Notable figures in news and arts and unusual reports
A string of brief items covers deaths and birthdays in London and Cambridge Massachusetts, moves of notable figures, a Brooklyn firemen raise, a London nobleman selling tinware, Corcoran’s health, San Francisco political shifts, charity generosity, French senator hopes, a Georgia gold find, and Sister Olga Pentatine arriving in San Francisco. The notes mix science, culture, and international curiosities with minor political and social updates.
Yale Class of 1887 Reunion Highlights Famous Alumni
The Yale class of 1887 included many later notable figures such as Senator Evarts Chief Justice Waite Edward Pierrepont and ex President Chapin of Beloit. Of the 104 graduates fifty years earlier forty were still living and most attended a reunion to reminisce about college days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Senator Evarts
Waite
Edward Pierrepont
Chapin
Beloit
Fraternity on Gettysburg Field Celebrates Union Ties
On a nation’s birthday the Gettysburg battlefield hosted veterans of Pickett’s division and the Philadelphia and Robert E Lee posts in a cordial reunion. Ex Confederates and Union soldiers spoke of restored Union, denouncing demagogues, praising reconciliation, and pledging no reusal of the national flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Zach Elde
Pickett
Philadelphia
Tuttle’s
Fairchild’s
Campbell’s
Martin
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
Robert E. Lee
Col
Aylette
Cutter
Earth
South
Lincoln
Grant
Oura
Atrife
Aosta
Key West
Bebringa Straits
Bunker Hill
Sam Francisco
Lawrence Caricatured by a National Weekly
The article laments Leslie's Illustrated Weekly for trading journalism for advertising schemes to boost subscriptions. It cites Lawrence as an example where 250 subscribers, worth about $1000, were secured months ago, but the resulting issue featured a poor caricature and little literary merit, signaling a failed effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lestie
Leslie
Illustrated Weekly
Lawrence
Aod
Massachusetta
Ludington
National Bank
Caricature Reflections On City Finances
A fragmented note comments on Evergy and a caricature tied to Ont and a city coat valued at $1,000. The author questions the practical benefit that money could have bought for the people and the home newspaper, hinting at municipal spending and public choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergy
Newepaper
Atchison Prohibition Boom and Public Finances Debate
Gov Martin’s defense of prohibition ties Kansas growth to state policy while challenging claims of city bankruptcy in Atchison. The editorial argues revenue from saloons supported city services, notes police and fire salaries and lights were threatened, and criticizes political demagoguery while praising Kansas prosperity driven by local workers and industry. It also includes letters from No Man’s Land settlers and reflections on wartime heroes and enduring fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Martin
Atchison
Associated Press
Honess
Lelalie
Martin
Atchison Champion
Atelilson
Kansas
Kansas City
California
City of
Kanzas
Sidney Clarke
No Man’s Land
Gazetts
Plains
Nebraska
Colorado
Los Angeles
Congress
Thia
Beaver
Miletary
Scrip Syndicate
Washington
Kanaas
Education
Legree
Charles
Frmields
Governor's Island Forts and Prisoners Tour Amid Military Garrison
Special correspondence tours Governor's Island via government steamer and details fortifications, Castle William, Fort Columbus, and military prisoners. Observers note minor offenses, Confederate prisoners, and the island's scenic ferry ride with views of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle William
Boata
Fort Columbus
Governor's Island
Gen. Schofield
Matutes
Fort Leavesworth
Brooklyn
New York
Hutten Island
Columbia Art
Fort Joy
Nathaniel Macon’s Long Service Ends in 1828
Nathaniel Macon, long-time North Carolina statesman and military volunteer, retires from public life at age 70 after a career spanning three senatorial terms and forty years in public office. He served in the general assembly, the U.S. House as speaker, and the Senate, aligning with Green’s army and refusing various pensions. He declined postmaster general, vice presidency, and accepted later as presidential elector under Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Macon
Macon
North Carolina
bin Neat
Princeton College
Delaware
Princeton
South Carolina
Wau
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
Damien
Gates
Yatkin River
Cornwallis
Green
General Assembly
Greene
South
Guilford Court House
Congress
Washington
John Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Senate
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Lim
van Buren
Alexander Hamilton
Goark
Saamaer
Dremet
Wes
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Lanpsay Sores
London
Jons Jasper
Mass
Clara Fourz
Lady Lawyer
Pacific Coast
Lous Drer
Astronomhical Observatory
Cambridge, Mass
San Francisco
Lick Observatory
Germany
Ax Allany
Jonny JoxLe O'Reilly
Boston
Hill
W. W. Corcoran
Deer Park
A. Bucxley
England
Enewanp
Cuba
Porto Rico
Joan A. Williams
Felix Prat
Department
The
Cher
Republic
Luxembourg
Miss Swann
Gilmore County
Mr. Swann
Japan
Olga
Olga Pentatine
Russia
Lefense
Khartoum
Kordofan
Fraternity
GOV
Buavza
Tams Taseitory
T Hem
Kas
Lawrence Gaxerrs
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