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Odds and Ends from a Curious Era
A collage of notes and curiosities from early 20th century mass media. Mentions range from civic figures and literary references to transport data, fisheries opinions, and regional statistics. Highlights include the Sumner memorial fundraising, Maine penitentiary murders, and Henry O. Howards sale of a Washington residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Dickens
Westminster Abbey
Sumner Memorial Fund
Boston
Maine
Hartford Times
San Diego
Cal
Arkansas
Dubuque
Gen. O. O. Howard
Washington
Minneapolis
Shack
Jim
Nastie
New York
Jersey City
Gen. Sherman
St. Albans
Syracuse
Georgia
Iowa
Cinderella
Troy
N. Y
Richard Kuss
Rogers
New Canaan
Con
Grangers
Illinois
Fort Morgan
Mobile Bay
Tom Scott
Fort Dodge
Middy Morgan
New York Tribune
Colorado
Los Pinos
White River Agency
Scattering
Queen Victoria
Dee