New York Easter Week Tales of Weds and Wall Street
Easter week in New York brings weddings of heiresses and ruin in Wall Street. The piece recounts two marriages ending in tragedy, the Marine Bank scandal tied to Ferdinand Ward, and public figures like Mr. Irving departing. It notes theater life, the Astors and Bohemian crowds, and weather woes dampening spring.
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Oubocken
Age
New-York
Ono
Wall Street
New York
Mr. Barnum
Madison Square Garden
Trinity Church
Tom Thumb
Italy
Astors
DeLaneys
DeGroots
van Rensellaers
Blue Cloud
Bowery
Bleecker Street
Barnum
Magri
Marine Bank
Fish
Ferdinand Ward
Afr. Ward
Ienry Irving
England
Irving
Charles Kean
Macready
Old Harvard
Afghanistan
Billy Birch
Chicago
Lyceum
Steele Mackaye
Mackaye
Hazel Kirk
Lyceum venture by Mackaye opens to fashionably mixed crowd
The writer criticizes Mackaye after his failed acting piece and notes his plan to found a school for acting. The Lyceum opened Monday night with poor pricing and a stylish audience. No pupil performances occurred as professionals dominated the stage. The writer doubts the venture but cautions it may end in receivership within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Ohio Legislature Debates Canal Funding And School Book Reform
Coshocton Agr. Columbus dispatch reports lengthy session on the general appropriation bill with canal sale debates. Fierce’s school book bill forms a commission to select texts, set costs, and supply all schools. Other measures include penalties, incorporation rules, and public works funding. observers note political wrangling and local elections in Bakersville and Oakersville.
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Coshocton
Columbus
Fierce
Ohio
United States
Board of Public Works and Intermediate Penitentiary
Cole
Senate
House
Assembly
Baker
Bargar
Wea
Mr. Crowell
Martin McManus
Andrew Brunner
Ernest
Bakersville Election Produces Clean Sweep for Democracy
Last Monday’s Bakersville vote delivered a sweeping victory for the Democracy in most offices, though trustees faced opposition. Dissatisfaction arose from residents living outside the town who felt Adams township control favored an inner clique claiming the assessor post lacked deserving Democratic contenders.
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Bakersville
Adams Township
Ke Senae High School Winter Term Ends
Ke Sene High School closed its winter term on Thursday. Friday was spent examining applicants for advanced classes. Professor Duncan, the principal, is praised as a fine classical scholar and efficient instructor. The board should retain him, raise wages, and provide greater encouragement. Friday evening the school gave an entertainment reflecting credit on teacher and scholars. Performances were good and some excellent, with original rations and delivery surpassing many professionals. The observer notes the professor’s role in awakening interest in education in the village and vicinity.
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Duncan
Board of Education
Courtroom Farce In Bethienom Courtwright-Richardson Trial
In Bethienom township the judiciary faces sharp critique as Courtwright and Richardson trial reveals legal missteps. Chief Justice vows to perform duties while Ed Hays protests rulings on law and witness questions. A straw destruction dispute ends with a court ruling and local fatigue. An execution for twenty five cents is noted amid election day bustle.
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Richardson
Courtwright
Altoi R
Ike Stafford
A. Evans
David
Warsaw
Tiverton Ledger Notes Family Losses and Local News
The village records the death of Walter Fry at eleven months from brain fever with burial at Honey Run Cemetery led by Rev. James Linebaugh. Magdalene and Clara Fry suffer lung fever. others visit relatives in Philadelphia and plan teaching positions in New Castle. A Tiverton birthday celebration honors Mrs. Conner with gifts and a large gathering. local elections favor Democrats with a full ticket listed. The piece also includes a reprint of Frank Wilkins on the Half-Breed Outbreak, discussing land surveying, Red River half-breeds, and opinions on Indigenous relations and military prospects.
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Walter
Lewis H. Fry
Honey Run
Jas. K. Linebaugh
Magdalene
Clara Fry
John Petry
Nicholas Petry
Philadelphia
Caroline Burch
New Castle
Andrew C. Ellis
Crafton
Elizabeth Conner
Sol
Hyatt
S. Workman
Ella M
Treasury
Tiv¢ttan
Amos ‘Tarrh
Gann
Knox County
Belyva
Frank Wilkins
New York Sun
Riel
Northwest Territory
Budson’s Bay Company
Northwest
Red River
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Territory
America
Castle Garden
United States
West Point
O. O. Howard
Joseph
The Indian question and teachers examination excerpt
An extended fragment recalls Cheyenne and Sioux clashes with U S troops and cattlemen. It lists a teachers examination with history geography arithmetic and language questions, mentioning Sitting Bull Wild Hog Custer and President Cleveland.
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Wyoming
United States
Wild Hog
Sitting Bull
Custer
Grammar and War Notes Mixed In Obscure Phrases
A collage of grammar notes on verb forms pronouns and concord plus a political commentary on England’s Sudan campaign. It discusses subject verb agreement conditional mood and archaic phrases alongside critique of public support for continued warfare and potential withdrawal excuses.
Brown's Iron Bitters Claims Victory Over Neuralgia and Rheumatism
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a cure for neuralgia rheumatism and dyspepsia. It cites W T Osborne of Coxville Alabama using the remedy with success for rheumatism and neuralgia and notes its availability to bolster health. The notice also mentions 22 daughters living with George Riddle in Carroll county Missouri and eight widows of Capt George Cook's sons in Hartford.
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Brown
W. T. Osborne
Coxville
Ala
George Riddle Esq
Carroll County
Capt
George Cook
Hartford
Cough syrups and misleading claims draw editorials
An Omaha editor condemns morphia containing cough syrups as more dangerous than firearms and endorses Red Star Cough Cure as a safe, purely vegetable remedy urged by health officials. The item cites other sensational notices, endorsements, and promotional quips about tonics and tonics brands from Philadelphia, Ottumwa, and Minneapolis amid a collage of old-market health advertisements.
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Omaha
Boards of Health
Latrobe
Baltimore
Commissioner of Health
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York
Centre School House
Oakersville
Pierce
Sene High School
Bethienom
Dr. Bull
Tiverton
Anawera
U.S. History
Cleveland
Benedict Arnold
Lafayette
North-west Territory
Lineston Waterfowl
Rip van Winkle
The
Oasis
Selvas
Europe
Asia
Caspian Seas
India
Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
Bay of Bengal
Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Soudan
Red Sea
Ottumwa
Alexander the Great
Mishler
G. H. Vandidirk
North Front Street
Delhi
Jewan Bukht
Rangoon
Ayer
California
MinNeapoliis
Hood
Buffalo N. Y
Joo Dosles
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