Stock Market Demoralized by Inside Views from New York
A New York correspondent to the Springfield Republican traces the stock market collapse to outside conditions, naming Vanderbilt Sage Keene and Gould as pivotal figures. It notes margins, selling pressure, and a May bottom, with Gould depicted as shrewd and reticent while Sage and Keene are contrasted as avaricious and expansive respectively.
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New York
Springfield Republican
Jim Keene
Cornwall
Addison Cammack
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Polly
Mr. Gould
Sage
Mr. Keene
Cammack
Sherman
Jay Godld
Anon
Owever
Day Gould
Theos
Mr. Sage
Amiilion
Not Engaged A Rockland Dressmaker Falsely Laughs at Bait
A Rockland dressmaker in the North End is teased by a freckled boy who lured a handsome visitor claiming the maid had not engaged. The man asks if she is engaged, she flirts then learns he is unavailable due to a wife at a hotel. The dressmaker strikes the man then mocks romance with a catapult lash, while a North End youth avoids a blinds-peering maiden. The tale ends with foreshadowed future mischief.
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Mr. Gould
Keene
Pacific Mail
Sam
North End
Polly Nays
War
Emma B
Atlantic
Mr. K
Brooklyn
Mark Twain
Richton
George Abrahams
George
Harry
Folke
Providence
Little Ee
American Belle and Russian Count in Brooklyn Suit Saga
A Brooklyn Eagle column recounts Emma B a beautiful American daughter and a wealthy New York president as her parents courted a Russian count. The tale traces cross ocean intrigue from Paris to London to Newport and back to Brooklyn with marriages, lawsuits, and financial pretenses surrounding a possible countess title.
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Brooklyn Eagle
New York
Emma B
Mr. 4
Europe
Emma
England
National Society to Protect the Insane Proposed at Charity Conference
A meeting at Cooper Institute led to plans for a national association to aid the insane, critique the society of superintendents, and promote humane treatment including non-restraint. A committee including Miss A. Chevaillier seeks readers and experts for the Cleveland convention.
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Society of Superintendents
Flathusa
N. Y
Cooper Institute
New York
National Association For the Protection of the
William C. Church
Dorman
Brinkerhoff
Conference of Charities and Correction
Miss Chevaillier
John C. Shaw
Flatbush Asylum
Chevaillier
Conference of Chari and Correction
Tramp Takes Up Crusade With Fellow Loafers
A Detroit Free Press report recalls a traveling tramp who asks a host to let him reform by guiding local loafers. He confronts four approaching men, ejects them with harsh words, and urges a change, claiming gratitude and a plan to reform. The tale ends on a hopeful note of new resolve.
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Andation
The Telephone and a Humorous Telephone Talk
A humorous sketch on telephone conversations shows a household deliberately connecting with Bagleys and the awkwardness of listening in on a female voice. The piece mocks gendered behavior, the delays in hearing responses, and ends with a quip on the porcelain inevitability of goodbyes and the social Boom of courtesy in phone etiquette.
Old Schoolmaster Wants Lockup After Vacation Forever
A sixty seven year old former New England teacher travels to Detroit seeking confinement as a vagrant. He recounts forty one years of teaching, scars from his career, and jokes about old age while asking for sixty days in the workhouse. The incident ends with him in a cell muttering a grammar lesson.
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Detroit Free Press
Central Station
Addime
New England
Min
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Nobarad
America
Detective Identifies Noted Escapee in Bead Case
An interofficial interrogation leads to the lace of the desired information and the Pyce forthwith proceeds to address the matter. The Poortealt detective recalls a daisyotone criminal who had previously escaped from prison, prompting renewed pursuit.
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Vienna
Kunstierhaus
Eberty
Inter
Pyce
How Two Girls Planned a Naughty Photograph Scheme
In Pittsburg Dispatch style a Providence socialite Lottie and friend Lulu plot to secretly take a nude photograph with cousin George's camera during a visit. The plan fails when the girls panic upon fear of discovery and George catches them with the camera. he destroys the negative to spare them.
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George
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence
Lottie
New York
Fifth Avenue
Luin
Lulu
Morpheus
Fe Chamberoak
Loutie
Lwu
Natere
Proper Bathing of the Body and Its Benefits
From the London Lancet, the piece argues the skin regulates bodily heat and remains vital when kept clean. It warns against overclothing and insists on daily washing with water and soap, stressing loose dress and frequent foot washing to prevent cold feet and poor circulation.
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London
Miss Bennett's Swimming School gala stirs city curious crowd
A vivid New York Herald account describes Miss Kate Bennett's Miss Bennett's swimming school on Fifty-ninth Street and Seventh Avenue hosting a masked, ornate viewing by fashionable ladies and invited guests. Reported scenes include aquatic stunts, garb described as ballroom attire, and a parade of social intrigue surrounding access and propriety.
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Ladies’ Swimming Academy
Fifty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
New York Herald
Kate Sennett
Themen
Miss Bennett
Swiling
al Bias
Fifth Avenue
Washington Heights
South Sea Island
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Aiston
Reading Railroad
Vanderbilt
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Canada Southern
Cyrus Field
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Rockland
Rockland Courier
St. Peter
David
Benedict XL
Siméon
Luke
Jesus
Jerusalem
Calvary
Ptolemy
Jericho
Seenoe
Paris
Thigty
Saratoga
Newport
Cape May
Niagara
Trousseau
Worth
Beckie
Legation
Mr. B
Count
Prem Pier
Apollo
Count C
Russia
Rothers
Diane
B. Familly
Miss B
Hmma
Eucow
Free Press
John R. Street
Weill
Rey
Myciene and the Bath
Loogenea
Kate Bennett
Brig-A-Brac
Arthur Oh
Lev
Church Street
Nevada
Mae
Marty, the
Indian Slayer
Mons. de Lesseps
United States
M. de Lesseps
M. Desseeps
Troy Press
Lansingburg
Rawson Hall
Lord Derby
Bosworth Field
St. Jams Square
Jerm Atreet
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