Notable Society and Club Bets Around 1900 Boston and Washington
Henry George is invited to speak in Boston while General Miles stays with Senator Cameron in Washington. Mrs Mackay’s dressmakers pledge not to copy her gowns. President Cleveland favors liver and bacon for meals. English yachtsman Lord T. Henn is elected to the Eastern Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry George
Boston
General Miles
Senator Cameron
Washington
Mackay
Ltev T. Henn
Eastern Yacht Club
Joseph Pulitzer Invests $250000 in U S Three Per Cent Bonds
Joseph Pulitzer reportedly purchased United States 3 percent bonds for 250000 dollars. The move underscores his financial stake in government securities and reflects his prominent role in finance and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pulitzer
United States
Eulogies Spotlight Chester A Arthur As Honest Gentleman
The reflections praise Chester A Arthur as an upright and trustworthy public figure. Observers note his integrity and steady leadership as defining traits in the wake of his political career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Arthur
Mrs Heaton Hunt Jackson’s Colorado Springs Home Preserved
The former residence of Mrs Heaton Hunt Jackson in Colorado Springs remains exactly as she left it with withered flowers still in the parlor mantel vases.
Mrs Potter Aids Uncle Minister McLane in Europe
The wife of Secretary Whitney says Mrs James Brown Potter travels to Europe to assist her uncle Minister McLane with his receptions. The statement clarifies the purpose as assisting in social duties abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney
James Brown Potter
Europe
Minister McLane
Forses Winston Renounces Liberal Ties Over Gladstone Judgment
Dr. Forses Winston, famed alienist, declares he renounces all connection with the liberals as he can no longer rely on Mr. Gladstone's accuracy of judgment. The move signals a notable rift in political alignment and hints at shifting loyalties among influential figures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forses Winston
Gladstone
French-Canadian Wins Seat in New Hampshire Legislature
M. Fortunat Gagnon elected to the New Hampshire legislature marking the first French-Canadian to receive the political honor in the state. The milestone is highlighted as a notable achievement in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fortunat Gagnon
New Hampshire
United States
Chamberlain Transfers Cleveland Property to John Hay
W. S. Chamberlain, father of Jennie Chamberlain the famed American beauty, has transferred $200,000 worth of Cleveland real estate to Col. John Hay and is likely to relocate to Europe in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Chamberlain
Jennie Chamberlain
Cleveland
Col
John Hay
Europe
Confederate States Shine in WarnerSouth Tour
Charles Dupley Warner reports extensive southern tour with all classes at work and growing interest in literature and science, predicting a bright future for the old Confederate states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dupley Warner
South
Confederate States
Description of Mr. T. B. Alprica in Lewiston Journal
A Lewiston Journal writer depicts Mr. T. B. Alprica as a short compact man with a smooth face and thin sandy curls. His small blue eyes twinkle and his dainty mouth puckers into a dimple on his well rounded face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. T. B. Alprica
Lewiston Journal
Presidents as early teachers in their careers
Chester A. Arthur during his sophomore year at Union College quit to teach in Schaghticoke Rensselaer county earning $15 a month. It is noted that many presidents were pedagogues before becoming statesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Arthur
Union
Schaghticoke
Rensselaer County
Ex-ALp Fullgraff Urged to Find New Lunchroom
Ex-Alpine Fullgraff, famed for his New York witness stand confessions, must seek a new lunchroom after the proprietress of his longtime dining spot, following popular demand, requested him to move on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullgraff
New York City
Auckland Ladies Prepare Fern Album For Mr Gladstone
A group of Auckland women will present Mr Gladstone with a fern album from New Zealand. The collection is described as admirably complete and the album a fine specimen of local woodcraft and colonial workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
New Zealand
Auckland
Mathews to wed Viscountess Maidstone in London dispatch
The secretary of state for the home department Rt. Hon. Henry Mathews, a bachelor with a fortune around 4 million dollars, is reported to marry Viscountess Maidstone. Mathews recently served as counsel for Mr. Crawford in the Dilke case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Mathews
The
Home Department
Viscountess
Maidstone
Mathews
Crawford
Cardinal Manning Faces New Pace of Life in Old Age
Cardinal Manning, now nearing eighty and weakening, says he must ease his former vigor. He rose at five each morning for years and retired near midnight. He lives on few crackers and coffee daily while continuing to work, remaining a mystery to many.
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Cardinal Manning
Mandalay
Bulhar
Aden
Dongarua
Penguin
Belfast
Vienna
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Ferdinand
Saxe Coburg Gatha
Kalnoky
Queen Christina of Spain to end mourning November
It is announced the Queen Regent Christina will end deep mourning on November 27, the anniversary of Alfonso XII’s death. Madrid aristocrats asked permission to present her with her first widowhood dress, now being prepared in ivory velvet with a heliotrope moire train and chenille trim in the same color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina
Spain
Alfonso XII
Madrid
Benvolent Boston merchant Nathan Ripley Cobb covenant
Nathan Ripley Cobb a leading Boston merchant in early days drew up a 1821 document promising to cap his worth at 50 000 dollars and pledging escalating shares of net profits to charity as his wealth rose He is said to have kept this covenant with strict fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Ripley Cobb
Boston
Iowa News Items Bridge, Rail Changes Boost Iowa Trade
Senator Wilson introduces a bill to authorize a railroad and bridge across the Mississippi between Fort Madison and Keokuk. Dubuque headquarters of the D. and D. railroad move to Stickney of the Minnesota and Northwestern. Wabash offers holiday fare. Multiple labor, crime, and local business notes across Iowa include a suicide in Council Bluffs, a clerical purge in Washington, a murder near Perry Aspinwall, and rising corn prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railroad Company
Mississippi River
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Iowa
Denmark
Ft. Madison
Sloat
Monroe
Dubuque & Dakota Railroad
Dubuque
Mr. Stickney
Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad
Sumner
Hampton
Nationwide brief of indictments and crimes reported
This week’s roundup lists Casey a Bloomfield Conn serial killer indictment. Bernhard Heens death from a streetcar wound in San Francisco. divorce evidence against Rev Dr Staunton in New York. Emily Brown murder and dissection case in Baltimore. Rock Island train robbery link to Schwartz in Chicago. Knights of Labor laundry meeting with anti Chinese stance. widespread jail escapes and various blazes and shootings. extensive political shifts and regional incidents across the country.
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Casey
Bloomfield, Conn
Bernhard Heens
San Francisco
John Kelsey
Dr. Staunton
New York
Staunton
Emily Brown
Baltimore
Schwartz
Chicago
Knights of Labor
United Action
H. C. Rodgers
Internal Revenue
Rodgers
Henderson
Indiana Democratic State Committee
Coosa County
Alabama
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Riverside
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
Robert Bousenish
Pittston
Young Bousenish
Lema Malecheski
South Evanston
Yates
M. E. Conferences
Nebraska
Methodist University
Lincoln
Foreign Affairs Panel Approves Consular Budget Increase
The House Foreign Affairs Committee completed debate on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. It provides total appropriations of 1 671 905, up from 1 356 065 this year, a 268 340 rise for consular services. No action on international boundary surveys or other commissions. referred to sundry civil bill. The report cites the policy to sustain our consular service with adequate salaries for underpaid officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Mexico
Haytien Arbitration Commission
Venezuela and American Claims Commission
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Committee On Appropriations
Proclaimed ban on plan of campaign and Irish case verdict
The Dillon case ruling declares the plan of campaign illegal. John Dillon defends his speech as lawful. The judge orders bond or twelve months’ jail. Welsh farmers resist church tithes amid possible wider unrest.
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the Standard
Dublin
Dillon
Zanzibar
Muango
Uganda
Kabrega
Simeoni
England
John Dillon
Wales
Explorer Stanley Honored by London Common Council
The London common council passed a resolution of thanks to H. M. Stanley. Pearse Morrison praised him for uniting Congo tribes under the International association and aiding at the Berlin conference. Stanley’s voyages opened Congo navigation, stations, trading, and planned railways, with Congo’s wealth cited as transforming barbarism into civilization.
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London Common Council
H. M. Stanley
Pearse Morrison
Congo River
International Association
Berlin
Africa
Congo
Stanley
Stanley Pool
Congo Basin
Brazil
Mr. Stanley
London
Paris
Vienna
New York
Eminent Spaniards in Paris Debate Diplomacy and Hospitality
The Paris visit of Senor Ruiz de Zorilla and Senor Castelar prompts caution from France as they praise Paris yet challenge European borders. Castelar urges changes to Alsace Lorraine, Trieste, and Cyprus, while Zorilla’s stay tests diplomatic sensitivities. France defends inviolability of its dominions and hosts Castelar with restrained hospitality, noting England’s Cyprus claim and Gibraltar concerns. Cor. Loudon Telegraph.
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Paris
Senor Ruiz de Zorilla
Senor Castelar
Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
Trieste
Austria
England
Channel Islands
France
Malta
Cyprus
Spanish Republic
Turkey
Greece
Gibraltar
Senor Zorilla
J’anis Cor
Loudon Telegraph
Great Men and Their Favorite Dishes Across History
A Pall Mall Gazette piece surveys famed figures from Charlemagne to Kant and Schiller, noting their preferred foods and drinks. Luther's beer, Voltaire and coffee, Peter the Great's Limburg cheese, Kant's pork and long dinners, and Schiller's ham appear among varied tastes as a glimpse into personal habits of eminence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlemange
Luther
Torquato Tasso
Henry IV
Peter the Great
Limburg
Charles XII
Sweden
Voltaire
Frederick the Great
Napoleon
A. M. Schurmann
Lessing
Klobstock
Kant
Schiller
Stuttgart
Dr. Schiller
Matthisson
Lord Byron
Chester
Pope
Jonathan Swift
Sir Walter Scott
Pall Mall Gasetts
Congressional Conferees Named on Key Bills and Land Grants
The House appointed Morrison Harris and McKinley as conferees on the fractional gallon bill and Cobb Van Eaton and Payton on the Allen land grant bill. Debates touched sundry civil appropriations and Ontonagon Brule land forfeiture, while the Senate introduced and referred bills on immediate transportation orders and national bank circulation. The day included memorials, retirements, and a late session passage of pension bills.
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HOUSE
Washington
Morrison
Harris
McKinley
Cobb
van Eaton
Payton
Randall
Hapson
Committee On Public Lands
Brule
Senate
Washmecton
Cullom
Bowen
Hoar
Platt
White
Pennsylvania
Grant
Vermont
Cox
New York
Springer
Illinois
Dakota
Montana
New Mexico
Throckmorton
Texas
Holmes
Iowa
Des Moines
Townsend
Moffat
Michigan
Gates
Alabama
Queen Victoria Named From Alexandrina Not Georgiana
The piece traces the historical naming of Queen Victoria, noting Alexandrina as the chosen name over Georgiana or Elisabeth II due to precedence and political reasons. It reflects on reformulations, provisional proclamations, and the alternate paths that could have led to a different reign title.
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Russia
Alexandrina
Duke of Kent
Castlereagh
George IV
Georgiana
Georgiana Alexandrina
Lord Campbell
John Campbell
Charles Greville
Lord Lynhurst
Elisabeth II
Lord Leicester
Joan Russell
Essex
Francis Bacon
Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandrina
Queen Elisabeth II
London
Baltimore Sun Proprietor A S Abell Richest in U S
The Baltimore newspaper owner A S Abell, aged 80, is estimated to be worth 12 to 15 million dollars. He built print careers in Providence and Boston, helped launch the Public Ledger and the Sun, survived early failures with help from a friend, and owns the Guildford estate near Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
A. S. Abell
Providence
R. I
Case
Boston
A. H. Simmons
W. M. Swain
Abell
Simmons
Swain
Washington
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Sux
Guildford
Maryland
New York Commercial Advertiser
Tilton and Tilton Home Life Amid a Century's Shadow
The Philadelphia Times recalls a Brooklynn scene showing Theodore Tilton and his wife in a past domestic moment. Tilton now lives in Paris while Mrs Tilton sews in a Newark convent. Their daughters move between Europe and Chicago as rumors of a remarriage swirl amid a tragedy of silence.
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Philadelphia Times
Brooklyn
Theodore Tilton
Tilton
Paris
Newark
Florence
Switzerland
Chicago
Independent voters seek honest administration in upcoming election
The text argues for independence of thought in politics and civil service reform. It emphasizes that the issue is better government over party, predicting continued movement away from machine politics and toward selection of the most fit candidate at the ballot box. The 1884 revolution is cited as a turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J’hladelphia Telegraph
New York Tramps Use Ropes as Night Lodging in Bowery
A Cincinnati Enquirer New York correspondent reports tramps crowded into a rope lodging on the East Side. Patrons pay 3 cents for a glass of beer and a rope night, sleeping seated or hanging, with early morning wakeups and a soapy floor anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bowery
The Art of Mixing Liquors Unearths Hidden Craft
The Detroit Journal quotes a bartender praising expert mixers who create high value liquors by blending unusual ingredients. It notes a Chicago firm paying an expert up to $10,000 yearly to craft orders and manage rapid bottling. The piece highlights the artistry and demand for skilled compounders in the liquor trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Casey & Curacoa
Detroit Journal
The Opening of a Chestnut Burr
Phasisius accuses Lavina of a mishap as he bursts in during Sunday preparations. He jokes about her boot and then spreads his wings to attend services at a different sanctuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Piecemeal Pipes Spell Piping Problems for Pittsburgh Chronicle
A quirky note from the Pittsburgh Chronicle cites ongoing pipe and stove concerns as workers scramble to fit pipes, stoves, and fixtures amid shortages. Local readers glimpse how maintenance delays ripple through homes and businesses.
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President Cleveland
Council Bluffs
Joseph Visch
Marshalltown
L. V. Taft
Burlington
Benedict
Wabash
John Bundler
Ottumwa
Brooklyn Creamery
Messrs
D. C. Talbot
E. O. Spencer
John Bowen
Michael McCarthy
Prairie Creek Township
Henry Hemesath
Ossian
Peter Hoffman
Lemars
Joseph Brinkman
New Vienna
College of the Sulpicians
Montreal
Aspinwall
Perry
Ted Stevens
Carson
Tama City
Stevens
Young Stevens
Unitarian
Davenport
George Snody
Montezuma
Carrie J. Bartlett
Hamilton
Geo. Smith
Boone
Dunlap
Mr. Smith
Wall Street
Simon Wormser
Young Wormser
Alice Oates
Frances Hagerman
Leonore Johnson
Frances
Jane Wheller
Thomas E. Shaw
Western Reserve School of Design For Women
Salt Lake
Denver & Rio Grande
Gunnison River
Welch
Connell
California
Department of Arizona
Nelson A. Miles
Prescott
Los Angeles
Miles
National Protective Association of Liquor Dealers
Louisville
Calumet
Pipestone
Dak
Orcutt
D. McCullough
Lake Shore Railroad
James Monaghan
Switchmen’s Union
Pliny B. Smith
Ashburnhan
Mass
Charles Winchester
Monroe Bros
Ohio
Golden Bros
Marlboro
Boston Trust Co
Fitchburg National Bank
Fitchburg
Second National Bank of
West
Winchester
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Bey
Explorer Stanley
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Lowrey
Spooner
German Aid Society of
Wisconsin
Committee On Finance
McPherson
Frye
Bath
Board of Trade
Vance
Post Office Committee
van Wyck
Secretary of War
Missouri River Commission
Omaha
Caldwell
Eden
Cooper
Washineton
Missouri River
Blair
Committee On Finances
NOUBE
Rowan and Worden
Dingrey
Washinocton
Conger
Ingalls
Chace
Mitchell
Oregon
Committee On
Organ
Arizona
Cannon
Secretary of the Interior
Surveyors General
Victoria
America
Independence
Phasisius
Lavina
Ittsburgh
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