The Register’s scattered notes from far and near
A miscellany notes salaries for baseball players exceed one hundred thousand dollars yearly. Salt output in Caxtronnia reaches 880000 pounds. An attack in Texas ends with a frightened child rescued by the mother. Floridian fishermen use plant-root toxins to kill sharks via baited fish. Dublin speech on Irish land question cites absentee landlords and a tub-side peroration about Ireland’s misery.
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Dublin
Ireland
Hair trade fuels vast market from European criminals to peddlers
Each year over 100 tons of human hair are bought and sold. An average clipping of four ounces comes from 800,000 to 1,000,000 heads. European criminal heads supply much of the supply, though most hair is gathered by traveling peddlers. Women aged 15 to 40 can grow about seven crops of hair.
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Europe
Seventy-five percent of separations granted to wives in 1882
The Journal Oficiel reports 3523 separation petitions in 1882, down 165 from 1881, with 2806 separations granted. Women accounted for 86 percent of petitions. marriages that year numbered 280,460, yielding a low per cent separation rate.
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Journal
Oficiel
Yukon River Survey Reveals Large Yet Little Known River
A survey of the Yukon River in Alaska shows it as a second magnitude stream rivaling the Danube and La Plata. It was navigable for light craft a distance of 1,860 miles on a frail raft during Lieut. Sehwatka’s expedition. The note suggests Alaska may become a very rich state in time.
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Yukon
Alaska
Danube
la Plat
Lieut
Sehwatka
Mayflower steerage remark sparks social clash
In a genteel social circle two wealthy women from New York and Boston discuss their supposed ancestry. Boston hints her line arrived on the Mayflower, prompting New York to quip that the Mayflower carried steerage passengers. The exchange exposes class and lineage pretensions in a light, witty flare.
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New York
Boston
New York Women Traders Face Skepticism in Markets
In New York a claim of over 1000 women engaging in stocks grain oil whisky and more prompts broker caution. A broker explains women’s risks seem small yet the moment they profit they become confident and claim foresight via dreams, risking accusations of swindling operators when markets turn.
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New York
Paris notes on bridal dress for grand wedding
A New York Herald Paris correspondent details the bridal costume. The dress features a corsage princesse, white velours epingle, white satin petticoat, China crape embroidery with raised flowers, pannier draperies, orange blossom branches at one side, a fringe of aiguillette satin between two gauze pelisses, satin piping, plain body, a simple fringe jabot, and an orange blossom brooch.
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Paris
New York Herald
George Washington’s Reputation and Hidden Frustrations
A compact retrospective notes George Washington as admired widely for leadership yet acknowledges his minor irritations and personal vexations, reflecting on the burdens of public life and the enduring mythic status of the first president.
A Curious Letter and Sudden Lightning Strike News
A magazine letter discusses Harriet Washington a young girl in a family and notes her lack of industry and care for clothes. A lightning bolt near Colesburg Hardin County Pa totally demolished a chestnut tree except for a limb after a severe storm with ground tearing roots and thunder heard miles away. The Sahara desert water project prompts estimates: up to five thousand years to fill a 100 by 25 foot canal at four miles an hour, 40 years with greater capacity, and 400000 years to raise Caspian to Mediterranean level. Black walnut timber is being diverted to England by a London backed English company aided by Indianapolis interests. mills strip the belt as farmers sell below value, risking vast future gains from timber exports.
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The
Magazine of American History
Harriet Washington
Harriet
Washington
Colesburg
Hardin County
Sahara
Jordan
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Indianapolis
England
Walnut
None Too Energetic in a Curmudgeonly Exchange
A San Francisco Wasp buzzer quips that Spckeland could not earn a living in the valleys, noting laziness and a chill that he supposedly did not shake off. The speaker argues that if good exists in a man it will emerge gradually rather than all at once.
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Spckeland
San Francisco
Rallying for Cleveland and Hendricks in Milwaukee and Indianapolis
Mass meetings energized by Democratic endorsements of Cleveland and Hendricks, with Joseph E. McDonald and Hendricks appearing on stage. Hendricks urged reform, urged firing corrupt officials, and pledged economical government while praising the Chicago convention and the national ticket.
Pandemonium in New York as Cleveland gets nomination
Crowd erupts across Manhattan city streets as 300,000 gather around City Hall Park and the World building. News from the Chicago convention sparks wild cheers, cannon smoke, overturned wagons, and hat tossing while merchants and independent Republicans praise Cleveland’s nomination and predict his victory nationally.
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New York
Chicago Daily News
Blaine
Gov
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World Building
Park Row
Herald Office
Broadway
St. Paul's Church
Hillnois
H. B. Clattin & Co
Claflin
Calico
Claftin
Hery Ward Beecher
John Kelly
Ummany
Kelly
Tilden
Chicago Times
Independent Democratic
Gov. Cleveland
Chicago
City Hall
Lincoln
Stock Exchange
Produce Exchange
Victory
Agai
Hendricks
Tammany
Honest Governor Cleve land Backed By The Times In Campaign
The New York Times endorses Grover Cleveland for president, praising his probity intelligence and administrative ability. It argues the Democratic tariff plan is sensible and warns Blaine supporters to face the issue of character while noting Republican critiques from The Transcript and other papers. The piece highlights opposition to Blaine’s views on coin and civil service reform, and notes anti Blaine sentiment among independents in several counties and cities.
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Cleveland
Hendricks
National Capitol
Blaine
Logan
Gen. Harrison
Chicago
Tilden
Republican Party
Gen. Jackson
Ito
McDonald
D. §. Gooding
The
New York Times
United States
the Times
Blaine Party
Transcript
Boston
Massachusetts
Republic
Boston Advertiser
Franklin
Hampden
Hampshire
Taunton
Fall River
Cape
Hartford Courant
New England
New York
Springfield
Butler
Kelly
Sherman
Old Tecamp
Friends
Grover Cleveland
Produce Exchange
Independent Opinion on Cleveland Nominated by Democrats
The piece argues for Grover Cleveland as a reform candidate, praising his unspotted record and predicting his election. It cites reactions from the New York Herald and Boston Herald, notes opposition from Republicans, and mentions endorsements and criticisms of party dynamics and reform movements.
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New Haven Morning News
Cleveland
John Kelly
Boston Herald
Democratic Party
Gov. Cleveland
New York Herald
United States
Chicago
Blaine
Logan
Rublican
Cleveland Nomination Draws Cross-Party Support
The piece notes harmony aiding party unity in New York and predicts solidified Republican votes for Cleveland while independents back the governor. It cites praise from the Minnesota based Pioneer-Press and mentions figures like Gen. Grant’s view of Cleveland as the strongest nominee and John A. Johnson’s planned vote for Cleveland.
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Blaine
Cleveland
Hendricks
Republican Pioneer-Press
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Grant
Jackson
Schultz
Logan
Utica
N. Y
John A. Johnson
Madison
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