Keyser Feeds Hungry Men With Free Meals in New York
John H. Keyser of New York runs a free restaurant at 128 West Fourth Street offering two meals daily with coffee and bread to all applicants without payment. The effort drew thousands, prompted protests from the General Charity Organization, and sparked debate on aid strategies and potential demoralization among the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Keyser
New York
Mr. Keyser
West Fourth Street
Keyser
City of New York
Charles D. Kellogg
A. F. Schauffler
Santa Claus
Keyser’s
Society
Pearl Street
Fourth Street
Indorsing Tay
New York City
Connecticut
Middle States
Built His Own Monument Louis Masquerier Honored for Selfma de Tomb
Louis Masquerier 85 died on Long Island after living in Greenpoint for nearly fifty years. Once a gubernatorial hopeful, he spent decades designing his own tomb and creating wooden and cardboard devices to illustrate reforms. His Cypress Hills monument, completed June 5 1887, is topped by a bronze Liberty statue and was meant as a lasting witness to truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Masquerier
Long Island
New York
Greenpoint
L. L
Masquelier
Lord Cornwallis
Carlisle
George Carlisle
Woodford County
Thomas Hicklin
John James Masquerier
Napoleon
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Liberty
Broken flange wrecks hay hill train on Boston and Maine
A small flaw in a railroad flange caused a deadly wreck at Hay Hill on the Boston and Maine. Nine killed, three fatally injured, and many others hurt as cars collapsed into chaos. Engineer Warren French survives with a life free of fault, a historic escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hayhill
Boston and Maine
Warren French
A Winter Elf Celebrates Spring Despite Cold
A winter elf endures a bitter wind and blue nose yet remains jolly as he swings from a marigold stalk and sings of Minnie’s warm handiwork. He imagines spring’s return with cheerful defiance, echoing St. Nicholas verse alongside rustic imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Coroner recalls near fatal prussic acid sniffing incident
Deputy Coroner Scholer recounts nearly dying after sniffing prussic acid from Miss Mary Van Orden's bottle with Dr. J F Terriberry. He describes pale skin, numb limbs, and rapid breath loss, the ineffective magnesia antidote, and rescue by hospital treatment and large brandy doses.
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Scholer
Miss Mary van Orden
Miss van Orden
J. F. Terriberry
Majendie
Dr. Terriberry
Ninth Avenue
Forty-Eighth Street
Forty-Seventh Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Terriberry
New York Sun
French sports culture contrasts with American games and aims
A Parisian visitor notes the French emphasis on skill in sport over brute force and cites fencing as a national discipline. He contrasts government‑provided military training with American youth self‑discipline and recreational play, claiming the next war dominates French minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia Times
Qualities of Centenarians Highlighted by English Doctor
An English physician studying centenarians reports common traits including strong family history, average build, robust health, good appetite and digestion, capacity for exertion, sound sleep, placid temperament, and high intelligence. He notes minimal alcohol and animal food intake. The piece cites the Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Silk Color Change in English Moths Tied to Environment
Mr. E. B. Poulton reports observations over two seasons showing silk color shifts in at least three moth species. Cocoons darken to brown when larvae develop in dark bags or green foliage, while exposing them to light near white surfaces yields white silk.
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E. B. Poulton
Arkansaw
Western genius patents anti railroad collisioner invention
A western inventor unveils an anti railroad collisioner a device using a car train with a track attached that passes over the main line to avoid collisions both in front and from behind. The concept envisions safe passage as trains meet or overtake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Best three books for a young man entering life
Mr Rider Haggard names Shakespeare Don Quixote and The Pilgrim's Progress as top reads after the Bible for youth. Professor Elmslie prefers Alsop's Tables Livy and Romola in a note cited by the Chicago Tribune.
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Rider Haggard
Elmslie
Alsop
Romola
Chicago Tribune
Industry of Japan Shows Emerging Industrial Strides
The New York Sun notes Japan’s push into iron mining shipbuilding and westernized ship design, with steam lines to China boosting maritime potential. It cautions that reliance on handcraft methods limits productivity unless Japan adopts machinery to capitalize on cheap labor and intelligence.
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Japan
China
New York Sun
Photographing the Tomb of Rameses in Magnesium Light
A dramatic scene aboard an ancient tomb chamber where eight Bedouins guard a magnesium flame while three cameras capture the coffer. The blaze, fumes, and chaotic excitement create an infernal glare as the shoot succeeds at last with three pictures brought to light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvator Rosa
Dante
Sudden fortunes and street poles in New York
A column notes windfalls of £100,000 to a worker and £40,000 to a private, while a pauper gains thousands, arguing the very rich adapt faster than the poor. The piece also lists New York street poles from lamp to electric, joking the North Pole remains the final missing piece for city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Payn
New York
Western Union
North Pole
New Yorker
New York Tribune
Western Gun Dealer's Strange Consignment Draws Suspicion
A San Francisco Chronicle tale describes a downtown gun dealer receiving cast iron shotguns from England. A seedy man buys one each day, taking them to pawnbrokers and profiting heavily, fueling fears of revolvers or riots.
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England
Ife
San Francisco Chronicle
Dyspepsia Link to Fruit Diet Warns at New York Dinner
At a New York Farmers dinner guest William C. Garry of Rochester urged fruit as part of every meal to curb dyspepsia and indigestion, claiming that simple dietary change could reduce doctors’ income. He cited Professor Proctor’s figures of a 70 year old man consuming eighty tons of food over a lifetime and noted Garfield’s mother, still living at 87, as evidence of strong vitality.
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New York
William C. Garry
Rochester
United States
Proctor
Mitch ell City Amends Water Privileges Regulations
The Mitch ell City Council adopts an amendment to the rules governing water privileges and plumbing work. It requires written consent from property owners and a proper application to the superintendent, with funds deposited for tapping and connections, approved by the waterworks committee, under supervision of the city plumber. The license is issued by the city clerk with mayoral consent, and repeals conflicting provisions from prior ordinance. Approved January 31, 1888.
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City Council
City of
Mitchell
Src
T. FP. Mentzes
J.P. Kimball
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Telegraph
Pasteur
Hogges
New York Commercial Advertiser
Susquehanna Ranges
Adirondacks
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Virginia
John G. Whittier
United States Review
William Cullen Bryant
North Broad Street
Philadelphia Call
James A. Garfield
Royaal Paking Powder Co
Wall Street
N.Y
Marveloft Purivy
Bradt Zeulmapn
Dr. Scott
Broadway
Artistic Needlework Co
8Th St
Parker
Hiscox & Co
Liebig Company
Fron
N. B
GEO, P. Rowell & CO
Spruce St
N.C
Geney
Stamp de Sanden Electing Co
LaSalle St
Chicago
Bond
Pond
Pond’s
Pond's Extract CO
London
A. B. Hacer
Hager Brothers
Mace
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago & Northhwestern
St. Paul, Chicago
Salem
Sloux Falls
Ute Taglos
Paul
Jar
Chicage
Ain
Fye Worthington
Sioux City
Pullman
St, Paul
Allan Burdick
Omaha Depot
T., W. Teasdale
F. B. Clark
Gen’ Pass
Ag’t. Gen
Illinois
Wisconsin
Town
Minnesota
Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
R. Miller
A. W. HW. Carpenter
Gen’ Manager
Gen’ T Pass
Ticket Ag’t
J. F. Tucker
Gro
H. Hrafford
Milwaukee, Wisconatn
CurcAco
Milwaukee
HauGan
Cleveland
Ccleveland CG
Linta
Sseddsmen
Gtlandt ST
Fiber Clothing CO
Ofice
Park Place
Detroit
Mich
Garour Merchant
U.S
Sibleyp
Hiram Sibley & CO
N. Y
Ill
E. Main St
N. Clark St
Houma Honsg
Ian
Asa
Ugpind Suisa
Genjaauy
Buepao
Ivonny
Arise Coffee
Atlantic
Pacific
Farris
Addrias
Bigelow & Sheldon
Temple Court
Minn
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