Marathon Pedestrian Rowell Wins Six Day Go
The article recounts endurance races with long distance walkers including Rowell, Ennis, Harriman, Guyon, Weston, O Leary and Hart. It details miles covered, placements, biographical notes on birthplaces and heights, and Weston’s reputation as a pioneer of long distance walking. Rowell arrives at Ashland House amid fanfare, planning a Central Park visit.
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Guyon
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Pleare
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Ennis, Brown, Weston
R. Harding
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Bails
Prussia
United States
Gilmore’s Garden
Krohne
the Globe
GLOBE
Daniel O'Leary
New York City
Rowell
Ashland House
Jobn Morrissey
Central Park
Mazael
Panchot
Merrie
Balcony serenade and cheering crowds greet pedestrians
After being serenaded, he appeared on the balcony to a lusty and hearty reception. Great crowds followed the pedestrians from the gardens and cheered them loudly.
The Record of Hours and Scores Since Monday Start
A long OCR record lists per hour scores for many individuals from Monday morning to early Saturday, with numerous numbers, slashes, and stray marks. The fragmentary data mix includes names, times, and figures that resemble athletic or performance tallies, but OCR noise obscures clear facts and outcomes.
Twenty-Four Hour Distance Records Table Review
A historical table lists twenty-four hour distance records for walkers, detailing the beat records for twenty-four outs in the present best walk. It notes Jackson, Taylor, and Federmeyer did not set six-day records, with miles shown and extra yards omitted for six day segments.
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Jackson
Taylor
Federmeyer
Experiments on Cats by Professor Wilder Display Brain Mapping
Professor Wilder in Ithaca demonstrated to naturalists a series of brain stimulation experiments on a large white cat made insensible by ether. Weak electric currents on designated brain areas produced predictable movements such as hind leg advancement, front leg action, jaw motion, and even vocalizations, suggesting a brain map akin to phrenology.
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Burt C. Wilder
Ithaca
Ferrier
Wilder
Singular Texas man survives sudden river shaft fall
Aken a man living seven miles northwest of Clinton Texas fell twenty feet into a cold stream as earth sank beneath him while plowing. He climbed to the bank with difficulty and later a party traced the channel for several hundred yards. The tale ends with an advertisement for Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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Hhis Field
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Mr. A
Boston Money Market Ends With Easier Outlook
Finance and Commerce reports a quiet week in Boston money markets with interbank rates falling to 4 percent and relations tightening. Prime paper demand weak at high rates, New York funds at par to a discount, and a potentially more favorable next week as bond settlements and currency shipments shift.
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United States
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Europe
Boston
Gloucester Fish Market Reports Week of Arrivals and Prices
Gloucester market update for the week ending September 27 shows 21 Georges Bank arrivals yielding about 340 thousand pounds of codfish and 40,500 pounds of halibut, with 18 Bank arrivals and 4 at salt cod fares totaling around 960,000 pounds, plus 450,000 pounds fresh halibut. Other items include mackerel, various cod categories, haddock, cusk, hake, pollock, swordfish, picked and salted products, and assorted byproducts with quoted prices across multiple grades and containers.
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Labrador
Robb
Haddock
Porcie
Boston Market News Sour with Strong Grain and Grocery Gains
Commercial Matters Boston Market notes vigorous activity across dry goods clothing and food products with upward price tendencies. Wheat flour and oats rise amid speculative moves while pork lard and dairy products gain. coffee, wool, and cotton goods show mixed but generally firmer activity. Apples beans butter cheese coal coffee corn oats and cotton prices detailed with regional supply insights and quick shifts in demand.
New York Markets Flour and Wheat Prices Firm
New York on September 27 reports flour in good demand and firmer prices with an upward tendency. Prices for various flour grades and wheat futures show gains and active trading. Provisions, lard, bacon and beef steady, with refined sugar and coffee markets showing firm activity amid steady shipping rates and port receipts.
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Biboa
Christiania
London
Cattle Market Report From Brigaton September 24 1879
Market totals show cattle stock at 5068 head, sheep and lamps 2800, swine 13050, Western cattle 4240, eastern cattle 433, with varied prices for different cattle grades. Demand steady but prices down about 44 cents from the prior week. English markets took many best beef cattle while Maine stock mainly cows and work oxen.
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Ic & Mh
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