Wall Street in 1775 Riot and Arm Seizure on April 3
An 1775 Boston to Wall Street report recounts Isaael Besse’s Sabbath morning raid announcing Lexington’s victory. Patriots seize 500 stand of arms at the city hall and bar the royal government, martial law follows, shops close, militia patrols, and arms are escorted to Van Ike's bowling alley on John Street.
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Isaael Besse
Gowery Road
Boston
Trinity
Presbyterian Church
Lexington
Wall Street
Jesss Sears
Sons of Liberty
CoTee House
Marinus Willett
Oy Broadway
Abraham van Ike
John Street
Frederick Trevor Hill
Harper's Magazine
Sharks Fear Noise In Water Dread By Swimmers
The article explains that sharks fear loud splashing and that native divers in the South Seas swim in large noisy groups to deter sharks. It notes that lone or poorly protected swimmers attract danger when they stop splashing, after which a shark may swiftly attack.
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South Sea Islands
Brahms and Tschaikowsky Meet: Mutual Dislike After Dinner
Brahms and Tschaikowsky, famed composers, met twice. On their last meeting Brahms traveled to Hamburg to hear Tschaikowsky's fifth symphony, they dined together, and Brahms admitted he disliked the work. Tschaikowsky replied that they disliked each other's music. They parted on excellent terms.
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Brahms
Tschaikowsky
Hamburg
Hickory Native to America and Its Storied Past
The Hickory tree, uniquely American with nine varieties, is tied to national history from pioneer axes to President Andrew Jackson’s nickname Old Hickory. Indians valued its nuts and the wood for tool handles, while buds once fed starving tribes in early spring. Kansas City Star.
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Watch
Historie of
Travaile
Virginia
Britannia
Europe
Jackson
Bertram
North America
Kansas City Star
Panama Hats The Hat trade and weaving process
A lifelong Panama hat maker denies that the hats are woven under water and explains the method. Hats are woven in damp morning air when heat makes fibers brittle, then hung at night to absorb dew and remain usable for days. The process takes one to three months.
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New York American
A Thousand Times Obliged Issue In Washington Lobby
John Hollister a popular Washington figure is approached in a hotel lobby by an acquaintance who boasts of securing a job after Hollister praised him. Hollister questions the claim and suggests increasing the obligation to 1,200 to reflect past helps.
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John Hollister
Washington
Hollister
Artington Hotel
Secretar Foster
Lowe Brothers
New York City as the American Venice and its many islands
The National Magazine notes New York City, though not known as the American Venice, contains 31 distinct islands within its bounds. Surrounded by deep water, these islands promise abundant docking and shipping potential for future commercial growth.
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New York City
Venice
National Magazine
Expert Testimony in Kentucky Court Case
A mountaineer boasts of knowledge about a moonshiner and gains free transport to Louisville to testify for the state. He recalls seeing the man on a hot day riding a racing roan horse with a flag and horn, and confirms the horse as a blue grass breed, stating it was.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Waal
Harnor’s Weekly
Introductions and a German Mayor’s Humble Honor
A humorous anecdote recalls Senator Spooner and a small town German mayor in Wisconsin who delays his own speech by introducing Spooner. The crowd fills the opera house as the mayor awkwardly deflects praise toward the senator.
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Tony
John C. Spooner
Wisconsi
Spooner
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Whatley & Ward
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Dea
Lucinda C. Hill
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Ae Paint
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Lowe Bees
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Tor Gale
Dothan Hardware Company
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