Sketches of Pioneer Life in Hamilton 1807 Era
In Hamilton about 1807 the town was small with riverfront growth. Taverns, stores, and a garrison house marked early commerce while inns lined Front Street and residents like McClellan Torrence Murray and Reily kept law, justice, and tavern services. Indians camped nearby and racing on courts and public days drew crowds, before social norms shifted and temperance took hold.
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Hamilton
William McClellan
Butler County
John Torrence
Dayton
Water Streets
Ilenry S. Earhart
Loes
John Wingate
William Murray
Hydraulic Company
Isaac Stanley
Front Street
Fle
John Sutherland
Stable
Pierson Sayre
Joseph Gough
Thomas Blair
Episcopal Church
John Reily
Aza Thorn
Stevens
Greer
Second
High
Davis
Wilev
Front Steel
Barney McCanner
Jamel Burnett
Arthur St. Clair
Ethan Stone
Nicholas Longworth
Elias Glover
Cincinnati
John McLean
Joshua Collett
Lebanon
Thomas R. Ross
Thomas Freeman
Schmidtman’s
Hamilton Hotel
High Street
Second Street
Liz
Tamilteon
Rossville
Streum
Yamuton
James Mills
Jobo Hall
Lewis P. Sayre
Michael Delorac
Alexander Delorac
Isaac Falconer
Jamilton
Davion Street
Black York
Nampheren
Varvant
Diddie
Wingate
Murray
Davies
Dickens Niece in Colorado Death Mystery at Bijou Station
The account tells of Mrs Dickens and her son awaiting the reunion with her husband Henry Lester in Colorado. He had gone west after selling their Gloucester business, died in Denver from congestion of the bowels, and his coffin is sent there. The tale ends with Mrs Dickens and her son returning to Gloucester, grief-stricken.
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Colorado
Gloster
Brazil
Tam
Kansas City
Bijou
Charles
Dickens
Bijou Station
Swantana
Tlenry Lester
Denver
Bey
The Great Pigeon Roosts Of Betsey River Country
A vivid 1874 Illinois Michigan scene describes vast pigeon roosts across eighty or more square miles in Benzie County. Hunters trap and kill in force, using nets poles and coarse salt laced feed beds, with thousands of birds daily. biggest catches approach 1300 and a thousand bushels of salt and corn feed. The piece blends sensational travelogue with details on methods and scale, noting the New York State Sportsmen's Association and Fisher & Sons shipping vast numbers.
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Mistral
Benzie
Easton
Betsey River
Feo
Kentucky
Missouri
Herries
Tom
Manhattan
Sland
Battery
Harlem River
Crystal Lake
Dilla
Monte
Iris
Fisher
Stokes
New York State Sportsmen's Association
Frankfort
Fisher & Sons
An Editor's Midnight Visitor Brings Cash For Hash
A late night encounter in a newspaper editor’s rooms describes a ragged visitor seeking hash and ten cents for hash, then a plate of tripe and onions, with a humorous note on a peaceful resolution. The piece ends with the mayoral scent of Poydras Market and Orleans Picayune.
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Hash
Darkey
Poydras Market
Orleans Picaynie
Long and Patient Suffering at Central Station
An old man pleads with police at Central Station about his strained marriage, threats and a planned escape to Canada. He mourns his losses, warns peers, and describes his wife as domineering as he contemplates leaving home. The scene is described in a dated, colloquial tone.
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Sam
Police Force
Pye
Cem
Okd
Canada
Detroit Free Press
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