Foulke E Brandt Seeks Pardon From Governor Sulzer
Foulke E Brandt, serving a 30 year sentence for breaking into the home of Mortin L Schiff, New York banker, before Governor Sulzer at a public pardon hearing. He pleaded guilty with expectation of a light sentence, but was given a harsher one. The judge says the sentence may be excessive and executive clemency is the only path to release.
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Foulke E
Dantemora
Mortin L. Schiff
New York
Sulzer
Tence
Brandt
Glass Peculiar Qualities and Surprising Traits
A historical note on glass describing its paradoxical qualities. It highlights elasticity, brittleness, and unusual reactions to heat and impact. Examples include hollow spheres sealing air, vessels cooling suddenly, and fragility to small flint, with effects varying by bottom thickness and object mass.
Eliza Logan’s Offer for an Original Five Act Tragedy
A fragmentary excerpt discusses Eliza Logan a renowned early American actress and a letter she sent from Tremont House Boston May 17 1864 offering an original five act tragedy with a heroine and flexible plot for payment. The piece places literary pay in historical context comparing past and present earnings for writers and poets.
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Mitten
Poe
Alexander Hill
Cincinhat
Middle West
Eliza Logan
America
Tremont House
Boston
Dusseault, Jr
Charlestown
Mass
American Leaf Colors and the London Observation
An English observer notes that American trees show richer autumn colors when transplanted to Europe, suggesting our woodlands owe their brightness to soil and climate. He studies why the autumn tints of maples and related species appear less vibrant at home versus abroad.
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England
Europe
Atmospheric fall hues and rare Indian summers noted
The article surveys climatic notes in autumn with vivid fall foliage in the United States, cites England’s historical price regulation on books, and includes brief snippets: a family quarrel scene, a humorous exchange on flirtation and punishment, and a line from Goldsmith about hopeful hours compared to realized fruition.
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Eagland
United States
Chicago Records Herald
Fieschi Attack On Louis Philippe and Memoir Fragments
A fragment from a 19th century report recalls Fieschi's July 1835 bid to kill King Louis Philippe as he rode with the national guard along Boulevard du Temple. A gun battery misfired, the monarch's arm was grazed, and chaos ensued with Mortier slain and many killed or wounded. The piece also notes Milton's meager earnings for Paradise Lost and quotes Hawthorne and Thoreau on authorship and sales, all from a New Yorker’s peculiar tone.
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Fieschi
Louis Philippe
France
National Guard
Boulevard du Temple
Marshal Mortier
Fiesch
Willard and Jones discuss boxing route to fame
Jones offers a plan to back Willard with funds if he can obtain the coin. Willard has not seen Jones in action but is willing to try. The piece casts Willard as a seasoned fighter and Jess as a newcomer needing experience, noting Willard’s popularity in the east and risks of facing coastal rivals.
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Jones
Willard
Jess
New York
East
Golden West
McCarty
Drafting rules may be changed this year
A discussion on reforming drafting rules suggests giving lower division clubs priority in drafts. Proponents argue it would fair distribute newcomers, help weaker teams, and boost league financials by strengthening the bottom clubs before next season.
Willard declines to strike deal with Jones over Foxy Tom Jones
In Chicago on January 17 Tom Jones sought to recruit Jess Willard for a Pacific coast heavyweight elim ination tournament. Willard insisted that any signing must go through manager Charley Cutler, asserting he holds final say and noting Cutler’s already offered 319,000 for Willard’s release.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Chicago
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
Pacific Coast
Tom McCarey
Vernon Arena
Jones
Willard
Charley Cutler
Ilard
Cutler
Eyge Cawley
Stahl Says He Will Play First Base For Red Sox
Jake Stahl, manager of the Boston American champions, rebutts reports he will not play first base next season. He states he has no plan to quit the position and could be beaten out by a capable young player, claiming his legs are improved and he feels more ready to play than last year. He plans to head to Hot Springs late February to prepare.
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Jake’ Stahl
Boston
Hot Springs
Kirch Named Pastor in Meriden German Emmanuel Church
Meriden January 17 Rev Paul Kirch of Brooklyn N Y has accepted a call to pastor the German Emmanuel Lutheran Church of this city He will succeed Rev C R Tappert who is going to Berlin Ontario
Gila Monster Exposed as Harmless Creature
A Leeds article debunks myths about the Gila monster noting no confirmed cases of fatal venom. It recounts a civil engineer’s experiment where a chicken’s breastbone was broken by the lizard but the bird recovered fully with no venom effects. The piece attributes fear to the monster’s repulsive look rather than true danger.
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Leeds
Harper's Weekly
The Sea Lion Tale From A Sunday Prank
A spoof story about a sea lion’s fake escape from a zoo spreads through editors and correspondents. Telegraphs flood in from distant locales as the animal is supposedly sighted worldwide, until a harsh cable reports the animal has been killed and the skin sent as proof.
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Berghand
Southampton
North Sea
Lake Superior
Dark Parlor Brag Leads to Train Robbery Tale
A fragment recalls two men described as darkies running a boor black parlor who boasted of a keen sense for money and coins. One partner counters with tales of a long Pullman route where Marcus allegedly worked for ten years, hinting at criminal past as they drift into a tale of a robbery or escape.
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United States
Marcus
Kansas
Gould and Shepard to wed at Lyndhurst near Tarrytown
Miss Helen Gould and Finley J. Shepard plan marriage at a country home Lyndhurst near Tarrytown. Ceremony likely by Rev Malcolm MacLeod of Collegiate Church of Tarrytown. Official date set for January 22 though no formal announcement issued.
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Tarrytown
Helen Gould
Finley J. Shepard
F. J. Shepard
Lyndhurst
Tarrytown N. Y
Writing on a Pillow Aboard a Train
A London Answers note explains writing on a pillow eases journal work during rail travel. It describes holding the pillow on the table or lap with paper resting on it, allowing legible, comfortable writing even in a speeding carriage.
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London
Dear Child and Mrs Bloom Banter at Return
The Dear Child suspects Mrs Bloom is away while Mrs Bloom denies it. The exchange hints at a quarrel with her husband lasting over a week. A sharp aside asks if his banquet speech contained anything original.
Railway Station Library Mystery at a Spewee Station
A curious scene at a Spewee railway station where a waiting room offers a rack of books loaned from the town waicer. A visitor notes the labels indicate the town waicer owns the volumes and may take a book to read or return it to the vicar, amid a magistrate hearing with a quip about a poker game and a local quarrel.
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Spewee
England
Eunnil
He Weill
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