Bohemian nightlife in the Tenderloin district of Gotham
A New York Sun portrait describes nocturnal bohemians in the Tenderloin, including Parisian style societe, soubrettes, chorus girls, actors, and clubmen who drink and seek seats at theaters. Yale and Princeton students visit the second-story bower as midnight crowds form in a lively but orderly scene. A later street incident involving a chestnut vendor adds a sobering counterpoint.
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Bether
Gaanre
Meorpolis
Broadway
Tenderloin
Gotham
City
Thackeray
Boheman Bower
Collegians
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Ben Franklin
New York Sun
Curious Chilean currency circulates with personal values
The Boston Traveler notes a peculiar money system in Chili where small pasteboard tags bear a value and the creator’s name on the back. The notes pass through circulation until they return to their origin.
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Boston Traveler
A Troublesome Girl Saint Sparks Yaqui War Hope
Cor. St Louis Globe Democrat reports Indians in the western state ready to fight after a massacre at Tomacie. Yaqui bands along Sonora and Chihuahua farms gather with families at a mountain rendezvous near Trinidad. Anita Roca a Mexican girl inspires war against Mexicans to reclaim lands. Several hundred Indians and about 200 Mexicans prepare to begin depredations when winter starts.
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Sierra Madre
Tomachie
Sonora
Chihuahua
Trinidad
Anita Roca
St. Anita
Yaqui
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Jack the Weeper and the sixteenth street sympathy
A New York Herald account details a seven year old nicknamed Jack the Weeper who feigns tears to extract money from pedestrians at a Sixth Avenue elevated station. The scene repeats as bystanders intervene with charitable coins, showing a curious urban trick and public sympathy amid a sharp-eyed observer.
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Jack
Sixth Avenue
New York
Jack the
Missouri
New York Herald
Canadians in Toronto club split over Armstrong remarks
The Young Men's Conservative club of Toronto rejected a resolution disapproving President Armstrong for remarks on immigration and annexation by the United States. Attendees claimed more native born Canadians live in the U S than Canada, especially Chicago, and the motion failed.
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Canada
Young Men's Conservative Club
Toronto
Armstrong
United States
Republic
Chicago
Chicago News Record
Pleased with the Pigeons
British naval officers praise carrier pigeons after maneuvers show rapid relay of vital data. Belgian pigeons conveyed news of Thames and Thetis captured by Blue forces from Arethusa to Belfast, enabling earlier situational awareness. Officials suggest official breeding and training for naval use.
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Thames
Thetes
Belfast
Good Use of Officeholders at Chicago Exhibition
The Philadelphia Times notes managers hope a large turnout of present and prospective officials will attend the Chicago exhibition to fill the grounds and ensure revenue independent of casual visitors.
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Philadelphia Times
A Terrible Fate in a June Bug Tale
A brief, humorous exchange recalls a deadly accident as a boy named Cholly Weeknees dies in a violent incident. The dialogue notes the odd, unfashionable August timing and adds a satirical punch from Harper's Bazaar.
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Cholly Weeknees
Yaas
Harper's Bazar
Watch Found by Chicken in Kane County Barn
A Jewel City Kane resident misplaced a watch and feared theft. A chicken scratching in the barn recently unearthed the timepiece, ending the worry with an unexpected recovery.
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Jewel City
Kane
Rich finds trigger excitement in Bohemia district Oregon
Reports state that rich finds have been struck in the Bohemia mining district Oregon and there is considerable excitement in that locality. Over twenty patents were issued last month for improvements in the bicycle or some of its attachments.
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Bohemia
Oregon
Football in England Fares Worse Than American
A remark contrasts the dangers of English football with American college and school football deeming English play more harmful and perilous.
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England
Are Scott and Dickens Obsolete in Modern Reading
W. H. Mallock argues in Forum that Scott and Dickens remain widely read today. He notes growing popularity reflected in railway bookshops, with both old and young readers familiar with their works.
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Dickens
Scott
W. H. Mallock
Forum
There's many a slip between cup and lip origin tale
The saying "'There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip" traces to Andieus the king of Samos. A slave prophesies his death as wine is prepared and the king rushes to confront a boar, is killed, and the wine is left untasted. The tale appears in Harper's Young People.
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St. Paul Globe
Samos
Grecian
Andieus
Harper
Boston gym school head reports corset wear decline
Miss Homans of the Normal School of Gymnastics in Boston cites statistics on dress influenced by athletics. She notes two of 37 students retained corsets at the end of the first year and none wore French heels, while from a class of 71 the majority continued athletic affected dress habits.
Inkstands Warned Off at Superior Court Clerk’s Desk
Visitors notice large placards near the writing table declaring that inkstands must not be taken away. A lawyer questioned the humor, but a veteran advised that past errors should guide future conduct.
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Superior Court
New York Times
Cutaway frock coats and social dress in daily life
A discussion from Clothier and Furnisher extols the cutaway frock coat as a versatile daytime garment suitable for afternoon tea and morning strolls and even worn with a top hat at high noon weddings, contrasting with longer frock styles. Separately a boa constrictor incident on Louisiana avenue ends with the snake becoming a museum exhibit on Twelfth Street after a captured stampede.
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Louisiana Avenue
Central America
Twelfth Street
Washington Star
Quail Prices Drop Surprise City Diners
The New York Herald notes an unusual abundance of quail this season making them inexpensive in many local restaurants. Patrons, including longtime diners, are astonished to see roast quail priced at thirty-five cents and still find the dishes tasty and plentiful.
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New York Herald
Clermont merchant’s pawnshop visit sparks rumor and failure
A Clermont county merchant, seen inspecting watches in a pawnshop in Cincinnati, sparked village gossip alleging he was hard up. The rumor damaged his business and prompted creditors to press him, leading to a forced assignment.
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Clermont County
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Times-Star
Coroner Candidate Expenses Reported in County Clerk File
The coroner candidate Dr. Thomas Masson on the Democratic ticket files his election expenses, noting only a sheet of payer and envelope and a two cent stamp, with time spent on sworn acknowledgment. The filing is recorded with the county clerk under the statute.
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Thomas Masson
Watertown
N. Y
Woman Fights Salmon Shark at Roche Harbor
A Roche Harbor Washington young woman battled a large shark that tried to take a salmon from her hook. She forced it away with an oar, but the shark slashed the boat with its tail as it dove, nearly upsetting the craft.
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Roche Harbor
Wash
Philadelphia. Ledger
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Neil Currie & CO
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Maynard, Mass
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Japan
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Gaskell and Taylor
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Resee
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West Acton
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Stow
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Horace Tuttle
W.A. Cunningham
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Concord
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Thompson's Orchestra
H. Thompson
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Alice Rapson Eveleth
China
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