Cable car pioneers and a patent dispute in early San Francisco
A vivid reminiscence recalls Market Street cable road origins. Henry Root, unpaid by Crocker’s firm, helped patent devices now owned by Crocker and Hallidie. Crocker demanded return of seven months’ pay. Root forged ahead, securing patents in his name. The episode foreshadows the rise of the cable trust and a later pool, with Root profiting from patents and land deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Charles Crocker
Henry Boot
Crocker
Root
Denver
Cable
Market St. Company
Cable Company
Henry Root
Hallidia
Hallidie
Urocker
Boot
A. Ee
Appea
Daan
Cour
Hoot
Mr. Crocker
Rodl
Haight St
Odd Foreign Facts and Humorous Quotes Gathered
A miscellany of curiosities and wry quips quotes from various papers. Notes include the prince of Wales politeness, business in England, petroleum flows, a Chinese census jest, and a lavish funeral procession in Peking. Snippets of humor touch on contracts, health, and hotel registers.
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England
Posience Department
Baku
Russia
United States
China
Toeland
Ircn
Peking
Tachisg Tschu
Prince King
Rain and remarks from New York a dated roundup
A noisy blend of quotes and odd notes from New York and Albany. Rain totals for Manhattan reach 11,001,785.04 tons in 11 months, while pipes planned to connect a spring to the White House seek to ease the president's water supply. Other items touch on policemen and pretty girls, clerks marrying their secretaries, and a peculiar sermon line from Rev Walter D Nicholas in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter D. Nicholas
Albany
New York Sun
Manhattan Island
Washington Post
Franklin Square
White House
Potomac
Amateur tales of siblings and appetite shortages
An uptown physician entertains childhood squabbles over roller skates between Master Tommy and Misa Jennie with wheedling requests and a comically antiquated parental response. Other vignettes report Peter Sinclair in Ohio devouring 24 pumpkin pies and a South Carolina man feeding an alligator a cow, sheep, poultry, and a hogs head, with fatal consequences for the stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Misa Jennie
Tom
Jennie
Peter Sinclair
Wauseon
Ohio
Chambersburg
South Carolina
Chicago Writer Visits Louisville Saloon Scene
Paul Hull, a Chicago navsa paper man, visits Louisville and tours the Courier-Journal office. He jokes with an editor about drinking, learning the city’s social customs, then chats with the saloon visitant who claims to edit the Christian Sentinel and to be nonpolitical, focused on “squaratorsd religion.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hull
Chicago
Hull
Paul
Courier-Journal
Christian Sentinal
Arkansawn
The Ear as a Clue to Character and Talent
A fragmented summary notes beliefs that ear shapes reflect temperament and traits such as refinement, cruelty, musical taste, and sensuality. It cites various figures like Navalaan, the marquis of Salisbury, and Mr. Gladstone, with descriptions of their ears, though the text blends opinion with historical names and a dated business ad for a Water wid Diamond company in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philosphers
Navalaan
Rath
Prema
Marquis of Salisbury
Gladstone
Wpall Mall
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Charlie
Mies Araminta
Ninalhaven
Dreas
Hood
West Market
Dr. Jordan
K. Kures
Penn.st
Spice OF
Binghamton Herald
Atchison Gibbs
Kearney
Juerist
Texas
Atchison Globe
New Orleans Picayune
Yonkers Statesman
Odds and
Rogers’ Royal
Essex St
Boston
Muss
Christimars
Chas
Kuthn
N. Kingis
Petite St
Jorcans
K. EK. Kures
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Hospital, Remedy Company
Toronto
Canada
S. F. Gallaisay
Tov
Cos
Pennsylvanias
Indianapolis
Virginia Avenue
C. W. Bickin
The
Pennslvania St
Nickum
Broadway
Christian-ave
College-ave
Win H-St
Samusamerts
Grand Opera
IGE
Daniel Frohman
Lyceum
Cor
Belasey and DeMille
Vier
WFR
Grand Opera House
Dea
California Opera Company
San Friancizco
Preenti
Merry Comics
Sead Pasha
Tomlinson Hall
Kirmess
Birness
Zoe
Market St
Bradley
Holton
Ara
East Washington Street
Union Station
South Dlinois Straat
Meeress
Hast
Arriva
Weat
City Cicket Office
Jackson Place
Indianapolis Union Station
Swift
Ferrano
Ruston
Tz Swiss Si Co
Atlanta
M. Abbett
M. D
Virginia-ave
Mfg. Co
Evo
F.C. Fowler
Moodus
Conn
Ennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Balti
More
Washington
Philadel
Phio
Columbus
Richmond
Louisville
Vincennes
Cairo
Wandalla Lang
St, Lois
TAB
Bor
H. KR. Dering
Sais
Pennsylvania
Richard H. Beck
Lockport
D. Y
Nerve Beas Co
Buffato, N
Browning & Son
Wath
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago & ST. Louis
St Louis
Union Dept
Eee
Washington and
Meridian Streets
Wagner Palace
Louis & Catro
Martin, D, P, A
Portieres
HH. Rose
Illinois Street
Jas. N. Mayhew
North Meridian Street
Aneshaensel & Strong
Pennsylvania Street
DenIson
Barnes’ New Special Cash and Credit Store
Olsen
Garden Street
Virginia
Bert
the Sun
You
Office OF the Sun
E. Oriost
RED Cross Diamond Brams
Settea
Atl Noilly
Returnmati
Nane Paper
Chichester Chem’ Co
Madison Situe Phila. Pa
Wilcox
Montraar
Wilova Specific CO
Philadelphia
Pate
Evans Chemical
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
N.Y
D. R. Dyrene & Co
Wsi
Malydor Mfg. CO
Lancaster
Ward Bros
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