Railways Biggest Customer Bailey Tops Railroads With Shows
James A Bailey is described as the heaviest single railway customer through his three shows the Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Buffalo Bill Wild West and the Sells-Fore paugh Combination. The article notes Bailey drives about $1 250 000 yearly to railroads via transportation and excursion business. It outlines train consists of up to 64 cars and early morning runs plus Bailey’s method of securing routes and negotiating with railway officials. It also mentions competition among railroads offering incentives to win shows and the broader economic impact on towns visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hatley
United States
James A. Bailey
Showindia
Ray Red
Bailey
Barnashow
Hils
Chicago
Tima Herald
Baltimore's Benefactor and Johns Hopkins Legacy
A historical sketch recalls Moorsland youth who moved to Baltimore and built a career, becoming part of the trio of benefactors Teabody Pratt and Hopkins, with Hopkins funding the university and hospital. It also notes mineral discoveries and a New York treasury scene with Washington’s oath statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Arundel County
Moorsland
Wallimore
Eitr
Paitimore
Baltimore
Teabody
Pratt
Hopkins
Maltimore
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Soir
Bee Mountain Cave Holds Millions Of Bees And Honey
A Texas cowboy near Bee Mountain on the Brazos river descended into a cave carved in a cliff where great combs of honey hung in a quarter mile long chamber. He tasted honey, heard a hiss, and fled as snakes approached, leaving behind his knife and the honey. The tale spreads that the cave contains vast wealth guarded by serpents and bees, deterring all who hear it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Brazos River
Bee Mountain
Mlondike
Roney
Galveston
The Bone Solo A Hoodoo In Minstrel Show
An aged minstrel performer says the bone solo is a hoodoo in burnt cork performance. The yellow clarinet is seen as fatal to workers, roving winds, and show profits, leading to bans on bone solos by managers and distrust among performers in the Wilmington Star era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jé Ix
Barerly
Wilmington Star
Mystery diamond necklace gone after Parisian savant’s study
A famous French naturalist’s home is ransacked as Mme St Hilaire reports her diamond necklace missing. A servant’s search finds no clue until a baboon reportedly plays with a similar object, revealing the ornament was inside the animal. The incident is recounted with Twain and old anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffroy
Hilaire
Mme. St. Hilaire
Servanta
RaAmuchag
Mrac
St. Hilaire
M. St. Wustre
The Marseillaise Hailed by 6000 French Radicals
An account notes how 6000 French radicals at a public event hushed the arena as they listened to the Marseillaise. The chorus remained unled, then burst into singing, followed by a tropical applause and a loud demand for an encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Higginson
Atlantic Monthly
Summoning Help by Cutting Wires and Odd Antiquities
A London journal notes telegraph disruption across Australia after a cyclist fell ill and cut a line to summon aid. Reports describe ancient fossil-like stone outlines found in Minnesota and a tale from Biarritz where Queen Marie of Servia returns jewels to a charity lottery, aiding a poor seamstress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taskerson
Electric Sey
The
Electrical Review
London
Australia
Adelaide
Port Darwin
Minnesota
Ulepalla
Antenélienta
Indiana
Ourrhinds
New York Journal
Biarritz
Servia
Diarritz
Ifia Quean
Sisters of Charity
Blarritz
Watchmaker and thief in a muddled old tale
A garbled excerpt recounts a watch and repairer discussing time and meaning. It references a Cinecinnaid Enquins phrase about forming a sine sine engine with seven pieces that must fit together with precise adjustment.
Grapes From Canaan Sayings and Proverbial Lines
Collection of moral maxims and aphorisms about character honesty love hypocrisy and self awareness. Includes references to a twenty dollar coat and a five cent son and notes on vanity and sincerity with a faded line about a ranv’s lien.
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Railways
Johor Hopsink Unt
Voralty
North Carolina
Srantiec
Wall Street
Nassau
New York
Washington
Ebhar
Eben
the Bone
Hoodoo
Mark Twain
New England
Mr. Evarts
Leon
H. Wyatt
Wilson, Couriter
Wyatt
de. Sheldon
M.j.gibbs
J. B. Blatherwick
Wilson
State Bank OF Hull
E.h.reimann
A. P. Tensen
B. Mayer
Cansten
Iowa
BANK
Principal Steamship
Palmacaten and Deutchland Ausgafertizi
Saxsde Et Ewll. Potsen
Siews Cente Ween
George
Tye
A. Roos
Singer
Earth
Praguel
Tyringer Manufacturing Company
Canaan
Chicago-Omaha
Tara
Tews
Central
Omaha
Minneapolis
Illinois
Fort Dodge
Minneaplis
St. Louis
St. Paul
Pullan
Homeseeker
Illinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
C.ww, Eoumonods
Pioneer Drug Store
N.G. O
Hunn
Lowa
Alwaya
Omlaln Dughing
G. R. Lanning
Suelaucen
McKerrer Bigck
Towa
John Jansma
CEM
Mlovnfar
All-Wright
Phav Elise Jel Evm
RHO Aurre
Paar Nd
Hoikh Raet
Freiehi
Paseernpey
WM. Shimp & Son
Hull
Aedar
Arclogk
Albert Jan Tlorin
Tawa
Tefric
I. R. Mertose
Ork
District Court
Palent Record
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