Uncrowned Queen of New Orleans The Orphans' Friend Margaret Haughery
In New Orleans 1830s to 1860s Margaret Haughery known as The Orphans' Friend rose from hardship to national fame through devotion to poor children. Orphaned young, she nursed and fed thousands, ran a dairy and later a bread business to support orphanages, earning broad respect across factions.
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New Orleans
Margaret Haughery
Scariareh
Baltimore
Gaffney
Charles Haughery
Ireland
Margaret
Julian Poydras Orphan Asylum
Sisters of Charity
Statues honor two noble women of philanthropy in differing lands
Moses Fousom recalls Margaret Haughery and Sister Dora, two 19th century philanthropists honored with statues in New Orleans and England. The pieces highlight their charity to orphans and the poor, contrasting Margaret's orphan work with Sister Dora's hospital relief.
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Margaret
New Orleans
Walsall
Staffordshire
England
Dora
Cottage Hospital
Margaret Haughery
Mrs. Dustin
Moses Fousom
Island sugar magnate shapes looming Hawaiian fate
Special correspondence from Washington reports Queen Kapiolani’s visit bringing the Sandwich Islands into U S focus. A Honolulu resident, a major sugar dealer close to Claus Spreckles, claims population loss to about 40 000, rising American trade, and potential U S annexation. Details on Kalakaua, Spreckles, plantations, and sugar wealth follow with portraits of Spreckles and his influence, alongside caveats about debts and politics.
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Washington
Queen Kapiolani
Sandwich Islands
United States
Honolulu
Claus Spreckles
Hawaiian Islands
Capt. Cook
China
Japan
Kapiolani
Kalakaua
Church of England
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Spreckles
West
New York City
California
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Kalalaua
Tuomas J. Tapp
Mary Janes Travels Aboard The Rhaetia To England
A Mary Jane letters excerpt describes a European voyage with companion Dickey. They sail from Hoboken aboard the Hamburg American liner, face seasickness, meet diverse passengers including Germans and Texans, and reach Plymouth England with mixed feelings about sea travel and departure.
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Mary Jane
Louisville Courier. Journal
England
Europe
Plymouthn
America
Dickey
France
Germany
New York
Hoboken
Nebraska
California
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Land of the Free
Fatherland
Guatemala
Buenos Ayres
Teutonic
Paper Railroads Rise Again in Visionary Plans
The piece notes that many railroads exist on paper and later get built, while others remain mere schemes. It cites a New York banker’s remark on the unpredictable spread of rail lines and the recurring life of planned routes as trains traverse new frontiers.
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New York
Globe-Democrat
Cat Nearly Scares Kaiser During Steam Fueled Dinner
Berlin correpondent reports a stray cat nearly toppled the Emperor William of Gesuiany. While Lee Kaiser dined on fried fish, a steam heating apparatus caused a scare when smoke from the chimney dislodged the tube and spilled boiling water, as the cat became stuck in the flue but the emperor escaped injury.
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William of
Berlin
New York World
Wealthy sons crowd Philadelphia manual schools
The Philadelphia Times notes that elite manual training schools are mostly filled by the sons of wealthy men, risking depriving poor youths of access. It cites broader social contrasts and hints at ongoing inequities in education.
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Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
England
London
Lamar Fontaine
Potomac
Hamilton
Gambrell
Jackson
Misa
Eadweard Muybridge
University of Pennsylvania
Winnipeg
Oscar Wilde
Blood and Thunder
London Society
Lord Arthur Saville
Victoria
Mary Queen of Scots
John Greenleaf Whittier
Robert Purvis
American Anti-Slavery Society
Decatur
Lake Constance
Buffalo Bill in London as Known as the Queen
T. C. Crawford notes that Buffalo Bill Cody is instantly recognizable in London amid a public seen as dull and uniform in knowledge. He contrasts this with London police who often cannot identify streets or notable residences, including the prime minister's house, until directed by an elder constable.
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Mr. Cody
London
Central
Africa
New York
T. C. Crawford
New York World
One of the Famous Pikes Linked to Brown’s 1850s Plan
Thomas Doughty notes in Globe Democrat recounting a pike made by John Brown to arm his provisional government in February 1852. Brown ordered 1000 pikes in Collinsville to Chambersburg and then to Kennedy farm near Harper's Ferry, with specimens stored at Mount Vernon Alabama arsenal before being shipped to Rock Island Illinois for iron rolling, though the mill never opened and many relics dispersed.
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St. Louis
John Brown
Collinsville
Conn
Brown
Chambersburg
Kennedy Farm
Harper’s Ferry
Mount Vernon
Ala.) Arsenal
Rock Island (Ills) Arsenal
Thomas Doughty
Globe-Democrat
Snail Pace Measured In Ten Feet Of Trail
An experiment at the Polytechnic measured six snails traveling ten feet. The average pace shows a snail would cover a mile in fourteen days, providing an exact term for slow movement.
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Polytechnic
Terre Haute Express
Diet liberalization in English athletic training noted
The Arkansaw Traveler reports England favors a less restricted diet for athletes. Cambridge boat crew training for Oxford allowed fish puddings and dessert while still banning sugar with pastry, reflecting a shift toward varied nourishment for peak performance.
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England
Cambridge
Oxford
Arkansaw
Homes for Workingmen plan offered by New York man
A New York businessman proposes a combined home building and life insurance plan to provide workingmen in New York with affordable homes. Under the plan a buyer puts down 500 and pays four 500 installments, with the home passing to the wife if the husband dies. Short term life insurance funds the house. The idea targets thrifty wives earning under 20 dollars a week, aiming to make home ownership a practical, enduring charity.
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George Peabody
London
Erastus Wyman
New York
Boston
Spain
Boston Advertiser
The Panama Tragedy Deepens as Flood Washes Out Cuts
Frank Leslie's notes that the Panama project has suffered further losses as water floods one of the deepest cuts. Millions spent on earth and rock removal seem wasted as water returns, undermining progress and killing hopes. De Lesseps remains convinced yet the enterprise drains fortunes and time.
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de Lesseps
Paris
Panama Canal
Panama
Frank Leslie
The Bread Winners Secret Sin Revealed
Col John Hey explains a group confession plan noting six accused men have kept silent about their authorship of The Bread Winners. If five deny guilt, the sixth is convicted, so the six unite to stand by the author in his secret sin. Baltimore News correspondent quoted via New York Tribune.
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John Hey
Baltimore News
New York Tribune
A Hint to Smokers From a Noted Smoker
A renowned smoker criticizes men who light cigars or cigarettes on elevated stations or just before stopping trains. He argues such behavior offends ladies and others, and he may quit smoking due to a perceived decline in consideration for rights of others.
A Blind Man's Work Fortelka Invents After Blindness
Lieutenant Herr Fortelka of Austria’s army, blinded in a Bosnia campaign, devised a range of devices including a magazine rifle, a micrometer, an automatic mapping apparatus, new gunpowder, two metal anti oxidation machines, and several smaller tools all made by hand from wood string and wire. He claims tactile sight outperforms vision.
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Herr Fortelka
Bosnia
New York Sun
Church Communicants Across Denominations Reported
The Independent lists church communicants in the United States by denomination with counts for Methodist Episcopal 4,346,516 Roman Catholic 4,000,000 Episcopal 430,531 Moravian 10,686 Baptist 3,682,007 Congregationalist 436,379 Christian Union 120,000 Friend 105,000 Adventist 97,711 Methodist 18,750 Presbyterian 1,082,436 Lutheran 930,830 Reformed 259,974 German Evangelical 125,000 Mennonites 80,000 Church of God 45,000.
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the Independent
United States
Methodist Episcopal
Episcopal
Moravian
Baptist
Congregationalist
Christian Union
Friend
Adventist
Methodist
Presbyterian
Lutheran
Church of God
Haggard Names Influential Books and Favorites
The writer H. Rider Haggard lists Robinson Crusoe The Arabian Nights The Three Musketeers Poe Macaulay among works that shaped his career. He cites Dickens The Tale of Two Cities and Lytton The Coming Race as favorites with Ecclesiastes as his preferred Bible book.
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FL. Rider Haggard
Poe
Macaulay
Lytton
Prince Hilmy Nears Completion of Egyptian Study
Prince Abraham Hilmy has nearly finished a historical work on Egypt with long pieces on the Soudan and the Pyramids. He plans to explore the link between Masonic rites and early Egyptian ceremonials in his next project.
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Prince Abraham Hilmy
Egypt
Soudan
Pyramids
Boston
Total solar eclipse to be visible across Russia
The August 1 total solar eclipse will be visible from the Baltic to eastern Siberia. Astronomers from the United States England Russia Germany Italy and France plan observations at at least five stations.
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Russia
Baltic
Siberia
United States
England
Germany
Italy
France
Arkansaw Traveler
General Boulanger Wounded Four Times in War Service
French War Minister General Boulanger was wounded four times between 85 and LS71, including a broken elbow from a gunball in the Franco German war, showing he was not a carpet general.
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Boulanger
Mrs Custers Correspondence Reflects Prompt Replies
Mrs Custer, a conscientious correspondent, notes that “Boots and Saddles” has sent about 500 letters of inquiry or congratulations, and she has answered every one.
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Mass
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Judge Kincaid
Plymouth
Eng
Hamburg
Lizard Point
J. D. Perrins
Chicago
Kansas
Buffalo Bill
Diet
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Gen. Boulanger
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