Political musings and social commentary from an old newspaper
A collage of opinions on Congress failures, business pieties, British envy of American industry, Edison and technology clashes, Butler as a political figure, Indian policy, and calls for compulsory assimilation of Native tribes, all reflecting late 19th century political tone and anxieties.
Silence Best for Jefferson Davis Says Northern Opinion
The passage argues Davis rarely speaks, defends secession, and inflames allies. It claims Southern leaders have grown tired of his exploded theories while Northern observers see little patriotism in his actions, suggesting quiet retirement as wiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Butler
Butler
Benjamin
Sage
Essex
North
South
Jefferson Davis
London in Miniature: Three Weeks of Sightseeing Impressions
A reporter describes a three week stay in London covering the Tower of London and its artifacts, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the British Museum. He notes weather, hotels, and the umbrella habit, plus visits to the Zoological Gardens and Parliament with reflections on architecture, science, and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Dr. Johnson
Tower of London
England
Henry VIII
Horse Armory
Prince of Wales
James 1St
Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Charles 1St
John of Gaunt
White Tower
Walter Raleigh
Jane Grey
Anne Boleyn
Westminster Abbey
Metropolis
Christopher Wren
British Museum
South Kensington Museum
East India Museum
Soane
National Picture Gallery
Catherine of Alexandria
Rhaphael
Mercury
Cupid
Correggio
Christ
Temple
da Vinci
Darius
Paul Veronese
Murillo
Paris
Rubens
Zoological Gardens
Huxley
Crystal Palace
Guildhall
Kew Gardens
Jonas Hannay
New Buildings Multiply in Town Growth Bloom
A town survey lists many new dwellings and improvements under construction or near completion. Projects include two story houses on Hope Street and Burton, cottages on High and Union, a expanded Lawless properties, a villa on Cooke Street, a coal shed with automatic loading, street curbing, and new granite crossings. Builders and contractors from Providence and local tradesmen are named with specifics on masonry painting carpentry and site work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Wellman
Providence
Charles F. Brown
Charles H. Higgins
George E. Wilcox
Charles Dew. Brownell
High
Burton Streets
Burton Street
Hope Streets
James Lawless
William J. Darling
N. Pelkie
Benjamin F. Hoar
Martin Bennett
Hope Street
Bradford
Franklin Streets
John R. Slade
Alonzo N. Pierce
Hiram Frisbie
Wood Streets
Burton
Union Streets
David A. Coit
Thomas Pearse
Eugene LeClare
Byfield
High Streets
Benton Munroe
Cooke Street
Constitution Street
Phebe H. Vickery
Nathaniel Gladding
Benjamin F. Honn
Benjamin Benson
High Street
Lincoln Avenue
S. Benton Munroe
James Connery
Thames Street
Alfred Lewis
Mr. Connery
Fairbanks & Co
A.C. Taylor
Nathan N. Cole
Catherine Street
Wood Street
Edgar J. Crandall
George Kettle
Ramon Guiteras
State
Bradford Streets
John Warren
Cobb & Codding
Mansfield
Eugene A. Warner
Jonathan Adcock
William Burnside
Albert W
Davis
Rogers Free Library
William H. Clinton
Thomas Henderson
Davis Street
Franklin Street
Frederic S. Peabody
William H. Dunbar
Rufus Smith
Charles Koehn
William L. Thatcher
Thomas Tobin
Wood and
Bourn Streets
James H. Ganning
James Rourke
Doringh Avenue
William T. C. Wardwell
Thomas N. Allen
Wardwell
Namquit Mill
Davis Wilson
Bay View Avenue
William White
Benjamin Smith
Union
P. Scanlan
Bradford Street
Wood
Patrick Farley
Hope
Post Office
Court House
Charles Johnson
T. F. Usher
Philip B. Bourn
P. Skinner
C. Munro
G. R. Norris
W. B. Stanton
Henry Goff
Martha P. Foster
Martha Oliver
Fine crayon portrait exhibition in Hope Street window
A life size portrait of Rev. R. B. Foster D D from a photograph by Carlisle of Providence is displayed by Mrs. Morrison in Hope Street. Mount Hope has opened as a summer resort with a large dining tent, ice cream saloon, and other attractions run by Hopkins and Sears of Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin M. Lincoln
Hope Street
Foster
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Boston
Morrison
W. V. Morrison
State Street
M. E
Carlisle
Providence
Mount Hope
Messrs. Hopkins & Sears
Central Hotel
Mount Hope Bay
Narragansett Bay
Fall River
Rhode Island
Mrs Mary E Pitman Ends Her Life At Byfield Street
Mary E Pitman wife of Wa Henry Pitman of Byfield street died by hanging in the attic of their home last Saturday afternoon. Found by her husband about five thirty, she had been dead two hours or more. She suffered nervousness and despondency and was 64 years old. Funeral services were held at her residence last Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Priaran
Henry Pitman
Byfield Street
New Books for the Rogers Free Library
A list of new library additions includes Dana's Two Years before the Mast author’s edition, Auten and Fox New American Farm Book revised and extended, and Scawe Emrurts The Heart of Africa translated with illustrations and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana, R. H. Jr
James R. Osgood & Co
Beeton
Mass
Harper & Brothers
Auten
R. L
L. Fox
New American Farm Book
Orange Judd & Co
Scawe Emrurts
George
Africa
Ellen E. Frewer
Winwood Reade
New York
King Munza's Palace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol
Potter
Europe
Greece
Mr. Wheeler
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co
John Bull
New Orleans Picayune
Satan
Adam
Republic of Eden
Potter Committee
Bay State
Bar" Goldwin Smith
Humphrey
Edison
Mr. Edison
France
Versailles
Bristol Phelix
Appletons’ Journal
William H. Rideing
C. S. Reinhart
Mr. Walden
Fenimore Cooper
Otsego
Julian Hawthorne
Junius Henri Browne
Dr. English
Edgar Fawcett
New York Aquarium
Bermuda
Bahama Islands
South America
Aquarium
Canonicus
Block Island
Augustus Durfee
Advent
Dr. Thayer
Newport
Congregational Church
Frances
First Baptist Church
South Christian Church
Messrs. Morton, Rose & Co
George P. Barnes
Bristol Cornet Band
Trinity Church Sunday School
Usher's Cove
Poppasquash
Berlin
Devil
Monkey
Mungo Park
Speke
Barth
Baker
Grant
Schweinfurth
Stephens
Layard
Livingston
Christian Intelligencer
N. Y
Young Men's Christian Association
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg
Arcana Celestia
Hell
Alex. von Humboldt
Rhode Island Historical Society
Zachariah Allen
LL. D
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Herreshoff
Arctic Sea
Zerrahn Choral Union
Joseph B. Burgess
Amos Wright
Frederic F. Gladding
William
Liscomb
Samuel B. Spinning
Albert A. Munro
Surveyor of Highways
Nat'l Rubber Co
Board of Insane
State Charities
Diamond Hill Co
Sun
Simmons
Ashlany
TIMES
Glenn
Hal
Hain & Whisker
It Mas
Shiloh
WM. H. Buffington
WM. Jr. Buffington
Iits
W. H. Buffington
Allan
Otis Munro
Aarp
Red Market
Harris
People’s Store
Sor
T. H. Shipman
Richards
M.D
Odd Fellows Building
Sam Samuel PC Colt
Atan
Westminster Street
Jalyeer
Kar Geo. A. Pike
Sergeon
N.C. Bedell’s
West Side
Far Ged
Lews
Joseph T. Inman
Bible House
Plant—Ashton
Warren
Henry Plant
Elizabeth Ashton
Petterson—Limostrem
Charles HW Plammes
John Street
Nil Petter Petterson
Kerstie Lilletruim
East Providence
Sweden
Donjon—Greene
Worcester
Jeremiah Donjon
Webster
Annie R. Greene
Pitan
Mary Nl. Pitman
William Henry Pitman
Cahill
Thomas
Kate Cahill
Goff
Charles Edward
Emma Got
Hunter
Instant
Walliams
Lytha A. Hunter
Collier
Pawtucket
Aanoah
David Collier
Sddo
Pawticket
Elizabeth
John M. Shields
Alden
Swanze
Cora Talbot
Damon
Hathaway
R. Hathaway
Knowles
Roby Knowles
Marble
Sarah A
Benjamin Marble
Wardell
Lothamet
Elmira
Richmond Wardell
Gray
Tiverton
Clarinda A
Philip Gray
Dartmouth
Susan A. Little
Wilber
Lith Compton
Eliza Ann
Abraham Wilber
Sears
Rochester
Abby F
Nathaniel Sears
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
KR. I
Ro Borden
Mason
Tion
Durfee
Gannon
Fin Pteua
Hull
Providene
Schr Why Not
Brownell
Portsmouth
Yankee Brule
Nellie
Abby Ann
KR. Borden
B. Durfee
R. Lorden
BK Durfee
Win Marvel
Dyer
Schr
Whale
Edwards
R Borden
Teazer
Darling
Ocyuk
Ino
D. A
F. W. Pierce
Corner of Hope and
Florence
Geo
Tilley
Fairbanks, Bhowen & CO
Normal School
J. C. Greenough
J. B. Munro
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