New York as a Glacier That Shifts Its Towns and Homes
A historical reflection on New York City as a moving island pressed by two rivers. The piece argues the city lacks lasting homes or monuments, with residents and elites repeatedly displaced by business needs and urban growth. It notes shifting social axes, exodus after work hours, and a pulsating cycle of ebb and flow through the day.
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New York
N. Y
Harlem River
Broadway
Trinity Church
Our Fathers
St. Paul’s
Printing House Square
Nassau Street
Houston Street
Times
Maiden Lane
Chambers Street
Bond Street
14Th Street
2Nd
42Nd Street
Hamiltons
Rutgera
Beeckmans
DeWitts
Clintons
Astors
Union Square
Moffat
A. T. Stewart
84Th Street
5Th Avenue
Jay Gould
Irvington
Rutgers
Paris
Long Island
New Jersey
Hudson
Staten Island
Wall Street
Broad Street
New Yorker
Herald Office
Indianapolis
Brooklyn Bridge
New York Central R. R
Grand Central
Various World and Local Notes From The Harmony Register
A compilation of short items including an Nevada earthquake marbles quarry loss, a Rolla hen laying 350 eggs, and Swiss manag ement of liquor. Also notes on Miss Jennie Sullivan, a hiccup sufferer. counterfeiting detector Mrs. Rosenburg. large landholder Wilson Waddingham. Scott Bar postmaster height. a Kentucky gas drill through a cypress log. A O U W membership gain. wheat kernel yield in Woodland. British Museum book total. June national debt drop. Utah constitutional framing. and Indiana patents granted in July 8 entries listing inventors and locations.
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Nevada
Rolla
Jennie Sullivan
Fonda
N. Y
Switzerland
E. J. Underwood
Waynesboro
Rosenburg
Treasury Department
Washington
Wilson Waddingham
Connecticut
United States
Scott Bar
Cal
Elands
Gaa
Paducah
Woodland
British Museum
Utah
Indiana Drift News Highlights County Board of Equalization
A Indiana Falls report notes the county board of equalization raised personal property value by 2 million dollars with railroads hit hardest. The Panhandle and Big Four rail lines saw large assessment increases, and several wealthy residents faced steep boosts. In Terre Haute James West died after a month long fast amid unusual medical notes.
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IndriaNnaPolis
County Board of Equalization
Panhandle
Notable claims of strength and local notices from Terre Haute
A mixed parcel of reports from Terre Haute and nearby towns notes Dan Sullivan hailed as possibly the strongest man in the country, feats with binders by Capitola Martin Amy Heisz and Mrs. John Bingham, financials on Jeffersonville penitentiary, and local incidents. Also included are road and rail updates, a dog bite treatment, and political tidbits on the G. A. R. leadership and July 4th events.
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Princeton
Misa Capitola Martin
Paf Ka
Amy Heisz
Haight’s Chapel
John Bingham
Over the River Items From Illinois News Oddities
Illinois notes report Sherman in Springfield sparring with G A R leaders and Gen Black visiting. local tales describe catfish feeding, bees stinging a family, and farm progress. Other items cover storms blamed on a crane, a velocipede run, a fatal train accident, gas strikes, and a balloon jump at Quincy with 30 000 spectators.
Public Lodge Installation and Local Notices
Tar A. O. U. W. held a public installation last Tuesday night at their lodge with a large attendance. Ice cream and lemonade were provided by members. The Tar Lafayette Journal appeared enlarged to sixteen pages printed in red and blue. Mrs. James Charrin and Mrs. John H. Chaffin have been ill but are improving. Mr. and Mrs. H Hvapanos and several others visited Princeton on the 4th. Mt. Vernon visitors included Mr. and Mrs. O L Severn and Mr. and Mrs. O N Fretageot. Mrs. J W Miller left for Princeton for her brother’s illness. The big fair and festival opens tonight at Union Fall, admission ten cents. Mrs. C Beat left to join her husband in Nebraska. Henry Hunsdon in Europe sends Liverpool papers. Mt. Vernon relatives hosted Mr and Mrs Ann Rosson on the 4th. Mr and Mrs Wiss visited Bruceville relatives. G A Panag of Mt. Vernon was in town Wednesday night. Squire Sexton visited Mt Vernon. He leaves.
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Patton
Jeffersonville Penitentiary
United States
John Kiefer
Indianapolis Car Works
Kiefer
Hinton Miller
Perry County
Indianapolis Natural Gas Co
Fred Ryan
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Princeton
Indiana
Nancy Marvel
Fort Branch
Tar A. O. U. W
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Co. Ww. Slater
New Harmony
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FOR Relief Fund
F. Hiatt
R. Robson
E. Jackson
Fritz Werberhold
William P. Edson
Mt. Vernon
FFICE
Fourth Street
Main
Court House
A. Sexton
Justice OF the Peace
Hiatt Block
Church Street
Horace P. Owen
Eugene 8. Thrall
NEW Harmony Banking Company
Eugene S. Thrall
Thomas Mumford Jr
Eugene F. Owen
Charles A. Parke
William H. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
City Exchange
Thos. S. Ford
Ford & Walz
West Main Street
U Licht
Fred.walz
Proprietors
Enberger’s
Fiest
F. M. Garvin
W.M. Duncan
Elarrison— Investment Banking Comp’y
Harrison, Ark
Harrison
First National Bank
Thomas E. Garvin
Evansville
Julius
T S Tang Ofy
Sore Acewer
Thrall & Mumford's
William P. Ford
Heckman
Main Street
H. Hunsdon
Jacob Breith
Breith
Audh
Jery New Harmony, Indiana
Andrew Hofreiter
Weber's Tailoring Store
Jan21
Cor. Granary and Brewery Sts
New Harmony, Mnd
Fred. Schaffer
Scitaffer
U.S
Arctic
Albert
Newsom
Church St. Bet, Main & Brewery
A .&. Newsom
M. A. Smith
H. J. Schrock
Goshen
Prox
H. A. Grotboltman
Fort Wayne
J.N. Crabb
Richmond
James West
Trerree Hautes
Dan Sullivan
John L Sullivan
Boston
Sullivan
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John Kaley
New Hebron
Lawrence County
Matthew Land
White County
Centralia
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Matt Cox
Grayville
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J. N. Clingan
Blue Mound
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Edwards County
Carbondale Normal
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Quincy, Int
Baldwin
Lafayette Journal
Senator French
James Charrin
John H. Chaffin
O. L. Severn
O. N. Fretageot
J. W. Miller
Union Fall
Henry Hunsdon
Europe
Liverpool
Ann
Rosson
G. A. Panag
Squire Sexton
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