Grant tale of Denver hotel altercation reveals humor
Special correspondence recounts General Grant laughing over a Denver hotel register incident. A drunken miner sought to “lick old Grant” after seeing Buck Grant’s name, but a muscular diner defended him and defeated the attacker. Grant promised $100 after learning the defender’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cizvenano
General Grant
Hon
Roscoe Conkling
Garfield
C. E. Henry
Post Office Department
Denver
Captain Henry
U. S. Grant
Lick
Grant
Buck Grant
Grorae A. Robertson
New English Female Professions Create Social Shifts
A London Mag feature surveys women breaking traditional roles in England. It highlights window drapers, suggester house custodians, boot buyers, dog walkers, and domestic organizers who cater to aristocrats and the well off. A humorous note closes with a railway anecdote about a passenger blaming a driver for missed trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regent Street
Bond Street
England
St. John’s Wood
Holborn Viaduct
Covent Gardens
China
Marup Janes Cairon
Southern Solidarity and Northern Resilience in U S Politics
A lengthy commentary contrasts the fall of the solid south after 17 years of Democratic dominance with northern majorities that prevailed by large margins. It urges southern leaders to reconsider prejudice and align with liberal, progressive footing for the coming century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Democratic Party
New Jersey
North
House of Representatives
Ita
Fort Sumter
Philadelphia Press
Bounties on Native Americans Across Colonies and Pennsylvania
A historical note recounts 1754 to 1764 bounty actions by France and colonies during the French and Indian War, including £100 per scalp offers and Massachusetts payments for Indian captives, plus a Pennsylvania governor’s $150 bounty per Indian buck killed and scalped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
John Penn
William Penn
Pennsylvania
St. Souta Republica
Celluloid Fashion Plates for Tailors Marketed
A New York Sun item describes a six sheet set of celluloid fashion plates for tailors. Each 1954 by 73 inch sheet shows full length male figures in sack and cutaway suits with colors and gold bronze background. The plates reveal cloth texture when overlaid, demonstrating how garments would appear in specific fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Ice Yachts Fly On Frozen Rivers Poughkeepsie to Moline
Read about the speed and craft of ice yachts in the northeast and Midwest. The piece profiles yachts like Icicle and Scud, the New Hamburg club pennant, and legends of record times as builders plan for a heavy winter racing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
North Ahdrewsbury
Lakea Champlain
Erie
Minnetonka
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Shrewsbury River
Red Bank
N. J
Lake Champlain
North Shewsbury
America
New Hamburg
New Hamburg (Ny
James B
Eaver
Park Benjamin
John A. Roosevelt
New York Society
Hudson River Ice Yacht Club
Robert Scott
Roosevelt
APORT
LN Moline Moline
Messis Butterworth
Wian
Nason
Skinner
Messrs Howe
Dufva and
Haley
Dunand Gluesing
Frank Wedin
Oscar Anderson
Alex Lindgren
Alex Pon
Nels Peterson
Charley Edwall
Moline
Waters
Secretary Tate Calls for Bids on 50 Million 5 Percent Bonds
Secretary Tate issues calling for bids for 50 000 000 dollars of five percent ten year bonds to be paid in gold coin or gold certificates. Proposals must be sealed and received by noon on the 24th. Accepted bids require 20 percent payment in gold immediately and 20 percent at ten day intervals until full payment. Holders may pay earlier in full if they choose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reber
Krauss Street
Carondelet
Billie
Charles Rober
Mr. Reber
William 8. Holman
Indiana
House of Representatives
The
Treasury
Elihu B. Washburn
Illinois
Congress
Galushi A. Grow
Charles F. Crisp
Holman
Kerr, Randall, Carlisle
Crisp
Reed
Washington
Carlate Tate
Miller shoots two men in LiTouriziy Illinois
Myers Miller shot Gus Koeppen and Henry Davis in LiTouriziy Ill. Miller was night manager at a restaurant. Koeppen and Davis were drinking and tried to rob Miller. Both will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LiTouriziy
Ill
Myers Miller
Gus Koeppen
Henry Davis
Miller
Marin
Koeppen
Davis
Young and McCombs Lead in Dress Goods and Cloaks
Young and McCombs emerge as leaders in dress goods and cloaks with strong offerings and notable assortment. Local shoppers are drawn to their extensive closet fabrics and fashionable outerwear lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young & McCombs
Crockery
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Size Ledereese
Sam Io
London
Erand Magazine
Lip Sou
Ee See
Angkan Rags
Hawad
Lave
Hrult
Paul Globa
United States
Nashville
Cumberland River
Hayes
Caney
Opie
Champion Corbett
Peter Courtney
Courtney
Fitz
New York Herald
Don Dickinson
Michigan
Cleveland
Boston Advertiser
Daniel Webster
Globe
Dee
Pontypool
Boston
Saulte Ste. Marie
Saultes
Pawatecy
Moliners
Earle HM. Eaton
Mississippi
Sdb
Poughkeepale
Europe
Piffard
N. Y
Zolus
Manchausen
Joe Mulhatton
Newburg
Baruz H. Eaton
Camforom
San Francisco
California
Budd
Dem
Esteo
Estee
Klinots State Grange
Springfield
Oliver Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
Holcomb
Omaha
Majors
Sturdevant
Senate
House
Chicago
Catoaco
Belknap
McGann
McGatin
Sexerseld
Plac
Jomee
Echorertiifiecco
Adants
Second Ave
Rock Island
Wargaina
Arnold
Young & M
Spot Cash Department Store
Mangold
Be. Mangold
Fifteenth ST
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