The Paris of America Hilltop Resorts and Views
An overview of Cincinnati hilltop pleasure haunts along Mt. Auburn Price’s Hill Bellevue and Highland House. Describes Mt. Auburn pavilion capacity 5000, Lookouthouse dancing, Price’s Hill vistas across Ohio and Kentucky, Bellevue’s free access for 10,000 visitors, and Highland House with Belvedere seating 7000 plus fireworks and panoramic city outlook.
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Lookout
Bellevue
Price's Hill
Highland House
Ohio
Mount Auburn
Jackson Hill
Mt. Auburn
Coney Island
Lookout House
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Adirondacks
Catskills
Hudson
Rocky Mountains
West End
Bellevue House
City
Clifton
McMicken Avenue
Mill Creek
America
Mt. Adams
Gettsburg
Belvedere
Esplanade
Ohio River
Kentucky Hills
Licking Valley
Eden Park
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Ludlow
Heaven
Anarchist Trial in Chicago Sparks Nationwide Attention
The eight Chicago anarchists including August Spies and Louis Lingg face the death penalty for the Haymarket bombing that killed police officer Matthias Degan. Prosecutors reveal a long planned scheme to annihilate police and fire forces amid violent upheaval.
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Chicago
Matthias J. Degan
August Spies
Samuel Fielden
Michael Schwab
Chris Spies
C. R. Parsons
George Engel
Adolph Fischer
Louis Lingg
Haymarket Square
Police and Fire Department
Paris
Sensational Testimony Shapes Trial of Anarchists in Chicago
Jury selection extends to 982 citizens. Wallers testifies he joined an armed anarchist group planning to disable fire and police and kill opponents. Lingg, Spies, and Schnaubelt named in bomb, with detectives from Chicago and Canada infiltrating anarchist societies. Detectives unaware of others in the network raise fears of government secrecy.
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Scenz
Gottfried Wallers
William Selinger
Louis Lingg
Schnaubelt
Chicago
Three Men of the Time in American Sentiment
A published sentiment from Hugh Miller Thompson praising Carlyle Ruskin and Alfred Tennyson as three English voices of wisdom. He argues Americans should heed their words over English political and intellectual noise, in contrast to England’s modern science and parlance.
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Thomas Carlyle
John Ruskin
England
Alfred Tennyson
Hugh Miller Thompson
After Dinner in England A Social Evening Described
Adam Badeau details English after dinner ritual from port and wine to whist and talk. Hosts change seats, guests pair off for conversation, and ladies retire at 11 with candles in pink and white or diamond attire as portraits look on.
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China
England
Adam Badeau
A Revengeful Parrot Tale From Cornhill Magazine
A childhood fear of parrots turns into a long running feud as a hand biting encounter leads to ongoing torment and finally the parrot’s death leaving the narrator haunted by guilt and relief. The piece recalls a vivid temperamental bird and the narrator’s remorseful memory.
Begging for Old Shoes and Castoffs Across Europe
A bootmaker notes daily requests for worn footwear and hats as surplus items vanish to the needy. He cites a Berlin charity that repairs castoffs for the poor, while a German calculation claims over half a million pins are lost daily in Europe, implying the earth is a vast pin cushion.
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Europe
Berlin
New York News
The Artist and Joe Jefferson at Bunner's Studio
The artist notes Jefferson called, then criticizes his shift from Venetian subjects. Bunner defends, and Jefferson recalls his Rip role, replying that one may play a single part in various ways rather than many ways. The exchange reveals tension between artistic exploration and specialization.
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Joe Jefferson
A. F. Bunner
Jefferson
Rip
Charles Mathews
Brooklyn Eagle
Elevator Bath Carriage at Hot Springs Hotel
A Chicago Times report notes a Hot Springs Arkansas hotel offering a combined elevator and railroad system. Invalids are wheeled from rooms directly to the baths by steam powered conveyance.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Chicago Times
Nova Scotia Home Rule Push Aims At Annexation to United States
A Buffalo Express correspondent notes Nova Scotia seeks repeal of the Canada union and annexation to the United States. The piece traces historic grievances, cites 1867 and 1884 assembly actions, and links tariff removal to possible annexation while detailing regional industry and a peppermint distilling process in Wayne County.
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United States
Canada
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Maine
St. Lawrence
Acadia
Longfellow
Nova
England
Nova Scotia Assembly
Ontario
Quebec
Liberal Party
United States Senate
The Penalty of Position in English Show Houses
Adam Badeau argues that the great English houses reveal a public duty of openness. Hosts forgive intrusions and accept show days as the penalty of their position, granting access to private rooms, parks, and royal apartments while preserving rank and lineage in public record.
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Windsor Castle
Adam Badeau
Trial by Ordeal in Russia
The Chambers Journal notes a lingering superstition in southern Russia where a sorceress tests theft suspects. Bread balls are placed in a vase water test. the sinking ball allegedly indicates guilt while a floating ball implies innocence, though confessions often occur before the test.
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Russia
Chambers’ Journal
Preventing the Escape of Criminals in Gazi Seaport Town
A correspondent notes Gazi a seaport claimed by the Emir of Belang and the sultan of Zanzibar. Municipal authorities with local autonomy hamstring criminals to force sedentary work, reducing burglary and preventing recidivism or flight.
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Friends of Justice
Gazi
Belang
Zanzibar
Machine for Working Kamate Boosts Fiber Output
A Pittsburg machine for working ramie plants is hailed a success. Green stems enter rollers, are hacked and cleaned by a sequence of processes with water aiding lubrication and flux. The device allegedly enables vast waste lowland areas to produce an annual yield of thousands of acres.
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Ramie
Pittsburg
United States
Chicago News
Voice Fading With Age Noted By Experts
Dr Morell Mackenzie in The Hygiene of the Vocal Organs notes speech power declines around age 60. A Dublin rotunda speech by Mr John Bright at age 55 echoes this, as he laments his voice is not what it was and remarks on aging.
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Morell Mackenzie
Mackenzie
John Bright
Dublin
Bright
A South African Bug Delights with Lasting Scent
A South African bug emits a perfume when touched and a few carried in a wagon scent the vehicle for weeks, as noted by an exchange.
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South Africa
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Polly
Cornhill Magazine
Genargua
Wayne County
Mentha Peperita
Buffalo Express
Kamate
Wood
Mayarr
Partland and Lane
Cana
Plaster OF Paris
Marshall & Welch Coal
Mansfield’s
Omaha
Milerauvee & St Paul
Omaha Rock Island Freeport
Rockford
Elgin
Madison
Janesville
Beloit
Winona
LaCrosse
Greeley, Cole
Pullman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Rk, Micler
A.V. HW
Carpenter
Gen
Gwent
JF. Tucker
Geo. H. Meapford
J. T. Clark
Cinches
SPURS
Main Street
Greeley, Colorado
Hart
Persood
Clark
M. A. Mglaughlin & CO
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