Fear of seasickness kept Charles Reade from visiting the United States
In 1840s Harvard rowing fame shapes a London visit. Captain Frederick Loring and his crew impressed Charles Reade, author of The Cloister and the Hearth. Reade, amid talks of visiting America, reveals seasickness would prevent him from crossing the Atlantic, passing on a U.S. stay. He recalls Dickens voyage and refuses to cross the sea, fearing death by seasickness.
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Charles Reade
Atlantic
Blarvard University
Frederick Loring
Loring
Harvard
Yale University
Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester
Mass
London
Oxford
Captain Loring
Reade
United States
Mr. Reade
William Warren
Boston
England
Dickens
Thackeray
Oncn
States
EH. J. Edwards
Three Trout and a Bishop in a Sunday Surprise
A retired New York port collector and longtime Episcopal bishop share a train ride to discuss work then gift trout for breakfast. The bishop, weary from multiple confirmations, receives the fish from his friend Colonel Erhardt. The tale ends with the bishop’s daughter discovering the trout breakfast plan.
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Joel B. Erhardt
New York
Harrison
Henry ©, Potter
Protestant Episcopal Church
Erhardt
Tarrytown
N. Y
Potter
Colonel Erhardt
West Point
Episcopal Chapel
Highland Falls
Hudson River
Cold Spring
Peekskill
Ossining
Bishop Potter
B. J. Edwards
Evarts Crossed Ice for Duty in Beecher Trial
A 1911 tribute recalls William M. Evarts handling the Beecher Tilton libel defense. Despite bitter cold and ice-clogged waterways, he crossed on a natural ice bridge to attend the six month trial, stating his duty to his client. The piece links this to his famed management in various high-stakes cases.
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William M. Evarts
New York Harbor
Beecher
Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Tilton
Evarts
United States
Great Britain
Geneva
Mr. Ewarts
Andrew Johnson
New York
Long Island Sound
Hell Gate
Fall River
Long Island
Hudson
Hast River
Manhattan
Eivarta
Fulton Ferry
Max. Evarts
Consistent Wonder Prosecutor Set For Civilian Life
A famed prosecuting attorney whose dramatic, winning methods earned admiration even among the Black community faced retirement. The first two cases he defended after leaving office ended in convictions, prompting a grateful yet rueful remark from an old onlooker who called him a “wonder” regardless of side.
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Marie Earl
A Modern Capture He Questions Rival Heir Looms
In Tit-Bita a playful exchange shows She confirming two rauge heir looms. One dates to Alfred’s era, while the other only traces to the conquest. The dialogue hints at family history and a concealed hand as the matter unfolds.
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Alfred
Flushing
Duchess Promotes National Dress and Village Dances
The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha leads a society to preserve national costumes. She aims to keep styles pure from whim and foreign influence and invites villagers to Gotha or Coburg in peasant dress. Sometimes a dance brings villagers in national attire to revive past styles.
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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Gotha
Coburg
Food safety blasts in Albany on mislabeled goods
Brennan cites a New York City study showing vast stocks in 12 cold storage houses: 7.3 million pounds of poultry and meat, 4.5 million pounds of fish, 2 million pounds of cheese, 6 million pounds of butter, and 600 thousand cases of eggs. He warns the public against fake fresh food and recalls a grim joke about mislabeled applejack and a cautioned tavern keeper.
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Assemblymii Brennan
Brennan
Albany
Man
New York City
Jim Jimison
Mr. Brennan
Ithaca Way
Jim
May be Beat Pacers Record Uhlan Trots Mile Pace Demonstration
Uhlan the black gelding trotted a mile in 2 04 54 on a half mile track at Goshen, with quarters at 30, 31, 31, and 30 3/4 seconds. The performance challenges the world's mile record and elevates expectations for future trotting records, as trainer Ed F Geers confirms Uhlan's superiority.
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Uhlan
Bingen
Goshen
Ahlan
Lou Dillon
Sidney Dillon
Ed F. Geers
The Irony of Street Cara on Queer NYC Transit
A visitor recalls a Broadway car scene where a visibly chilly man keeps closing the front door after each passenger exits. As front-door closings recur, riders habitually shut the door, prompting the man to grow peevish yet no one betrays a conspiracy.
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New York City
Aviation Boom In France Expands Aircraft Industry
Aviation in France has grown into a large industry with multiple makers selling over 250 machines a year. New firms have entered, factories and training schools have expanded, and standard illustrated catalogues are common. About 1000 francs buys flight lessons and a pilot license, with schools graduating over 400 pupils last year and now training many more each month.
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France
Field Yields 70,000 Gallons of Syrup in Georgia Cane Field
A Grady county Georgia cane field has produced an estimated seventy thousand gallons of syrup. The crop is now made and grinding will begin as soon as weather turns cold. Stalks average seven feet high and the yield per acre is estimated at 00 gallons according to a Columbus correspondent to the Atlanta Constitution.
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Grady County
Georgia
Columbus
Atlanta Constitution
Modern motorists and fashion clash with old nature
An old-fashioned man laments that modern life erodes human nature as he notes motorists in flight gear and women in veiled dress. His young companion tightens goggles and prepares to depart, arguing for the old order while embracing new technology.
Two Comedians Ride a Single Train Ticket
Two comedians stranded near Canton decide to reach Cleveland with one fare. They argue over who owns the ticket and coax the conductor to allow both aboard. The conductor delays a decision, calling them potential grafters, and promises to remove one only at the next station. He later reaches Cleveland and never sees them again.
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Canton
Cleveland
Circle of the Golden Fleece and Yaller Slipper Club Meeting
Imogene explains a late arrival to Mrs. Foster after attending a club gathering named Circle of the Golden Fleece and the Yaller Slipper. She recalls entertaining members of the Silver Star and Crimson Girdle clubs with smart dress and a gown featuring heliumtrope flowers.
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Foster
Imogene
Great Alaskan River Navigable River Kubak Reaches
Captain John Backland aboard the four yeasted Schooner Transit reached Seattle from the Arctic with news that the Kubak river, once thought a small stream, is a mighty waterway navigable for at least 800 miles from its mouth. Miners and traders aboard the Transit report it can handle good sized vessels for about 300 miles, with potential inland reach to 800 miles beyond the bar. Seattle correspondence Portland Oregonian.
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John Backland
Seattle
Arctic
Kubak River
Kubak
Portland
Oregonian
Confessions of a King on Balmoral Hills
Fortnightly Review cites a tale of King George saying if he could live six months at Balmoral each year the nation might do as it liked with him for the remaining time the other six months. The remark reflects royal prerogative and public sentiment surrounding the monarchy.
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George
Balmoral
Chaos Defined in a Child's Question and Answer
A playful exchange describes chaos as a great big pile of nothing with no place to put it. Lola asks for meaning, her eight-year-old brother replies with a simple definitional metaphor.
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Lola
Aiding the Stranded American Society in London
The American Society of London aids about a thousand stranded Americans yearly, but this season only 700 have been assisted. The society cites high prices and coronation stories as factors. It has helped over 10,000 people home in 12 years and notes only five percent of funds are returned.
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American Society of London
New York Sun
London
England
United States
Newport
Cardiff
Swansea
America
F. C. Vanduzer
Watch Talked In Hebrew and the Watch’s Odd Bond
The narrator jokes about learning Hebrew despite Greek hostility, recalling a watch’s dealings with pawnbrokers and a lifelong habit of studying Hebrew grammar. He recalls being preoccupied with words like Katal and Kittel, and notes Jewish prejudice against his name in a travelogue style excerpt from Reisebilder.
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Helnrich Hefne
Reisebilder
Getting Her on Record Moment in a Detroit Free Press wedding
A man questions a future wife about past loves and wealth but the woman insists she has not loved any wealthy man. He asks if she would marry a rich man, and she denies ever wanting one, prompting a pre wedding record on her past.
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Detroit
All We Want For Our Frightful Winter
Detroit Free Press notes the community longs for relief from harsh winter conditions as residents endure furnace fires and skin injuries while scraping ice and dealing with cold. The item reads with a local, urgent tone about safety and comfort during severe weather.
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