New Crusade The Salvation Army Split Deepens
Ballington Booth proposes a new movement named the Christian Crusade with a core group from Sea Cliff Long Island who deserted the Salvation Army. He defends operations while adversaries critique his leadership and warn of further splits as Eva Booth and others exchange sharp replies.
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Ballington Booth
New
Evangelical Movement
Salvation Army
Sea Cliff Corps
Mimms
Montclair
Peake
Hall
Futore
Edith Marshall
Smith Agnew
Pittsburg
Agnew
Booth
America
Eva Booth
Boston
Herbert Booth
Ballington
New York Herald
Astor Impresses Governors Aboard Atlanta Trip
An eyewitness recalls Colonel John Jacob Astor leading a crowd on a Atlanta visit with a flag and a serenade for Governor Morton. The party raised funds and shared beer, while Astor reportedly fixed a hot railway engine at Manassas, earning the engineer’s disbelief.
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John Jacob Astor
Atlanta
Morton
Colonel Astor
John Brown
Union
Astor
Manassas
G’wan
New York Sun
Revival ends amid religious frenzy at Markleville
Rev. W. C. Mc Craig’s meetings at Union church whip crowds into frenzy. John Markle, once attendee, rants and is jailed in critical condition. Bronnenberg hallucinates oceans of oil and water. A baby’s cry prompts Mc Craig to ban births. a church dog is kicked to death. Town moves to halt sermons as Mc Craig leaves town toward Chicago.
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Markleville
Anderson
Ind
W. C. McCraig
Union Church
John Markle
Bronnenberg
McCraig
Mac Craig
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
London Lady Proposes to Dr Jin in Martial Glory Tale
The Boston Herald notes a wealthy London woman offers marriage to Dr Jin with a twist she may have two marriageable daughters if the proposal fails. The column mocks the idea as a penalty of martial glory and laureate poetry.
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London
Jin
Boston Herald
A Funny Objection to Naming a Battle Ship
A Kansas City Star note argues against naming a battleship Kentucky proposing that if the ship meets a bar it may fail to pass, reflecting humor about naval naming.
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Kentucky
Kansas City Star
Florist Pays Discoverer for Double Carnation Right
A New York florist paid its discoverer ten thousand dollars for the sole right to the famous double carnation known as the Murella.
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New York
Stage World Notes on Players and The Great Diamond Robbery
Tony Denier praised as a panto mimic clown is said to have built wealth in Colorado mines. Mme Janauschek retires from The Great Diamond Robbery and plans a memoir. Sadie Martinet steps into Dion Boucicault roles with his son Aubrey. Joseph Jefferson tours with The Great Metropolis while in the south for vacation. Bernhardt’s Gismonda rights rest with Fanny Davenport. Creston Clarke offers Philadelphia high school essay prizes on Hamlet’s sanity. Richard Mansfield denies plans to quit acting for lectures and faces a New York October engagement before touring the country.
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Tony Denier
Colorado
Creston Clarke
Philadelphia
Edwin Booth
That City
Hamlet
Richard Mansfield
New York City
Mott Street Duchess Party Ends In Ruin And Ruff
A Mott Street birthday blowout for the duchess brings a gala crowd from Fifth Avenue to Baxter Street. Limpy Smith and Long Necked Sarah crash the event, sparking a brawl and a police take-down. The duchess and cohost are jailed or banished, the duchess shipped to the Tombs, and the duchess and duchess left heartbroken as the party ends in scandal. The narrator hides, witnesses the collapse, and notes the social collapse of Mott Street society.
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Smith
Sarah
Mott Street
Fifth Avenoca
Baxter Street
Mike
Hester Street
Big Nance
Elizabeth Street
Jim
Forsyth Street
Pureeshun
Dukhess
Hev
Italy
Cally
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Twain’s New Zealand tour closes with a caution on prohibition
The speech in Christ Church includes a joke about prohibition and its effects. Mark Twain recounts a tale of a man in a prohibited town seeking a drink via a snake bite prescription, ending with the snake being booked for six months. A separate Washington Post anecdote recalls a Black student’s grammar exercise using the word delight, where the boy says he “puts out delight” at bedtime.
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Mark Twain
New Zealand
Goodby
Christchurch
Westminster Gazette
Twelth Street
Washington Post
Effigy Confusion Sparks Geography Gag
Excerpts show a humorous exchange about locating an effigy on maps of Oklahoma or Texas amid a newspaper editor's stern praise for honesty. The dialogue captures light commentary on misdirection and originality in a manuscript submission.
A Blueblooded Canine and Quick Wit
This sketch excerpt playfully contrasts a well bred dog with a quip about trousers. A street scene blends humor and flirtation as a stranger and vigilant mother exchange lines about security and money in a bank comparison.
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Maude
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Dr. Jameson
News OF the Stage World
Mme. Janauschek
Sadie Martinet
Dion Boucicault
Aubrey
Joseph Jefferson
Sardou
Gismonda
Bernhardt
Fanny Davenport
DE Mott Street
Bowery Society
Mrs. Dubby
Johnny
Mr. Dubby
Oklahoma
Texas
New York World
Somerville Journal
Indianapolis Journal
Detroit Tribune
Bright
Standard Medical and Surgical Institute
N. R. Wenger
Specialis
Calhoun Street
Fort
Wayme, Ind
Evening Post
the Evening Post
East Berry Street
E. Berry St
Fort Wayne
District Telegraph Office
F. E
W. Lewis Street
W. B
Savanah Street
W. J
Shawnee Aye
Care Home
W. Willams Street
C. H. Evening Post
H. van
Cee
Lafayette Street
East Main Street
J. Dickerson
West Main Street
A.C. Aurents
Berry Street
East Columbia
Karn
East
Columbia Street
Romy & Bobilva
Normandy
J-Curtice
Schmitz Building
The
Louis F. Curdes
Pixley-Long Block
J. B. Monning
Vedermark Block
J. B. Manning
Frank Leslie
Sopular Monthly
Faiiy Illustrated
M. E. Burns
Sotita
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