Princess Lola of Bavaria and the Vanderbilt Affair
The piece profiles Edith Lola Diss De Bar alias Annie Solomon alias Mme. Cagliostro, the Princess Lola of Bavaria, and her ties to William H. Vanderbilt. It details her royal pretensions, lavish lifestyle, seances, and alleged manipulation of Vanderbilt, plus her lineage, aliases, and a network of misdeeds across cities including Louisville Cincinnati Philadelphia New York and the Centennial Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Vanderbilt
Commodore
Belover
Munnell
Mayo
Bavaria
Lola Montez
Danseuse
Nota
Ludwig
Wagner
Philadelphia
Clinton Place
Commodore Vanderbilt
Voimmorore
Washington Place
Ivy
Extomlatter
Harbrougham
Grand Depot
William H
Wall
Jay Gould
Pinkerton
Oak
Wall Street
W. HV. Ibread
Pertiad
Yano
Sinushad
Bey Toraive
Persia
Woeter
Vagliostro
Mayo’ Partors
Wearian
Atlantic
Annie Solomon
Horn
Louisville
George Solomon
Annie
Cincinnati
Munnall
New York
Irrigating the Italians on Mulberry Street Health Drive
A sanitation patrol led by General Shaler and Dr. Taylor disinfects Mulberry Street Italian quarter with carbolic acid and copper sulfate. Wary residents protest at first but the operation proceeds, bathing interiors and exteriors and promising biweekly visits to reduce pest breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Y. Herakd
Disir
No. 3
Mulberry Street
Bowery
Canal Street
A Sad Disappointment In a Man’s Deathbed Will
In Sacramento a dying man with pneumonia and a large life insurance policy drafted a will to fund a funeral filled with fun. He planned hiring townback staff, inviting friends for a ride, a hotel banquet, and a brass band to lead the procession. He recovered before the insurance money could be spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City Enterprise
Sacramento
Remarkable report from Windos clerk on tiger encounter
A London Telegraph story recounts a dramatic tiger chase near a railway office. An official petition requests two guns for protection as a tiger stalks the line, was finally shot by the Post-office Superintendent after a tense stand by guards, villagers, and train crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Windos
Dadia
Jengte
Heaght
Wong
Lin
Hindoo
Lui
Eligi
Tonk
Amd
Tyr
Six Year Old Hero Rescues Drowning Friend in Harlem
Willie O Brien, a six year old boy noted for wearing short dresses and curls, saved Fritz Mischel from drowning at Captain Monaghan's boat house in Harlem. The child grabbed Fritz by the hair and pulled him to the float despite being smaller and frightened, then calmly walked away as bystanders praised his bravery. The incident stunned the men on the piazza who witnessed the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Tle
Willie O’ Brien
Piazza
Fritz Mischel
Fritz
Willis O’brien
Willie
English Slave Traders Exposed in Parliamentary Report
A Pall Mall Gazette excerpt summarizes Mr. Romilly’s report on English vessel activity in the Western Pacific. It details kidnaping of island natives, deceptive bondage to seek labor in Queensland cany fields, coercive exchanges, and brutal reprisals by natives against crews. It notes schemes to coerce chiefs to recruit others and warns of cannons and village destruction in reprisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
Pall Mall
Queensland
Big Island
Kava Use Among Europeans and Samoan Ceremonial Prep
The article describes kava, a stimulant from Piper methisticum, used by Europeans and Wairarapans with a soap-like taste. It details Samoan kava ceremony performed by young women who chew, strain, and mix the root with water to prepare the drink, and notes its tonic and sedative properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Fulford and Wife to Sail for England for Continental Tour
Mr Robert Fulford and his wife Annie Pixley will sail to England next year remaining abroad for one year to tour the Continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulford
Annie Pixley
England
A Weary West Side Dog That Loved a Little Girl
A laboring man recalls his faithful dog Tige who protected his dying daughter and comforted the family. The dog walked with the workers, guarded the child, and showed devotion after the girl’s death, dying of a broken heart. Friends listening in tears.
The Succulent Cacom Cucumber Praise
An enthusiast extols the cucumber as a highly useful vegetable with wide dressings beyond the tomato. It premiates better than squash, rivals eggplant in delicacy, and can be stewed fried or stuffed. Even past raw use, it yields well when parboiled mashed with butter and fried as fritter.
Strange Sea Animals Collected Aboard Swedish Bark Monarch
The Monarch left Antwerp for Valparaiso with George Von Scheele, mate, collecting marine life for Upsala University. He drifted a drag net for specimens, yielding nearly 20 bottles and iron tanks of preserved life. A four-foot Juan Fernandez lobster and a transparent ribbon fish are among notable finds. many new species are suspected, some in unusual preserved states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch
Erie Basin
Antwerp
Valparaiso
George von Scheele
University of Upsala
Mr. von Scheele
Tihe
Voyasu
New York
von Scheele
Washington tramp tells of life on streets and chain gangs
A Star reporter meets a nomadic veteran in Smithsonian grounds who describes serving in a North Carolina regiment, being imprisoned in New York, and living off charity. He favors Washington for easy access to shelter and workless days, plans to ride to New York and back, and suggests authorities compel work through the chain gang system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washeston Star
Star
Smithsonian Grounds
Sorth Carolina
New York
Washington
Pye
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Jon Vanderbilt
Mer
Ehridge
Trailroad Gtice
Bodinet Tiger
Lenader
Candi
Rochester
Milwadekee
Peekshun
Thair
Jver
Tsay
Sam
Ami
Lely Mother
Fox
Jos
Philadelphia Record
Evasina Onssay Sn
WAGS
Horton Posh
Nipweparr
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