The Charlestown Navy Yard a Pleasant Visit and Critique
A detailed pasting about the Charlestown Navy Yard extols its pleasant springtime grounds and museum while denouncing mismanagement and waste. The piece cites 17,000 yearly visitors, expensive upkeep, and calls for sharper labeling of curiosities and reform amid accusations of fraud and bloated staff.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Massachusetts Bay
Ohio
Hartford
Virginia
Oregon
United States
Navy Yard
Old Rebel to the Globe on Alabama and Union Bonds
A Tuscaloosa reader signs as Old Res urging civility after war, defending Union loyalty and criticizing Northern politicians. He jests at secession, recalls Massachusetts troops, and calls for post war reeducation of freedmen while inviting peaceful exchange and cotton economy talks.
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the Globe
United States
Senate
Dawes
Jeff Davis
Malone
Mahone
Rebs
Massachusetts
Alabama
New England
Ned
Etter
Tuscaloosa, Ala
Pryor Portrait Sketch Drawn from Nervous Eloquence
The Providence Star compares General Roger A. Pryor to Reverend Carlton A. Staples, noting Pryor’s nervous, animated presentation style, black hair and spectacles handle, and magnetic impact on the case at hand. He combines twitchy wit, sharp sarcasm, and bursts of eloquence that captivate the audience and court.
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Providence Star
Roger A. Pryor
Carlton A. Staples
Talmage
Divine
Bergen
Sada
World Fair proposal boosts Boston as 1885 site
Boston merchants discuss a $3 million World's Fair on Huntington Avenue with a wide plan to use two new buildings by the Mechanic Charitable Association and the New England Manufacturers' Association as the core. Proponents argue it would stimulate New England trade, attract visitors, and boost hotels, railroads, and local industry while rival cities chase the event.
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Boston
General C. B. Norton
New York
Washington
Chicago
America
New York Tribune
Commission
Norton
GLOBE
New England
South America
Australia
West Indies
Mexico
Melbourne
United States
Philadelphia
Mechanic Charitable Association
New England Manufacturers’ Association
J. Charles W. Slack
Charitable Mechanics’ Association
Charitable Mechanic Association
Hurtington Avenue
West Newton Street
New England Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’ Institute
Rogers Avenue
Huntington Avenue
West Chester Park
Falmouth Street
Westland Avenue
Boston & Albany
Boston & Providence
Coliseum
Union
Norttn
Kew
Colorado promise draws settlers with mines and cattle
A Boston Globe Colorado Special describes vast opportunities drawing eastern capital and labor. It praises mining and stock raising, real estate growth in Colorado cities, and the climate's health benefits. It notes irrigation, fruit farming potential, expanding railways, and demand for skilled workers like carpenters and masons.
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Boston Globe
Colorado
East
Union
Lierera
Texas
Pike's Peak
Hin
United States
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Manitou
Idaho Springs
Ancmas Valley
Chaffee County
Middle Park
Kansas
Paul Boyton’s Peru torpedo adventures revealed
The New York Herald reports Captain Paul Boyton, famed aquatic wanderer, recounting his Peruvian mission from Flushing to Lima. He describes disguises, pierola’s oath, torpedo experiments, battles at Chorillos, and a chaotic Lima occupation with casualties, mob rule, and his escape with an altered passport.
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Paul Boyton
Flushing
New York Herald
South America
Crescent City
Aspinwall
Panama
Amazonas
Chimbote
Lie
Chiles
Lima
Ancon
Pierola
New York
Pierosa
Lera
Chorillos
Pachacamac
Earthquake Stuns Stockton Clocks Survive Unscathed
In Stockton the tremor halted pendulum clocks on eastern walls but spared others. Charles Haas's calendar clock, five hours fast, reset itself after the quake, while the town clock remained steady. Minor damage included cracked plaster, shattered dishes, toppled chimneys, and nerves frayed, with jail inmates and guards mistaking each other’s actions in the confusion.
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Stockton
Cal
Charles Haas
Haas
Fields
Boastful Georgia Editor Praises His Efficient Wife
A Georgia editor lauds his wife with a bustling, boastful portrait. He describes a brown eyed, energetic lady who handles house chores, helps at the office, edits exchanges, proofs pages, and packs work into type, declaring she will receive her heavenly reward.
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Georgia
Faber
British Bloomers at London Reception Fashion
A tall brunette appeared at a London reception in a claret plush bodice extended to a skirt with lace trim, knee length, velvet trousers, black stockings, shoes, and a small cap. Two ladies at a musical party wore pink outfits in the same bloomers style with pink shoes.
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London
AN OLD LADY'S TEAS Reminiscence of cozy gatherings and hearty treats
A nostalgic reminiscence recounts tea parties at an old lady's home with buttered toast, griddles, rich cakes, jams, and strong black tea. It evokes simple pleasures, hospitality, and communal walks to and from the hospitable house, with companions and young men enriching conversations.
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South
Gome
Ante' ruse at Black Run Baptist causes riot over plate
A miner from Red Gulch offered a $20 gold piece to the church collection at Black Run Colorado. He pledged a dollar and took $19 in change. The deacon refused change. A struggle broke out as the minister, from California, drew a navy revolver and warned of a funeral if anyone interfered. The $20 piece reportedly went to support the heathen.
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Don Nicolas de Pieroia
Christaney
Lima
Terre
Pierola
Jim
Peabody
Remington
Leadville Newa
Rea Gulch
Black Run
Col
Red Gulch
Astronomical Predictions Amid Star Route Scandal Tale
A New Bedford reader recounts a South End grocery discussion of forthcoming celestial events and a diagram showing planetary positions for June 19. An editorial about the Star Route scandal is cited, framed as revenge driven, provoking a mix of disbelief and relief among the listeners.
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New Bedford Mercury
Perpgsrre
Assembly
Contempt for Sacred Things Says Ingersoll Class Harpers View
Rev Robert D Harper of Philadelphia remarks that the class associated with Ingersoll is discontented and unhappy in life and beyond. He denounces those who mock sacred things and view the Bible as romance, noting that atheists like Hume and Voltaire were troubled in life and at death and left scarred reputations.
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Robert D. Harper
Philadelphia
Mr. Ingersoll
Christ
Hume
Voltaire
Pacific
A Trick of the Trade in Parisian Sales
The Parisian notes that auctions at the Hotel Dronot attract buyers to costly jewels. Diamonds emeralds rubies and bracelets appear offered to the public by a retiring demi monde woman. Many pieces are loaned by fashionable jewelers who share profits with partners. Some pay high prices for items claimed to be tied to celebrated figures.
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Chorillos
San Lorenzo
Fronton
Pierola
Pisco
Alacran
Caliao
Hotel Dronot
Madeleine
Werdermann
Messrs
Berger
Connery
Varroy
Sadi- Carnot
Hebrard
Herz
Hapst
de Reinach
The Paris Electrical Exhibition Ahead of Its Time
A Courrier des Etats-Unis correspondent previews the Paris autumn electrical exhibition. It describes an electric railway into the Palais de lIndustrie, a vast nave with a submarine cable pond, a towering lighthouse, and a blaze of electric lights. Exhibits cover telegraphy, electric kitchens, parlors, billiards, music, and public safety devices, with space selling and standout items like a futuristic electric chair and an array of named inventors and systems.
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Courrier Des Etats-Unis
Paris
Palais de l'Industrie
Siemens
Marly
Pavillon de 'Horloge
Serrin
la Heve
M.de Freycinet
Jablochkoff
Werdermann
Jamin
Gramme
Lontin
Noailion
Meritens
Suisse
Wilde
Brush
Swan
Edison
Maxim
Arpaud
Crompton
Brockie
Balestrieri
Messrs. Deprez & Napoli
Messrs. Cabanellas, Hospitalier
Deprez
Opera
Theatre Francalca
M.villaret
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National Museum
Robeson
Naval Department
Sette
Navy Yards
Pryor
Sprague-Chafee
Pen Falls
Callao
Chilea
Sebata
Pampas
Paul Delaport
Lurin
George Keeter
Don Nicolas de Pierola
Peru
Astete
Punta del Mar Bravo
United Army
Miradores
Timoteo Smith
Germany
von Moltke
Miraflores
Saavadra
Linits
Regaud
Loa
Covadonga
Chilans
Flame
Ingersoll
Croizette
Coquetin
Lyons
Orleans
Dijon
Dinis
Billiar
Gre
Warner
Lakety
Selma
Ala
Mother's Magazine
New York World
Rec. C
Bar Vey
LD. D
Washington, D.C
Ion Marion
Warnes
Hoh Slabner & CO
Rochester
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