Gould plans extravagant ball and taunts Vanderbilt
The report details W Gould’s defiant talk about hosting a grand ball at Madison Square Garden or even the White House if William H. Vanderbilt attends. He ridicules Vanderbilt, recalls their past dealings, and hints at causing a social stir while detailing Morosini and others as amused witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Journal
Gould
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Palace
Mr. Vanderbilt
Major Selover
William Henry Vanderbilt
Mr. Gould
William Henry
Morosini
Irving
Moore
Hal
Jim Irving
Sixth Avenue
Rocky Moore
George Rooke
Madison Square Garden
Mr. Goul l
Arthur
White House
Acros
Vanderbilt Lair
Major Selver
Gault
Bosalsage
A Party Organ and Its Washington Globe Anecdotes
A reminiscence details the Washington Globe as a model political organ listing high salary recipients and delivering blunt messages to delinquents. It recalls Blair and Rives, Blair’s awkward return to Clay, and Jacksonian defense followed by a famed ugly contest featuring Blair and a staged oyster supper paid by Georgia and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban. Porlay Poore
Washington Globe
The
Globe
Blair
Rives
Amos Kendall
Frankfort Argus
Henry Clay
Kentucky
Jackson
Clay
Lexington
Frankfort
Mr. Blair
Jair
William R. King
Alabama
Ancd
Washington
General Glasscock
Georgia
Albert G. Hawes
Globe Office
Dog travels 1600 miles home from New Orleans
Special to the Sun, Aurora resident George Griffin reports his dog, once on a flat boat to New Orleans, walked back 1600 miles along rivers to reach home. The emaciated, burr‑covered animal crawled to the kitchen and lingered in a shed before recovering, a tale Griffin describes as the prodigal dog returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Cgeorge Griffin
New Orleans
Ohio
Mississippi
Cincinnati
New Oreans
Hua
Mr. Griffin
Jack
Second Street
Aurora
Kentucky Colonel Recalls Thirst and Trout Stream
A Kentucky Colonel recounts a tale of surviving three days without water during a fishing trip. He describes waking unconscious beside a trout stream that was flowing, responding to questions about how he endured thirst and whether the stream was dry. The exchange highlights his stubborn endurance and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Xarge
Eccentric Old Man John Sammis Survives His Funeral
Newburgh correspondent reports John Sammis, eccentric resident near Newburgh, kept a coffin and burial outfit on site and foretold his death. When police chased alleged grave robbers, part of the loot returned, and Sammis was found alive in a brick oven, his health intact as crowds dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Cor
N.Y
John Sammis
Cochocton
Sammis
Bedlinen
Samus
Samunis
Mr. Sanunis
Scourge of the West Tornado Strikes Izard County
An Iowa style cyclone path swept Izard County from southwest to northeast last week. The twenty mile long damage zone cut through Melbourn area with a 200 yard to 0.75 mile wide track. Eyewitnesses describe fiery balls and pillar of fire within the storm and a mass of bruises on survivors in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock Cginzette
Izard County
Melbourn
J. B. Toler
la Crosse
Mr Toler
Miss Rosetta Snapp Refuses Wedding After Engagement
James B. Wiant filed in Common Pleas Court for twelve thousand dollars damages for breach of promise after Miss Rosetta A. Snapp refused to wed. The engagement began in February 1879 with a planned marriage in two years, then postponed and later canceled as she chose another suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosetta A. Snapp
Simon Snapp
James B. Wiant
Common Pleas Court
Dakota
Ohio
Wiant
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Jay Patson
Washington D.C. Post
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
John Ashford
Shail
Washnall Sone
Bogg
Congress
Strait
Boyy
Ind
Arkansas
Urbana
Eral
U.S. Clotining Co
Rrbert D. Blakemor
Pat
Rook Island, Ill
J.T. Cook, M.D
P.O. Block Moline
Guido Bege
Architect
Fifth Avenue
Rock Island
Illinois
P. O. Olson
Merchant Tailor
Ratlroap
Bhulght and
Soid
Reyduvucehey
Algo
L. H. Whitson
Perry Street
Davenport
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Korsheedt
WRG CO
New York City
St. Noor
York
Toads Ertises
Howfee & Co Sree
Marston Remedy CO
14Th St
New York
Chicago
U.S
Ely
Entet
Ae Redval Virtue Bay Gon
Ettore Les “Tude Healthy
Wwe
Rolda
Geta
Rte
Fee Bend
LY Brothers
Owego
N. Y
Rieh Heller
Enea- Jess Amusement
Stump
America
Wavprr Boox Co
Portland
C.J. Robson
Petersol
Robson
Peterson
Real Estate and Western Lands
16Th St
3D Ave
Moline
Albert
J. Anders
2D Avenue
Betifsan
Streata
UN Cies
Patesa
Eta& Co
Marve
Papillon Aifcg. CO
Checa TD
Richards & Schrbeck WM
Clendenin
Mosler
University of Greifewald
Germany
Pitzer
American Medical College
St. Louis
Smyder & Sons
Ander & Sons
Sander & Sons
Sandhurst
Victoria
Richards & Soerbeck's
Bluff Drug
Heroinette
Pat Plarmates
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