Wyoming's Proposed Capitol in Cheyenne Described
The article details Wyoming territory's planned capitol at Twenty fourth Street and Capitol Avenue Cheyenne. It outlines design in French Renaissance style built from Rawlins stone, 250 feet long 144 feet wide, with a 152 foot iron tower housing a rotunda, forty rooms including 45 by 70 foot legislative chambers, and aims to host January sessions in the completed building. Governor Moonlight and Judge Carey attended the cornerstone ceremony with territorial officials and delegations from Wyoming Colorado and Nebraska.
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Wyoming Co
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific Railroad
Les Duis
Green River
Bryar
Wasatech
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Thomas Moonlight
Joseph M. Carey
EE A. FP
R. Davis
Capitol
Twenty-fourth Street
Capitol Avenue
President Clevelands Saranac Lake Cottage Tour
The article notes President Cleveland spent summers at Saranac Lake New York, staying in a log cottage near the Saranac Inn. It details the cottage’s origin as a trapper hut rebuilt for his use, housing six or seven rooms with guide David Cronk.
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Cleveland
Saranac Lake
New York
Adirondack
Saranac Inn
David Cronk
Faces for the Stage at Couldock Benefit
New York corresp. to Chicago Herald reports a benefit gathering of famed actors Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett John Gilbert Joseph Jefferson and others. They discuss Richard Mansfield on Jekyll and Hyde and note Booths emphasis on expressive control over makeup, while Jefferson reflects on aging roles and Gilbert recalls painting age gradually. A unnamed actress with mobile features used a hidden mirror to adjust her look, illustrating practical stage craft.
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Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
John Gilbert
Joseph Jefferson
C. W. Coaldeck
Cumace
Richard Mansfield
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Mansfield
Booth
Sir Giles
Mr. Jefferson
Bob Acres
Mr. Gilbert
Sir Peter Teazle
Mr. Barrett
New York Cor
Chicago Herald
Justice in Persia Tale of a Persian Court Bargain
A traveler recalls a Persian court where a man denying guilt signals payment with his fingers. The beglerbeg judges by finger bids, signaling innocence when the man reaches ten tomans. The story notes the buyer’s bribe as a method to secure release in Persian justice.
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Persia
Minions of Justice
Ivow
Argonaut
Fatal Rapier Duel Among Creoles in Louisiana Night
Six young creoles returning from a dance in Louisiana engaged in a staged sword play using rapiers. They fenced in three pairs until a passerby found five dead and one mortally wounded. the survivor died hours later, according to The Argonaut citing Meek and Claiborne.
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Meek
Louisiana
Claiborne
Mississippi
Make the City Attractive Says Observing Gentleman
A traveled observer argues cities should be made attractive to visitors, noting Americans undervalue art and decorations while European cities thrive. He cites American natural attractions and rising architectural beauty as revenue through advertising, with cities improving expectations. Immigrant numbers to California are reported at around 100000. A Chicago socialite praises the Wabash dining experience, lauding hospitable service and delicious soups.
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America
Philadelphia
Pleasant Feature in City Boarding House Near Station
A gentleman seeking country board notes the house is too close to the station and noisy. The landlady concedes the noise but claims a fine view from the front veranda of people who miss trains. Originates from the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
PERSONAL MATTERS. Notable figures and pursuits from 19th century society
A column of brief notices covers Bret Harte as a book agent, Col Ingersoll with his dog in New York, Gen Sickles attending a New Haven monument dedication on June 17, and Donald G Mitchell gardening near New Haven. It notes Richard Gilder at Marion Mass, Maj Rathbone as Paris consul general, Oscar Wilde's new novel, Dr Holmes readings, Col Ochiltre at a dog show, Gen Anson McCook’s Senate salary, and other prominent figures. Also mentioned are Stainer and Sullivan, a planned Heidelberg meeting of the Institute of International Law with American members Field, Woolsey, and Wharton, and Lake Champlain praise, plus Macdonald’s bootblack rumor denial. It also cites the Royal Astronomical Society medal to Hill of Washington for moon motion work, Nevada Senator Stewart’s rail passes proposal, Rogers’ stained glass portrait, Nichols’s tricycle railroad concept, Pomeroy’s starvation cure, and a quote about The Bread Winners author.
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Bret Harte
Col
Bob Ingersoll
New York
Gen
Sickles
Soldiers’ Monument
New Haven
Maj. Rathbone
Paris
Oscar Wilde
Arthur Saville
Dr. Holmes
Ochiltree
Anson G. McCook
United States Senate
Stainer
St. Paul's
Sir Arthur Sullivan
St. James
Institute of International Laws
Heidelberg
Germany
David Dudley Field
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
Francis Wharton
W. H. H. Murray
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Sir John Macdonald
Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Pickering
Harvard College
Pritchard
Oxford
Hill
Washington
Stewart
Nevada
William F. Rogers
George Washington
China
Sully
Rogers
Thomas Nichols
Garfield
Nichols
San Francisco
Keely
Pomeroy
Kansas
Lucci
New York World
John Hay
Baltimore News
Investment appeal praises Southern Dakota farming prices
The notice urges timely investment in Mitchell area farms praising low prices and strong opportunities for farmers, labeling Southern Dakota as superior for growth and profitability. It highlights specified numbers as special, inviting readers to act.
160 Acres Near Mitchell and Woonsocket Adverts
Unimproved 160 acres two miles from Mitchell and 34 miles away on the James River. Includes a house and three outbuildings three blocks from Mitchell Main Street, six rooms, well and barn in a good location. Also a Woonsocket Dakota business property for trade for land stock or merchandise.
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Mitchell
James River
Main Street
Woonsocket
Dakota
Lightning strikes flagstaff on Jersey City pier
A flash of lightning split a sixty five foot flagstaff on the Netherland steamship pier in Jersey City on May 26, with fragments found hundreds of feet away. In Hopkinsville Kentucky a loose horse during a thunderstorm stood in a halo of flames. shoes were torn from his feet and hurled like burning coals but the horse escaped uninjured and the shoes are on display at a local druggist.
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Netherland
Jersey City
Hopkinsville
Small Man and Large Man Confrontation at Harvard Lampoon
A terse exchange shows Small Man accusing Large Man of striking a friend while Large Man dismisses the claim with contempt. The smaller man hints at a past hit, then suddenly improvises with a bright idea, referencing Harvard Lam poon.
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Harvard Lampoon
War talk and wry quips from old papers
A collage of quotes on war cruelty and social satire. A New York Mail temperance note contrasts wartime death with a boyish quip about Bull Run. Oil City Blizzard and Melrose Journal mimic lighthearted exchanges about gin palaces and soap, reflecting tongue in cheek humor from era newspapers.
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Oil City
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American Board of Boston
Li Hung Chang
United States
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Sicily
Messina
Frederick Douglass
Rome
Milan
Federigo
Douglass
Ff United Staus
Lulu Sinm
Young Brown
California
Breezy
Chicago
Donald G. Mitchell
Ik Marvel
Richard Gilder
Marion, Mass
W. Adams
Walter A. Wood
Wood
Dain
J. M. Gaines
Buckeye Hardware
F. Arnet
Gleason, Baily & Co’s
Fireman’s Outfit
Caines & Arnett
Mt. Vernon
C. N.R.R
M. M. Hitchcock
Bull Run
New York Mail
Marfield Bean
Toad Hollow
Melrose Journal
Randall & Wheelock
F. Weller
Umber Yard
J.S. Danie
R. McMillen & CO
A. G. Kellam
Geo. A. Johnston
Geo. A. Silsby
Dakota Etre and Marine Trsorange CO
Mitchel
Royal Rockwood
Ben Bar
Ben Hur
My Place
South of
Town
Lewis A. Coleman
Tobin Township
George
Miller’s
Lisbon Township
Tom Tillson
Red Barn
Sanborn House
P. E. Page
Ethan
Webb Gillingham
A. E. A. Fuller
Schwarner
CC. Lee & Coo
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