Young Circo Tales Shape New York's Early Fame
A historical sketch traces New York circuses from 1811 in Broome Street to Mount Pitt and West Broadway venues, highlighting stars like Sam Tatnell the Flying Horseman, the Combustible Horse, and vaulters, clowns, and musicians who thrilled crowds with pyramids of riders and feats on a peppered theatrical stage.
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New York
Sam Tatnell
Romeo
West
Broadway
James Hardie
Collect
Broome Street
Prince Street
Broadway Circus
Hardie
White Street
New York Circus
Boston
Don Quixote
Pitt
Messrs. Cayetano and
Redon
Nearlite
Richmond Hill Garden
Chariton and
Varick Streets
Napoleon
Canal Street
Elm Streets
la Conta
Spencer
Lafayette Circus
Laurens Street
West Broadway
Samuel Woodworth
Dinnell
la Forrest
Idus
Mexico
Rhigas
Lafayette
Grand Street
Harmon Street
East Broadway
Mount Pitt
Chatham Square
America
Nat
Williamsburg
Dick Sands
Onarley White
Mount Pitt Circus
Dan Gardner
Archie Madden
Plattsburg
Albany
Lake Champlain
Tatnell
William Niblo
San Souci
Blanchard
Chatham Street
Duane and
Pearl
N. Y. Sun
James West
Philadelphia
Stone Bridge
England
William
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Blackmore
Opera House
London
Victor Pepin
Magazine Street
Hester
Howard
Broome Streets
Mr. Cambell
Campbell
Pepin
Sam Tatnel
Marlbrook
New Orleans
New York Mirror
Queen of Sheba and Solomon Riddles in Folklore Tale
In a folkloric retelling, King Solomon sends a message by carrier birds to the Queen of Sheba. She answers with three ancient riddles about antimony, naphtha, and flax, testing wisdom. The article traces the Sheba legend through Jewish and Arab traditions, noting its legendary rather than historic nature.
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Sheba
Solomon
Queen of
North Arabia
Mohammed
South Arabia
Red Sea
Abyssinia
Jerusalem
Arabia
Yeman
Saba
David
Song of Songs
Israel
Domin
Lemon
Bird
Polite Muff Rescue on a Suburban Train
In a New York Sun report a crowded subway car frames a scene of polite vice and social posture. A stout woman drops her muff and a floridly amiable man returns it with quiet humor. A stern reader and the stolen seat complicate the exchange as the man respectfully relinquishes his seat.
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N. Y. Sun
Bride of the Caucasus in Georgian Bridal Procession
Henry Nevinson describes a Georgian wedding procession in Harper's Magazine with a merryman bearing bread and meat skewers, a wineskin, and lavish music. The bride rides in a bullock cart, wearing a white gauze veil, rings, and curled hair, then enters the church as villagers celebrate and the groom follows to begin married life.
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Henry Nevinson
Harper’s Magazine
Publicity the Thing. Toronto Globe
The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled that publication rights apply only to open court actions and that libellous statements by counsel in court cannot be reported without liability. The piece argues for immediate legal amendment to allow the public to know what occurs in courts.
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Quebec Court of Appeal
Justice Vaschereau
The New Color Photography Vision In Painters Shadows
The article reviews J Nilsen Laurvik’s Century essay arguing color photography exposes that colors have no fixed nature and shadows reveal tones differently. It claims photography will revolutionize color printing and art study, aid disease diagnosis, and enable quick authentic portraits, while exposing weak painting methods.
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Monet
J. Nilsen Laurvik
Mule loaning remark sparks legal excuse in Washington Star
A neighbor asks to borrow a mule and a man cites legal doctrine of agency to explain why lending the animal would create liability. The remark leads to a claim that the speaker was arrested for assassination.
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Rastus
Washington Star
Leather Used for Horseshoes in Australia
The article notes that leather is employed for horseshoes in certain Australian regions, highlighting regional practice and material use in equine care.
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Australia
Whist in Transit Pastoral City Jest
In a quippy Good Old Days vignette Mayor asks his destination while the Village Constable explains he has three tramps jailed and seeks a fourth for a game of whist as a playful transatlantic tale.
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Toronto Globe