Prominent Figures in Faith and Wealth Explored
The Rev Ismes Gibbons archbishop of Baltimore to head the third plenary council in Baltimore this November. W W Corcoran, prominent Washington financier, owner of the Corcoran building and Arlington hotel, has given millions to public and private charity.
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Archbishop Gibbons
Baltimore
Ismes Gibbons
Pops
Gibbons
North Carolina
Virginia
Our Fathers
Coran
Georgetown
Hissop
William W. Corcoran
Washington
Corcoran
Treasury
Arlington Hotel
White House
Corcoran Art Gallery
Francis Hatton Receives Postmaster General Appointment
Francis Hatton long prominent in Iowa politics and publisher of the Burlington Hawk Eye has been named first assistant postmaster general and postmaster at Burlington. He was appointed by President Arthur on October 14 and has been involved with The National Republican since moving to Washington.
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Francis Hatton
Hatton
Burlington
Iowa
Charles Wilter Couldock and His Long Stage Life
Charles Wilter Couldock born in 1515 in Long Acre England celebrates his seventieth birthday and fifty years on stage. He first appeared in Othello at Saddlers Wells London in 1835 and later in America at the Broadway theatre New York in 1849. He has played Dunstan Kirke in Hazel Kirke about 250 times yearly in recent years.
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Charles Wilter Couldock
C. W. Coulde
Long Acre
England
Saddlers Wells
London
America
Mackaye
Hazel Kirke
Mr. Couldock
Dunstan
Not in Charges We Hope in Philadelphia Call
Mary Ellen Chase predicts three women to one man in heaven. The piece hints at a fashionable summer resort vibe and quotes a San Francisco Post remark about mornings being dark and cool. A man snug in bed contemplates the Henry Clay line about being right there.
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Philadelphia
Mary Ellen Chase
San Francisco Post
Henry Clay
Awars Not His Fault in Somerville Romance Sketch
An extremely vivacious young lady flirts with her bashful suitor George in a playful dialogue. She insists on compliments about looks and dress while he offers gallant, witty retorts about her appearance and confidence. The scene centers on social manners and playful banter.
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Somerville Journal
George
Joaquin Miller Portrait and Life in An 1870s Row
The piece profiles Joaquin Miller known for verse and eccentricity. It notes his fame and occasional tramp-like image, recent hair and beard cut, and a portrait. It recounts his marriage to Minnie Dyer in 1868 and 1870 divorce, then a marriage to a Leland family member with a daughter, and his solitary log cabin home near Washington.
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Joaquin Miller
Cincinnatus
Hiner Miller
Minnie Theresa Dyer
Leland
The
Heights
Washington
Admiral Porter A Quiet 73 Year Old Navy Leader Writes Novel
Admiral David D Porter at 73 is described as reserved with bright eyes and soft voice. A veteran of Mexico and the Civil War he rose to admiral in 1870 and will publish a society novel to show his versatility alongside naval expertise and inventiveness. Life note hints at painting to town with no water colors.
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David D. Porter
United States Navy
Admiral Porter
Commodore Porter
Philadelphia
Mexico
Farragut
Talented Though Eccentric Actress Lillian Russell
A Burlington Free Press note profiles Lillian Russell the daughter of Cynthia Leonard and a well known orchestra leader. It traces her rise as a chorus girl in New York, her erratic career moves between New York and London, and notes her anticipated return home amid gossip across two continents.
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Lillian Russell
Mes
Cynthia Leonard
New York
Lillian
London
Neely Motor Gun Demonstration Reported
The article covers John W. Keely of Philadelphia presenting a gun powered by a mysterious vapor ether before experts and stockholders on October 10. He demonstrates penetration and impact by firing a one inch ball through six inches of pine and into a steel plate, then further shots showing blunt impact.
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NEELY
John W. Keely
Philodephis
Damant
Fred
Keely
Joseph Mulhatan Nominated by Drummers in Louisville
Joseph Mulhatan, a Pittsburg native aged 58, is nominated for president by drummers at a national convention in Louisville Kentucky. He is known as a successful drummer and self styled storyteller whose dramatic tales of meteors caves and beasts have circulated widely. He claims humor and culture and is cited as a respected yet resented Louisville citizen affiliated with the Presbyterian church.
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Joseph Mulhatan
Louisville
Pittsburg
Belva Lockwood
Mulhattan
United States
Temple of Fame
Thos P. Ochiltree
Eli Perkins
Texas
Mulhettan
Mr. Mulhattan
Presbyterian Church
The Drummers' National Convention Candidates Address
A letter from Joseph Mulhattan outlines Drummers' national convention positions in Louisville on October 2. He pledges to lead a cabinet of drummers and business men, promote interstate commerce, oppose local licensing taxes, and improve hotel and railroad accommodations for dealers and exhibitors.
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Drummers’ National Convention
Louisville
Joseph Mulhattan
America
Republic
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W. W. Corcoran
W. Couldeck
Sregk Hatton
Washington Philanthropics
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Darkey
Ole Vahginny
George Washington
Sierras
Tommy
Burlington Free Press
Keely Motor
Grand Moreh
Drummar
Noifer
Collmodore
New York Yacht Club
Life
James Gordon Bennett
Jimmie
Europ
Asia
Hariem
Central Africa
North Pole
Arteans
New Jersey
Maryland
Atlanta
WM. Abram Love
Prysteran
CrareRr
Thos
D. Love
M.D
Whitehall
Georgia
W. d. McGaslar
Thomaston
Middle
Tennane
Wd. McCaselan
Sepuatt
Butler Street and
Georgia Railroad
George G. WicNamara
Griffin, GA
C.T. Tyler
Barnesville
Leber
Broad Street
Novis
Ntwe
S.ebechman
Kwaitehalt St
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