusses In re Jenkins affirming city liability for debris removal and survivor costs, and Maine case Buck v. Heaullen condemning unlawful excessive searches for intoxicants using tools to reveal hidden areas, with officers held liable for damage.
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New York
Jenkins
New York Supplement
New York Supreme Court
Maine Supreme Court
Buck Jey Va
Heaullen
Atlantic Reporter
Stalia
A Fitting Deduction From A Courtroom Exchange
An excerpt from Modern Society presents a dialog where a girl asserts she must always tell the truth and is pressed about the afterlife. The interrogator questions what happens after death, the girl responds with a confident but provocative answer.
Glanders Disease Affects Humans and Horses
Doctor warns glanders, a horse disease, can infect humans. It is often mis diagnosed as tuberculosis or typhoid. Prompt diagnosis and radical treatment, including radical removal of local sores, offer the only hope. Eradication via mallein testing and slaughter of reacting horses is emphasized, with hygiene for stable workers.
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Man
England
Ayall
Price of Autographs Up as Typewriter Letters Rise
Autograph values climb due to increased use of typewriters among eminent men and public officials. The New York Times notes higher prices for revolutionary-era letters, with examples from 1780 and Civil War figures showing substantial gains at auctions and dealers like Anderson's, Libbie's, and Merwin-Clayton's.
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Anderson's
New York Times
New York
Philadelphia
Hoston
Robert Benson
Col
Richard Varick
Horatio Gates
Clinton
Benedict Arnold
Stan. W. Hankels
James Duane
George Clinton
Gen
Gates
Camden
Libbie’s
Boston
Congress
U. S. Grant
United States
Francis Hopkinson
Nathaniel Mr. B
Appleton
Merwin-Clayton's
Robert E. Lee
Grant
Cold Harbor
Robert McGraw
James Wilson
Ceochbine
Fort Wash
Lueck at Lent
A fragmentary quote from Erastus Pinkly about proof of luck and a rabbit’s foot. He mentions carrying a token to a superstitious white lady for bite and references “I's done bad de proof.” The source text is unclear and garbled.
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Lueck
Erastus
Washington Star
Prices Rise on Historic Autographs at Auction in 1906
An auction summary notes prices for autographs and letters from historical figures. A Lord Byron letter fetched 25 dollars in 1906 and 28 dollars later. A George Blake letter sold for 8 dollars in 1906 and 25 dollars in a later sale.
The Morality of Wrinkless Faces on Atlantic City Boardwalk
Two aging Western women discuss wrinkles and the costly care to erase them, while onlookers admire their vitality and dignity. The scene contrasts cosmetic polish with lived character, recalling Voltaire and Richelieu in aged preservation and suggesting old age can carry more grace than youth’s smoothness.
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Atlantic City
Duc de Richelien
Voltaire
Paris
Curious Hexametric Pranks At A Rectory Tea Time
English clergyman D. and geologist William Pengelly meet at a secluded rectory to race Hindu Trigonometry problems. They work from 6 to 8, compare answers, and part with a playful claim and a lasting estrangement after D. dies years later.
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Iyea
Baring
Jould
William Pengelly
D. Hila
Pengelly
Wellington
Jane
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Neesa
Willam H. Stevens
Conneaut
Hitchs W. Baker
Detroit
Erie
Dunktrie
Dean Richmond Wes
May
Bay
Point Pelee
Ives
Kent
Marly
UNION
Milwaukee Journal
Louis- Nill
Europa
Chicago
Inter Dees
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