Howards Letter on Wretched Tenements and Heat in New York
A vivid account of a week of brutal heat in New York City, detailing overcrowded tenements, roof sleepers, and street scenes. The piece contrasts rich and poor, paints the gutter’s smell and smoke, and recounts a tragic rooftop death of a sick child amid beer lines, crowding, and pervasive misery.
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New York
Hunter’s Point
Barren Island
Curly
Cherry Street
Guild
Here
Staten Island
Mer
Bill Nye Describes George III A Historial Portrait
The piece profiles King George III, born June 4, 1788 in England, noting his sixty-year reign after succeeding George II. It contrasts self made rulers and recalls his long rule, wars, and propensity for declaring conflict, including the Spanish war, American and French revolutions, and Napoleonic conflicts.
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George Tit
England
Frederick, Prince of Wales
George II
George III
George
Boston
Stiggers
Bern
Paris
Great Britain
Cork
Birt Nye
George II and III in a storm of stamps and sanity
A biographical sketch recalls George II and George III amid the Stamp Act era and early 19th century troubles. The piece notes satire from American patriots, regency shifts, and the kings’ reputations, detailing claims of madness, invention, and wealth, ending with a critical memory by Birt Nye.
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George
A Hot-Weather Yawp and Lost Heirs Sought For
A Louisville piece mocks summer heat with comic verse about boiling air and craving an iceberg while a New York Herald item teases personal ads. The fragment ends with nameless notes and a brief signed line.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
New York Herald
Peter
Whist Table Answers to Cook Questions Concluded
The column tackles whether signaling when opponents lead trumps should reveal strength, with emphasis on not exposing one’s own hand when opponents show trump strength. It also covers a fourth holding ace queen small, recommending playing the small card to retain control, and includes solved problem No 12 and responses from readers and correspondents.
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Cook
D. H. Vincent
H. D
Cavendish
Reading
Pennsylvania
South Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
White Mountains
Vanderbilt
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Philadelphia
New York
South Pennsylvania
Jenneylvenis
New York and
Washipeia
TOWNSEND'S LETTER Astounding figures regarding railroad interests
George Alfred Townsend surveys American railroads and finance, arguing for a higher power to regulate stockholder rights. He details Vanderbilt and Gould tensions, Pennsylvania and New York Central debts, Readings debt burden, and Pullman advances, warning that perpetual debt and wars among lines threaten stability. He cites Mullin, Depew, and Cramp comments on Roach and shipbuilding.
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Baltimore & Ohio
South Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Chauncey Depew
Mr. Vanderbilt
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Robert Garrett
Europe
Gould
New York
Sun
Philadelphy
Baltamore & Ohio Railroad
Fennsylvania
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Oftimore
Susquehanna
Chesapeake Bay
Harrisburg
Long Branch
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vanderbilt
Reading
Garrett
New Jersey Central
Bristow
India
New York Central Railroad
Fort Wayne
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
Pan
New Jersey
Cleveland
Bisbars
New York State
Canada
Cincinnati
Northwestern Lnes
Chicago
Northwestern
Reading Railroad
New England
Boston & Albany Railroad
Massachusetts
Boston & Albany
Boston & Lowell
Baltimore & Potomac
Washington
Old Colony
Boutwell
John Roach
Roach
Villard
Huntington
Cramp
Mr. Cramp
George Alfred Townsend
How Jay Gould Won a Big Appie
A Brooklyn Eagle tale recounts a dinner with George Gould family where a young guest boasted he could remove a vest without taking off a coat. Jay Gould accepts the challenge, performs the feat, and proves the saying there are many ways to win a bet. The tale ends with Gould undressing and dressing swiftly, delighting onlookers and confirming his wit.
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Brooklyn Eagle
George Gould
Mr. Gould
Shing
Jay Gould
Barker's American Checker Player debut announced
In July and August the Checker Department will publish biweekly from Ep. Boston. Communications to Charlies F Barker at Cambridgeport address. Barker's American Checker Player is ready with twenty two openings and 178 pages. Includes critical positions from Wardwell and Lyman. Cloth bound, price 1 dollar post-paid. Orders to Barker at 8 Houghton Street Cambridge Mass.
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Boston
Charlies F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgepor
Mass
Barker
Messrs. Wardwell
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Charles F. Bar No
Cambri Mass
Forsyth and Brown Duel In Canadian Chess Match No.2001
In game 2001 between Canada champion Forsyth and G. W. Brown of Warren Maine, the match ends drawn after complex moves and notes. Brown analyzes critical slips while Forsyth defends, with commentary on key variations and a Barker per Checker Player variation cited.
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Cross
Mr. Forsyth
Canada
G. W. Brown
Warren
Brown
Wits
APS
Forsyth
J. Lees
Aged Mississippi boat poker tale resurfaces in comedy
San Francisco Chronicle recalls a long ago Mississippi gambling boat scene where a sharp hides four aces in his boot to escape a sting. An observer spots the ruse and the moment of capture looms as the game stalls and the pot remains unsettled. The punchline lands with a tense, humorous twist.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Sharp
Fashion item from New York Journal hints at charity mantle
A brief fashion note from the New York Journal comments on the rise of the modern bathing set revealing shins and linking style to charitable work. It presents a quick snapshot of social trends and dress codes shaping public perception.
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Chicago
Plumbers’ Union
William Peterson
Monroe Street
Robert Burns Club
South Chicago
New York Journal
Charity
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