Townsend's Letter on Beer, Baths and Washington Ties
George Alfred Townsend writes from New York describing beer versus whiskey in the South, Yuengling’s brewing empire, and the Russia bath culture. He tours a large Lafayette Place bath, detailing rooms, scrubbing, plunges, and social life around owners Doctor Ryan and Mrs Maddux, noting the city's leisure contrast for busy men.
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Maddux
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Eis
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Chelsea
Charlestown
George Fawcett Rowe
Son Place
Murderer Tortured to His Death in Grim Autopsy Tale
A Nassau-bound crew recounts a December murder on the Pictou bark Laura. The mate was killed by a sailor named Bricktop, then the killer endured brutal torture including leg shackles with spurs, forced autopsy procedures, and a poison-like death by fever, until death. witnesses describe the grisly procedure and the killer’s final agony.
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Santiago
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Laura
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Weight of Gold Annuity Reveals Widow’s Size
New York January 10 a Boston despatch reported that the late millionaire George Gardner left his widow an annuity of 161 troy ounces of pure gold based on her weight at the time the will was made. The cashier notes the gold value and converts to dollars, discussing troy and avoirdupois weights and the worth of a pound of various gold standards.
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New York
Joseph M. Floyd
Sub-Treasury
Boston
George Gardner
Floyd
Life With the Mercury Fifty six Below Zero
Rochester correspondent reports extreme cold as the thermometer drops to 56 degrees below zero with dry air making frost and fatigue prominent. A man and wife rode 15 miles comfortably, while others struggle. the writer notes a 54 degree swing since morning and jokes about Providence punishing for years of Republican rule.
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Mion
Providence
Farmer Gays Yodel Trials in Upton Cow Attachments
Hopkinton Massachusetts January 12 An amusing case draws Upton residents as Ormient L Gay a farmer clashes with deputy officer L W Hayward while attempting to attach cows in a promissory note dispute. Spectators cheer cows breaking free while Gay blocks access with hay trees and a fallen apple tree. The crowd, auction, and wall tearing lead to planned further action and potential lawsuits.
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Hayward
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Canadian Pacific faces annual loss, seeks treasury aid
Ottawa reports that friends of the government say the Canadian Pacific railway will operate at an $8,000,000 annual loss for several years. An effort will be made to obtain treasury concessions to cover this amount, arguing the railroad’s role in developing the Northwest’s fertile regions.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Northwest
Electric M'H'g CO
State ST
Brooklyn
N.Y
Seasonal Christmas Chess Battle Ends In Draw And Win
Report covers a Christmas Eve match on stake £14 between J Reed and James Smith, with Reid winning later in the sequence. Also notes games in the Wyllie Freeman match and a New York player list, including Schefer Coakley and Dempster, plus Essex champion reference and Haverhill Greham Masterson.
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James Smith
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Wyllie
Freeman
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Schefer
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Dempster
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Wiach
de Freest
Cee Ceed
Essex
Haverhill
Mass
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