Delmonico history and Mrs Langtry in New York
In New York dated January 10 the letter reports Charles Delmonico’s sudden disappearance and his storied restaurant lineage from 1825 to the Madison Square edifice. It details his decline, a potential million-dollar loss, and mentions his nephew Christ continuing the Delmonico name. It also notes Lily Langtry’s Americanization, residence at 120 West Thirteenth Street, and her lavish house furnishings, plus Freddy’s misfortune and social jests amid theater chatter and stagecraft tips.
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Charles Delmonico
Delmonico
Jersey
Broad Street Place
Switzerland
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Lorenzo
Siro
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William Streets
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Lillian Langtry
Stage Falls and Safety Lessons in Theatre
In a tale of stage mishaps and mastery, anecdotes of awkward falls include a fainting moment that ends in shattered props and a fire while learning how to fall. Fanny Davenport and Francis Wilson are cited for memorable falls, while Agnes Booth and others are noted for risky missteps and improved technique taught at Frobister's College of Acting.
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Francis Wilson
Orv
Agnes Booth
Frobister
College of Acting
Mansfield
Casino comic opera adds Perugini and Lillie Post
Current Cassip and Fact notes additions to the Casino company while Rudolph Aronson, manager, aims to emulate Vienna Paris and Berlin successes by presenting popular music and selections from new operas. The former Fisk house, once a palace for Josie Mansfield, is now a boarding house per W A Croffut.
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Fact
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Lillie Post
Casino Comic Opera Company
Rudolph Aronson
Strauss
Vienna
Urban
Paris
Berlin
Jim Fisk
Jim Fisk Bought From Rev. E. A. Chapin
Josie Mansfield
W. A. Croffut
Disaster at Sea The Plautyn Wreck Official Story
The Belgian steamer Plautyn wreck, reported from Oporto, details Captain Scott's account of a February voyage from New York to Antwerp. A fierce gale destroyed sails and engines, flooding the furnace room, with five men drowned including Captain Germano Durazzano. Despite pumping efforts, the ship stayed afloat until rescue by the G. D. I. on December 6 after encounters with the Norwegian bark Fritoff and the Scotsman.
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Antwerp
Germano Durazzano
Italy
Swenton
Blumenstein
Weber
Fritoff
Plantyn
Lantyn
Londonderry
Wigle
Jacob Rubbshire
Mystic Five formed in Concord forty years ago
In Concord New Hampshire on the last day of the year forty years past five young men formed the Mystic Five fraternal group. They pledged temperance gambling abstinence and attending each other’s funerals and weddings. For forty years they kept the covenant meeting annually at 9 pm on New Year’s Eve to host and exchange questions and answers that shaped each man’s life record. The five, Blanchard Hill Abbott Tufts Hurd, all prospered in business and remained healthy.
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Charlotte Cushman
Meg Merriles
Harry Watkins
Bin
Middleton
Sam
James Wallack
Old Burton
Sothern
David Garrick
Irving
Barton
Watkins
Concord
N. H
George A. Blanchard
CG .A. Hill
Joseph Abbott
Charles A. Tufts
Dover
W. W. Hurd
New York City
Filling Up the Rivers Disastrous Hydraulic Mining in California
San Francisco reports widespread destruction from hydraulic mining debris. Yuba Feather and Sacramento rivers buried 25 square miles of farmland worth up to 100 dollars an acre, with river beds rising several feet, flooding Sacrament o Oll and Marysville. San Francisco harbor and Mare Island front damaged. dams failed after a freshet, causing about half a million dollars in losses.
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Yuba
Feather
Sacramento
Sacramento Oll
Marysville
Yuba River
Feather River
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Maby
Rumors on Thomas J Marsh Jr and Hobart Resignation
Political notes claim Thomas J Marsh Jr sought the sergeant at arms post and attempted a private secretary to Governor Robinson before the legislature. Frank A Hobart resigns from the Republican State Committee after being excluded from the executive committee.
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Thomas J. March, Jr
Mr. Hobart
State House
Thomas J. Marsh, Jr
Robinson
Frank A. Hobart
Republican State Committee
Turning a Hair Into a Needle in a Newark Shop
A Newark mechanic read of an Emperor William needle factory test and attempted the feat. He removed a hair from his beard, bored an eye, reamed it, threaded it with silk, and mailed the needle to the Sun office.
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York
Newark
William
Kreuznach
Sun Office
Chicago News Mystery Fits Frigid Room Scene
Thad describes a sudden mist and temporary blindness as he entered a room. He recalls hearing murmured voices and fainting, while a friend recalls wiping frost from his glasses, suggesting a likely mix up or misperception in a cold environment.
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Chicago News
Destruction of Black Kettle's Indians Recanted by Sergeant Towne
Sergeant Towne writes to The Globe rebutting Marvin Holly's Pawnee Fork tale of 1867. He insists Custer's seventh Cavalry acted without infantry, describes the Washita River campaign, the siege and scalpings, and the death of Black Kettle. He claims Holly misstates leaders, numbers, and outcomes while praising Sheridan and condemning extermination as a policy.
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TurnLone
Marvin Holly
General Custer
Black Kettle
United States
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Pawnee Fork
Hancock
Holly
Sherilan
Black Kettie
Seventh Regiment of Cavalry
Reed Flees To Evade Marriage In Pennsylvania Farm Attached
William H Reed, formerly of Franklin township, fled to the West just as the marriage date approached to avoid marrying Miss Ellen Kinch. She has filed for breach of promise and secured a writ of foreign attachment with the limestone farm levied to satisfy the claim.
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Penn
William H. Reed
Franklin Township
Ellen Kinch
Reed
Miss Kinch
Flurry Over a Failure in Grain
Markets opened steady as grain prices faltered amid a flurry of activity. Foreign exchange remained quiet but firm with government securities holding strong bids. The day began with cautious trading and varied bids across coupons and current prices, signaling a tense but steady session.
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New
Grain Market Sags After Two Major Firms Fail
Considerable buying by commission houses pushed prices up early but the first call halted the rise. Reports that Coleman & Co. and J. M. Fuller & Co. failed in the grain trade sparked heavy selling pressure. The market weakened to a loss of about 1% by noon despite a late bank statement showing improvement.
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Coleman & Co
J. M. Fuller & Co
Woon
Horrible confession by Jeffreys in child murder case
George Jeffreys and his wife have been jailed since August on a first degree murder indictment for killing his wife's child. Jeffreys confessed after sending for the district attorney, detailing brutal acts and motives tied to money and domestic strife. He described twisting the child's neck, holding it between his knees, and past cruelty including kicking and repeated injuries.
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Mrs. Jeffreys
Jenne
Mamma Furiously To No Avail In Secret Kentucky Marriage
Cincinnati girl Ineska Haverfield married Payetteville merchant W P Baird two years ago after meeting in Atlanta. Her family opposed the union. They fled after telegrams and a midnight elopement. Detectives pursued them for alleged perjury in obtaining a marriage license. The couple went South, exact location unknown.
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Tenn
W. P. Baird
Payettevile
Ineska Haverfield
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Baird
Nts
Covington
Lexington
Boyce Station
Defying Police and Militia at Pendleton Train Takeover
More than 200 discharged railroad workers seized a westbound passenger and mail train at Pendleton Oregon demanding passage to Portland. Officials failed to dislodge them as the train sat on the Umatilla reservation drawing in militia and local crowds. General Miles sent Fort Al...
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Ore
Pendleton
Pepare
Umatilla
Miles
Immed
Fort Alla Walla
Winter Work on the Canal Progress in Cape Cod Project
After weeks of dredging the canal near Sandwich progress continues as weather allows. Captains Bearse and Hallett oversee operations while a 75 man crew digs to water level and speeds the dredge. A new superintendent, Mr. Spear, will lead the project with Titcomb as chief engineer as a larger spring dredge arrives to accelerate work.
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Bearse
Hallett
Spear
Titcomb
Susie Bradley Marries Jealous Attacker to Save Him
Susie Bradley, missing since Saturday, visited Dennia Pike in prison and secured a court’s consent for a marriage, with district court approval. The judge granted permission after the warden declined to act, citing speedy nuptials to allow testimony protection, and the civil ceremony followed by a church service.
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Portsvile
Penn
Susie Bradley
Dennia Pike
Herife
Bechtel and Green
Pike
Snow Plough Disaster Kills Three Workers Near Pitrspure
At Bessemer station Pennsylvania railroad eight miles from Pitrspure a locomotive with a large snow plough struck a gang of shovellers. Seven men were found wounded, two died en route to the city, a third died after hospital arrival, and the rest lie in a precarious state with one conscious.
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Penn
Bessemer Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
West Pennsylvania Hospital
SeekIng a Squaw in Washington Apache Chief’s Bid
A January 12 Washington report says a visiting Apache delegation at the Treasury, led by Assistant Secretary New, startled Treasury clerks when a chief offered twenty five ponies for a young squaw after a flirtation with a brunette clerk. The women shrieked and left, then met to protest, but the matter ended as the chief paid the ponies.
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Washington
Treasury
Department
New
Millionaire Uncle Leaves Fortunes to Milwaukee Billiard Marker
John Halpin, 20, a billiard hall attendant in Milwaukee, was told of a Cincinnati uncle's will revealing about 1,000,000 dollars for him. A reporter found Halpin continuing his routine, chalking cues and guarding spittoons, while his father investigates the estate.
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John Halpin
Uvele
Cincinnati
Halpin
Widow Inherits After Pennsylvanian Dies In Vermont
William Baldwin age 72 died at the Smith House last week from Brights disease after an ailment of about a week. A retired railroad central and a director of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, he left an estimated fortune of 600000 to his relatives in Vermont.
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Connellsville
Penn
William Baldwin
Smith House
Bright
Baltimore &Ve Railroad
The Business Outlook Turning Point Viewed by Ashley
In this New York letter from January 11, Ashley argues the economy has passed the worst of the reaction after 1878 to 1881 disturbances. He notes declines in trade and wages, yet sees strong household wealth and real estate as ballast, urging cautious, steady restoration and predicting the tide is at the turning point.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Garfield
Ashley
A Romance That Ended Wrong
A former Eastern railway superintendent once jobless in Las Vegas New Mexico rode a restaurant to gain a serving position. A waitress mentored him in the trade and he quickly rose to superintendent on a Western line. The restaurant girl became his wife’s maid in a complicated romance.
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Chicago Herald
Las Vegas
N. M
Sound Logic on the Divorce Question
A New York Mail and Express opinion argues legislation cannot erase matrimonial fragility. It says persons of depraved character cannot expect happiness in marriage and urges women to scrutinize household competence while men develop home management habits to prevent frequent divorce desires.
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New York Mail and Express
Finance and Commerce Trade Report January 12 1884
The money market remains steady with abundant loanable funds and easy rates. Rates for good mercantile paper 5 to 6 percent, prime corporation notes 4 to 4 1/2 percent, call loans 4 to 5 percent, and bank discounts 4 to 6 percent. Exchange totals at the clearing house and New York markets show liquidity. banks hold large excess reserves. Commodities from iron to wool move in varied price ranges, with notes on nails, naval stores, nitrate of soda, lime, and freight items.
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State Street
Prime Corporation
New York
Oustock
Uull
Treasury
Government Bonds Hold Upswing Amid Decline Bottoming
Government securities show firm prices with the decline likely at or near bottom for the present. Closing bids from last Saturday to today show coupon 44s up Ym percent and 4 percents up 4 percent, while 44s 3 percents unchanged. Market reports from Evans & Doane list varying bids and asks across land, mining, and rail telecommunication securities, with notable gains in several bond and stock listings as ex-dividend status appears.
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State Street
Land Cos
Mailroads
Agkedia
Boston Land
Nash
Hoston
T.C & Std
Ruse
Wiscon Gen
NY & Nis
Ny&negs
Las Boranga
Catalpa
Gennotton V
Maine
San Pedro
Bor & Prov
Ty Telephone Corch
K& Q
Bell
Clery
Old Colony
Union Pac
Ex-dlividend
Boston Market Prices in Butter Cheese Eggs and More
Daily Globe reports mixed demand in butter with buyers seeking top grades, listing Northern and Western creamery and dairy quotes. cheese steady with Northern extra and choice Western noted. Egg markets firm, with regional price ranges. beef, mutton, and veal prices shown, plus fruit, grain, and freight rates, reflecting dull flour trade and steady cheddar markets.
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Boston Daily Globe
Western Creamery
Western dairy—Choice
Frankitn County
Vermont
New York
Chelse
Commodity market wrap for grains cotton and oil
Dull wheat and corn futures pared losses while oats held, and cotton futures opened higher then closed weak. Spot markets showed weakness in wheat and corn with mixed tones in petroleum futures as traders weighed unloading and demand signals amid a restrained mood. Port receipts and daily operations remained cited in the report.
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Rgan
Livestock Market Reports for Brighton and Watertown
Arrivals for the week ending January 11, 1884 show Western cattle 1500, Eastern 60, Northern 321, total 1871. Sheep and lambs 4400 Western, 3350 Northern and lambs, total 7820. swine 12,190. veals 178. horses 131. Prices listed per 100 pounds for live weight across quality tiers. Hides and tallow figures noted with general weights and values.
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Wright
Caifskins
Sheensk
Gloucester Fish Market Weekly Prices and Receipts
Gloucester ship market shows little activity with small purchases. Week's receipts total 3,000 pounds Georges codfish, 11,500 pounds fresh halibut, 27,500 pounds fresh haddock, 12,284 boxes smoked herring, and 50 barrels of fish oil. Wholesale prices listed for halibut and codfish. mackerel scarce with limited shares from Bay of St Lawrence. Additional details cover numerous species and oil, with notes on barrel and box pricing and market expectations for the new season.
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Sunday Globe
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Bay of St Lawrence
Georges
Grand and Western Bank
Pollock
Wiese
Haliont Herdia
Domestic Markers Special Despatch to The Boston Globe
New York price report dated January 14 notes flour and wheat futures with No 2 red winter at 103 1/2 for January 1 1/0554 for February and 108 1/2 for March. Corn No 2 mixed at 63c January 63 1/4 64c February 65 1/4 66 0% for May. Oats No 2 mixed 40 February 41 41 1/4c March 42 5 90 62 for May. Rye quiet. oats, barley and pork dull. butter prices 85 86c Western imitation creamery 88 89c. Cheese firm. Ohio flats 12 1/2c chores. Western fresh 2c. Overall market activity described as small demand and firm tendencies.
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