Omaha Booms as Hayes Sells and Bridges Rise
Special correspondence from Omaha describes the city’s booming real estate and growth. Paxton block nears $500,000. New York Life plans a ten story building nearby. a Missouri River bridge project costs $1.5 million and links Omaha to Council Bluffs. Ex President Hayes sells property amid saloon rumors, while Paddock, local block builder, and Union Pacific influence shape a bustling, expanding metropolis with strong meat packing and smelting industries.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Paxton
New York Life Insurance Company
Hayes
Chicago
Sam
United States
Paddock
Kansas City
Missouri
Council Bluffs
The Chatsworth Accident and Notable Rail Disasters
A historical roundup recalls the Chatsworth wreck in Illinois with analysis of major rail disasters since 1842. It lists dozens of fatal or catastrophic crashes across North America and Europe, detailing dates, locations, and casualties.
An Odd Custom in Athens Reveals Greek Business Rites
An Athens anecdote describes a mysterious practice where carriage forfeit fees of eight to five dollars secure prompt service. The traveler learns Greeks rely on written receipts as proof of contract, and that trust in strangers is higher there. The excerpt also recalls a kind act by an old man fanning a hot cab horse, a critique of garb, and a New York oculist’s claim that only one in six hundred men knows how to care for his eye.
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Denver
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Athens
Greece
Harvard
Animal Kingdom
Boston Post
New York
Young Tennessee congressman elect James Phelan's rapid rise
The newest US congressman elect James Phelan of Tennessee will be 81 at his oath and stands 40 years younger than the oldest member. His Irish heritage, Mississippi birth, Kentucky and Leipsic education mark a bright political future already forecast by supporters. An Irish agricultural statistic notes 76,988 acres added to cultivation in Ireland last year, and London omnibus lines now use electric lighting.
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James Phelan
Tennessee
House
Phelan
Mississippi
Confederate Congress
Kentucky
Leipsic
Germany
South
Ireland
Italian Signorina Maria Farne breaks barriers in medicine
A youthful Italian woman from northern noble stock earned Turin university access in 1870 and excelled in medicine and surgery. She practiced in Turin and Rome, earned honorary physician to Queen Margaret, and is described as elegant, intelligent, and poised with a feminine grace.
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Signorina Maria Farne
Italy
University of
Turin
Rome
Margaret
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Oxford
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