Henry George Dies in Harness as Mayor Campaign Ends
Henry George died at 4 10 AM in the Union Square hotel from cerebral apoplexy while campaigning for mayor of New York as the Jeffersonian Democratic nominee. He spoke in Queens and Manhattan halls days before his death, urging reforms and denouncing corruption, with Mrs. George at his side.
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Ironworkers Clash in Scottdale Riot Injures Three
A riot between union and nonunion iron workers in Scottdale Pennsylvania injured Henry Gillespie Henry Gordon and Manager Skimp of Scottdale Iron and Steel company. Skimp was shot in the foot and head. Gillespie was shot in the arm and bled severely. Gordon lost three fingers as stones and gunfire erupted during a confrontation with gunmen and a marching line of workers.
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Denver Clerk Charged With Stealing $14 000 Package
Walter R Houghton a postal clerk was arrested in Cheyenne and charged with stealing a registered package worth 14000 sent from a Chicago bank to Sacramento California The theft occurred en route between Omaha and Ogden and a mistress who stayed in Denver for three weeks was linked to the case after exchanging three hundred dollar bills The revelation came from post office inspectors city detectives and secret service officers
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Andree Lost Claim Forges Arctic Balloon Sighting
Reports from Vardi and Vardoehuus in the Arctic say a whaling ship sighted Professor Andree's balloon near Prince Charles promontory on September 23. Brakmino seeks to verify the tale, while Captain Sverdrup of Fram doubts the sighting.
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Streetcar versus railroad conductors reveal urban toil
The piece contrasts the demanding role of streetcar conductors with railroad conductors. It notes streetcar workers face harsher scrutiny, must know countless streets and residents, assist passengers, and enforce company rules for about $2.25 a day, while railroad conductors earn roughly $6 a day. It also includes a quotation on meeting houses from Cotton Mather and historical notes on early New England church seating practices.
Veterans Choose Toledo for Next Army of the Tennessee Meet
The 29th annual Society of the Army of the Tennessee meeting ends with Toledo chosen as the next reunion site and old officers reelected. Omaha proposed holding the next gathering and promoting the Transmississippi Exposition but lost. A highlight was Mother Bickerdyke’s 80th birthday celebration at Bunker Hill Kansas head nurse of the Army of the Tennessee.
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Two More Utes Killed in Rocky Mountain Chase
Special Deputy Wardens Amos Bennett and Jack White killed Rattlesnake Pete and a companion after a two mile chase by twelve Indians who fired as they closed in. Gable who was reported killed yesterday has turned up. Sheriff Neiman with a posse of forty men continued to Wilcox amid anxious news.
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White talc pipes and oriental tobacco customs
The best authorities note talc use in pipes is recent vs ancient smoking habits. In Meerschaum producing countries tobacco is used in bowls and goblets rather than pipes. Turks are not seen with meer schaum pipes despite widespread tobacco use.
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Umbrella Origins Across Ancient Carvings and Jonas Hanway
The article argues umbrellas appear in rock carvings and predate Hanway who did not invent the umbrella. It suggests Hanway popularized the sunshade in the east and notes a shift from eighteenth century designs to the modern steel ribbed form.
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How They Kept House and Got Their Provisions
A nostalgic sketch from Scribner's Magazine recounts gray squirrels nesting in an oak, raiding hickory nuts, and staging bold escapes. The narrator details escape routes, bold chatter, and a dramatic chase sequence as the squirrels raid and transport provisions across the landscape.
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Autograph Tales Of Henry W. Longfellow At Dinner
Mr Guild recalls Longfellow autograph anecdotes including verses with signatures and a Boston lady who sent 160 blank visiting cards for the poet to sign the next day. The request tested even the poet’s famed good nature at a Boston reception.
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American jokes on Hare Walks In London anecdote
A traveler recalls a London bookseller joke about Hare's Walks In London printed in one UK volume and two in the US. The Yankee asks if Hare is split in half and later the clerk misreads his pun, praising the “capital” joke.
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Elephant burden and ruins haunt Siam and Afghanistan
Fragmentary report notes elephants as chief beasts of burden in Siam and Afghanistan. A loaded elephant is said to carry two tons, while references to an old building in a Chicago tavern appear in the garbled text.
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