The Register notices and curious historical items
The piece describes The Register as a Chinese paper started in 911, evolving from a semi-occasional journal to a daily with six editors and a 14000 circulation. It mentions tunneling under Hallets Reef near Hell Gate with 250000 holes needing 360000 dollars of explosives, Rubinstein’s retreat to a St. Petersburg villa before Hamburg, the first Perroquet performance on November 1, and a Guildersland Station butter jar found after drought preservation.
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Hallet’s Reef
Hell Gate
Herr Rubinstein
Europe
St. Petersburg
Hamburg
Perroquet
Rubinstein
Baltic
James McChesney
Guilderland Station
New York
Jupp
McChesney
Orme Wilson to wed Miss Caroline Astor in New York
Orme Wilson, son of banker R. T. Wilson, to marry Miss Caroline Astor. The Wilsons rose from Georgia roots to New York wealth, rivaling J. Gould and C. Vanderbilt in riches. His sister married Mr. Goelet and the wedding gift expected is an income of $10,000 a year.
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Orme Willson
Caroline Astor
R. T. Wilson
Wilson
Georgia
New York
Gould
Vanderbilt
Mr. Goelet
Miss Astor
Goelets
Astors
America
Norwegian Actor Heri Bjorn Bjornson Leads Christiania Theatre
Heri Bjorn Bjornson son of a famed Norwegian writer astonished Christiania with a Richard III performance. Trained with the Meiningen Company at Drury Lane, he appears in Punch as the herald in A Winter's Tale. He returned home to direct the Christiania Theatre in his native language.
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Heri Bjorn Bjornson
Christiania
Richard Til
Meiningen
Drury Lane
Punch
Herald
Dumb Daughter and Imperial Edicts Draw Notice
Miss Olivia Jenkins of Gwinnett County Georgia became mute in her father’s presence ten years ago and died never speaking to him. The Russian government banned using imperial family names on certain ships and ordered hotels and cafes to remove portraits of the emperor and relatives to avoid disrespectful behavior by patrons.
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Olivia Jenkins
Gwinette County
Georgia
St. Petersburg
Debates Over Water, Dividends and a Dog Show
The Current notes Western Union can pay 6 percent dividends on eight million capital and still hold 4,157,000 in surplus, underscoring wealth drawn from operators. It questions Senator Edmunds Postal Telegraph bill as a monopoly shield while a New York paper recounts Mrs. Wheatleigh’s vigil at a recent city dog show over a pug.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Jay Gould
Edmunds
Congress
New York
Charles Wheatleigh
Prizes Awarded at Kennel Show Sparks Fraud Claim
A New York inventor plans a snow melting device to clear city streets and cut carting costs. A protracted English gossip item explains Sir John Duntze and illegitimacy quirks shaping a family fortune and legal acts around 1835.
Whittaker Brothers of Albany and Susquehanna Rail Road
The Whittaker family, fourteen brothers with eight living, notable railroad workers. Six are with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, four engineers. Eight brothers recently met in Oneonta. Details include names heights weights and Starucca origins. one sister in Iowa.
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Albany and Susquehanna Railroad
Whittaker
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Oneonta
James
Charles
Thomas
Pierce F
David P
Eugene
Oscar
Osmer
Starucca
Pennsylvania
Iowa
London as the World’s First City in a Hornet’s Nest Layout
The London Spectator claims London is the world’s first city, unlike Paris, New York, or Vienna in shape. A bird’s-eye view is impossible due to atmospheric conditions, leaving only partial glimpses from spots like Hempstead Heath or St Paul’s dome. The vast spires and factories form an endless mosaic that defies comprehensive portrayal.
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London Spectator
London
Paris
New York
Vienna
Hempstead Heath
St. Paul’s
Lincoln’s visit to wounded soldiers remembered by Garrett
Mr Garrett accompanied Lincoln to Antietam field the day after the battle. Lincoln visited wounded from both sides in improvised hospitals. He spoke with a mortally wounded North Carolina soldier, comforting him about his mother and sisters as tears fell. The scene left a lasting, poignant impression.
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Mr. Garrett
Mr. Lincoln
Antistam
Lincoln
North Carolina
Dredges Tell of Strange Finds in New York Bay Bottom
The dredge uncovers mud gravel and oddities from the harbor bed. It yields coins watches knives and even a detached hand or corpse parts. Tales of murders and runaways grow from dredging lore while officials note most bodies stay buried and the river bears scars of past crimes.
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Botton
New York Bay
New York
Mast River
New York Times
Modest Fees of a Sick Pope and Wandering Doctors
A historic sketch recalls Taddeo of Florence as a famed physician who charged the pope 100 ducats daily yet the pope paid less than 10 000 ducats to purge avarice. It notes Suzzara of Modena who accepted gifts but wandered, and Prof Boldo who spent thirty three years teaching in Perugia before leaving for a wandering career.
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Taddeo
Florentine University
Villani
Hippocrates
Italy
Taddeono
University of Modena
Suzzara
Modena
Boldo
Perugia
Siz Yaure
Flor
The Seaside Library Mogul Munro in the New York Letter
New York correspondence profiles George Munro publisher of The Fireside Companion and The Seaside Library. He built a vast operation at Thelieva with 100 writers, 25,000 copies an hour, and advocates strong copyright laws. He discusses payments to authors, licensing practices, and industry rivals while praising copyright protections.
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Munro
Scribners
Seaside Library
George Munro
Fireside Companion
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Habberton
Sam Slick
Dennett
Chicago Times
Robert Bonner
Post Office Department
Thelieva
Harper's
Charles Reade
Harpers
Mary Cecil Hay
Edward L. Ills
New York
Noun of Multitude and Verb Agreement in English
A Youth's Companion article explains that nouns of multitude may take singular or plural verbs depending on the idea. It contrasts sentences with army and United States, noting context governs whether a singular or plural form is correct. It also observes obituaries highlight businessmen whose names seldom appear otherwise.
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United States
Grant
Mind Racket Card Sharp Tale Turns on Honest Bet
A poker-house mind reader clashes with Jim Dixon in a brace game. The stranger bets in his mind and wins big, claiming 35,000 dust. Dixon tries to dodge debts, while the crowd cheers the mind racket as the only sure way to beat the brace game. The tale, set in a Virginia City gambling room, mixes tall brag and moral taunt with a sharp twist.
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I&s
Jim Dixon
Virginia City
Jim
Jin
Dixon
Chicago News
A New Gunpowder Discovery Emerges
A fragment notes a shift in explosive technology as gunpowder potential rivals emerge. The text hints at alternatives challenging traditional ordnance, reflecting evolving military science during the period.
Boisterous Senate Scene Ends With Saulsbury Custody
Senator Saulsbury of Delaware caused a stir during the January 27-28 night session over the habeas corpus indemnification bill. He hurled insults at the President, drew a revolver, and was taken into custody by the sergeant-at-arms after clashes with the chair and Sumner. He returned to the cloakroom and later left for home. Authorization by Len Perley Poore.
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Saulsbury
Delaware
United States
Voice of Freedom
Senate
Mr. Bassett
Doolittle
Clark
Sumner
Fealty in Flight and Fly Flocks A Curious Animal Tale
The writer observes animals displaying fellow feeling in two episodes. Flies repeatedly shield a wasp feeding on a caught bee, sparing it from removal as the wasp consumes the head. Nearby swallows tend six youngsters on a roof, with two elder birds lifting a weak fledgling to feed it, then all share a contented, good-humored silence before boys scare them away.
Calling Him a Puppy in a Playful Masher Exchange
A stage snippet shows a would-be suitor calling himself a risky “masher” and proposing to accompany a young woman home. She agrees with cheerful humor, mentioning her younger brother and his dog, who recently died, and promises a fresh pet instead.
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Texas
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