The Cradle of the Circus and Old Bet’s Rise to Show Business
A New York Sun feature recounts Old Bet the first American elephant who sparked the show business boom. It traces her voyage from Ceylon in 1819, the Somers plan by Lent and Brunn, the early touring route, and the birth of a national elephant trade. It notes subsequent elephants, rival shows, and the growth of Ephemeral traveling menageries, culminating in the era’s winter quarters near Somers and Brewster.
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Somers
Westchester County
New York
New York Sun
America
Old Bet
Ceylon
Ludwig Eichstaeder
Ludwig
Old Het
Eleve
George Brunn
Benjamin Lent
Lent
L. B. Lent
Brann
Hakaliah
George Vaughn
Washington Market
Mr. Lent
Bruan
Vaughn
Brunn
Hakaliah Bailey
Messrs
Bet
White Plains
Portchester
Stamford
Danbury
Brewster's
Ol Bet
Connecticut
Providence
Zoological Institute
England
Ret
Elephant Tavern
Elephant
Ashington-Market
Old American Museum
Broad Way
Ann Street
Benamin Lent
Makaliah Bailey
L. Lent
Benjamin
Horace Pailey
Lent & Railey
Titus & Angevine
J. R. W. Howes & Co
Avery, Smith & Ick
Brown & Kipp
van Peeesh
Fishkil
June
P. T. Barnum
Panbury
Romeo and Juliet
Titus & Anne
Columbus
Pizarro
Howes
Philadelphia
Walnut Street
Eighth
Ninth
Mortimer
Eas
India
Noel Efnit
Salem
Tippoo Sahib
Welsh
John Hendy
Jonas Bartlett
Joe Martin
Seth B. Howes
Mike
Kanda
Mississippi
Alton
Little Mike
Hears
Virginius
Siam
James Raymond
Delaware
Philasee
Romeo
Juliet
Antony
Cleopatra
Hannibal
Emperor
Romeo and Juliets
London
Bolivar
Hyatt Frost
van Amburgh
Turkish Harem Visit by Mrs Heap Described in Detail
The Constantinople visit to Zenib Hanoum, sister of Ismail Pasha, by Mrs Heap wife of the American consul general, unfolds in lavish fashion. Attendants greet the guests in a grand harem setting with ornate rooms coffee ceremonies and a procession of slaves and eunuchs. The account highlights rich attire jeweled gate designs and the guests’ two hour tour ending with sherbet towels and tokens of hospitality.
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Ismail Pasha
Constantinople
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Halim Pasha
Zenib Hanoum
Tegal
China
Zenith Hanoum
Mrs. Heap
Sak
Haroun-al-Rashid
Trials of the Deluded Disciples of a Self-Styled Messiah
A Tuscan fanatic known as Saint David led twenty-one followers in a planned rebellion at Arcidosso in 1878. The mob, marching from Mount Aminta, declared a new republic and attacked police guarding officials. Several officers were wounded as gendarmes fired in self defense while attempting to disperse the crowd. The trial of the followers is under way in Siena with 160 witnesses planned.
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David Lazzaretti
Tuscany
David
Maremme
Arcidosso
Sienna
Republic of Sienna
Tuscan
Cavaliere Lasca
Trocito
Cavaliere Camillo Paglicci
Presidin
Juris-Consult Niccola Cennici
Rome
Panebianco
Pius X
Mount Aminta
Holy League of the Symbol of Charity
Monte Cristo
Dumas
Italy
Lazzaretti
Grenoble
France
Sener Eable
Iereno Helium
Femors
Philip Imperiuzzi
Belgium
Burgundy
God
Christendom
Imperiazzi
Amanuensis
Europe
Holy See
Lazaretti
Republic
Joshua
Davia
Kingdom of
Goa
la Republica
Viva la Republica
Law
Genta Darmes
Mod
Proselytes
Arte Law
Nun’s Love for Charity Shapes Littre’s Shift to Catholicism
Paris letters recount how M Littre, famed Positivist, may drift toward Catholicism prompted by a devoted Sister of Charity. The nun, described as gracious and learned, tended Littre during illness, soothing him with song and botany talk. Her piety reportedly influenced Littre’s religious views and his subsequent Positivist essays defending Jesuits and church teaching.
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Littre
Paris
New York
M. Littre
Littre ‘Temple
Auguste Comte
Lees
Anon
Sisters of Charity
Jam Tol
Madame Littre
St. Vincent de Paul
Nune
Positivist Review
Mesnil
Forest of St. Germains
Jules Ferry
Lally
Republic
Europe
Sister of Charity
Louis
Bonaparte
Louis Philippe
Louis Napoleon
France
Third Republic
M. Grevy
Edison’s Electric Light to Illuminate Menlo Park Tonight
The New York Sun reports Edison will light Menlo Park with electric jets in vacuum, using a forty horse dynamo to power 160 lights. Edison explains his new generator design and how it surpasses prior machines, aiming to undercut gas light costs.
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New York Sun
Menlo Park
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Mr. Edison
Europe
Ansonia
Conn
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Siemens
Altoether
Son
Despondent Cincinnati Man Ends Life by Self Strangulation
Ailing former fortunes and heavy drinking drove James Gibner senior of Cincinnati to kill himself Monday night. He twisted a handkerchief and broomstick around his neck, strangling himself in a dark cellar after hours of agonizing struggle. He leaves a son, a lieutenant with the city police.
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James Gibbner
Cincinnati
Mr. Gibner
Myne
Henry
Pos
Eignes
Shiner
Ifi State Prison
Virginia
Lion wounds hunter with knife after lifting him
In a Zulus tale the narrator, alone and without a gun, is grabbed by a lion near a porcupine hole. He injures the beast by slashing its nose with a knife, causing the lion to drop him and retreat. The encounter underscores the lion’s catlike grip and sensitivity on the nose.
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Pers
Religious motives behind contentious procession debated in Tuscany
The article argues the association and procession were religious in origin while noting strong evidence against most participants. It warns a guilty verdict seems certain and discusses the Tuscan code penalty for sedition, suggesting full severity or possibly confinement of fanatics in a lunatic asylum.
A Far West Romance Trial Over a Ball Confrontation
In Ney Virginia Chronicle Charles Clarkson faced trial for assaulting William Mitchell after a dance at American Flat last Friday. Testimony described a chaotic quadrille dispute over floor cracks, with Clarkson punching Mitchell. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after humorous exchanges during proceedings.
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Virginia
Ney
Chronicle
Charles Clarkson
William Mitchell
Mitchell
Clarkson
Omas Jenkins
John K. Briggs
Moses
Orye
Eease
Bear Attack Narrated by Deer Hunters of Pennsylvania Wilds
Miss Alice Corey of New York City visits her Geron uncle’s farm and joins cousin Clara in a hunting trip near Dark Swamp. When a black bear charges, Clara fires, then takes the cousin’s double barrel to finish the bear as it roars and collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
New York
New York Sun
Hunter's Vnce
Alice Corey
New York City
Miss Corey
Alice
Rone
IKE BROMLEY S WIT AT YALE ALUMNI JUBILEE
The Yale College Alumni in New York held a Delmonico’s gathering presided by Isaac H. Bromley class of 1853. He opened with mock remarks on science and devotion and joked about freshmen, with light banter on college life, deaths, and notable appointments from class ’63.
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Yale College
New York
Delmonico
Isaac H. Bromley
Alumni Association
Lasgnets
Obeying Orders and Odd Civilian Tales From The War Era
A Detroit Free Press piece recounts brisk Civil War era anecdotes. A private named Jesse Taylor carries a heavy knapsack after a drill order, while other vignettes display a bootblack's rail journey tale and a hungry man seeking dinner. Additional sketches note a cautious window observer, a colored man selling a cart to lift spirits, and a political catechism quip about Grant and the Republican party.
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Detroit Free Press
Carenstown
W. H. Link
Enoch Taylor
Taylor
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Sister Marie Vincent
Avranches
Gramme
Brush
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West
James Cibner
Pennsylvania Wilds
Ike Bromley
College Duri
Garang
Professor White
Berlin
Sens Assa
Louisiana
Alamni
Farnum
Newndon
Harvard
Saevers
Enemey
Hay
Pater
Lau
Yale Lit
Talor
Jesse
Staslord
Rae Pan
Mother
Detroit
Pontiac
Hank
the OY
Jennie
Bridget
Jenpes
John
Jane
Free Press
Mr. Hastings
Webber
Council Bluffs Bugle
Grant
Wis
San Francisco
Rae
Teddy the Ferret
San Joaquin
Ferret
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