Names That Shape a Child’s Life and Fate
A New York column muses on how given names influence character and future. It argues many cherished or grand surnames burden children when used as first names, citing examples from Buche r to Beecher and Gould, and warns against overloading babies with lofty lineage.
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Adam
David
Dave
Esther
Essie
Ruth
Ruthey
Kate
Joseph
Joe
Josie
Arthur
Paul
Bennett
Makeoums Bennett
Henry Ward Beecher
Thomas K. Beecher
Henry Ward Becher
Beecher
George Gould
George J. Gould
Jay Gould, Jr
Jay Gould
Boucicault
Dionysius Lardner
Living
Mr. Bassett
John Tt. Raymond
O’brien
Miss Claxton
Cone
Ida Vernon
Taylor
Agnes Booth
Land
Lotta
Crabtree
Annie Pixley
Fullford
Lillie Grabb
Hayman
Signor Brovo
Jones
Schuyler Schuyler
Violet
Joan of Arc
Joan
Sarony
Napoleon
Noah
Melanctlon
Courage
Brutus
Cataline
Samuel
Pauline
Rose
Pansy
Charity
Prudence
National Trotting Association Convenes Second Congress
The tenth congress of the National Trotting Association met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel under Judge James Grant. Secretary Morse reports 273 members for 1886, down from last year, with receipts of 15,092.77 and a surplus of 10,740.56. Amendments to rules 6 7 9 and others were passed, including changes on walkovers and match races. A nominations slate named for president and vice presidents and regional board members across districts.
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New York
National Trotting Association
Fifth Avenue
James Grant
Morse
Johnston
Messrs. Vail
Iuyer
P. P. Johnson
Kentucky
A. Louden Snowden
Miladelphia
McM. Shafter
Californa
Board 3
George Mena
Cuicopee
Mass
Morgan Gulkeley Hafora
William Strickland
Ban Me
Atlantic Distris
David Bower
York
Asc
Arcneasen
Heeker
Pittsburg
Central
Chicago
P . Smith
Oan R Pales
J. i Rose
Ban
Ambition in women praised and warned by Talmage sermon
In Brooklvy Rev. T DeWitt Talmage preaches on Wifely Ambition Good and Bad using Naboth tale and Washingtons miniature portrait. He praises noble wife influence while warning political entanglements and notes women should act with righteous ambition. cites Mary Theodora Calpurnia and others.
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Nahboth
Naboth
Ahab
Jezebel
Naboth Ried
Mary
Henry VI
Margaret
William
France
Justinian
Theodora
Andrew Jackson
Washington
America
Valley Forge
Pliny
Calpurna
de ‘Locqueville
Maria Motley
Martin Luther
Crasus
Isabella of
Spain
Columbus
Ferdinand
John Adams
United States
Thomas Carly
Opium Smuggling Ring Rebuilt in San Francisco
A Treasury special agent reports the opium smuggling ring in San Francisco has been rebuilt and is now more powerful. Two former ring members are jailed after $50,000 was spent to secure their release. The gang allegedly collaborates with customs officers, importing opium and Chinese silk in large quantities using a fleet of fast schooners unseen by officers.
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Mathilda
Mathilda Heron
Sarah
Sal
Mary
Marys
Molly
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Jesus Christ
Lyman Beecher
George Bancroft
Horace Greely
John Miiron
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Judas Iscariot
Wilkie Collins
Charles Reade
George Washington
Aaron Burt
Thomas Moore
Walter Scott
John Bunyon
Abraham Lincon
Reginald Heber
Napoleon Bonaparte
Samuel Rogers
Grover Cleveland
Edwin Booth
Jacob Whitelaw Reid
Theodore Tilton
Ward Beecher
Ulysses 8
Grant
William Tiberman
A Gladstone
James Jane
David Field
Cyrus Wield
John A. D
DadiNin M.thackeray
James Gordon Bennett
Henry J. Raymoun
Charles A. Dana
William H. Seward
San Francisco
Treasury Department
Custom House
San Francico
China
Checkers and Checker Rooms Open to Public in Boston
Checkers and related activities announced for the New England chess and checker rooms at 767 Washington Street Boston. The venue operates daily from 10 a m to 10 p m and invites all players to participate.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Washington Street
Chess and checker game notes from Boston area column
The item lists chess and checkers game analyses, player IDs, and positions from editors in Boston and Mass. It includes endgame notes, positions 1326 through 1330, corrections and discussions on winning lines, and references to players Heffner, Mulcahy, Hennigan, Price, and Burrill with dates and venues in Boston and Providence.
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Providence Checker
A. B. Snow
Rhode Island
A. J. Heffner
Boston
Snow
Heffner
White Dyke
Providence Checker Club
Buttman
Providence
A.J. Heffner
Oston
Honoring Tilden's Name at Kings County Banquet
New York February 9 The King's County Democratic Club held a reception and banquet at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn to honor Samuel J Tilden marking the start of 1888 campaign fervor Governor Hill received the highest applause and Grover Cleveland sent a letter of regret The event featured prominent guests including Augustus Van Wyck Samuel J Randall and William F Vilas and included remarks from Hill Randall and Vilas with Ashe toasts and cheers for the New York State Democrat
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New York
King’s County Democratic Club
Samuel J. Tilden
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Governor Hill
Inne
Parlois
Langguet
Empire State
New York State
Pee Augustus van Wyck
Samuel J. Randall
William F. Vilas
Cairman
Leon Abbott
New Jersey
Judge van Wyck
Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Washington
William A. Furey
King’s County
Democratic Club
Proorge
Samuel ¥. Tilden
Kings County
Ther Sands
Grover Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson
A. M. Bliss
Whitney
Endictt
War Department
Charles 8. Fairchild
Treasury Department
McCue
Solicitor
The
Treasury
John B.cKenna
Garland
D. W. Voorhees
Democratic Party
Vilas
Union
Explosion hits Dupont powder works killing four men
Four men were killed in a powder works blast at Wap Wallopen near Wilkes Barre. The explosion occurred in the jacking house where powder was stored. Victims named Peter Kishaugh George Stout John Hoffman and B Betts. Cause not yet known.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Dupont
Wap Wallopen
Peter Kishaugh
George Stout
John Hoffman
B. Betts
Supreme Court Rules on Chinese Immigration Case Jung Ah Lung
The U S Supreme Court today decides the Chinese immigration case United States v Jung Ah Lung. The lower court’s discharge of Jung Ah Lung on a writ of habeas corpus is reversed with an alarmed opinion by Justice Blatchford and dissents from Justices Harlan Field and Lamar.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
Jung Ah Lung
Caircuit Court
District of California
Blatchford
Harlan, Field and
Lamar
Positive Remedy for Consumption Offered to Readers
Letter to the editor claims a cure for consumption with a timely remedy that has permanently cured thousands. The writer offers to send two bottles of the remedy free to readers who supply their express and P O address, and names T A Locua MC at 181 Pearl Street N. Y.
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Express
P. O
Ally
T. A
Pearl St
In Memoriam Strickland and Detroit Checkers News
Memorial verse for Strickland with mournful tone. Detroit club at Bates and Woodward invites visitors amid local players in session. Reports on Sewell versus Dykes match, Labadie’s challenges, and several checkers figures and events with notices from Providence to Albany.
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Bates Street
Woodward Avenue
Sesson
Messrs
Austin
Allison
Banks
Wood
Kirby
Cook
McGreevy
Eqweng Kes
Canada
Mr. Sewell
Widens
Sewell
Cleveland
Labade
Oes
Labadie
Chatham
J. K
Great Pedestrianism at Madison Square Garden Six Days
Over 40 entrants competed in a six day pedestrian race at Madison Square Garden New York. The field narrowed to 13 with four out of contention. Albert the champion, James Abert Cathcart of Philadelphia, led much of the final day while police guarded the track and spectators. Estimated gate prizes totaled thousands with Albert earning about 4800 and other placers receiving smaller sums.
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Nis
Parison
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
New York
Madison Square Garden
Alvert
Garden
Albert
James Abert Cathcart
Philadelphia
Lesan
Herty
Guerrero
Art
Golden
Moore
Sines
Noremac
Roach Heirs to Sue Government for 2.6 Million
New York reports John H Roach heirs plan to sue the United States government for damages related to the government’s refusal to purchase Roach's ship the Atlanta. A source from Planfield New Jersey named Sinclair Stewart of 37 William Street as the witness who examined the wreck and will testify for the heirs.
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Nerw
York
The
Evening Post
John Roach
United States
Noach
Pla Nfield
N.J
Sinclair Stewart
William Street
Atlanta
Roach
Leap Year Reflections From Burlington Free Press
A fragment notes the turmoil of youth as a young man faces shifting currents of doubt after entering a tunnel with a pretty girl beside him, evoking a moment of transition during leap year.
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Burlington Free Press
Clergyman Finds Cure for Catarrh After Suffering Years
A clergyman ravaged by catarrh for years reports finding a prescription that completely cured him and saved him from death. Any sufferer who sends a self addressed stamped envelope to Professor J. A. Lawrence, 212 East Ninth Street, New York, will receive the recipe free of charge.
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J. A. Lawrence
East Ninth Street
New York
Jean Crotaiz
Dotel Iru
Salpet Interes
Jean Civiale Traine
Civiale
V. C. Vribune
Parner
Iran Civiale
America
Civinle Rem
W. I. Hate
Washington, D. A
Civiale Remedial
Fusion
Fire at Harper House in Brooklyn Injures Several
A morning blaze at the Harper House boarding house on Clark Street Brooklyn destroyed the three story building. About 80 boarders and nine servants slept through the fire. A broker G Coombs aged 40 fell from a window fracturing his skull likely to die. George Gordon 27 suffered a scalp wound. Servants Minnie Reynolds and Emma Slater were badly hurt jumping from the second story. May Wyatt also sustained a scalp wound. Most sheltering at nearby hotels. Losses around $6000 in furnishings with the property valued at $16,000.
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Clark Street
George Gordon
Minnie Reynolds
Emma Slater
May Wyatt
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