Readings for International Copyright Rally at Madison Square
A two day April series at Madison Square Theatre in New York supported the American Copyright League. Notables like Curtis and Henry Cotter presided and speakers including Beecher Howells Eggleston Stoddard Hawthorne Moyesen Bunner Lathrop and Stockton contributed. The event featured Dr Volney's poems and a passionate plea by Oliver Wendell Holmes for fair compensation and protection of authors across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Theatre
New York
American Copyright League
George William Curtis
Henry Cotter
Hoth
Howells
Rinlwart Egglestomn
Stoddard
Jilian Haw
Ayteten
Il Moyesen
UU. Bunner
G. P. Lathrop
Joel Chandler Harris
Frank Stockton
Dr. Volnes
Bostox
Atn Teading
America
Ilis
Europe
Sol
Mr. Lathrop
Oliver Wendell Holes
Grouce P. Lathrov
Sec’y
The Horse, the Friar, and the Disguised Ruse
A Mexico tale recounts a gentle horse loaned around the capital and a friar who fears the animal after a disguised rider disciplines it. The ruse ends with the friar fleeing to the convent, convinced the horse is possessed. The remark about the horse’s memory follows, linking to a note on Maurice Kingsley and naval ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Cuernavaca
Thas
W. J. Pulow
Various 19th Century Anecdotes and Notable Facts
A compilation of fleeting items notes Queen Victoria’s court salary, mispronounced foreign ministers, diamond prices, taxes on England’s wealth, Prussian debt and interest, a Louisville man wearing a tooth as a pin, and a mix of curiosities from San Francisco, Albany, and New York. It covers science, religion, politics, travel, and social trends with brief expositions and quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Erie
Piladelphia Ledger
Maurice Kingsleys
Charles Kingsley
Colorado
New Haven
Conn
Chidago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Albany
Oro
San Francisco
Ten
eLhus
Gays
Paradise Valley
Nevada
John Leveridge
New York
Washington
Talmage
Daniel Webster
Webster
Buffalo
Buffalo Express
London
Dickens
David Copperfield
David
William Black
Herat
Khorasom
Sollier
United States Army
Charles Lange
Lange
Hanover
Larely
Elaine
Vanera
The Capture of John Brown Told by a Prisoner Witness
An account from the June Century describes the Harper's Ferry siege with details from a prisoner who served as a captain in the Confederate ranks. It recounts Stuart's arrival, Brown's defiant reply, the battering, Green's charge, and Brown's fatal head injuries during the assault on the engine house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Ant Stuart
Brown
Stuart
Juart
Vie
Green
Agreeable Eenernance and the Dante Reference
A dispersed piece remarks on fashion and taste with references to Dante and Longfellow. A Boston anecdote plays on cultural prestige and mistaken knowledge, ending with a playful miscue about a woman unfamiliar with Tennsigon and a New York newspaper quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Diante
Boston
Pers Finent
Dante
Finn
Cowe Aloni
Siamese Traveler’s English Book on America Published in Bangkok
Moan Thukhada, a Siamese author who studied English in Philadelphia, wrote a book about America after returning home. He emphasizes English as the language’s chief charm and notes Americans’ eloquence, while explaining his choice to publish in English to convey American manners and beauty to his people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Bangkok
Moan Thukhada
Englis
Philadelphia
Paris Salon Holds 6134 Art Pieces Across Many Media
The Paris Salon catalog lists 2488 pictures 83 drawings of all sorts 1067 sculptures 61 medals and engraved stones 183 architectural works and 457 frames of engravings totaling about 6134 works.
Wonderful Discovery New King’s New Discovery for Consumption
Advert shows a cure for throat and lung diseases via King’s New Discovery. Claims thousands cured permanently and many formerly hopeless patients now alive. Offers a free trial route to obtain samples and test the remedy.
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Horace
Maurice Kingsley
Tn Cattle
M. de Giers
London Jones
Charles Loder
Apa
Tratuweon
Apriny Reucratyu Co
Pier Raenes
Migans
Pers
Dnstep
Piiab
Garibaldi
Victor Hugo
Caprera
Victor Teo
Ulat
Enover
Tim
Ohio
Amy
Whey
Mia
Jane
THE
Albert Medical Institute
Cleveland
Superior ST
Albert
Foo
Ale Bewi
Bieoki
Mont Chaste
Troy Chetn
Tan Cemes
Gol
Agivenef
Coshocton, Ohio
Elliott & Miller
Second Street
Cain Enclope Orm Oy
Hows
Wwe
Howe Seving Machine CO
Euclid Ave
Cleveland, D
Elville Business S College
Zanesville
Care
Maine
China Hall
Second
Coshocton
Ont
Queensware Depot
East Room Park House
B. R. Shaw
East Room Park House Block
Ael
Lil Nery Specialties
Milners
Jo Journal of Fashion Pree
Liberty Street
Pittsburgh
True & Lo
M Ca
Ads Hellatn
Stud
Unie Extate
Nual Tate
Co Tan County
Maghess
W. A Smith
JU. Biggs
W. A, Smith & Co
Ciscory
W. A. Smith
Rascor
Conrad Wowelson
Ned Haatinn Conney
Wells
Jersey City
U.S.A
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