Mrs Perkins Story Still More Trouble in the Family
Boston April 4 1879 Dear Melvina I cannot travel further as I am overwhelmed by trouble with Father and the jailer and the woman who loves the prisoner. The scene shifts to Frank LaGrange Alice Wilton and Harry Clark as a confrontation looms.
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Perkins
Boston
Melvina
Reuben
Jadassed
Godly
Abigail Perkins
Doige
Myers
Berkina
Dana
Vather
Widekey
Alice Wilton
Alice Wilson
Meiving
Lyon
Duc Wowkes
Tim
Persea Dinise
Abbey
Gieip
Sheiouels
Jennie
Moore
la Grange
Frank Grange
New York
Allas
Frank Lagrange
Betsy Bolton
LaGrange
Alice
Frank la Grange
Laurange
LaGravee
Harry Clark
Rank LaGrange
Herry Clark
Siah Bolton
Parson Dodge
Betsey
Young Clark
Frank
Feathered Songsters and the Boston Bird Market
An extended note on the love of birds and the thriving Boston pet trade. Canary, goldfinch, nightingale, parrot, and other birds command varied prices from five to twenty dollars, with imports centralized through New York. parrots, cockatoos, and exotic species draw high interest among both rich and poor, while bird shows spark strong local enthusiasm.
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Boston
New York
Belgium
Kiba
Leghorn
Italy
France
Germany
Élia
Antwerp
Europe
Oburay
Terra del Fuego
South America
Martus
Manager Schofield Denies Pass to Perfesh Attendants
In a Chicago Times reminiscence at Hooley's, John Schofield, Lotta's manager, refuses entry to two performers after a comic exchange over a forged pass. The pair imitate the box office ritual, then pressure Schofield, who writes his name on the counterfeit document. Later, the pair are found inside. Schofield is calmed by a box-seat gesture and a courtesy bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melyina
Father
Johnny Barker
Abigail
Bineself
Peter
Reuben
Lee
Asigail Perkins
Chicago Times
John Schofield
Lotta
Hooley
Vane Rong
Schofield
McGinnoallan
McGlabberty
Bech
Frank Queen
Cupper
Mr. Schofield
Sam
J. GB. Schofield
Mr. Hooley
Mr. One
Etten
Seine
Burnside
Washington
Rhode Island
Adies
Unhapp y mother battles for custody in Georgia case
A Georgia custody fight unfolds as a prominent family's daughter, now about sixteen, is torn between a mother's attempt to reclaim her and the girl who has grown in a church home. The case, aided by church counsel, heads to higher courts with both sides seeking a stable, respectable future for the young woman.
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Macon
Courier-Journal
Georgia
Sue
Appleton Howe
Episcopal Church
Atlanta
Texas
Ney
Movhr
The Rent Market and Housing Trends in Boston
The article outlines a broad shift in Boston rents during a period of economic hard times. It notes a decline in demand for tenements and rents, with moderate pricing favored in areas like the West End Highlands and South End. It contrasts homeowner stability with tenant mobility and explains how stores and tenements adapt via lease expirations and urban change.
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Chestnut Street
Highlanda
Roxbury
Touges Hia
Highlands
South End
West End
Washington Street
Parliamentarian Buys Expensive Bric-a-Brac in Melodramatic Tale
A Boston letter to the Detroit Free Press recounts a legislator visiting a chic ceramics shop. He likes a green Chinese porcelain monkey but drops it, pays $28 after a five dollar concession, and jokes about reviving laws on graven images while backing immigration restrictions.
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Boston
Detroit Free Press
Kearney
Old Kentucky Gentleman duel in Lexington between Buford and Thomas
In Lexington a long dispute between Buford and George H. Thomas culminated in a deadly duel. Thomas provoked by insults and staged confrontations, Buford refused to fight until provoked, then confronted Thomas. A sequence of challenges, shootings, and melee followed, with Thomas wounded and Buford severely beating Ferguson, showcasing two legendary adversaries and stark contrasts in temperament.
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George H. Thomas
Blue Lick Springs
Thomas
Buford
Phanix
Lexington
Butora
bin Bat
Bu Lord
Eneer
Ferguson
Madame Musard Again. The Story of This Famous Beauty
Lucy Hooper reports in Baltimore Gazette on Madame Musard, once Paris star of the Bois de Boulogne and opera, now mad. Her husband plans a public sale of hotels, jewels, and bric a brac as her fate nears death. Despite lavish charity and charm, she loses social acceptance. the piece recalls her splendor, talent, and decline.
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Lucy Hooper
Paris
Baltimore Gazette
Bois de Boulogne
Madame Musard
Eugenie
Holland
M. Musard
Albani
Les Italiens
Russia
Ives
Blanche
Dick Catlin’s Naked Dash in Beaver Valley
A Salt Lake Tribune reminiscence tells how Dick Catlin halted his stage near Frieco, dove in for a bath, and, finding his team stock‑posted, raced the wagon naked through sagebrush. He reached the stage, shaved cactus bits from his skin, and swore off washing again, a vow he kept.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Frieco
Wasatch Mountains
Dick Catlin
Valley of Beaver
Calhoun Monument Association forms design committee
A special meeting of the Calhoun Monument Association at the Confederate Home appointed a sub committee to select an artist to furnish designs for the proposed monument. The group will present plans soon and decide to use South Carolina granite and bronze. Indications point to decisive action shortly.
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Charleston
8. C
News and Courier
Calhoun Monument Association
South Carolina
A Strange Family From Shelby County Ohio
Dr J P MacLean reports a singular affliction in a family living near Lena village in Shelby County Ohio. John Layman is an Irishman with a humpback. Mrs Layman is German. Children Jennie Annie Maggie Ya and John show bones like chalk with severe deformities and convulsions. Annie 17, always small, cannot walk, uses hands to move, and suffers violent seizures. John 13 is bright. Elias around 10 remains strong. Medical notes describe fractured bones and abnormal growths. Annie appears unable to speak, but understands. The narrative highlights mysterious inherited disease and extreme physical fragility within this family.
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J. P. MacLean
John Layman
Shelby County
Ohio
Lena
Layman
Jennie
Annie
Maggie
John
Elias
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Wolran
Ale Prisner
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LeGrange
Clark
Ceylon
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Senator Conkling
United States Commission
Haiti
Rawsdel
Bretty Conkling
Conkling
Polly
Ape
Java
East Indies
Landford
Agit
North End
Beacon Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Upper Joy Street
Lower Joy Street
Tom Buford
Lexington, Ky
Cincinnati Commercial
Boston Transcript Citireur
Jedge
Anothher
Causeur
Delmonica’s
Nevada
Thas
Wolf Levi
Williama Creedman
Canada
Duffy
Tombs Court
Officer Levy
Levy
Chatham Street
Othicer Levy
Freedman
Wiliams
Creedman
Davy Crockett
Clerk Brink
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Himeein
J. A. Oroly
Jennie June
Sorosis
Clara Morris
Joaquin Miller
Ely
Westfield News Lester
Snator Burnside
Calhoun Monument
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