Desperado Clark Described as Calm Killer in Rochester Tale
The piece recounts John Clark a notorious 19th century robber and killer and his devoted wife a refined woman who aided him. Jailer John Cawthra recalls Clark's cool behavior on the scaffold and a string of heists including a Mexico bank loot and a famous Rochester doorway escape.
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John Clark
Clark
Rochester
John Cawthra
Mexico
East Avenue
New York
Proud of the Capital and Washington’s Rise
The Baltimore American praises Washington as a rapidly growing capital with future promises. It notes visitors’ comparisons over years, predicting beauty beyond any world capital and forecasting art and education will follow, making it a hub for society and politics.
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Washingtonians
Washington
Baltimore
The Fullness of Country Life in Ruskin’s View
A Ruskin quotation extols rural life as a yearly cycle of spring and fall, duty, hope, and moral growth. It links labor, virtue, and discipline with seed time and harvest, asserting divine laws govern nature and human effort.
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Earth
John Ruskin
Beethovens Early Life and Hard Lessons
Beethoven was born in Bonn in a small house his father owned. His father’s drinking caused the boy and his brother to be taken home by an intoxicated parent. He never spoke ill of his father yet resented unkind remarks about the frailty. Adversity forged his iron character and resilience.
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Beethoven
Bonn
The Process of Elimination
A citizen tells a detective he has seen the man they seek in his suburb, prompting the detective to mark a map and note a place the criminal is unlikely to stay. The exchange hints the fugitive moves quickly, guiding officers away from a single location.
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Washington Star
Men Grow Taller and Stronger Across Generations
A New York World report notes that American men are taller by about an inch over two generations and surpass predecessors in many athletic metrics. It says limbs lengthen, weight increases, and life expectancy rises, comparing favorably to European peers.
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New York World
Ill advised social invite to hospital nurses causes backlash
In Washington a socialite invited hospital nurses to a private reception at her home promising gowns and supper. Nurses refused, noting their uniforms and duties. the attempt drew cold reception and the host’s cordiality faded, ending friendly hospital visits.
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Washington
Inside a plate glass works casting tables and processes
The Boston Globe describes plate glass casting tables as 20 by 15 feet, 7 to 8 inch thick, with iron side rails and rolling to spread molten glass. After annealing the rough plate is cut and polished for skylights or windows, revealing the factory’s key apparatus and steps of production.
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Boston Globe
New Jersey Suffrage Amendment Defeated by Large Margin
The suffrage proposal for women in New Jersey failed by over 12 000 votes, with antigambling and another amendment losing by 3 000 and 848 respectively. The Tribune notes the defeat shows active opposition and lack of moral support, urging substantial public education.
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New Jersey
Woman’s Tribune
Aristocratic costermonger amused Lord Lonsdale in Shoreditch
An eccentric nobleman known as Lord Lonsdale enjoyed dressing as a costermonger in Shoreditch years ago. He would discard dinner dress for corduroys and a colored handkerchief, delivering performances with a powerful voice and natural acting flair.
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Shoreditch
Lord Lonsdale
London
Fountain pens in use since 1824 noted in Jefferson letter
The article recalls Thomas Jefferson using an early fountain pen in 1824 and writing to General Bernard Peyton about a gold pen with a silver ink tube made by Richmond watch repairer Cowan. It also mentions over 100,000 children in Germany’s national schools who stutter.
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Thomas Jefferson
Bernard Peyton
Richmond
Jefferson
Cowan
Germany
Great Dane and portable hospital telephone praised in 1900s prose
An essay extols the Great Dane as a powerful yet courteous boarhound and notes its continental naming as German mastiff. It also praises the portable hospital telephone, highlighting its value for communicating with a sickroom and easing isolation for infectious patients at home and in hospitals.
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St. Bernard
Pearson's Weekly
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Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
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