Howard's Letter on Press Gossip and Public Curiosity
A metropolitan column highlights the obsession with Mayor-elect Grant and wedding gossip. It argues newspapers chase rumor, shape public taste, and reflect editors' character, urging restraint and higher journalism standards amid sensational crime coverage.
Riots, fires and fever: brief items from the era
Five family members burned to death in Louisville. Andrew Carnegie comments on dedication to the cause. Henry Jones, Petersburg resident, found frozen to death. Yellow fever cases rise to 22 with 9 deaths. Freight rate war nears end. Chicago syndicate buys St. Louis street railways. Fort Wayne electric works loss $200,000 with $146,000 insured. Civil service reforms at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. New York Daily News cashier vanished with $10,000. Silk ribbon weavers strike in Paterson over wage cuts. Bark Mangie M crew reach St John after wreck. Mid-Vork City charities plan feeding 16,000 for turkey day. Grand Portage Indians report near starvation due to storms. Macon city treasurer in arrears and suspended. Montreal traders flee with goods as shipments vanish. Drowning deaths in Cranberry Island and Alabama gunfire.
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Game of Poinies Race for the Presidency Promises Insight
A playful parlor game, The Game of Ponies or the Race for the Presidency, lets readers compute electoral votes and explore how shifts in a few States can alter the outcome. Available at leading toy stores or by mail order from W S Reed Toy Company, Leominster, Massachusetts, for $1.26.
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Hart Reappears in Boston Mayoral Bid Amid Party Divisions
The Boston Republicans have renominated Nomas N. Hart for mayor for the third time, while Democrat candidate O'Brien also seeks the office. Support within the factions appears mixed as voters weigh Hart against the incumbent challenger.
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Atlantic Coast Blizzard Sinks Barges in New York Harbor
A deadly Atlantic blizzard battered the coast for 48 hours with winds up to 48 mph and heavy snow then rain. In New York harbor a fleet of 17 coal barges sank. crews escaped in night clothes. Vessels ashore included the bark Moro Castle near Delaware breakwater. one shipwreck reported at Scituate harbor. Wires down, details scarce, fears of lost lives linger.
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Connecticut capitalists buy Tennessee river boats
The Tennessee River Transportation Company, formed by Connecticut capitalists, purchased several local boats on the Tennessee river for 10000 dollars. With a paid up capital of 250000 and plans to expand river facilities, the move signals new furnaces, mine openings, and agricultural growth. Offices are in Chattanooga with officers including George L. Lilly president and Theodore Myers secretary, both of Waterbury, and others in Clinton Middletown and Waterbury.
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Good Advice But Impractical
A doctor visits a woman with a sore jaw and asks if talking hurts. She answers yes, and the doctor bluntly advises that if she were him she would not talk. The remark reflects a practical or humorous take on his medical consultation.
Positive remedy promises cure for consumption by T A Slocum
A letter to the editor from T A Slocum of 181 Pearl Street New York claims a timely used remedy can permanently cure consumption and offers two free bottles to readers who send their express and postal addresses.
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