Valuable Experience Raising the Wind in Denver
A Chicago Times reader recounts a wanderer’s tale of failed gold rush ventures from Colorado to Denver and Chicago. He describes misadventures with stage lines, brick kilns, and a trunk lost in transit, ending with arrival in Chicago with little cash but hard won grit and plans to continue seeking work.
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Nee
Colorado
Santa Fe
Jook
New Mexico
Denver
Managng
Chicago
Gritty Cotham Girl Swims Five Miles in River Challenge
Policeman Peary boasting about his daughter Susie leads to a morning crowd at Ninety-sixth street pier. Susie and her father swim six miles across the North River toward Fort Lee, braving wind, tide, and steamers. Susie completes five miles before sun heat and hat issues end the attempt. Peary pledges ten dollars, with Miss Susie seeking deserved payment.
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New York
Teary
Ninety-sixth Street
Susie
Ligon
Miss Susie
Peary
Bmt
Fort Lee
North River
Yonkers
Papa
Concord politics and barber shop banter during campaign
A Concord anecdote sketches citizens debating Garfield's civil service letter and party loyalties. One man dismisses Democratic rhetoric as dirty rebel. another recalls shifting from Republican to Weaver, citing Hancock and Credit Mobilier as turning points, with a casual exchange over a cold day and a garden hose.
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New Hampshire
Garfield
Civil Service
North End
Weaver
Hancock
Cincinnati
Charles O'Conor A Grim 614 Gentleman of Law
Charles O'Conor, aged seventy six, has retired from practice after a storied career marked by the Forrest divorce case and pivotal roles in notable trials. The austere, scholarly advocate known for precise logic and relentless cross examination is praised for integrity, endurance, and a long walked path from debtor’s prison to Wall Street.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Charles O'Conor
Tyne
Walworth
Forest
Heath-Ingerseld
Tammany Ring
O'Conor
Himeself
O' Conor
O’conor
Evarts
Evarta
Pyarts
Forrest
Edwin Forrest
John van Fitten
New York
Wayne
York Court of Opens
Tweed
Tanmmimy Ring
David Tyndley Field
Europe
Codifrex
Jame
Edwin Stoughton
Russia
George Shea
Marine Court
City of New York
Charles O'Connor
Washington Heights
Mnuch
Electoral Commission
Printinghouse Square
Boen
Lemmons
William M. Evarts
Wall Street
Dwarts
Southround
Choate
Daniel Lord, Jr
An Englishman's Opinion on American Freedom and Power
An English observer praises American vigor and self reliance while noting the patience of crowds and the mayoral camaraderie with workers. He contrasts liberty as habit with American public life, cites corruption risks from officeholders, and argues reform is needed though progress exists.
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America
Washington
General Massey
Fora
Cornell University
Ithaca
W. C. Russell
John Stuart Mills
England
Robert Ingersoll
Silk Industry and Sericulture in Early America
A historical overview traces silk from ancient China to medieval Europe and chronicles American attempts. It details sericulture in Georgia and Connecticut, the rise and burst of mulberry mania, key mills like Mansfield and Phoenix in Paterson, and the growth of silk weaving through Cheney Brothers and Paterson’s dominance, with figures on firms, wages, capital, and output.
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Celestial Empire
Hwang-ti
Cos
Justinian
Europe
Constantinople
England
James I
James
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New England
Middle States
New London
Windham
Tolland
Holland
Robert Burns
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Rodney
Horatio Hanks
Mansfield
Conn
Hanks
W. H. Horstman
Cassel
Germany
Philadelphia
Jacquard
William J. Horstman
Mansfield (Conn
New John New York
Couicut
Waterson
Cheney Brothers
South Manchester
Hartford
Paterson
Lyons O
America
Patterson
Use of Oaths Across Nations in Legislatures
A London Standard summary outlines how France Germany Austria Spain and Italy regulate oaths or affirmations for lawmakers. France bans oaths since 1870 with simple declarations during prior empire. Germany largely omits oaths though Prussia uses a religious formula. Austria uses a simple promise of loyalty. Spain requires a formal oath with references to the constitution and king. Italy requires lawmakers to swear allegiance to the king and state laws. Each system shows varied religious phrasing and optional affirmations for those from certain religious communities.
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Bradlaugh
London Standard
France
Empire
Jesus Christ
Austria
Austrian
Reichsrath
Spain
Congress
Alfonzo XII
Isabella
Senorar
Castelar
Martos
Pio
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Giuro
Queens of the Arena Two Equestriennes Fill Bernhardt Void
A letter to the New York Tribune portrays Elise and Oceana as Paris fashion society’s new idols. Oceana, born at sea on a steamboat, captivates with beauty and daring circus acts. Elise, Viennese aristocracy tied to imperial patronage, rivals Bernhardt in prestige and spectacle.
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New York Tribune
Sarah Bernhardt
Elise
Oceana
The
Atlantic
Leona Dare
Ashe
la Haute Gomme
Mrotherat We
Rene
Moen
Diata
Ald
Hippodrome Oceana
Vienna
Trieste
Max
Bavaria
Deux Ponts
Austria
Naples
Francis
Liechtenstein Park
Star of
Sad Fate of an Old Bachelor in a Galveston Car
A Galveston News tale recounts a streetcar scene where a distressed mother’s baby provokes a sour older man to violent humor. The vignette shifts to reflections on virtue and misers, with a Portland dealer returning counterfeit notes and a Hot Springs duel averted by silver rock findings. It blends humor, local color, and moral jolts from various cities and figures.
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Galveston News
Derrick Doda
Portland
Oregon
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Colonel Jimson
Captain Blower
Arlington Hotel
Lonel Jimson
Garfield
Chicago
American Marchioness of Anglesey News in London Society
The marriage of the Marquis of Anglesey to Mrs. Wodehouse, an American born Minnie King, surprised society. She previously wed Hon. Henry Wodehouse, diplomat and brother of Burl Kimberley, who died in Athens. Now resettled as English marchioness, she joins a circle of prominent American born leaders in fashion alongside Viscountess Mandeville and Lady Randolph Churchill.
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England
London
Marquis of
Anglesey
Henry Wodehouse
Burl Kimberley
Athens
Atlantic
Viscountess Mandeville
Arthur Waget
W. Carrington
Randolph Churchill
Marchioness of
Minister Offers Moral Lesson to Eight Year Old
A minister stopped at a south side house last week and tried to teach an eight year old boy morality. The boy interrupted, declaring the minister had not had any fun at all, and the exchange ended without further details.
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OM City
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Grand Central
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Politics IN Concord
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Charles O’conor
Parrish Will
New Almadeo Mining Company
James Will
Jonathan Lemmon
Virginia
Texas
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Lancashire
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China
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Phoenix Manufacturing Company
Phoenix
Queens OF the Arena
Bernhardt
Paris
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Norval
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John
Adelaide Neilson
Lawrence
Verona
Juliet
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Episcopal Church
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St. Cornelius’ Chapel
Campbellite Baptist Church
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