Panorama pioneers from Barker to Paris shows
A historical look at Joseph Barker who popularized large scale panoramas in Leicester and London, his move to Cranbourn Street, and the rise of his son Henry Aston Barker. The piece notes Paris exhibits of Joan of Arc panoramas and compares early European panorama progress with Napoleon and Nelson scenes. It also references the St Louis Republic on iron pillar testing and material standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Joshua
Barker
Castle Street
Leicester
Square
Edinburgh
London
Albion Mills
Blackfriars’ Bridge
Spithead
Leiceters Square
Henry Aston Barker
Barker the Younger
Europe
Marta
Elba
Napoleon
Nelson
Constantinople
Waterloo
Paris
Robert Barker
Breisiz
Danzig
Gaul
Joan of Arc
Maid of
Orleans
Rheims
Artemus Ward
London Telegraph
St. Louis Republic
Exchange in the Street Over Identity
A brief dialogue where an Englishman questions a stranger about being a foreigner. The stranger clarifies he is an American. The exchange ends with the Englishman asking about his tribe.
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Harper’s Bazar
British Honduras Development and Trade Highlights
A Washington Star interview outlines British Honduras as a crown colony with 30 000 people 300 whites and a growing American sugar and rum colony of about 20 near Toledo. Mahogany forests remain abundant bananas ship 728000 bunches to New Orleans yearly labor imports from the West Indies immigration urged by Governor Sir Alfred Maloney scarce telegraph and money from surrounding republics.
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British Honduras
Toledo
Kentucky
Europe
United States
New Orleans
West Indies
Alfred Maloney
Washington Star
Nobleman’s quiet kindness warms a busy New York day
A good looking man helps a frail Irish woman adjust a fallen strap on a cold platform, postponing his own train to do a simple act of care. He retrieves his packages and heads to the waiting room, unseen by most, leaving a small reminder that charity still exists in the hustle of city life.
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New York Herald
Weary Feet Need Rug Mats For Comfort
A woman recalls her old colored cook keeping a handmade carpet rug by the kitchen sink to ease standing on hard floors. She notes how workers in shops suffer from wooden floors and suggests rope matting could relieve their foot pain, as referenced in the New York Times.
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New York Times
Dancing and Early Art Seeks Link Between Motion and Fine Arts
The piece argues dance as the oldest art form, proposing it as a key to understanding art’s development. It cites David J. Hill and explores how ritual movement precedes painting, challenging strict category boundaries between dance and visual arts.
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David J. Hill
Popular Science Monthly
Emblem of the Great Republic a Golden Corn Banner
Edna Dean Proctor celebrates corn as the emblem of the United States, tracing its sacred harvest from ancient sun worship to modern nationhood. The poem extols corn as the wealth and unity of the republic, surpassing other regional symbols and kingdoms. It cites regional flora while favoring the corn stalk as national badge.
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Blayon
Columbia
Superior
Chi'l
Montezuma
England
France
Ireland
Scotland
Maryland
Disrobed In the Street in Washington Scandal
A young colored woman, once a handmaiden to a society woman, stole valuables including a silken dress. Accused, she denied guilt and quit, but later confronted by her mistress who ordered her to surrender the gown or face police. She complied publicly exposing herself as the dress was reclaimed.
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Washington
Ham
Kate Field
How Not to Exterminate the Indians Policy Opinion
A political essay argues against aggressive assimilation of Native peoples, urging restraint and preservation of tribal cohesion while gradually introducing property law and eventual citizenship, predicting gradual integration over two generations. It cites Major J W Powell and comments on policy aims.
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J. W. Powell
Forum
Fabert the First Marshal Who Rose From the Ranks
The article recalls Fabert, who at fourteen became a private and pursued broad study from geometry to languages. It credits his self discipline and learning as keys to rising to marshal, noting the era undervalued scholars and praised soldierly zeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabert
France
Will Fabert
Youtny
Mixing Melodies Sparks Innocent Mockery in Opera Memory
An “intellectual doubter” finds humor in mixed up loves of opera as a child. After seeing The Mikado he imitates Ko Ko and Moody Sankey while chanting The will of the Lord be done in a patchwork quilt and feather duster, shocking his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Moody
Sankey
Washington News
Just Like a Man and a Woman in the Exchange
A dialogue on social status and finances shows Mrs Stocks challenging a husband over moving to a cheaper home to avoid debt while maintaining comfort and social standing. The entry also notes trivia on Canada’s area, a juvenile neglect sentiment, a grim view of modern life, an ancient statue claim, and the Great Eastern ship’s size.
Widow Refuses Sudden Marriage Proposal Over License
James McCarthy of Norfolk bought a license to wed a widow, sprang the plan, and was rebuffed. He dropped the license in disappointment. the widow returned it to the town clerk to hold until the right suitor appears. Arbitration in London praised as efficient with a 4 guinea fee. Transatlantique eyes electric lights along the Ireland to Newfoundland route. Boston charity grant of over $600,000 becomes available after the death of E V Ashton’s widow.
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Carlton Hill
Itland
Arthur's Seat
Castile Rock
Firth of Forth
James McCarthy
Norfolk
London Chamber of Arbitration
London
Compagnie Transatlantique
Ireland
Newfoundland
Boston
E. V. Ashton
City
Tunbridge Wells
England
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Eeves
Bis
Solume
A’s
Nizam’s
Messrs
Messum
Richmond
Hyderabad
Buccleuch House
London Times
Louisiana
New York Post
Dominion of Canada
Globe
Australia
Fogg
J. Mahoney
Dealee
Maynard
Flair
Formosa
Japan
Java
Caskell and Taylor
Sumner Street
Neil Currie & CO
Maynard’s Block
Maynard, Mass
Placesmithings
Main Street
Daniel
J. Y. Tucker
E. P. Gleason
Maynard's Block
Maynard Electric Night
Loewe
Hapgood
Enterprise Office
Horace Tuttle
W.A. Cunningham
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