Fake Bridge Jump Noted In Gotham Scandal
A Brooklyn bridge jumping hoax exposed a scheme involving Mrs. McArthur, her husband, and accomplices. staged water stunts, a museum exhibit, and a bogus life saver plan led to insurance-like losses and later affidavits denying the jump. The ruse collapsed when Halligan confronted the conspirators and forced refunds, with Mrs. McArthur insisting she jumped.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York Sun
McArthurt
Kep Smith
Hartman
John Halligan
Halligan
Smith
Mr. McArthur
Mrs. McArthur
Tien Smith
New York
Messrs. Smith
McArthur
Narrow Escape On Jersey Coast Becomes Beatt Snippet
Miss Askew Miss Marven and Mr Everall faced a perilous drift toward a reef off Jersey after a sudden gale. With signals unseen and tides rising they clung to a four foot rock, endured rain thunder and thirst for 18 hours before Jersey fishermen spotted them and plucked them to safety.
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Miss Axkew
Jersey
Beatt
Miss Askew
Miss Marven
Birmingham
Mr. Everall
St. Helies
Southampton
London Daily News
Young Jay Gould Lets Roxbury School Reap Generous Gift
Frank Jay Gould youngest son of the late Wall Street wizard signals his venture into business life by funding a near complete repair of the Roxbury village schoolhouse. He expands the project with a 40 foot addition and a clock tower with Seth Thomas bell. The gift totals several thousand dollars, funded from his income, and he joins his brothers in managing the family interests at 195 Broadway.
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Frank Jay Gould
Wizard of
Wall Street
Roxbury
N. Y
Gould
Frank Gould
Young Gould
Seth Thomas Clock Company
Lyndhurst
Frank
Helen
Alice Northrup
Joe
George
Edwin
Howard
Broadway
New York World
Dueling Dates and a Dapper Diner Tale
A humorous anecdote from a city restaurant shows a young man attempting grand romance with a huckleberry pie demand. The scene ends with a laugh when a waiter delivers a knife to the woman, leaving the suitor embarrassed yet proud of the lasting impression. Also noted is a New Hampshire tombstone inscription claiming widow Susanna Brownson lived across three centuries.
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Mies
St. Louis Republic
Landaff Center
WN. H
Susanna Brownson
Names for Pullman Cars Spark High Pay and Debate
The Philadelphia Press reports Miss Florence Pullman earns ten thousand dollars annually for naming Pullman cars. She favors euphonious names themed on countries rivers and flowers, with dining cars named after renowned cooks and culinary figures. The piece notes criticism of rail charges and potential regulation by the interstate commerce commission.
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Bitl Pullman
Pullman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florence Pullman
Pittsburg Post
Guatemala
Brazil
Guiana
Peru
Chile
Mexico
Central American
Windsor
Worcester
Indianola
Germania
Italy
Egypt
Savarin
Queen Victoria
Fraventelli
William
Germany
France
Philadelphia Press
Mark Twain in Bankruptcy Remarks Spark Debate
London Saturday Review quotes Samuel L. Clemens on insolvency and honor. It contrasts his view that debt may endure with the reviewer’s insistence on full payment and honesty. The piece recalls the author’s early meeting and critiques Twain’s self-portrayal and virtue.
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Mark Twain
Samuel L. Clemens
Samwuel L. Clemens
London Saturday Review
Dentists in Oregon Anecdote From a Traveling Attorney
Attorney W. W. McNair recalls visiting a southeastern Oregon village and meeting a rough dentist at a livery stable. The tale describes the dentist offering crude remedies and dubious methods, including dragging fangs, jawbone humor, and failed tooth transplant attempts, ending with a wary decision to avoid treatment.
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Oregon
W. W. McNair
San Francisco Post
Stephen Crane as Melancholy Poet and Public Critique
A Boston Journal clipping reviews Stephen Crane and his verse, noting melancholy tone and perceived genius by some, while critics deride it as drivel. The piece cites reactions from the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and a Bogton Journal quip about Crane’s poetry and meaning.
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Stephen Crane
Crane
The
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Stephen
Jim Cobber Tukkegee
Bogton
Ito Baron of Japan a Rising Statesman in Meiji Era
A long profile portrays Miyoji Ito Baron Ito as an influential Japanese figure born in Nagasaki 1857. It details his career from interpreter to private secretary, cabinet roles, treaty work, and honors, noting his accessibility and central political potential in Tokyo.
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Baronto
Japan
Nagasaki
Hiego
Konda Kohei
Konda
New Japan
Amherst College
Imperial University
Ito
Tiue
Tokyo
Department of Public Works
Sanji-In
Privy Council
Count Ito
Count Tto
Europe
Miyoji Ito
Order of the Sacred Mirror
House of Peers
Chera
Baron Ito
Jansen
Scandinavia
Nichi Nichi Shimbon
Nagatacho
Prince Ito
New York Herald
Fitzsimmons Demands 20000 For Ring Invention Fight
The article recounts James J. Fitzsimmons accusing backers of trying to film the Corbett Brady fight with a cinema system and demand $20,000 to allow pictures with Dan Stuart’s assurance. It details Latham’s failed deal, Vendig ownership, and Edison Kinetoscope compare, plus remarks on funding and publicity.
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Pita
Ife Mae
Corbett
Sigilist
Pitewimmons
Ime Apenulty
Cincinnati
Latham
Tes
Florida Athletic
Joe Vendig
Vendig
Wendig & Co
Vitand
Brady
Speed
Cincinnat
Cinemati
Dana
Dan Stuart
Texas
Stuart
Edison Kinetoscope Company
Fitzsimmons
Culberson
New York Journal
County Board approves school funds and lists payments
Open Board minutes record approval of the county superintendent of schools report covering July 1 1805 to Sept 1 1805. total due 106. The committee certified funds disbursed for township schools commissions examinations institute fund and county loan fund. Appointment of election judges approved for Rock Creek Mt Carroll and Savanna districts. Bills for pauper farms and cemetery conditions discussed with payment orders authorized.
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Carroll County
Ieee
Pettybone
Barnard
Trias
M Lilly & Oo
Thos Metall Midae
Sa Dom Hoover Hauline Eleatric
Jas Canavan
Mare House
Otte
Marriott Meat Force Farm
Jackson & Stiteley Mae
Hoover Nndse
Eame
Jemsen Nidse
Sane
Allison Indse
Sequires Andes
Sammy
Feezer Ormane
Cowen
Eonte House
Ora
Buav AL
Erin
Chase Crouse Conat
KC Burton
Strauch
Knght
Aiberton & Beck
Peck
I Taylor
Hoke & Lamp
Phillip ‘ Lote
Zogsehwerdt
TY Catin
Traum
Lewis
Piipl
Livengood
Bron & Fike Indee
Lael & K Raton
JE Moore Tidge
Conrad
Henry Moore Sieaue
Eteall
Sorthern Hospital Clothing
Cri
Seneseee
Moyer
Treasuer
John Taylor
Grrove
R. Miller
Jacob Coddler
Mr. Ketterman
Grove
J. C. Mover
Ketterman
Stave Auditor's
Joan
Ca Supt Schouts
Netuai
Eem
Co Treas
Natitute Entertainments
Wek
Institute
Sellours
Somme
Schoors
J. C. Moyen
Cihovn, Cine
Hunter
Rock Creek
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Bojamin Gaff
Exea J. Barkley
BK. Meyera
Samuel C. Gault
John H. Carbaugh
Robert Stitt
M. Carroll
Uugh
Griffith
Aston Smith
Charles E. Grove
Otto Jasseo
W. Sherman Markley
Charles Schaut
D. W. Atherton
John Blithorpe
Francie M Jenks
County Board Proceedings and Public Works Actions
The board discussed cemetery expansion with removal of two apple tree rows and a picket fence, marking graves with stones. It authorized river walks and painting contracts, reviewed swamp land agreements, and set per diem for numerous members. Adjournment set for December 10, 1895.
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Slick
Publiec
Court House Park
Grove
Court House
Giilespie
Hunter
I. C. Hunter
Board of Supervisors
Isaac R. Itt
Lucius 8. Thorp
General Land Office
Carroll
Acts of Congress
General Assembly
Ilinois
Carroll County
Hitt
Thorp
Ays
Pratt
J. ©. Hunter
Washington
Pen‘ers Land Office
State Auditor
Moyer
Cantral
Siick
Messie
Stunter
Ketterman
Gillespie
Georve
May
Cantrall
Mesars
Hay
County Varm
Ume
Straw
Jenks
Meyers
A.B. Anas
Local note on Cheney and various medical remedies sold in Toledo
A dated endorsement pamphlet highlights P. F. Cheney as trustworthy in business along with multiple Toledo druggists Wm Hogan Weet & Sruaa Walding Kinnan Marvin selling Chamberlains Cough Remedy Chamberlains Pain Balm Chamberlains Colic Cholera Remedy DeWitts Little Early Risers and DeWitts Colic Cholera Care. It cites testimonials from William Horne M D and J C Marlow praising Chamberlains and DeWitts products while announcing Harvest Excursions by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway with Geo H Nearrorn as agent and low excursion fares to western points.
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Cheney
Weet & Sruaa
Toledo
Ohio
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
W. F. Benjamin
The
Spectator
Rashford
N. Y
Chanterlain
Dexter
Iowa
Chamberlain
Wm. Hogan
William Horne
M. D
Janesville
Wis
Wim. Hogan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ra Y
Northwest
Geo. H. Nearrorn
Gen's
Chicago
Milwaukee & St
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Mobile & Ohio Railroad
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Mobile
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DeWitt
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J. Cheney & CO
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J. C. Marlow
Decaturville
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Carrollton, Ky
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Steph
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Whitby
Puget Sound
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K. E. Werk
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David Kingery
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Peg Ya
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Jackoun Medical U
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Niesas
Mara Awta
MSN
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Weulie Fak
Rockford Business College
Rockford, Ilinois
Mane Sr
Greeley
Huthet
Ric Te” C Vartney
Gp&t. A
GN. Hy
Paul, Ming
North West Country
Dettiers
Pieee Veterian
Minols Central
Louisiana Bureau of Colonization
Gallon
Aldrest J. BF
Wellington
Northern
Morrison
Uliinole
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Chi Cao
Drugginta
Dr. Cady
KO. Dick
Lanark
Lil
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WM. Whisler
Jos Op
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