Humorists and Their Rise in American Journalism
A survey of American humorists and their paths to fame detailing Bob Burdette Edgar Nye Alex Sweet Stanley Huntley and others. It covers their careers earnings lecturing and notable stories including Huntley's Sitting Bull interview and the influence of humor papers like Puck and Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
England
Ireland
France
London
West
South
Peck
Sun
Robert J. Burdette
Burlington
Iowa
Hawkeye
Bob Burdette
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cincinnati
Peoria
Ill
Bob
Carrie Garret
Burdette
Bill Nye
Laramie
Wy. T
Edgar Wilson Nye
Maina
Mississippi
River Falls
Wis
Denver Tribune
Nye
Boomerang
Fannie Smith
Alex E. Sweet
Texas Billings
St. John
N. B
Germany
America
San Antonio Express
San Antonio
San Antonio Herald
Texas
Galveston News
Herald
Austin
Spoopendyke
Brooklyn Eagle
Stanley Huntley
Blood and Thunder
Huntley
New York Tribune
The
Times
Tweed
New York Treasury
Chicago
Telegraph
Bismark
C.T
Tribune
Sitting Bull
Archibald Forbes
8. A. MacGehee
Holman O'Donovan
Uncle Rufus Hatch and His Noted Confidant Cummings
The piece portrays Rufus Hatch as a wealthy yet disliked New York figure known for writing funny newspaper sketches with Amos Cummings. It cites Hatch’s estimated wealth around $300,000 and describes his habit of drafting sketches with Cummings at uptown spots. It notes critics accuse Hatch of duplicity and heavy drinking, though the text questions the accuracy of such tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Hatch
Leander Richardson
Rufus
Hatch
Amos Cummings
New York Press
Cummings
Sturtevant House
New York Sun
America
The
Sun
New York City
Forty-second Street
Lower Broadway
Wanted Loop Holes to Peep at the President
A rough-edged delegation sought access to the president at the White House. The door keeper refused sight unseen. The spokesman suggested cutting loop holes in nearby rooms so rural visitors could glimpse the president, then departed in frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Dinsmore
Rae
Noble thoughts and a Confederate tale of memory
A fragmentary reminiscence pairs poets with a Civil War anecdote. It recalls Holmes and Tennyson, then recounts General Gordon rescuing a dying General Barlow at Sharpsburg, reading a letter aloud before its destruction, and later reuniting in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Barlow
George Alfred Townsend
Sharpsburg
Washington
Antietam
John B. Gordon
Beer and Ms Influence on Milwaukee Crisis Reports
A historical piece notes Milwaukee, a major beer producer, shows higher personal crisis reports per capita. It cites a leading German Western paper claiming Germans are overrepresented in such reports. beer is blamed as a factor, though moderate use brightens, excess beer dulls mind and can trigger melancholia. It contrasts beer with spirits, which are said to make men bloodthirsty and lawless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
West
Debate Over Newspaper Ethics and Lawyer Duties
The letter discusses whether a newspaper should take fees to defend a murderer or paint crimes in a favorable light. It questions journalistic honor versus legal duty, arguing for fair trials and opposing paid eulogies of criminals. It contrasts American and Hindu practices on marriage age, noting shared social pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Manor
A. Pierce
Fort Wayne
China
Abe
The hypnotism debate and Vera Cruz plaza notes
A discussion on mesmerism and hypnotism traces its history from 19th century mesmerists to modern experiments in Paris and New York. The piece explains the neutral view of hypnosis as concentration and suggestion, not a magical gift, and notes its potential to illuminate mental processes. The Vera Cruz plaza description sketches a tropical promenade with palm shaded walkways, marble benches, crowd stratification by footwear, and lively evening social scenes in a port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Santinel
Paris
New York
Vera Cruz
Correa
Boston Herald
Tropics
Vera Graul
Vera Cruziplaga
Ices
St Mark’s
Venice
Crug
Mexico
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American’ Press
Chicago Tribune
Dakota
Montana
Plains
Wood Mountain
Missouri River
Fort Buford
Hackensack, NJ
J. Charles B. Lewis
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Limekiln Club
New York Times
W. L. Alden
Daily Times
Alden
the Times
Africa
Chiago Evening Mail
Post and Mail
White
Fannie Driscoll
Wisconsin
Atlanta Constitution
Uncle Romus
Joss W. Harris
Samuel W. Smalls
Puck
Judge
Wasp
St. Louis
J. Keppler
Keppler & Schwartzman
H- C. Bunner
William H. Valentine
Fitznoodle
Robert M. Munkittrick
Keppler
Fred Opper
Holmes
Jan
Richard Realf
Auisies
George Herbert
Festus
Schiller
Restus
Alfred Tennyson
Sir Walter Raleigh
Beer and
Jane
Atoge
J. B. Morrow
Cheyenne
Wyat
Powder River Cattle Com
PANY
Ranges
Powder River
Tongue
Johnson County
Wyoming
Foreman
Fred
Hesse
Postoffice
J. B. Culver
Bingham
Tongue River
Juyl Cdk
Brands
Rawhide
Powder River Cattle Co
H. Ford
Wyo
Lance
Creeks
WFE
Lemuel
Bink Dry Creek
Boxer Creeks
M. E. Post
Range Pole
Creeks and
North Park
Plunkett, Roche & CO
Johnson Co
Range
John Donoughue
Mark
Sturgis & Lane
Onttla
Sturgis, Goodell ‘& CO
Shader
Creighton
P. O
Omaha, Neb
Pine Bluffs
W. T. Range
Horse Creek
Wye
Pumpkin Creak
Neb
Cheyenne, Wyo
Custer City
Fox
Horse Creeks
Goshen Hole
Cheyenne River
Canter City
Dakotas
Angel
Horse Ordéck Goshen Hole
Ostoftioe
Sturgis, Goodell &* Lane
Heyenne, Wyoming
Range Cheyenne
Lorttrait
Lon Cour
Ville
Groes
Ohic
Atrike i
Alte
Cazo
Dusine
Hood
Ern
Div Atruck
Chas
Gould
Decatur
Lowe
Oice
Liverpool
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