NEW YORK HOODLUMS AND TENE MENT-CHILDREN Turn To Crime
A San Francisco Chronicle correspondent describes New York tenement life in the late 19th century. He chronicles the rise of youth gang culture from petty theft to murder, the Bowery and Coney Island gangs, and the “Dead Rabbits” era. Inspector Byrnes and police rounds illustrate how immigrant families and dime novels shape young criminals, with vivid scenes of roving youths, the rogues’ gallery, and the tragic cycles of poverty and crime.
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N. Y
San Francisco Chronicle
New York
Coney Island
Chatham Street
The
Bowery
East Side
Houston Street
Sonny
Bhoy
Captain Rynders
Democratic ‘War Horse
Walling
Police
Byrnes
Mulberry Street
Inspector Byrnes
Philadelphia & Reading
Fels
Europe
London
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Sue Sea
McGloins
McGloin
Brooklyn
Jersey
Unsolved Paris Mysteries In The Victorian Era Crimes
A Times correspondent contrasts Paris murder mysteries with English crime lore. The piece recounts decades of Parisian cases where suspects vanished, including the Desgranges killings at Rue Montmartre and multiple decapitations on Rue des Boucheries, plus bank and usurer crimes. It notes how many crimes remained unsolved despite clues and arrests, and comments on police efforts and sensational reporting.
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New York
Chicago Times
the Times
England
Paris
Paria
Rue Montmartre
Desgranges
Angouleme
M. Desgranges
Rue Des Moineaux
Leis-le-Grand
Guibert
Ferne
Rue Neuve St. Augustin
Bank of France
M. Bouron
Bouton
The Garish Footlights and Their Harm to Eyes
An essay notes that calcium and colored stage lighting damage eyesight over years. M Delaunay, veteran of the Comedie Francaise, may retire due to eye harm. Actors and actresses suffer from footlights and calcium glare. remedies include cold water baths and rochelle salts.
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M. Delaunay
Comedie Francaise
Flota
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Jo Jefferson
Professon
Perrysville Battle Refutes Bragg and Polk Illusions
In a detailed Kentucky engagement, Bragg's forces clash with Buell's and Sheridan's Federals at Perrysville. Shattered Confederate plans, heavy frontline losses, and Starkweather's brigade stiff resistance mark a costly, bitter lesson. The defeat ends hopes of quick Kentucky control and foreshadows protracted war.
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Detroit Free Press
Perrysville
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Cold Harbor
Brage
Kentucky
Kirby Smith
Gen. Morgan
Roger’s Gap
Rogersville
Nelson
Lexington
Cimcinna Bragg
Munfordsville
Louisville
Bardstown
Buell
Bragg
Kirby Con
McCook
Polk
Hardee
Bull Run
M. Quad
Georgia train station surprise honors rescuer
A Northern passenger at a Georgia stop presents a bouquet to a lady and, pointing to a bowing man by the door, reveals Colonel Goodsell has finally drawn his hands from his pockets after seven months. The gesture saves his life, prompting thanks from the crowd and a tribute to the rescuer.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Colonel Goodsell
Pawtucket Avenue Man Fires at Cat Turns on Gas Meter
A Providence Journal item recounts a man living near the city line who, angry at a cat, left a pistol in his cellar. A hired man, mistaking a cat eye for the feline, fired and struck a new gas meter, rendering it useless. No injuries reported.
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Pawtucket Avenue
Tabby
New Yorker and Irishman Tangle Over Colossal Theatre Hat
A New Yorker and an Irishman attend a theatre with a hat in front of them that spans much of the aisle. They struggle to see as the curtain rises and mock the hat wearer. The New Yorker quips at the unwieldy headpiece while the Irishman jokes about a world with shade and trees.
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Billy McGlory
Owney Geoghegan
Starkweather
McCook
Hardée
Napoleon
Rousseau
Crazy Creek
Anderson
Lytle
Harris
Sloan
New York Sun
Rend
New Yorker
Galiyet Celt
Fr. W. Criswell
Oil City
Esplanade
Wohieh
Esplande
Kate
Boston Lad Gives Quarter to Blind Beggar
A Boston boy and his father stroll in New York when the boy drops his last quarter into a blind beggar’s hand. The father scolds him for not asking what the man wished, joking he would have given a ten cent piece. The boy quips that the beggar might be a detective.
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Tee
Sindram
Treubie
Johnny McGloin
New York
Boston
New England
Military pride and timing in a stage parade
A New York stage incident shows a military leader marching three times around the stage then exiting early, provoking the manager’s ire. The performer defends his choice saying his pay and role as a Roman soldier justify his actions and that parade and circumstances justify overplaying when needed.
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Laramie
New York
Good Advice for Telephone Manipulators
A Providence Star brief recounts a man who aimed to talk to his wife’s sister in Providence via telephone. An error led a stranger to answer, causing a mistaken conversation about plans to visit the couple. The joke amused the caller and his staff, who suggested reimbursing the woman’s fare. the lesson warns to verify the person on the line.
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Providence Star
Providence
Sola
Ingenious Civil War Telegraph Tricks Revealed
The Telegraph reports three Civil War tales of telegraphy used clever ly by both sides. A Union lieutenant discovers a secret line beneath Mrs Gray's house signaling the enemy, while a slave signals Union colors from a porch flag. In Berlin Virginia a Confederate scout cuts insulated line and uses a clock loop to hear messages tick.
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Gabriel N. P. Gale
Lafayette
Philadelphia
Rappahannock
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Gray
Sallie
Gray House
Sallie Gray
Frank
Soliers
Wank
Army of the Potomac
Berlin
Johnny
Corene
Jetaieus
Fragmented quirky collage of verses and jokes
Scrambled clippings from papers feature verse lines and brief comic anecdotes. Notable bits include Lydia Pinkham mystery, a baby naming note, the tale of a gum causing a bird’s death, a Georgia courtship incident, newspaper humor on unfaithful narrators, and a playful poem about Fanny’s fan.
Southern bloodhound found in long foam car shipment
A car carrying cotton for Lyman mills, shipped at Hannibal Missouri on the 24th and arriving in Holyoke Massachusetts on the 12th ult, was opened Tuesday to reveal a gaunt Southern bloodhound. The dog drank from a mud puddle, was fed sparingly at first, and was given to Bridge-keeper Brown, who will care for him.
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Lyman Mills
Hannibal
Holyoke
Mass
Brown
Gare
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