Electric Road Up The Conventions Of The American Street Railway
A connected history of the annual conventions of the American Street Railway association. It traces early meetings with horse roads and oats and hay for power, the rise of cable roads, then electric street railway devices. By 1885 Davenport is noted as a pioneer and America leads in electric railway construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straet Railway
Niagara Falls
United States
Amperioh
Keem
Thomas Davenport
Electric street railways and the Jungfrau project
The article traces the development of electric street railways from early experiments by Davenport and Farmer to the first successful systems in Richmond and Chicago. It notes the move to third-rail and overhead methods, the adoption of continuous rails, and the planned Jungfrau railway with powerful rack-driven locomotives for steep gradients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen D. Tield
Charles van de Poele
Leo Dait
Mount McGregor
Saratoga
Varely
New York
Raat
Cleveland Street Railway Company
Richmond
Fredk J. Sprague
Union Passenger Railway
Eohassines
Sprague
Richmond Road
West End Company
Boston
Caicago
Lake Street
Congoldated Road
New England
Mountasket Beach
Chicago
Compre Air Motors
Jungfrau
Green Apple Temptation Poem Parody
A playful pastiche from Somerville Journal depicts a small boy eyeing a green apple on a tree. He climbs despite warnings, reaches the fruit, and eats it without fear, repeating the act each year in a light moral frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aed
Somerville Jourcal
Waters Of Lethe Echoes In A Dangerous Pride War
A fragmented excerpt discusses peril in damaging a young woman's self esteem and the潜 destructive outcome. It mentions James Dunkey’s case revealing motive and a young man from a military post pursuing marriage to a Maj Gorschkov’s 14 year old daughter, illustrating revenge and danger in pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dunkey
Ils Widon
Maj. Gorschkov
Mere
Esther Gorschkov and Dudley in a Turbulent Affair
Esther Gorschkov reenters Dudley's life at Apache after years apart, rekindling a dangerous affair. Dudley, drawn by Esther's beauty, ignores warnings from Mrs. Graves about her character as he pursues a doomed relationship. Esther writes, tests his loyalty, and the two drift toward a volatile, destructive future.
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Akeulé
Leon Bistavi
Seniramis
Zenobis
Pulley
Dudley
Beauty
Esther
Mall
Aso
Lotho
James Tindley
Major Gorsetov
Papa
Sre-the
Esther Gorschkov
San Francisco
Mr. Dudley
Daley
Poon
Alcatraz
Presido
Espher
Alwaye
Apache
Jethe
Dinner Table Revelations and a Dying Mystery
In a charged dinner scene Miss Gorschkov resists a marriage proposal as Lieut. Dudley’s death at Apache is revealed. Captain Lawrence brushes aside funeral notices while the conversation pivots to why Dudley died from drink and whether he faced a fatal fall from grace or fate.
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Braybo
Mme
Capt. Lawrences
Birth of the Republican Party A Wisconsin Claim
The article outlines the origins of the Republican Party with emphasis on Wisconsin as the birthplace. It notes Dovay and Greeley’s roles, the name Republican, and a July 1854 Michigan convention preceding Wisconsin’s state gathering which adopted the name. It cites Horace Greeley’s letters and disputed birthplace claims in New York and Massachusetts.
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Ipignos
Dovay
Republican Party
Dovay and
Greeley
Hon
Bovay
Gresley
Wisconsin
Alpauiy
Jackson
Mich
Jacob M. Howard
Horace Greeley
Michigan
New Party of Freedom
Charles M. Narvoy
Berlin’s printing industry counts hundreds of shops
A census reports about 450 letterpress printing establishments in Berlin employing around 6,000 compositors and machine hands, with a similar number of numerary workers. It notes 25 establishments with 2,700 skilled hands and about 1,000 helpers overall. Large photomechanical deraying arms are scarce, with no more than 10 such firms, and 11 type founding establishments.
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Berlin
Writing Desk Case with Linen Pad Holder
A handsome writing pad case features white linen on a pasteboard base measuring 12 by inches. The front shows pink clover watercolors with a ribbon bow. leather loops hold pen and binding straps, securing the covers together.
Grooms Seek Licenses Amid Name Confusion
A trio including two men and a woman, all described as Hebrew, faced a marriage license clerk with name mix ups. Spelling disputes over Rachel or Mary Myers led to further checks by trusted relatives, revealing misnamed brides Carrie Thompson and Carrie Johnson in separate incidents.
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Count-House
Myers
Rachel Myers
Hhera
Raghel
Ake
Benedict
Mary
Iocan Apell
Carrie Thompson
Carrig Johnson
Porter’s Wife Popular in Paris Society
The London Telegraph extols General Porter’s wife, American ambassador to France, as the most elegant and welcoming in Paris. Described as bright and sunny with brown eyes, she dresses in pale gray silk with green accents and steel spangles, surrounded by pearls and diamonds, earning praise from Parisians for her gracious demeanor.
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London Telegraph
Porter
France
Souw
Marquise Quinza Louis
Paris
Tuat
Azcarraga backs Weyler policy in Cuba
General Azcarraga the new Premier of Spain endorses Weyler's Cuban campaign and promises to carry out the plans of his predecessor Capovas. The bold stance signals acceptance of the hard line and shifts responsibility onto the Spanish government for Cuban atrocities. Chicago Tribune reports this firm affirmation amid global scrutiny.
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Azcarraga
Spain
Capovas
Weyler
Azcarrapa
Chicago Tribune
City Attorney May Lose Sight After Acid Attack
City Attorney P. H. Lynch of Ooh to Wisconsin may lose sight and suffer permanent injuries after a woman threw carbolic acid in his face. The assailant is not positively identified, but Rosa A. Sharp editor and publisher of the Inquirer is under arrest.
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P. H. Lynch
Ooh To
Wis
Tts
Rosa A. Sharp
The
Inquirers
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Jungfrau Electric Railway
Rolite
Lethe
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