Working in Their Sleep The Terrible Strain on Rail Road Men
A Scranton interview with a station-keeper and an engineer reveals chronic sleep deprivation among railroad workers. Long hours, up to twenty-two hours, plus blockades and accidents, exhaust crews and heighten accident risk. Economical management burdens workers, while bosses misstate fault and neglect rest, threatening public safety.
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Scranton
New York Times
Riilond
Levis
Lyvenirks
Tolgue
Dam
Lam
Tran
Reform of railroad work hours urged by workers
Railroad men from multiple companies condemn long shifts and say trips exhaust crews. They urge radical reform to give workers reasonable hours for work and rest for the safety of the traveling public.
Terrible Sufferings At Sea From Goldfinder Tragedy
Captain E B Dennis arrived on Breakwater reporting deadly fever and cannibal cold on the brig Goldfinder from Mirragoane Hayti bound for Boston. Three crew died quickly, two more followed. survivors struggled amid gales and ice until a North American towed the ship to Delaware breakwater near Cape Henlopen. Captain and some crew bound for Boston to report, rest of crew shipped to Boston.
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New York
E. B. Dennis
Goldfinder
Breakwater
Lewes
Del
Old Dominion Line
Meduse
Mirragoane
Hayti
Boston
London
Mite
Goldfinders
Cape Henlopen
Tig North Americs
Delaware
Caplain
Eve Gill
Messrs. B. . Wilder & Brother
Port-au- Prince
Spiritualist Widow Closes Marriage Scheme Over 80 Year Old Man
In Troy a court case hinges on the marriage of Samuel Hides, 80, to Mary McMahon later known as Mrs Dr Hides the clairvoyant. He says she exploited him after a trance affair and deeded him to $30,000, with a bid for $80,000 total property gain. The woman faces an annulment suit and damages.
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Troy
N. Y
Samuel Hides
Ballston Spa
Dr. Hides
Hides
Benjamin Franklin
Ballston
Bin
Mary McMahon
Ater Samuel Hides
Saratoga
Jadlston
Worman
Old Veteran recalls Jacksons day in New Orleans fifty five years ago
Captain Birmingham of Pittsburg recounts General Jacksons first New Orleans visit after the Battle of New Orleans. A grand river procession with twenty six steamers, Caledonia and Pocahontas, escorted the party to the battlefield. A large ball at the St Charles Hotel capped the celebrations as citizens recalled the war. Meanwhile the brig Goldfinder crew faced extreme hardship after a harsh voyage near Cape Henlopen with deaths at sea.
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John Birmingham
Pittsburg
Penn
Itas
Jackson
Tennessee
Kentucky
Cumberland
Ohio
Mississippi
Calendonia
Pocaboutas
Caledonia
Clurinette
Ely
Battle Ground
New Orleans
Atd Charles
St. Charles Hotel
Lndl
Hop Bitters Promises Wealth From Hops Boom
An antique ad claims high hop prices yield great profits per acre and promotes Hop Bitters as a health booster. It asserts hops fetch $125 a pound, an acre nets $1000 profit, and that Hop Bitters contains the same hops at the same fixed price despite a twentyfold rise in hop costs.
Criticism of Sedgwick At Chancellorsville Sparks Letter
In a strong letter from N. B. Stedman to The Globe, the writer defends Sedgwick against blame for the Chancellorsville disaster. He argues Sedgwick moved promptly after orders and crossed the river earlier than claimed, citing testimonies from Hooker, Warren, Swinton, and others to challenge Stedman’s criticism.
Eyvye witness claims Sedgwick blameless at Chancellorsville
A reader letter in The Sunday Globe argues General Sedgwick and the Sixth Corps did all possible May 2–4 at Fredericksburg and Salem Heights. The piece contests B F Stedman’s charges of missteps, detailing crossings and assaults and blaming Hooker’s army for the disaster.
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The
Globe
Sunday Globe
Chancellorsville
B. F. Stedman
Lee
Army of
Sedgwick
Sixth Corps
Mr. Stedman
Loop. m
Chancellorsville Road
Hooker
Velock
Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
St. Mary's Heights
Early
Massachusetts
New York
Yorks
Salem Chapel
Salem Heights
King
Eicer Thik
Iiet
Sedgwieck
Russell
Rappahannock
Stedman
Ant
Eleventh Corps
Barker's American Checker Player advertisement and match results
Epistol Boston dated January 16 1883 announces Barker's American Checker Player with 534 variations and 179 pages. It notes the author Charles F Barker at Cambridgeport Mass and lists chief features, pricing, and ordering details. Also reports Chess and Checker News including a $25 match between John Busby and H Z Wright with daily scores and odds, plus Mathews' 1882 results against Schenectady players.
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Boston
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Barker
Messrs. Wardwell
Lyman
Checker News
John Busby
H. Z. Wright
Wright
Busby
A. Mathews
Schenectady
N. Y
Mathews
Fairgrieve
Reach
Chadsey
Wessels
Mathews Chute
Mathews Fabcock Mathews
Wickey
Condee
Welcome to the Glad New Year Puzzle Page
A fragment of a late 19th or early 20th century puzzle page with crosswords and wordplay listings. Multiple names appear such as W H Todd Andover Cyril Deane and Mabel, with clues across and down for rebuses rhomboids and squares. Locations include East Somerville Andover Plymouth Boston and New York City.
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Upper
Gloucester
Cyril Deane
Mabel
Plymouth
Mass
Wyllie Barker Match Reflections Stir Checker Fans
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette letters question whether Wyllie truly defeated Barker or feigned victory to provoke a bold challenge. A reader from Dows, Iowa criticizes Wyllie for years of behavior since Glasgow disputes and calls for a rematch where Barker defeats him decisively.
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Wyllie
Commercial Gazette
Checker
Glasgow
James
Barker
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
David Millar
Dows
Commmercial Gazette
Mr. Wyle
Simee
Feidler
Lis
Douws
Word Hunt and Puzzle Contest in Early 20th Century US
Readers are invited to submit word lists built from the letters of Oscar de, for prizes including periodicals and subscriptions. Entries must follow dictionary-based constraints, be alphabetically arranged, on one side, and arrive by April to W H Todd, 26 Lincoln Street, East Somerville, Mass.
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W. H. Todd
Lincoln Street
East Somerville
Gpm
Pylos
Messenia
Lawrence
Mass
Arthur F. Hott
Tak Weekly Lore
Tak Weekly Globe
Three Browns In Tragic Series Of Falls And Insanity
A Providence report outlines three men named Brown all in one family line. Charles Brown went insane and was placed in an asylum. L ia Brown suffered a severe neck wound after a fall and survived, while W e Brown, a chronic drinker, died after a fall at his mother's Riverside home.
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iProvidence Press
Aborn Street
Brown
Charles Brown
Remais
Lia Brown
Rhode Island
Vege W. Brown
Riverside
Quick Work and a Dr Graves Heart Regulator Claim
A historical ad-style claim asserts the heart beats about seventy five times a minute and that increasing or slowing it indicates disease. It promotes Dr Graves Heart Regulator to cure disorders and notes a price of one dollar per mile, a nonsensical unit for medicine.
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Graves
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Bank's Ford
Sedgewick
Clanvellorsville
William Swinton
Army of the Potomac
P. Sieh
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Tee
Committee On the
Swinton
Weils
Chess and Checker Players
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Isaiah Barker
Black
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L. M. Stearns
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A. M. Pb
Twilight
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Tremont Row
Boston, Mass
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Chathamst
N. Xv
Musical Herald
Musical Herald Co
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Powlls & Sons
Main Street
Cincinnati
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Contorcook
N. A
Beaton
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Louie Amusement
McAllister
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Eaton & CO
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Clinton &Co
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Clinton Bros. & CO
Clintonville
L. Jones & CO
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Geo
Reed & Co
Mack E.h.pardee
Potter&Co
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Gein Card Co
E. River
Agents Book
Franklin Printing Co
New Haven
Conw
Crown Printing Co
Norte Held
Star Printing Co
Conm
Learge
Read & CO
Nassau N
Wal Steen
Snow & CO
Meriden
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