Howard's Letter recollects Waldo Adams and the Adams Express
A Boston writer extols Waldo Adams and the Adams Express Company, praising his honesty, method, and frugality. He recalls Adams as a loyal friend who valued health, self restraint, and duty to others, contrasting him with other era magnates and stressing character over wealth. The piece also notes contemporaneous London commerce thoughts and tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldo Adams
New England
Adams Express Company
Alvin Adams
William B. Dinsmore
Edwards Sanford
John Hoey
Samuel Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Baltimore
Adams & Co
Curtis and
Talman
Adams
Dinsmore
Hoey
California
Charleston
Havana
Dff
Western Union Telegraph
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boston
Parker House
Detroit Prep Press Cocktai l request and denial
A man at a Detroit bar questions whether he was drunk the previous night and argues about paying a meat bill. The bar keeper confirms he was not intoxicated and the man insists he knows his own symptoms, asking for a cocktail as he contemplates his condition.
Gombaults Caustic Balsam Ad Promotes Quick Relief
Advertisement extols Gombaults Caustic Balsam for lameness colic sore throat and other conditions requiring blistering stating prompt reliable results safety and economy. Priced at 1.50 and sold by druggists with sole importers HE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS CO Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gombault
Lawrence-Williams CO
Cleveland
Great Britain faces a sweeping coal miners strike
Lonon March 12 reports a national coal strike affecting Durham, Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, North Wales, and other districts. About 80,000 Durham miners protest wage reductions, while others take extended holidays to curb output and support prices. The Miners' Federation plans strike wages with limited Durham pay.
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Lonon
Durham
Lancashire
Cheshire
Yorkshire
North Wales
Scotland
South Wales
Northumberland
England
Oal
Miners’ Federation
Manchester
Mine Disaster Near Charleroi Kills 215 Miners
Brussels reports a catastrophic coal pit explosion near Charleroi with 270 miners present and 215 dead, many burned. Rescue efforts failed as flames rose and water flooding was considered, while families waited at the pit mouth in grief.
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Brussels
Charleroi
Galeries
Naval Budget Increases and Shipyard Handover
Lord George Hamilton presented the annual naval statement in the House of Commons noting a 25100 pound overshoot in the budget. He concedes the £1.5 million annuity under the defence act, pledged for seven years, will become a permanent charge. The Royal Sovereign flagship for the Channel squadron nears completion at the government dockyard, eight to twelve months after keel laying.
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Bard Lab
Thomas Healey
Timothy Healy
Parlament
Wexford
Parnellite
Exford
Waterford
Britt
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
Wellington
A. W. Harvey
Newfoundland
St. John’s
William Whiteway
London
Col
August Sampson
Sampson
Moscow
Obruptscheff An Dragomiroff
Wandsworth London
Benidett
Chambers
Woolwich Arsenal
Aylor
James Bryce
Richard Blackmore
Archdeacon Farrar
Huxley
Andrew Lang
Sir John Lubbock
Justin McCarthy
Earl of Portsmouth
James Russell Lowell
Westminster Abbey
Soisy
Russia
Switzerland
Secret Service
Ee Ae
Lelelwell
John H. Parnell
Trish Times
Charles Stewart Parnell
Avondale
County Tyrone
Sperrin
Vienna
Sebastopol
George
Osservatore Romanoa
John Ireland
St. Paul, Minn
Attac
United States
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke of Clarence
Prince George
Victoria
Maui
Compton Place
Wey
St. Louis
Senegal
Humbert
Samory
Koukoura
London Times
Athens
Constantopoulo
Loxpoon
George Hamilton
Admiralty
House of Commons
Royal Sovereign
Channel Squadron
Government Dockyard
Hunger typhus and famine woes cross empire
St Petersburg report details high typhus mortality in famine districts. Dearth of doctors nurses and medicines. Daughter of General Radetsky dies of typhus while nursing peasants. Francis of American church recovering from typhus. Czar condemns ministerial incompetence amid rising unrest. London note reports libel ruling in Healy versus Freeman's Journal with £100 damages.
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St. Petersburg
London
Timothy Healy
the Freeman’s Journal
Samuel Walker
Maryborough
Old Time Farming Conditions as Picturesquely Described
A venerable farmer recalls rural life long past, contrasting wooden ploughs and oxen teams with modern tools. He notes prices, work, and the hard taxed economy of earlier farms, blaming abundance and idleness for agricultural ills and urging industry and frugality as cures.
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Springfield Republican
Boston
Church of Rome
The Difference Dialogue Exchange in Detroit
A brief comic dialogue contrasts married men's and women's worries about longevity. The man asserts married women live longer due to fewer concerns, while the woman retorts with indignation that men too face burdens women endure.
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rDetroit Free Press
United States
Behring Sea Affair Dominates Transatlantic Talks
Washington reports outline President Harrison's plan to personally direct Behring Sea negotiations with Britain, with Secretary Tracy and Secretary Elkins assisting. Senator Sherman weighs in outlining support for arbitration and caution against war over seals, while Canadian and American vessel actions spark tension.
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Wasuteron
Behring Sea
Lord Salisbury
Wharton
Julian Pauncefote
Blaine
White House
Tracy
Elkins
James G. Blaine
W. F. Wharon
Congress
Great Briain
Esident
Palmer
Illinois
America
Great Britain
Sherman
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Associated Press
United States
Washington
Alabama
United States Army
Jonathan
Brown
John
Concord
Conscience
Constitutional Union Party
Credit Mobilier
Hittensien
Dartmoor
Iowas Favorite Son Gov Horace Boies Profiled in Depth
A lengthy World feature portrays Iowa Governor Horace Boies detailing his humble youth, tall stature, and distinctive look. It notes his silvered hair, absence of tobacco or alcohol use, habits at the Bowery House, private secretary Capt. Hamill, and his reticence in public. The piece also describes his demeanor, routines, dislikes, and family life including two daughters.
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Gov. Boies
Iowa
Boies
Hawkeye
Bowery House
Des Moines
Capt
C. D. Ham & Reel
Loboy
Savery House
Princeton
A Simple Horse Trade Turns On A Dollar Dispute
A Detroit Free Press short tale describes a seller asking 150 dollars for a horse. A dealer offers 50 dollars, the owner retorts with a wry remark about the deal and the horse is finally sold for 100 dollars.
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Detroit Free Press
English Will Defend Subjects in Sealing Dispute
Amid American press debate over retaliation, Britain signals readiness to defend English subjects in the sealing dispute outside U S jurisdiction. Tory papers urge proceeding with arbitration and later determining damages, while American actions risk escalating tensions with Canada.
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Lowpay
America
Canada
England
United States
Benning Sea
Admiralty
Great Britain
St. James
Washington
Harrison
Lord Salis
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Astor House
Manhattan Beach
Delmonico’s
Chop House
Waldo
Peter Cooper
United Kingdom
Associated Chamber of Commerce
Col. Hill
South America
Detroit Prep Press
Foreign News
Britain
Healy
Maitland Francis Morland
St. J. J
Oxford
Danse A
Tuter
Behring Sea Affair
Senator Sherman
Salisary
Edward Stanhope
Esquimault
Gov
Horace Boies
Atlantic Trust CO
William St
International Trust CO
Milk St
Mass
Domestic” Sewing Machine Co
John D. Harrison
Newark
N. J
David Blake
New York City
Caleb B. Knewall
Henry A. V. Post
Elias G. Heller
Joan Dank, Jr
Geo. Blake
N.J
Journal of Commerce
H. G. Root
M. C
Pearl St
Epps
Say
Novos
Pps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co
Homeopathic Chemists
Slocum
Globe Book Co
Chicago
E. E. Brewste
Irving
Irving Homeopathic Institute
Fifth Avenue
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A. D
Cyclopedia OF History
Weekly Globe
Globe
Everit Brown
Albert Strauss
Aes
Davis Wade
Dred Scott Cass
Electoral Commission
Essex Junta
Fenian Brotherhood
Fusty Oright
Free Soil Party
Comerce
Gerry Maiden
Grangers
Greenback Labor Party
Hari Cider
Hartford
Kansas
Nebraska
Klux Klan
Grantsompton Constitution
Liberty Party
Loco-Focus
Log Rollin Mason and
Dixon’s
Ling McLeod Cage
Monroe
Morey Letter
Old Hickory
Labor Party
Matt
P.harold Hayes
M.D. Ffalo
Philadelphia
W. H. Williamson
4Th St
Philada
Willis
Charles Millar & Son
Utica
N.Y
Franklin
Marshall
Micheyly
Young Ameica
Pennsylvania Av
Washington, D. C
Powell & Clement Co
Uettier
Cincinnati
Remedy
J. H. Reeves
Hime Mabie
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Wyly
Acdress J. Cy Mason
Wylat Jalg
Aday Sure
Rein Holder Co
Holly, Ch. Wyly Na
Cooper
George Eliot
Thackeray
Charles Dickens
CLOBE
Erle Medical CO
Buffalo
N. x
Chas.e. Gaus
Hila
Indapo
Orienta Medical CO
Plymouth Place
J. D. Albion
C.fowller
Moodus
Aeree
Dr. BB
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