Franklin files letter war heroes Grant and McClellan
In New York on December 29 two short men in Broadway crowds stand out as war heroes General Ulysses S. Grant and General George B. McClellan. The piece notes Grant's elusive finances tied to railroad schemes and potential wealth, while McClellan is linked to railroad construction and a quieter, business focus near Gramercy Park.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Ulysses S. Grant
George L. McClellan
Grant
Itrely
Medellan
Samuel J. Tilden
Gramercy Park
Behold Political Beauties and the Bass Viol
After seeing two tall handsome politicians, the piece mocks their looks over brains, likening them to conspicuous figures in Boston, and contrasts surface charm with real wisdom. It jokes that voters may prize appearance, while noting the danger of judging worth by looks alone.
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Langtry
Sullivan
Emerson
Boston
Grant
McClellan
A Country Fiddler and the Amati Exhibit
Nine old violins sit in a glass case at the Bartholdi statue show as skeptics scoff yet a Brooklyn doctor touts historic Amatis. A fiddler from the countryside plays one, delivering a surprising rich tone. The instrument is valued at eleven thousand dollars, provoking astonishment and risk of damage.
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Bartholdi
Vicus
8. B. Tuthitl
Brooklyn
Cardinal Ottiboni
England
Handel
George III
Ole Kull
Dr. Tuthill
Amati
Academy of Design
Larry
Critics and Criticised on Vera Authors and Critics
Marie Prescott claims New York writers killed the play Vera over Oscar Wilde. The piece argues she is wrong noting Vera was a verbose misfire, that first night audiences reacted, and that Herald criticism has varied by staff rather than following a single leader.
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Marie Prescott
New York
Vera
Oscar Wilde
Oscar
Dan Rice
Miss Prescott
James Ordon Bennett
Cable
Rerard
Mme
Bennett
The
Herald
Critics and Actors in Social Snarl Blur Dramatic Judgment
In this discussion of critics and actors, familiarity and entanglements do not drive ratings. Most critics stay apart from managers and performers, valuing independence and pay protection. The piece notes critics should judge plays for the public, not actors, citing a lukewarm reception for An American Wife at Walrack's Theatre despite the author's prestige.
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Warlack
Supreme Court
All Things Are Not What They Seem In The Show
A skeptical note on show business novelty. A man hoodwinked in New York describes meeting a suave swindler who led him to a luxurious opium den with wealthy ladies and a stolen wallet. The piece cautions that all thugs are not what they seem.
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Unstad
New York
Wall Street
Greenhorn
Lam Mally
Marital Elopement Involving Sinclair and Two Sisters
Macon reports Egbert Sinclair, heir to a Louisiana estate, wed Lizzie Jones at a candy-pull hosted by a prominent merchant. He then eloped with Lizzie’s 14 year old sister, pursuing a mutual romance amid family outrage. detectives chase toward Montgomery after the pair left in a wagon.
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Macon
Egbert
Sinclair
Lizzie Jones
Lizzie
New Orleans
Sinclair Beame
Montgomery
Heavy Cotton Failure Leaves A. D. Smith & Co Bankrupt
Providence reports Amos D. Smith & Co failed with liabilities near 1.8 million dollars. The firm, a cotton goods manufacturer with mills in Merino Connecticut and Woonsocket, faced low cotton prices, heavy debt, and dwindling capital. Assignees Royal C. Taft Francis W. Carpenter and Eugene W. Mason oversaw a creditor meeting amid uncertain assets and secured debts.
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Providence
Amos D. Smith & Co
Merino
Groton
Conn
Woonsucket
Franklin Manufacturing Company
Dexter M1
Providence Steam
Royal C. Taft
Francis W. Carpenter
Eugene W. Mason
Bank of Commerce
Rhode Island Hospital Trust —_Company
People’s, Merchants
Providence Institution
Amos D. Smith
A Union Man in Petticoats Kit Eddy Dies in Cleveland
Mrs Mattie Eddy known as Kit the tramp the only female tramp printer in the United States died in Cleveland at 32. A native of Jamestown New York she came here last March after working in New Orleans New York Washington Chicago Memphis Jacksonville Chattanooga and other cities. She described working in the New York Sun where there were fifty seven cases and men would fight for her and New York printers were the hardest. She also recalled a stint on the New York World with a separate women’s department and her contempt for petty jealousy among women. Eddy was a union man and went out with the Utica Herald boys in their strike last year. She was famed as a fast compositor.
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Cleveland
Mattie Eddy
Kit
United States
Jamestown
N. Y
New Orleans
New York
Washington
Chicago
Memphis
Jacksonville
Chattanooga
Sun
New York World
Vin
Utica Herald Boys
Trinity College Receives 250000 From Northams Estate
Hartford Conn December 26 Trinity College has received about 250000 from the late Colonel Northam and his estate The gift includes 4000 for a central building bearing Northams name 50000 for a professorship 75000 for general purposes 12000 life interest to be added to library funds and about 60000 more from Mrs Northams will A New York alumni effort may raise funds to construct a president house and fully equip the college apparatus
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity College
Colonel Northam
Northam
Seabury
Jarvis Halls
Norham
New York
Thurman Seen as Likely Nominee for Pendleton Seat
From Washington comes word that Ohio reports Thurman has strong prospects for the Pendleton Senate nomination. Rivalry between Payne and Pendleton boosts Thurman’s chances, and his supporters would push for a presidential bid if he wins.
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Thurman
Washington
Ohio
Pendleton
Payne
Black Raven and Its Desperado Owner of the West
Denver Tribune recounts the tale of Black Raven, the famed Western pacer, and his owner Clay Allison. The piece traces Raven’s rise in Texas and New Mexico, his bond with Allison, and a string of shootouts, saloon confrontations, and dramatic escapes across Cimarron and Cimarron County. Raven is eventually sold and sent to Denver, where he hauls garbage, symbolizing a downfall from frontier glory.
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Denver Tribune
The
Tribune
Raven
Eid
Black Raven
Colorado
New Mexico
West
Panhandle
Texas
Clay Ailson
John Allison
Allison
Clay Allison
Black Horse
Mae
Downing
Bent County
West Las Animas
Doughty
Allisons
Welsh Wife Reunites With Long Lost Miner Husband
In 1862 Welsh miner Bayid Morgan left for abroad and his wife Mrs. Schell stayed in Lykens Valley boarding house with their child. Morgan returns after decades apart, finds his wife remarried to Schell and two Schell children, and agrees to support the estate, uniting the family for a return to Wales.
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Harrisburg
Bayid Morgan
Morgan
Lehigh
Lykens Valley
William Schell
Schell
Wales
Chased by hungry wolves on long night ride
Denver reports a Cheyenne Wells hunter James Austin recounts a brutal chase by a huge pack of wolves as he rode east in search of buffalo. His horse collapsed, he shed gear to lighten the load, and wolves closed in until a ranch house saved him at daylight. He rode to Denver for rest.
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Denver
James Austin
Justin
Cheyenne Wells
Mr. Austin
Ustunee
Captain Tinker's Feat Surprises New York Merchants
Harper's Jan issue recounts Captain Edward G. Tinker of Lyme and his Toronto voyage of 1846. He beat a Boston propeller and Cunard steamer to port, delivering the London Times a full 42 days late, thrilling merchants who rushed to verify his feat.
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LyMe
Conn
Harper’s Magazine
N. B. Palmer
Stonington
Edward G. Tinker
Tinker
Liverpool
Toronto
Boston
New York
Boston Harbor
Gulf Stream
Cunard
London Times
Europe
New York Herald
Fous
United States
CiSa Puinker
Chat Jasin Wale
Sleigh Styles Trend in Boston With Russian and Albany Favored
Globe reporter asks Hall Jr. about desirable sleighs of the season. Russian style grows in favor for its size and comfort, while Portland and Albany remain popular American options. Dealers report a weather boost to sleigh sales, with many sold at auction in Boston amid a boom after a dull period.
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Portland
Albany
GLOBE
Mr. Hall, Jr
James Hall & Son
Mr. Hall
Boston
William P. Sargent
W. P. Sargent & Co
Union
Briziton
Brase Bull Inn Destroyed by Fire in Thompson
The 162 year old Brase Bull Inn, Windham County's oldest house built in 1710, burned in Thompson last week. Once a stagecoach changing station on the New York Hartford Boston turnpike, it drew travelers with its bird’s eye view and diamond panes. The fire spread from the kitchen hearth and charred the oak beams, ending 152 years of hospitality and prompting the hill's historic naming after General Washington’s visit.
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Windham County
Vonn
Thompson
New York, Hartford and
Boston
Washington Heights
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Long Island
New York State
Washington
Financial Market Tidings From Boston December 20 1882
In Boston the money market shows modest inquiry and firming balances as year-end nears. Banks resist higher balances rates while discounts on prime paper hold at four percent with various rates for call loans and commercial paper. government securities firm with some gains in bond prices and planned January dividends.
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State Street
ArronNnooy
Ste
Providence
Prime Corporation
Mili Laas
Ork Fonds
Principady
Boston
Agaly
New York
Boston Markets Coal Corn Eggs and Flour Prices
The item scans a Boston market page listing bundled prices for coal corn eggs flour and other commodities. It notes scarce foreign coal supply small lots for valuation, dull Cumberland and Clearfield coal with quiet Gas Coasl, and mixed steamer corn from sea arrivals. Eggs and meats show firm firmer prices, with pork and mutton values, and fruit and produce prices including oranges lemons and Valencia figs.
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Cumberland
Clearfield
Acadia
Sydney
UGK
New York Markets Flour and Grain Prices Decline After Holiday Trade
Wheat futures eased as bulls avoided rising stocks over holidays, with No 2 red at 1.60 1/4 and May at 1.78 1/4. Corn and oats sold moderately. cotton futures firmer with cash spots steady. Provisions mixed as lard and pork drift lower, beef quiet, and bacon and lard ranges noted alongside steady coffee and refined sugars.
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Canada
Burbank
Hove
Boston
Sligis
le Beis
Bush
Chicago
Coteuim
Sicily
Arcow
New York
Vermont
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Winter Wheata
Newark
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
St Louis
Illnois
Illinois
Worcester County
Dresson
Vox
Sultanas
Smyrna
Hiec
Turkey
Fair Domand
Florida
Valencia
Palermo
Manila
Calcutta
Dead Grove
Losge
Buffalo
Buenos Ayres
Alo Grande
Montevideo
California
Madras
Cape Good Hope
Indigo
Bengal
Gunatemala
India
SUL@LA Piton
Io Kallis
Hemlock
City Mills
Southern Akers
Southern
Chicgo
Lem Soe
Maron
Eye
Tate
Siyadde
South America
Fies
City
Ile
Lie
Jane
iLie
Nmaracaibo
Dumestia
Rangoon
Suvar
Olge
Gloucester Fish Market News Delays Week Receipts Decline
Special Correspondence reports unfavorable weather reduced cod and haddock arrivals in Gloucester for the week. Totals show 156,000 pounds codish and 73,000 pounds fresh halibut, with haddock at 6,000 pounds, while wholesale prices and salted fish rates are listed for various codes and products.
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Sunday Globe
Gloucester
Bbra Wits
Sembere
Grand and Western Bank
Georg
Nova Scotia
Labrador
New Shore
Haddock
Live Stock Arrivals at Brighton and Watertown Markets
Week ending December 25 1883 shows totals for livestock arrivals at Brighton and Watertown with 1543 cattle across Western Eastern Northern categories, 11745 sheep and lambs, 16202 swine, 151 veals and 157 horses. Prices listed for cattle per 100 pounds and hides and tallow values appear in the market report.
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Brighton
Watertown
Wright
Sas
Sheepsk's
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A. D. Smith & Co
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Ailisoh
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Burns
Kaw Valley
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Dutt
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Western Plains
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Finance and Commerce
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Tian Uey
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Land Cos. Mailroada Mid
Lana Biy
Hoston
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Word Nash
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