Novel railroad survey through a California forest tested
Review Dispatch reports a trial in Sonoma County of a railroad cut through a forest with stumps levelled and ties fastened, supporting heavy loaded cars on two massive redwoods. The piece includes assorted curiosities about locks, Sunday trains in Ontario, and a kaleidoscope of global notes from England to New Orleans.
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Sonoma County
California
Ontario
Credit Valley
Dominion
Welland Ecanal
CornuenvffTAss Pampas Grows Vastly in California Fields
In La Canada California the pampas grass known as corn uenf fTAss thrives, reaching nine to ten and a half feet in spring and summer with sturdy roots. The winter stalks become stiff with strong fiber, suggesting it could yield superior paper material compared to straw or cactus, given sufficient acres and proper processing.
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la Canada
Los Angeles County
California
Ruin in Mexico Reveals Precise Gypsum Architecture
A Mexican ruin perched on a hill seven hundred feet high features a gypsum layer halfway up that is as white as snow and easily cut into shapes. The layer contains hundreds of rooms ranging from 6 by 10 feet to 16 by 18 feet with walls floors and ceilings that are perfectly true, plumb, and level.
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Paris
London
New York
Puteaux
Rome Street
Brooklyn
New York Island
Mexico
The Dress of a Chinese Bride
The bride wore a pale blue hi long dress trimmed with old tovah and yellow sigee pantaloons. A Hong Kong style hat covered her hair with no bangs. Silk slippers hid her feet, heels worn down. The vision of loveliness was placed in a carriage and taken to the bridegroom’s apartments while he wondered about his companions.
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Guilderland Station
New York
Dispatch
Jupp
Charles McChesney
Albany
Hong Kong
Lovelines
Portland
Oregonian
Old Times In Washington and the Patent Monopolies
Col Sam Colt led a powerful Washington lobby in 1854 to push for extending patent monopolies. Others included Woodworth and Morse, with Congress allegedly swayed by dinners and influence. Also recounted are Benn Hickman’s shady schemes, Mrs. Madison’s 1844 party, and remarks on Charles J. Ingersoll and Queen Zenobia. Ben Perley Poore comments on Joseph R. Chandler’s Masonic life and eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism.
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Fary
Washington
Congress
Col
Sam Colt
Senator Seward
Commissioner of Patents
Benn Hickman
Tyler
Hanover County
Virginia
Madison
Pakenham
Charles J. Ingersoll
Mexico
New York
Zenobia
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll
Uoen Zenobia
Calhoun
Ingersoll
Mr. Pakenham
Joseph R. Chandler
Cape Cod
Philadelphia
United States
Columbia Lodge
Boston
Phenix Lodge
Columbia Mark Lodge
Church of Rome
Ben Perley Poore
Picks the Crocodile's Teeth and Birds that Aid Crocodiles
An Edinburgh Review summary notes Aristotle and Herodotus on the Nile crocodile and a claimed leech-eating bird, now linked to the black headed plover which cleans the crocodile’s mouth. The Philadelphia Clinical Record reports three women and one man seeking toe amputation to make feet smaller, per Dr Pancoast.
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Nile
Aristotle
Herodotus
Trochilos
M. Goeffroy-Saint-Hilaire
Edinburgh Review
Philadelphia
Dr Pancoast
Apvensity Effect Noted in Altered Conditions
A cryptic line notes that Apvensity triggers alente under certain conditions, while in prosperous circumstances the same factor would remain dormant. The remark, attributed to Horace, hints at layered influence without clear practical context.
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Huevo Jain
Horace
Opening the Exhibition at World's Industrial Centennial
The New Orleans World Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition opens with a grand daytime ceremony. Gov. McEnery greets visitors as processions form, President telegraphs opening from Washington, and flags drape the grounds. Exhibits from the United States and foreign nations, including Mexico, reach the halls amid railroad delays and customs constraints.
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New Orleans
Philadelphia
Inihitia
United States
Climena
Levan
Exposition Wharf
Muste Hall
Thousins
T DeWitt Talmage
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Govenor
South
Mary Ashley ‘Townsend
Xariffa
J V. Guillotte
Crescent City
AJ Burk
Ed Richardson
Richardson
Arthur
Othotalx
McEnery
National Aira
Alll
Almady
Greal
Tsinda Central
Loulaville
Nashville
Treasury Department
Washington
Badger
McCulloch
Europe
London
Mexico
Pittsburg
Smithsonian Institution
Geological Department
Keh
State Department
Ita
Na Department
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
New England
Nebraska
California
Dakota
Wyoming
Neel An
Exposition Opening Glows with Impressive Displays
The Western and Pacific coast displays shine with mineral riches and a vast railroad exhibit. Horticultural Hall offers a Garden of Eden view with tropical and temperate plants. The art gallery and scale of the grounds impress visitors as 20,000 plus attend the opening amid incomplete facilities. Major Burke, Director General, receives a rousing welcome after long hours of work to ready the fair.
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Western
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee ,St St. Paul
Pio
Gomn
Tropica
Temperate
Burke
Opening of the New Orleans Exposition by President Arthur
President Arthur opens the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans with a formal address to Cabinet members, Congress, and foreign representatives. A long telegram from New Orleans thanks the nation for support and urges wide participation as the Exposition begins.
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Arthur
New Orleans Exposition
Congress
Manalen
Exposition
New Orleans
CAEN
United States
United Ebtates
National Cotton Planters
Board of Management
Edmund Richardson
Republic
Esouth
Commonwealth
M Reisaippi
Ioan
Central America
South America
Central
Washington
Senate
House of
Supreme Court
House of Congress
Chester A. Arthur
Hours Committees
Exhibition Buildings Display The World's Progress
The correspondent describes the Exhibition Buildings covering thirty three acres with crowded aisles, showcasing fruit from every industry, mechanical triumphs, and global products. It highlights steam and electricity at their peak, illustrating modern progress.
Government and States Building Exhibit Tour Live
A grand Government and States Building displays vast exhibits across sections such as Cotton is King Corn is King Lumber is King and Coal is King. The display celebrates America’s wealth from forests farms waters and lands with each state and territory represented by natural endowments and national governance.
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America
Art Hall and Mexican buildings near completion for exhibition
The article notes several structures lagging but under construction, with the Art Hall expected to open first for the visitor exhibition. Other buildings like the Public Comfort atrocity and several advertised sites are still not ready but nearly finished soon.
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Illinois Affairs Highlights from State News Decades
Illinois reports reveal 1,495 convicts at Joliet and 691 at Chester on December 1, notes on coal seams near Hillaboro, and a $17 202 450 bridge project over Fox River. The Chicago YMCA elected John V Farwell Jr and Cyrus H McCormick Jr as officers.
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Joliet Penitentiary
Chester
Hillaboro
Plano
Fox River
The
Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago
John V. Farwell, Jr
Cyrus HT. McCormick, Jr
Death of James Cerr sparks election bet over aid
Chicago fire claim states James Cerr died heroically and left an elderly father needing support. Dr. John Phillips and Edward Gry wagered on relief funds raised by friends who rented a hand organ near State and Randolph. Spectators contributed about 366 dollars for the old man’s sustenance.
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James Cerr
Chicago
John Phillips
Edward Gry
State and
Randolph Streets
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