Paragrafhs of All Sorte in Derailed Tales of Wealth and Woes
A fragmentary musings piece cites land grants to soldiers totaling 74 052 500 acres and 160 acre farms, a Madison Me funeral with buried man beside two former wives, a Bristol Vt dog tragedy, high railroad official pay, a fatal Connecticut duel resolved by seconds, Paris opera architect Garnier paid 138 400, and Mrs Oliver Perry Rice heir claim of 63 million linked to Gideon Ritchie in Alkebany Pa.
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Jewett
Ete Railway
United States
Connecticut
Garnier
Paris
Oliver Perry Rice
Indianapolis
George H. Pendleton
Alkebany County
Gideon Ritchie
Rice
Early Discovery and Use of Coal in Pennsylvania
At a Hist orical Society of Pennsylvania meeting Willan J Buck outlined early coal history. Letters from 1766 mention abundant small coal in the Wyoming Valley and thoughts on its value. Oladiah and Daniel Gore used coal in forges about 1770. Pittsburgh's layout dates to 1769, with coal known nearby. petroleum was known in Venango County earlier. A 1770 map locates Schuylkill coal beds, challenging the focus on 1790 as the discoverer date. The first successful coal burning rate is credited to George Fell of Wilkes-Barre in 1508, and the coal trade began about 1520 with 365 tons sent to Philadelphia.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Willan J Buck
Pennsylvania
Samuel Tightman
Wyoming Valley
Oladiah
Daniel Gore
Penn
Pittsburgh
Venango County
Schuylkill
Chased by a River and a River of Fear
Major T W Powell writes of a river chase in Scribner s Magazine as he recounts battling Pinton pines and canyon storms. He describes trying to stay dry and measuring risk by the rising water, with waves crashing and a camp set above the river. The scene ends with the Colorado joining the river.
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T. W. Powell
Scribner's Magazine
Ile Say
Eile
Cutan
Mecca
Caryon
Inaugural Spelling School at Merrill's Grocery
A Danbury spelling school was opened Saturday evening at Merrill's grocery. A young man leading the class faced a series of humorous stumbles from several spellers including a wary older observer. The session featured mispronunciations and cross remarks, culminating in a misstep over the word Indian, which sparked further banter and a clash of jests among participants.
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Merrill's
Wrnter
Cough
North Centre School
Lachan
Hind
Ohio
Cheo
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