Jay Goulds Ulster County Map Venture Revealed by Tillson
Oliver J Tillson recounts early partnership with Jason Gould later known as Jay Gould and Peter Brink in 1852 Ulster County map making. He describes the debt ridden start, the odometer survey method, and a December 27 1852 buyout of Gould with Brink, notes on Snyder and the map’s earnings, and Brink’s later status.
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Marlborough
N. Y
West Shore
Jay Gould
Tillson
Senate Labor Committee
Ulster County
Fruit-growers Association
Hudson River
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
Rondout
Oliver J. Tillson
Gould
Ulster
Jason Gould
T. F
Blair
John J. Snyder
Rochester
Snyder
Jason
Snyders
Peter H. Brink
Wawarsing
Olive
Brink
Esopus
Lioyd
Snydery
Rosendale
Delaware County
Highland
Briatt
Supreme Court
R. Westbrook
Westbrook
Oliver J, Willson
Peter EL
Joan BR
Gourn
George H. Bell
Nassau Street
New York
Messrs. Tillson
Jay
Illger
Mr. Gould
John B. Gould
Mr. Tillson
Hoe
Elizabeth
N. J
Erie Railroad
ShoemakersConscience and the Truthful Trade Tale
A Chicago Herald piece frames a contrast between lie selling and honest fitting in shoemaking. One shop prides lying to boost vanity while another prosper ethically by honest fitting and expert care, offering guaranteed comfort. The tale cites New York as a center for this honest practice, noting few can adopt it.
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Bill
Chicago Herald
Hobbie
New York
Chinese Cavalry at Hangchow Described by London Telegraph
Cor London Telegraph reports at Hangchow a Chinese force of mixed arms, well mounted on breech loading carbines and lances. The bridge view shows Tartars and southern Chinese in blue and white uniforms, well fed and cheerful despite the cold.
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Cor
London Telegraph
Hangchow
The Conveniences of Mexico City
Newcomers in the City of Mexico are surprised by many urban conveniences. The article notes telephone and electric light, an established police force, and excellent streetcar service. Police appear soldierly in blue flannel uniforms with white caps while armed with clubs and revolvers. Streetcars move fast and horns warn pedestrians at corners.
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Mexico City
Chicago
Mexico
Miles
Our Country the Richer Claims US Wealth Supersedes Britain
Statisticians say the United States is wealthier than the United Kingdom when counting bonuses, furniture, manufactures, railways, shipping, bullion, lands, cattle, crops, investments, and roads. Total US wealth cited at 4.77 billion dollars versus Britain at about 40 billion. Wealth per inhabitant and labor remuneration are contrasted with differing shares for labor, capital, and government.
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United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Afraid of a Tree
A Londonborn girl in a Chicago Herald piece is frightened by a country tree during a Fresh Air Fund outing. She clings to a teacher, questions the moving branches, and only slowly dares to touch the giant green object as wind sways it.
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Chicago Herald
London
French Journalism and the Signage of Identity
The article contrasts French Parisian journalism with English and American press practices. It argues French editors and contributors gain public recognition through signed work, with authors often known as figures akin to leaders in fashion and letters. It notes the presse’s hierarchical esteem for famed editors and the centralized Parisian press system, contrasting it with anonymous or less individual profiles in other nations.
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E. J. Biddlein
Horace Greeley
Labouchere
George Augustus Sala
Jove
Times
France
Cham
Count de Noe
Ham
Noe
Noah
Andree Gill
la Lune Rousse
M. de Guines
Marseilles
Bordeaux
Lyons
Maris
Alps
Paris
England
Manchester
Metropolis
Wrayce
Sa Ts
America
Figaro
Walcome
Ise Nan
Herald of the Times
Gambetta
de Cassagnac
Henri Rochefort
Vicomte de Lucay
Canaille
Cochineal Trade in Teneriffe Struggles After Aniline Dyes
The London Times notes the cochineal trade's near ruin due to the rise of aniline dyes. Teneriffe relied on Opuntia Ficus Indica cultivation for cochineal, a business now unprofitable since the trade suppression.
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London Times
Teneriffe
San Francisco Boom Heads to Drift as Chinatown Shines
The piece argues San Francisco has cooled after a boom, noting leveled hills and new streets but citing Chicago’s growth as a comparison. It mocks local optimism, highlights Chinatown’s spectacle, and records harsh anti-Chinese sentiment expressed by speakers and a Boston judge reference.
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Golden City
San Francisco
Chicago Times
Chicago
Frisco
Chinatown
Boston
Hong Kong
California
Why He Brought Them Back
A small boy confesses to stealing a box of grapes to help a sick sister and returns them after learning the little girl died. The tale centers on a mother’s prayers, poverty, and a mortifying yet hopeful moral. The boy explains he could not resist taking the grapes to ease his sister’s suffering.
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Arkansaw
Origin of Chinna's Claim in Chinese History
Li Hung Chang cites a Song dynasty legend that the emperor marked the southern sky as his boundary and declared nothing beyond it belonged to him. Separately New Hampshire legislators bought out a dollar jewelry store and gave its contents to officers and employees before adjournment.
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Chinna
Chicago Times
Li Hung Chung
China
Anam
I Tsu
New Hampshire
The Cry Of The Children Lampoon in The Daily
A satirical verse mocks editors and readers about lamenting children. It satirizes newspaper columns and public reform cries, imagining calls for action and various drastic measures as solutions to the crying of children.
Richest of the three and a grave in the old tale
A mixed excerpt contrasts a fable on wealth with a New York Times-Democrat column noting Mr. Evarts resuming legal practice. The grave truth of a threefold wealth is a lonely three foot burial site, while Evarts is described as a dignified, concise lawyer who deflects a thief’s plea for illicit advice.
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Evarts
New York
Julius Cmsar
Personal impressions from a Madrid Paris tour in Spain
Mrs Yeslie recalls time spent in Spain and Paris with Marc Fortuny and Madrazo. She notes Madrid’s printing houses and American distribution, Spanish social life shifting from day to night, French influence on fashion, and the ease of introductions among the elite.
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Frank Yeslie
Spain
Madrid
America
Marc. Fortuny
Paris
Ming
Baron Moncacscy
Madame Fortuny
Madrazo
Tam ; Rong
New York
Monkey Holds on as Bulldog Flees in Street Chace
John Moore of Savannah bets nine dollars that a monkey could defeat his bulldog. The Italian organ grinder releases the monkey, which hooks the dog’s tail and causes the bulldog to flee. The crowd watches as the monkey sits on a fence rail and chuffs at the retreating dog. The Italian taunts Moore and promises a rematch.
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Inter Ocean
John Moore
Savannah
Ratler
Moore
With Navy Cow
Story recounts a traveler from New Orleans to Little Rock and a Arkansas farmhouse toddy anecdote. A woman explains a barrel of whisky cannot feed a seven person family indefinitely without a cow. Thackeray quote about the world as a looking glass follows.
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Chicago Herald
Arkansan
New Orleans
Little Rock
Arkansas
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F. Schweigkert
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Ferguson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
The
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