Coney Island Scene Draws Range of Resort Characters
Special correspondence describes the contrast at Coney Island between luxury and cheap amusements, noting Governor Hill and Berry Wall among guests, the high prices at the end near Manhattan, and the busy social mix from stately hotels to side shows, gypsies, fortune tellers, and fashionable visitors.
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Coney Island
Ocean Beach
Saratoga
Long Branch
Manhattan
Brighton
West Brighton
West End
Berry Wall
Tom Ochiltree
Berry
Governor Hill
Panther in a Native Chase Ends in Narrow Escape
A Times of India writer recalls a brutal encounter where a panther attacked during a hunt. The narrator fights the beast with only a gun while a companion Sandford maneuvers to provide a shot. After a tense struggle the panther is driven off and the narrator survives with their partner's timely intervention.
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Times of India
Sandford
Judge Drum's Frontier Justice Interview Revealed
A portrait of Judge Thomas J. Drum of Butte Montana and his bold encounter with the outlaw Red Thornton in Tombstone Arizona. The piece recounts Drum's enforcement of the roundup order, his dramatic gun threat and subsequent jail escort, plus an adjacent fable about climbing to the top in professional life and the need for self discipline.
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Thomas J. Drum
Butte
Mont
West
Judge Drum
California
Arizona
Nevada
Montana
Tombstone
United States
Arthur
Benson
Tucson
Red Thornton
Thornton
Desperado
Jedge
Systematic drummer disrupts Western wholesale house
A drummer rode to the fifth floor of a Western wholesale house and pressed his samples on a proprietor who refused aid. The man kicked him down the stairs, an employee followed, and the chain reaction ended with the drummer on the curb. He exclaimed, I don’t know dere barticular line of pishness, but mein Gott, what system.
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Duluth
Boston society forms to elevate the stage
A Boston group aims to elevate the stage as a solution after remarks about theater and fashion hats. The exchange hints at ongoing debates over theatre quality and social standards, with satirical tones from Mr Pooractor-Humph and Mr Everynighter.
Beard Grows Thirteen Years After Death In Tomb
Carson Special reports Hal Clayton a famed coast gambler died of fever and was placed in a glass cased tomb. His beard grew long under the vault glass for thirteen years hiding the body from the knees down. His widow cared for the tomb and later renewed a romance that led to marriage after his death.
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Hal Clayton
Clayton
George Dobbs
Carson
Humility in man as a just valuation of gifts
A concise reflection on humility noting that true modesty lies in accurately valuing one’s gifts rather than undervaluing them. The quote emphasizes balance between self-regard and disdain.
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Ray
Rescue on Rails: Baby Found After Dog Misadventure
A Central Illinois adventure unfolds at Neelyville station where a family boards a train for Meredosia with a dog and several utensils. The dog is tucked under a shawl but feet trail, prompting a search when the baby is later missed. The father walks nine miles back after the train leaves without the infant.
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Serlo
Illinois
Neelyville
Meredosia
Ilinois River
Editorial About Corporal Punishment Sparks Home Chaos
A humorously framed editor complains to his wife that noisy children thwart his home writing session. He vows to beat the life and soul out of them if they interrupt again, while accused of writing against corporal punishment in public schools. The note ends with a separate remark about English being a Volapuk joke.
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Texas Siftings
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Long Island
Wall Street
Sheepshead Bay
Rockaway
William H. Vanderbilt
John Mackey
Kamera
Baldwin
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