Court martialed officer still in service after clemency
Captain George A. Armes, U.S. Army, retired, sentenced by general court martial to be dismissed but commuted by the President to confinement within limits set by the War Secretary and to a five year debarment from wearing uniform. He had been convicted of assaulting Governor Beaver amid inauguration events and previously faced multiple court martial actions dating back to 1868. The long record ends with his current status and retained retirement pay.
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George A. Armes
U.S. A
Secretary of War
Capt
Armes
Col
Gibson
Bourke
James A. Beaver
Pennsylvania
Riggs House
Hastings
Beaver
Department of the Miss
Hayes
Garfield
Monument to La Salle proposed by American donor in Chicago
Mr. McTene informs President Carnot that Lambert Tree plans erecting at his expense a monument to the French explorer La Salle in Chicago. The piece recounts La Salle’s early voyages, colonial ambitions, and France’s waning holdings, noting neglect of the explorer by Frenchmen and the mystery of his tomb.
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McTene
United States
France
Carnot
Lambert Tree
Chicago
Anowoument
la Salle
Tree
Tua Salle
Mark Twain
The
Mississippi
la Selle
Ohio
Ilinois
Louisiana
Paris
the Salle
Lake Michigan
Canada
Polar Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
la Sallie
India
Pondicherry
Dupleix
Clive
M. Pierre Margry
New World
America
Farig
Method of Photographing Stars Described in 19th Century Terms
The article explains capturing starlight on a sensitive photographic plate. Light waves accumulate on the gelatine film, gradually decomposing silver salts to engrave the stellar image. Longer exposure yields a more complete photograph as vibrations and waves steadily strike the plate.
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Macmillans Magazine
Why He Wanted the Police to Arrest the Monkey
The Count di Spaghetti visits the North Harbor Police Station with a tale of a rogue monk who steals a wine bottle and a twenty dollar piece. The sergeant notes arresting the monk is impossible and suggests a warrant for Julio di Scala. The Count fears fines and exits, hurling Italian oaths as the scene ends at Broadway.
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Count di Spaghetti
North Harbor
Johnny
Isava
Italia
Sava
Julio
Julio di Scala
Count Spaghetti
Broadway
San Francisco Post
Economical Living in Cheap Lodging Houses
A Brooklyn Eagle piece examines the frugal life of lodging house residents living on around 23 dollars per week, describing meals, bedding, and baths. It notes diverse residents from former mayors to priests, discuss cynical world views in reading rooms, and cites drink as a common downfall.
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Exmayor
Brooklyn
Queen Victoria
Brooklyn Eagle
The Most Valuable Metal and a Jeweler's Reply
A jeweler says a pound of steel, made into watch springs, would fetch $140,000, contrasting it with gold. The piece notes a shift in value perception and ends with a remark about how the Indian’s reservation may become a mental boundary.
Belmont Duel’s Courage Fused Heir to Perry Daughter
The tale recounts August Belmont meeting Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s daughter in New York. A duel with a Georgia fire eater left Belmont with a leg wound, but his valor won Miss Perry’s favor. He later proposed, and the couple wed, shaping Belmont’s future in Rothschild society.
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Commodore Perry
August Belmont
Commodore Oliver Perry
Lake Erie
Baltimore
New York
House of Rothschild
Miss Perry
Georgia
Belmont
Not Dead. Harrisonmen’s Claims Meet Interior Officials
A Washington scene recounts a clash of memory and pride as Secretary Noble and aides argue about the Third Town Regiment's wartime role. Major Pickerell of Dakota defends the regiment while Hassler jokes about its living veterans, provoking laughter in the Interior Department.
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Washington
Noble
Secretary of the Interior
Secretay Bussey
Iowa
Hassler
Interior Department
Busse
Pickerell
Dakota
Tird
Hasler
Sin
Fair Understanding on a Train Ride Ends in Confusion
A Detroit Free Press anecdote describes a woman and a young man on a Toledo bound train. Amid misidentifications by fellow passengers the woman clarifies he is her husband newly married, seeking a hotel with family comforts for about 1 a day.
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Detrot Free Press
Toledo
Detroit
Sir
Where Woman Has a Grip Typewriting in 1900s Chicago
The Chicago Tribune notes that 75 percent of operators are women, citing dexterity and cheaper labor as reasons. Neatness and low wages are highlighted, with many young women earning 5 to 7 dollars weekly, while a few exceptional typists reach about 25 dollars.
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Chicago Tribune
Wealth by the ton in a coal business exchange
A brief dialogue reveals a coal trader boasting of wealth with the line The way to wealth is 1800 pounds to the ton. The exchange underscores the industry mindset and a boastful misstatement about profits in a terse, period tone.
Psychic tale claims Franklin fate revealed by spirit in 1849
A Boston Glabe report summarizes a English book arguing a child’s spirit revealed Sir John Franklin’s fate to a Londonderry captain’s family. The method allegedly guided 1857 McClintock voyage to Point Victory cairn, yielding a tin cylinder with the lost expedition’s report. The piece urges the Society for Psychical Research to hold an inquest on the narrative.
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Society For Psychical Research
England
Sir John Franklin
Franklin
Skewes
Erebus
John Franklin
Lancaster Sound
Prince Regent Tales
Point Victory
Victoria Channel
Coppin
McClintock
Londonderry
Boston
First a Pigmy Anon a Giant
A compact warning on minor ailments growing into serious bodily disturbance urges prompt use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It highlights indigestion bilious attacks headaches kidney and bladder sluggishness and debility as precursors and urges early preventive use to head off rheumatism and related illness.
Hidden Army Cache Found in Hollow Tree Near Atlanta
H. T. Huff, a Georgia coal dealer, found an arsenal while felling a bee tree five miles from Atlanta. Felix Jackson, a colored worker, helped, revealing eight old muskets and two bayonets stored away by soldiers about twenty five years earlier. The tree had grown around one bayonet, locking it in place.
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H. T. Huff
Atlanta
Sandtown
Felix Jackson
Hip van Winkle
St. Louis Glob-Democrat
Our Girls Pellets Offer Gentle Relief for Constipation
Purely vegetable Dr Pierce pellets advertised for girls work as a daily dose. One pellet per dose claimed to ease constipation or headaches with safe, mild action.
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Dr. Pierce
Chicago and California Colonization Company notice
A brief mention readers will find the announcement of the Chicago and California Colonization Company. The note notes the enterprise as legitimate and a subject of interest for those contemplating moving to California. The piece also comments on satire and the dangers of imitations like Dobbins Electric Soups with stamped branding.
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Chicago and California Colonization Company
California
Dobbins
J. B. Dobbins
Philadelphia
New York
Shifting the Blame and a Child’s Remark
A Jewish child faced social snubs from Christian peers who blamed Jews for the death of Jesus. The girl asked why friends avoided her, and the leader claimed Jewish blame. She retorted that her family wasn’t responsible, suggesting she suspects the Cohens.
Compliments and Stars on the Boardwalk Night
A playful exchange likens Miss Clara and Mr. Dally to stars for bright eyes and daybreak devotion. The passage notes nature indulging in amusements from lightning to waves, then comments that only seasoned intellect remains unfresh, as cited from the Binghamton Republican.
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Clara
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