Shooting Old Perkins in a Murky Duel Tale from Detroit Free Press
A Michigan editor once faced a duel after viciously attacking a legislator. Perkins, armed and ready, fled through a fence to the woods as the editor, determined, chased toward the rendezvous promising to settle the matter. The clash ended with Perkins retreating and the editor pursuing.
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Cornell at Saratoga Governor Alonzo B. Cornell Quiet at Cottage 11
A portrait of Governor Alonzo B. Cornell at the United States Hotel grounds in Saratoga. He maintains a quiet routine with meals in the dining room, visits Albany twice weekly, and frequent trips to the races. He spends evenings billiards with his two sons, rarely mingles with guests, and speaks little about political hopes. His calm demeanor masks the political tensions surrounding the blind pool charges, which do not disturb him publicly. He remains unmoved, cool, and reticent, answering only with phrases like No, sir, I have nothing to say when pressed.
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Alonzo B. Cornell
Cottage 11
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United States
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Grant
Cornell
Cornell Cottage
Pinch and Belligerence Meet Ferry Belmont in a Jersey City Train Scene
Larry Belmont known as Pinch and Ferry Belmont a fighting cook are described as belligerent yet defensive. Observers note Perry’s dash and education while he travels from New York. On a Jersey City stop, Ferry attempts to pass a intoxicated Georgian who curses, sparking a tense exchange on the train.
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Ferry
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Perry Defuses Georgian Bully on Train Car
In a Washington letter Perry confronts a Georgian bully in the ladies' car, coolly knocking away his cigar and warning against more smoking or swearing. The bully retreats, asking a friend, “Game, ain't he?” as Perry continues through the car.
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Geo Bully
Ferry
Washington Etter
Extraordinary rail gauge shift fueled by oatmeal grit
In summer 1872 the Great Western line converted over five hundred miles from broad to narrow gauge. About three thousand men worked two shifts from four a.m. to nine p.m. with no alcohol. They survived on strong oatmeal gruel, bacon, bread, cheese, and covowate, eating a daily ration of one and a half pounds of oatmeal and one pound of wager per man. A cook prepared meals along the line as water and a stone fireplace were set up. The Lancet notes the regimen boosted strength and energy for the massive operation.
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Protection and Wages Question Tariff Claims
In a critical view of protectionist arguments, the piece cites 1890 census figures showing iron ore and pig iron production with about 91,688 workers earning around $1 per day, and 140,975 workers receiving roughly $1.30 daily, suggesting wages in protected industries were not high. It contrasts these with English mills where semi skilled labor earned 45 to 63 pence per day, questioning the wage benefits of tariffs.
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Savannah Nowa
Boston Post
Nerkona
Europe
America
Edward Young
United States Bureau of Statistics
Footprints and tunnel found at quarry site
A latte tunnel six feet long is noted near the quarry with Prof Le Conte present. Three fresh human footprints show a man sinking into mud, creating ridges around each track. The report reflects the era's curious tone and scattered dialogue from a Virginia City Chronicle item.
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Chronicle
le Conte
Virginia City Chronicle
Mammoth Footprints On Quarry Floor Emergence Reported
Professor Le Conte examined fossil tracks at Carl town quarry. Wa den Garrard added three more series of footprints by directing a water stream along the western mud floor. More than a dozen new tracks appeared, showing a man dragging a heavy load westward, with prints along the wall near thirty feet high.
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Carltow
Waden Garrard
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